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How to pronounce The High Front Vowel _[i:]_
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Words
eagle
meat
bee
sheep
key
Other word examples
Directions: Read the following words, phrases, sentences and tongue twisters correctly saying the High
Front vowel _[i:]_accurately and distinctly.
Initial
eat, eve, easy,
evening, ego, each,
even, eagle, era,
eager, eel
Medial
teen, peak, deep,
please, peace, meat,
peel, reach, feast,
beast, sheep
Final
tea, me, be,
key, agree, pea,
see, he, she,
free, three, tree,
fee, knee, bee
Phrases
peaceful Easter eve
in deep pain
agree on the fee
eerie sound of the sea
seek an easy way
peak of his career
Ethiopia in South Africa
flee to be free
Sentences
1. On a peaceful Easter eve, he heard the eerie sound of the sea.
2. She always feels sleepy in the theater.
3. We see ship anchored on the quay.
4. Nobody saw the thief creep into the precinct.
5. I'd like a piece of broiled lean meat, a plate of Caesar salad, a bowl of pea soup and a cup of pekoe tea.
Tongue Twisters
1.Three Gray Geese in the green grass grazing.Three were the geese and green was the grass.
2.Through three cheese trees, three free fleas flew.
While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.
Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze.
Freezy trees made these trees' cheese freeze.
That's what made these three free fleas sneeze.
Exercise 1: Pictures
Instructions: Identify the following pictures with the _[i:]_ sound.
Exercise 2: Vocabulary Test
Test I
Instructions: Underline the correct word that corresponds to the sentence.
1. You should_____(leave, live) the place if the flood is getting worse.
2. I will try to apologize for the_____(men, mean, main) words I have told them.
3. My teacher wants us to______(head, heed, hid) when she is having a discussion.
4. Mrs. Simpson bought these clothes in its______(cheap, chip, chap) price during the sale.
5. According to the research, _____(coffee, caffeine, coffin) is a very common source of _____(coffee, caffeine, coffin).
Test II
Instructions: Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B.
A B
1. demeanor a. the top or extreme point of something
2. foresee b. realize beforehand
3. ego c. pay close attention to
4. royalty d. the way a person behaves toward other people
5. peak e. members of a royal family, such as kings, queens, princesses, and princes
f. an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
Exercise 3: Article reading
Instructions: Read the article correctly saying the _[i:]_ sound accurately. Then answer the following questions.
Your Weakness
By Author Unknown
This is a story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move. "Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?"
"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the Sensei replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later, the Sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the Sensei intervened. "No," the Sensei insisted, "Let him continue."
Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.
On the way home, the boy and Sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind. "Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?" "You won for two reasons," the Sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defence for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."
The boy's greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.
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