Lesson Plan Three

Unit/Theme Vowel Sounds

Topic Diphthongs - සංයුක්ත ස්වර

Specific Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to;

1. Define diphthongs as a vowel sound in which the tongue changes position to produce the sound
of two vowel sounds.

2. Identify the 8 diphthong sounds in the English Language.

3. Identify that the diphthong sounds glide from one vowel quality to the next.

4. Read English words with diphthong sounds correctly.

5. Read English tongue Twisters with diphthong sounds correctly.

Specific Objective One

Define diphthongs as a vowel sound in which the tongue changes position to produce the sound of two
vowel sounds.

Content Summary:

Specific objective One

Identify the 8 diphthong sounds in the English Language.

Content Summary:

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 There are 8 diphthong sounds in the English Language.

eI ʌI ɔI əʊ aʊ Iə eə ʊə

එඉ අඉ ඔඉ aඋ ඇඋ ඉa එa උa
Day Might Boy No How Appear Welfare Sure

Cake Kite Ploy Mould Down Surreal Rare Visual

Paid Shine Join Gold Pound Ideal Parent Spiritual

Steak Aisle Coin Spoken Mouth Really Spare Fuel

Eight Height Employ Okay House Fear Tear Gruel

Teacher’s Activity –

Teach the diphthong sounds.

Pronounce the words with diphthong sounds correctly.

Define any words that students have difficulty understanding.

Students’ Activity

Listen attentively to the teacher.

Pronounce the diphthongs and the exemplary words correctly.

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Specific Objective Two:

Specific Objective Three:

Identify that the diphthong sounds glide from one vowel to the next.

Content Summary

Diphthong sounds glide from one vowel to the next.

When you pronounce vowel sounds your tongue glides from the first vowel to the next.

Chair

Normally, we Sri Lankans break the vowel sounds apart in these sorts of words.

It sounds like we are saying – Cha-ah

In fact, your tongue must glide from one vowel to the next in these sorts of words with diphthongs.

Chair

Bear

Pay special attention to the pronunciation of

əʊ

aʊ

ɔI

Point out the difference between əʊ and ɔ:

Tongue twisters with diphthong sounds