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 Acadsoc Free Talk For Beginners

U1L5

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Do you know these sounds?
As there are more sounds than letters,
we use symbols for pronunciation.
/uː/ and /ʊ/

Vowel -you pronounce with your mouth open,

allowing the air to flow through it
 How to make the sound /uː/?
/uː/ is a long sound. Look at the diagram. Listen
and then say the sound. Make your lips into a
tunnel shape. Your tongue is a long way back in
your mouth. Target sound: /uː/

• 舌身后缩，舌尖离开下齿，舌的后部抬高。双
唇突出且收圆
• 类似于汉字"乌"的音，但需把音拖长

How to make the sound /ʊ/?

/ʊ/ is a short sound. Look at the diagram. Listen
and then say the sound. Your tongue is not so far
back as for /uː/. Target sound: /ʊ/

• 舌身后缩，舌的后部抬高。双唇突出且收圆。
[u]不是单纯地把[u:]读短，发[u]时舌头比
[u:]矮
• 也类似于汉字"乌"的音，但音更短促
 How to make the sound /uː/ and /ʊ/?

/uː/ /ʊ/

Click the icon for a standard British way of Click the icon for a standard British way of
pronouncing /uː/ pronouncing /ʊ/
from BBC English from BBC English
Sound and Spelling: /uː/ Listen and say these words.

shoe
too blue
group
Sound and Spelling: /ʊ/ Listen and say these words.

would
sugar
book
Game Time
Please finish the tongue twister under your tutor's guidance.
⚫ How many cookies could a good cook cook If a good cook
could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as much
cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.

Now you can press the button and listen to the recording.
 Exercises Circle the words that have /u:/ or /u/.
After-Class
1 Is it really true？
2 You're standing on my foot
3 Are you a good cook?
4 Where's my toothbrush?
5 Do you push or pull to open this door?
6 I‘ll be ready soon.
7 Here's your ticket -don't lose it!
Answer key:
8 Go through that door over there.
/u:/ /u/ 9 My keys! Where did I put them?
true foot
toothbrush good
soon cook
lose push
through pull
put
 Further Learning:

/uː/ /ʊ/

Click the icon for a standard British way of Click the icon for a standard British way of
pronouncing /uː/ pronouncing /ʊ/
from BBC English from BBC English
Next class: /3ː/ and /ə/