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How to pronounce The STOP consonant [k]
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
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Words
claw
park
camp
flock
shake
Other word examples
Directions: Read the following words, phrases, sentences and tongue twisters correctly
saying the (low front vowel [k] accurately and distinctly.
Initial
karma, keep, kin, key, kick, kid, kite, king, kind, kettle, kite, kitchen, kit, keyboard, cake, cage, clock
Medial
taker, broker, baker, token, looking, turkey, because, request, equal, orchid, uncle, weaker, checker, recap
Final
beak, peak, speak, took, look, book, hook, lake, take, bake, traffic, kick, magic, bank, ink, wink, lick, sick, attack
Phrases
keep your chin up Kangaroo court
kick your heels keep your hands clean
knock my knick-knack kick the bucket
Sentences
1. In a rustic setting by the creek, the visiting oligarch and the monarch relaxed.
2. The architect used an electric scheme in designing the modern school building.
3. The cooks prepared hot soup and stuffed turkey for Thanksgiving.
4. The children laughed at the comic duo and enjoyed their magic games and antics.
5. Rebecca sells organic cosmetic, antique jewelry and other unique items in her botique.
Tongue Twisters
1. Come kick six sticks quick.
2. Keenly cleaning copper kettles.
3. Kinky kite kits.
4. How much caramel can a canny canonball cram in a camel if a canny canonball can cram caramel in a camel?
Exercise 1: Pictures
Instructions: Identify the following pictures with the / k / sound.
Exercise 2: Vocabulary Test
Test I
Instructions: Underline the correct word that corresponds to the sentence.
1. Please take good _______ (cure, core, care) of yourself.
2. A huge sum of money is at _______ (stoke, stake, steak) in the lottery.
3. Electricity went off so we have to use a _______ (kendal, kindle, candle).
4. I've heard that grocery push _______ (certs, carts, courts) are one of the most dirtiest things on earth.
5. Allie got hit by a car and hurt her _______ (bock, back, buck).
Test II
Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B.
A B
1. castle a. small cake baked in a muffin tin
2. kilo b. the dead body of a human being
3. earthquake c. a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
4. cupcake d. move forward by leaps and bounds
5. cadaver e. one thousand grams
f. produce tones with the voice
g. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
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. There was a _______ (dock, duck) swimming in the pond at _______ (dust, dusk).
2. I receive a _______ (curd, card) last Christmas from a friend I met at the _______ (camp, comp).
3. Mom _______ (picks, packs) the _______ (coat, cote) scattered on the floor.
4. Subcription for _______ (cable, gable) T.V is quite _______ (coastly, costly).
5. Kevin took a bite after stabbing the _______ (pork, porch) with his _______ (fur, fork).
Exercise 3: Article reading
Instructions: Read the article correctly saying the / k / sound accurately and underline
the words with the / k / sound. Then answer the following questions.
Mountain Story
"A son and his father were walking on the mountains.
Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Curious, he yells: "Who are you?"
He receives the answer: "Who are you?"
And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"
The voice answers: "I admire you!"
Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!"
He receives the answer: "Coward!"
He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?"
The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."
Again the man screams: "You are a champion!"
The voice answers: "You are a champion!"
The boy is surprised, but does not understand.
Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE.
It gives you back everything you say or do.
Our life is simply a reflection of our actions.
If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart.
If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.
This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life;
Life will give you back everything you have given to it."
YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU!"
Questions:
1. How is your life a reflection of yourself?
2. What characteristics can make the world a better place tolive?
3. With all the crisis and turbulence in some parts of the world these days, what do you think are the rightful things to do to survive and rid of these unfavorable situations that are going on?
Exercise 4: Role Play (Picture Descriptions)
Instructions: Describe the following pictures in as much words as you can.
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