第三章中元音

Read the following proverbs
Never judge from appearance. 不要以貌取人。 First come, first served. 先来先得。 The early bird catches the worm. 笨鸟先得食； 捷足先登。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟 在林，不如一鸟在手。
/ ə: /
The centre of the tongue is raised with considerable tongue tension. The opening between the jaws is narrow.
/ ə: / is usually read in the following combined letters: er ir (w)or ur ear our
/u:/
food and soup blue boots choose a good school at noon in June Stoop by a cool pool useful tools That news is too good to be true. That student blew up a blue balloon on an afternoon in June. As a rule, Sue is foolish and stupid at school.
/ɑ:/ ɑ
a fast car a starved artist a laugh star a starry March night half past nine The dancing part stopped at half past five. Arthur didn’t pass the art exam. He laughs best who laughs last. A large army marched past the grassland.
her serve nerve reserve girl sir first dirty work word worse world fur turn purse return earth heard journy courtesy journal certain bird worm church
Phrases & Sentences
Comparison
/ə/ as but was (弱读) 同样地 (弱读)但 (弱读) 是 earth bird worse / ə: / 地球 鸟 更坏 咕噜
mama 妈妈（儿语） murmur
Games and activities
Dialogue
A: Something’s burning. B: Oh, my buns! (小圆)面包 A: Mm, I love burnt buns. B: Curse this oven! Curse it! A: But I prefer burnt buns. B: It’s the worst oven in the world! A: Wonderful! A perfect bun! B: There’re thirty of them. Oh, have another. Have them all if you like.
/ɔ/ ɔ
clocks and watches cotton socks borrow a novel wash the mop watch that small fox cost a lot John has got a pot of hot water. Lots and lots of clocks and watches has gone wrong. The robber’s name is Robert.
/Λ/ / ə / / ə: /
There are three central vowels: /Λ/ / ə / / ə: / For all of then the tip tongue touches the base of the lower teeth or the teeth ridge. The tongue is flat in the mouth. The lips are spread or neutral with no lip-rounding.
/æ/
a happy man caps and hats ha ma ca ha hand in hand ha a sad lad sa la and sags sa tit for tat ta ba bags
The rat is running on a narrow track. ra na tra Sam’s let the cat out of the bag. ca ba He’s carrying a map of Japan in his hand. ca ma Japa ha Pat married a handsome young man. ma ha ma
/i/
a big ship bi shi a silver lid si li little si sti six sticks bi bit by bit bi three wishes wi li little by
A little learning is a dangerous thing. li learni thi His six-year-old sister is as fit as a fiddle. si yearsi fi fi Silly Billy slipped into the ditch. Bi sli di
Tongue Twister With /i:/ /i/ /e//æ/ /e//æ
She sells sea shells on the sea shore, She sea she sea And the shells she sells are sea shells, I’m she she sea she sure, ’cause if she sells shells at the seashore, she she seashore, seashe The shells she sells are seashells, for sure. she she
/e/
seven beds the next lesson fresh and be ne le fre energe energetic ten desks te de the best text be te wet with sweat sweat Reme Remember to tell Ted about the test. te Te te Better late than never. ne All’s well that ends well. we we East or west, home is best. we be
/u/
look for the cook push aside the butcher a good-looking woman took the book cook the soup put the sugar in the bottle The cook understood the sugar was no good. He took a book to the wood and had a good look at it. The woman couldn’t push the cart full of wood.
the girl’s curls the first term the third world the early bird thirty shirts and skirts a firm nurse The workers worked in the dirty workshop. I urged the thirsty nurse to drink first. I gave her some pearls for her thirty-first birthday. The German prefer a fur cap to a leather one.

Chapter Three The first period 第三章 第一学时
中元音 Central Vowels:/ ə / / ə: /
Warning-up exercise
The best player was injured. The wonderful weather was over. Were you ever hurt in an accident? Birds of a feather flock together.
Phrases & Sentences
around a corner better and better over and over again about the worker accept a member sooner or later We’ll have a get-together the day after tomorrow. I am a teacher, she’s a dancer. Read the tongue twister again and again. Better late than never.
Chapter Three 第三章
中元音
Central Vowels: /Λ/ / ə / / ə: /
Time : 2 periods
/i:/
three week s green tea three eek green tea team leader eam leader Swedish cheese Swe cheese eat a piece of meat eat piece meat eep se keep it a secret Seeing is believing. eeing believing. A friend in need is a friend indeed. need indeed. Jean is as busy as a bee. ean bee. She agrees to leave the beach at three. She agrees leave beach three.
/ɔ:/ ɔ
more score short stories walk across the lawn morning news report to put more salt forty horses Your four daughters are all very tall. The reporter gave an important talk in the auditorium. You ought to do what the doctor ordered.
/ə/
This sound is read somewhat like / ə: / but shorter and more relaxed.
/ ə / is usually read in the following letters and
combined letters: a e I o u ar er or ur ou our ure ( They are read / ə / in an unstressed syllable. ) about again above ago around pavement government gentlemen possible horrible terrible oblige method Europe suppose difficult column father better manner particular forward doctor effort famurs colour figure