Unit_c02_[b]_bill
How to pronounce Voiced Bilabial Stop [b]
Links to Phonetics: the sound of American English (発音の仕方をこちらのリンクから確認)
Pink: relatively lower priorities
Red: High priorities
Let's practice
Words
boat
book
beach
bat
bath
Other word examples
Directions: Read the following words, phrases, sentences and tongue twisters correctly
saying the voiced bilabial stop [b] accurately and distinctly.
Initial
be, back, bat, bad, bake, ban, band, boy, back, base, boat, bee, bank, boil, bed, boss, both, born, burn
Medial
above, aboard, about, cabbage, cabin, debate, rebate, reborn, habit, ribbon, cabinet, abort, bubble
Final
cab, tab, crab, stab, probe, bulb, lobe, rib, rob, sob, tube, cube, web, disturb, ,job
Phrases
blue ball blue blood
bone up on baby's bubble bath
blood and thunder burning the midnight oil
Sentences
1. The beach boys bought a sailboat.
2. Along the bay and aboard the cruiser in a luxurius cabin, the guests planned a beach outing.
3. Fat crabs,roasted squabs,steamed lobsters and stuffed cabbage were on the buffet table.
4. The police aborted the plan of the mob which was about to rob the bank.
5. The baby boy's crib has colorful bells and tiny balls.
Tongue Twisters
1. Bake big batches of bitter brown bread.
2. Betty Botter bought some butter but she said the butter's bitter.
If I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter.
So, she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter
and she put it in her batter and her batter was not bitter.
So 'twas good that Betty Botter bought some better butter.
3. A big bug bit a bold bald bear and the bold bald bear bled blood badly.
Exercise 1: Pictures
Instructions: Identify the following pictures with the / b / sound.
Exercise 2: Vocabulary Test
Test I
Instructions: Underline the correct word that corresponds to the sentence.
1. The ballet dancer took a _______ (bough, bow, vow) after the performance.
2. _______ (Bending, Vending) real low would hurt my already aching back.
3. I like the _______ (block, black, buck) dress she's wearing.
4. It makes my face flush when someone starts a _______ (baker, bicker, biker) over irrational things.
5. _______ (Bugs, Bags, Bogs) came biting my legs last night during the camping.
Test II
Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B.
A B
1. biography a. extremely pleasing
2. blissful b. completely happy and contented
3. beautiful c. an account of the series of events making up a person's life
4. blasphemy d. a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
5. fabulous e. delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
f. the act of depriving something of its sacred character
g. very bad or serious
Test III
Listening Test
Instructions: Listen carefully` as the teacher reads series of sentences.
Fill in the blanks the appropriate word to complete the sentence.
1. I _______ (bought, boat) a couple of tickets at the ticket _______ (both, booth) early today.
2. A _______ (beg, big) fire _______ (broke, brook) out last night.
3. Surprisingly, my favorite _______ (bond, band) is managed _______ (buy, by) my friend's father.
4. _____ (Breviary, Bravery) is one of the _______ (best, beast) and foremost traits of a Gryffindor.
5. A neurosurgeon is to _______ (bren, brain) surgery, while an orthosurgeon is to _______ (bone, bun) surgery.
Exercise 3: Article reading
Instructions: Read the article correctly saying the / b / sound accurately and underline
the words with the / b / sound. Then answer the following questions.
A BOX FULL OF KISSES
The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.
Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.
Questions:
1. As far as you can remember, what's the greatest gift you've received from someone?
2. What's the best that you've given?
3. What do you think is the greatest gift one can receive?
Exercise 4: Role Play (Picture Descriptions)
Instructions: Narrate a short essay about BUSINESS.