The vowel sounds /i:/

How to pronounce /i:/

a. Sound /i:/ word: Listen and repeat the words.
b. Sound/i:/ sentence Listen to the sentences
How to identify
/i:/
ee see bee been teen seen
ea sea seat team
ie field piece
e metre evening equal these secret
museum European Chinese Japanese complete
ey key
i ski litre police pizza machine magazine kilo
eopeople 1.Can you see the sea?
2.A piece of pizza, please.
3.Peter’s in the team.
4.Please can you teach me to speak Vietnamese?
c. Sentence stress
Notice that the most important words for the meaning of a sentence are
pronounced more LOUDIy and s I o w Iy .
The less important words are said more quietly and quickly.
Listen to the sentences again and this time look at the underlined
syllables below. Notice that they are louder and slower.
c. Sentence stress
Notice that the most important words for the meaning of a
sentence are pronounced more LOUDIy and s I o w Iy .
The less important words are said more quietly and quickly.
Listen to the sentences again and this time look at the
underlined syllables below. Notice that they are louder and
slower.
Look out for that sheep. Stop it leaking!
What lovely cheeks! This peel's got vitamin C in it.
Throw out that bean. He's going to leave.
Notice that the most important words for the meaning of a sentence
are pronounced more LOUDIy and s I o w Iy .
The less important words are said more quietly and quickly.
Listen to the sentences again and this time look at the underlined
syllables below. Notice that they are louder and slower.

Look out for that sheep. oOoooO

What lovely cheeks! oOoO
Stop it leaking! OoOo
This peel's got vitamin C in it. oOooooOoo
3. Dialogue
Listen to the dialogue, paying attention to the target sound. Then read the
dialogue and fill the gaps (1-10) with the correct words from the box.
cheese Peter eat please tea beef three me teas beef
 Peter

cheese
beef
cheese
please
Peter
eat
beef
please
eat

tea
tea
beef
me
three
teas
me
three
teas
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