Unit_c11_[s]_sin

How to pronounce The STOP consonant [s]

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

safe

cell

class

circle

race

Other word examples

Directions: Read the following words, phrases, sentences and tongue twisters correctly

saying the _[s]_ accurately and distinctly.

Initial

sack, safe, sail, seven, sand, sandal, scissors, science, circle, cell

Medial

asleep, peaceful, dresses, blessing, past, assign, last, roaster, receive

Final

dress, class, mess, miss, pass, press, lass, voice, choice, peace, sauce, race, puss

Phrases

ship shape and Bristol fashion sell like hotcakes

safe and sound all singing,all dancing

save your skin sealed with a loving kiss

square meal

Sentences

1.It was refreshing to have a glass of iced tea.

2. Her bridal trousseau was made of Swiss lace.

3. Susan,my niece,a sweet nice face from the freshman class was the choice for president.

4. Brace yourself as the ace motorcross rider steps on the gas,leaps to the air and cheats danger in the contest!

5. She tried her best to win the race.

Tongue Twisters

1. Seven slick slimy snakes slowly sliding southward.

2. Suzie Seaword's fish-sauce shop sells unsifted thistles for thistle-sifters to sift.

Exercise 1: Pictures

Instructions: Identify the following pictures with the / s / sound.

Exercise 2: Vocabulary Test

Test I

Instructions: Underline the correct word that corresponds to the sentence.

1. Sam's want to cook __________ (spaghetti, spaghettinni) for his sister's birthday.

2. I really want to have a violet _________(dries, dress, drys) for my debut.

3. During our Family Day we played _______(sack, sock, soc) race.

4. He was planning to work abroad to have a bigger _______(salary, salaried, dollars), so he ________(resign, resigned, resin) from his job.

5. She was _______(raised, raise, race) on a farm, but later she moved to the city.

Test II

Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B.

A B

1. safe a. A state of confusion and disorderliness

2. dress b. The absence of mental stress or anxiety

3. cell c. one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

4. peace d. Free from danger or the risk of harm

5. mess e. Not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

f. he basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life

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 want to live in the place where there is ________ and full of love.

2. During night i always feel that im not _____ especially in going home from work.

3. This past few days I experienced alot of _______ from work.

4. If I receive my ________ I will buy a pair of _______ this monday.

5. During ________ my kids really want to go to the beach becuase they want to play in the ________ and form a castle.

Exercise 3: Article reading

Instructions: Read the article correctly saying the / s / sound accurately and underline

the words with the / s / sound.

Sand and Stone

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"

The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."

Exercise 4: Role Play (Picture Descriptions)

Instruction: Describe each picture below and spot and narrate the difference between the three pictures.