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How to pronounce The STOP consonant [m]
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
marble
manual
mammoth
manometer
mummy
marathon
Other word examples
Directions: Read the following words, phrases, sentences and tongue twisters correctly
saying the / m / accurately and distinctly.
Initial
made, magazine, make, manual, map, money, master, maybe, mail, meal
Medial
permit, salmon, remind, human, champion, terminal, remove, simple, sample
Final
seem, theme, team, game, dream, aim, ham, alarm, poem, drum, blame, room
Phrases
many a little makes a mickle milk of human kindness
mad as a hatter morbid mouth
magical realism my old molded china
Sentences
1. They were reminded of the permits for the exam.
2. Modern methods in Mathematics are very easy.
3. A major announcement was made during the ceremonies.
4. There was a rumble inside the bus terminal.
5. A dormitory may be a home away from home.
Tongue Twisters
1. My Swiss Miss misses me.
2. Moses supposes his toeses are roses.
But Moses supposes erroneously.
For Moses, he knowses his toeses aren’t roses.
As Moses supposes his toeses to be.
3. A missing mixture measure.
Exercise 1: Pictures
Instructions: Identify the following pictures with the / m / sound.
Exercise 2: Vocabulary Test
Test I
Instructions: Underline the correct word that corresponds to the sentence.
1. _______(Mass, Mask) have been adopted as the universal symbol for theatre.
2. _______(Mugginess, Magazine) is one way to be updated in fashion and latest buzz.
3. _______(Mining, Mind) is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth.
4. I wanted to stay in a _____( rom, room) that is clean and colorful to look at.
5. Our school won the soccer _______(game, gym) last week.
Test II
Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B.
A B
1. salmon a. Magnifier of the image of small objects
2. manual b. Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
3. marathon c. A contest with rules to determine a winner
4. microscope d. A small handbook
5. mines e. A footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
f. Any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
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. You can find the highest number of _________ children in Nigeria.
2. We used _________ to heat our cold foods.
3. Janna forgot to eat her ______ because she is in a hurry.
4. We really need _______ to survive in our every day living.
5. We played tennis and afterwards we went for a ______.
Exercise 3: Article reading
Instructions: Read the article correctly saying the / m / sound accurately and underline
the words with the / m / sound. Then answer the following questions.
You Never Know When It's Over
A girl and a boy were on a motorcycle, speeding through the night. They loved each other a lot..
Girl: ”Slow down a little.. I’m scared..”
Boy: “No, it’s so fun..”
Girl: “Please, it’s so scary..”
Boy: “Then say that you love me..”
Girl: “Fine..I love you..can you slow down now?”
Boy: “Give me a big hug..”
The girl gave him a big hug.
Girl: “Now can you slow down?”
Boy: “Can you take off my helmet and put it on? It’s uncomfortable and it’s bothering me while I drive.”
The next day, there was a story in the newspaper. A motorcycle had crashed into a building because its brakes were broken. There were two people on the motorcycle, of which one died, and the other had survived..
The guy knew that the brakes were broken. He didn’t want to let the girl know because he knew that the girl would have gotten scared. Instead, he was told the last time that she loved him, got a hug from her, put his helmet on her so that she can live, and die himself…
Questions:
1. What do you think of what the guy did for his girlfriend?
2. If you were the girl, how would you feel?
Exercise 4: Role Play (Picture Descriptions)
Instruction: Describe the picture below in as many words as you can.
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