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    ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE REVIEW

    Lecturer: Dinh Minh Thu, PhD


    Cell phone: 0912362656; Email: thudm@dhhp.ed.vn
    FB: https://www.facebook.com/minhthu.dinh.33

    PRACTICE TASKS
    Task 1. Write the transcription 1
    1. Decision: /di'siʒn/ 21. breath: /breθ/
    2. Measure:/ 'meʒə / 22. breathe: /briːð/
    3. Chief: / t∫i:f / 23. character: /ˈkær.ək.tər/
    4. Ocean: /'əʊ∫n/ 24. thorough: /ˈθʌr.ə/
    5. Delicious: /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/ 25. says: /seɪ/
    6. Said:/sed/ 26. any: /ˈen.i/
    7. Question: /ˈkwes.tʃən/ 27. horizon: /həˈraɪ.zən/
    8. Model: /ˈmɒd.əl/ 28. record (n) /rɪˈkɔːd/
    9. Modal: /ˈməʊ.dəl/ 29. close (n)  /kləʊz/
    10. Tear (v): /teər/ 30 close (v)  /kləʊz/
    11. Off: /ɒf/ 31 unless: /ənˈles/
    12. tear (n): /teər/ 32. use (n) /juːz/
    13. Laugh: /lɑːf/ 33 Use (v) /juːz/
    14. Phone: /fəʊn/ 34 pizza: /ˈpiːt.sə/
    15. Cost: /kɒst/ 35 Loose: /luːs/
    16. Of:  /əv/ 36 Lose: /luːz
    17. Many: /ˈmen.i/ 37 bear: /beər/
    18. o’clock: /əˈklɒk/ 38 beer:  /bɪər/
    19. horizon: /həˈraɪ.zən/ 39 pear: /peər/
    20. good: /ɡʊd/ 40 though: /θɔːt/
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    Task 2. Write the transcription 2
    1. through: /θruː/ 11 us: /ʌs/
    2. thorough: /ˈθʌr.ə/ 12. a: /eɪ/
    3. Bird: /bɜːd/ 13. word: /wɜːd/
    4. Bathe: /beɪð/ 14. beard:  /bɪəd/
    5. Bath: /bɑːθ/ 15. heard:/ hə:d/
    6. Sure: /ʃɔːr/ 16. ginger: /ˈdʒɪn.dʒər/
    7. Delicious: /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/ 17. what: /wɒt/
    8. Host: /həʊst/ 18. mean: /miːn/
    9. Care: /keər/ 19. objection: /əbˈdʒek.ʃən/
    10. Them: /ðem/ 20. obstacle: /ˈɒb.stə.kəl/

    Task 3. Write the transcription 3


    1. Meant: /ment/ 11 advise: //ədˈvaɪz/
    2. Rhythm: /ˈrɪð.əm/ 12. advice: /ədˈvaɪs/
    3. Heart: /hɑːt/ 13. product: /ˈprɒd.ʌkt/
    4. Part: /pɑːt/ 14. produce: /prəˈdʒuːs/
    5. Says: /seɪ/ 15. quay: /kiː/
    6. Basic: /ˈbeɪ.sɪk/ 16. skiing: /ˈskiː.ɪŋ/
    7. Ocean: /'əʊ∫n/ 17. earth:  /ɜːθ/
    8. Terrible: /ˈter.ə.bəl/ 18. combination:  /ˌkɒm.bɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
    9. Terrific: /təˈrɪf.ɪk/ 19. Vietnamese: /ˌvjet.nəˈmiːz/
    10. Union: /ˈjuː.njən/ 20. Japan:  /dʒəˈpæn/

    Task 4. Indicate the word containing the target sound:


    1. /e/ A. heat B. meant C. mean D. earth
    2. /a:/ A. particular B. add C. heart D. Japan
    3. /s/ A. zoo B. leaves C. pizza D. advise
    4. /f/ A. of B. off C. drive D. tap
    Task 5. Point out strong forms – weak forms
    1. I know that you are a very dedicated employee.weak form
    2. Who can tell me what is happening here? weak form
    3. Can you do it? weak form
    4. Yes, I can. strong form
    5. The train is from Hanoi to Haiphong. strong form

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    Task 6. Choose the word having the given stress pattern
    1. ooOo: A. terribly B. combination C. industrially
    2. oO A. contain B. happy C. money
    3. Ooo A. entering B. unhappy C. employee
    4. Oo A. beauty B. include C. unknown
    5. oOo A. formally B. titanic C. entertain
    Task 7. Match the sentence with the intonation pattern and read the sentence aloud.

    Theory notes:

    Ngữ điệu xuống thường dùng cho câu kể hoàn chỉnh ý và có dầu chấm
    câu, câu hỏi với từ để hỏi, câu mệnh lệnh, câu cảm thán.

    I believe in you.
    Close the book.
    Wonderful.

    Ngữ điệu xuống - lên thường dùng cho câu hỏi “Yes/ No”.

    Do you love me?

    Ngữ điệu lên – xuống có thể dùng có câu có hai sự lựa chọn hoặc hai
    thông tin quan trọng như nhau: lên ở sự lựa chọn số 1 và xuống ở sự lựa chọn cuối.

    Would you like tea or coffee?


    I am going to drive to Hanoi.

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    How wonderful the picture is!

    Ngữ điệu lên.. rồi xuống ở đơn vị cuối cùng dùng cho có danh mục
    lựa chọn, lên ở các mục trước mục lựa chọn cuối cùng và xuống ở lựa chọn cuối cùng.

    Would you like beer, soda or coke?

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