Unit_c18_[n]_nap
How to pronounce The STOP consonant [n]
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
nurse
Netherlands
Nine
Nails
nighttime
Other word examples
Directions: Read the following words, phrases, sentences and tongue twisters correctly
saying the / n / accurately and distinctly.
Initial
nail, nod, not, nice, new, nerve, near, name, nap, naughty, nut, notice
Medial
mental, dinner, sinner, thinner, landing, defend, orange, fence, painter, morning
Final
again, bargain, when, mean, plan, green, can, fan, turn, down, sudden, began, son, open, token
Phrases
noble man knock the door
nice plan nagging woman
do not open win the game plan
knitting scarf keen winds
Sentences
1. A bonfire was held to honor the heroic naval ensign.
2. Tokens and souvenirs of antique gold coins and silver spoons were given away during the reception.
3. The plans began when their financiers came in.
4. The police nabbed the man who brandished a dagger at the woman.
5. The defense of the plaintiff was significant.
Tongue Twisters
1. Nine nice night nymphs.
2. Nine nimble noblemen nibbled nuts.
3. A noisy noise annoys an oyster.
4. Nick knits Nixon’s knickers.
Exercise 1: Pictures
Instructions: Identify the following pictures with the / n / sound.
Exercise 2: Vocabulary Test
Test I
Instructions: Underline the correct word that corresponds to the sentence.
1. I _______ (knead, need, knee) to prepare for dinner because it's getting late.
2. Why are you so _______ (mean, men, mien) to me?
3. I saw variety of fishes in the _______ (pun, pond, pan).
4. Harry Potter's _______ (won, wand, wan) is made of phoenix feather.
5. After shopping, she realized that she had _______ (spend, spent, span) too much money.
Test II
Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B.
A B
1. nimble a. shade within clear boundaries
2. interest b. an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
3. chronic c. a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
4. window d. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
5. nausea e. the state that precedes vomiting
f. of long duration
g. mentally quick
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 _______ (set, sent, said) her flowers on her _______ (ninth, nite, nit) birthday.
2. He got _______ (bitten, bite, bit) by a _______ (ferine, fiery, flint) wolf.
3. As the saying goes, "_______ (Near, Never) _______ (wind, wound) those you can't kill".
4. _______ (Nun, None) of us _______ (wanted, wonted) for this to happen.
5. An old _______ (tin, ton) _______ (can, cone) containing varieties of jewelries was found near the abandoned house.
Exercise 3: Article reading
Instructions: Read the article correctly saying the / n / sound accurately and underline
the words with the / n / sound. Then answer the following questions.
The Rose Within
A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it.
He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, "How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns? Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and just before it was ready to bloom... it died.
So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The God-like qualities planted in us at birth, grow amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects.
We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to water the good within us, and eventually it dies. We never realize our potential.
Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns of another, and find the rose within them.
This is one of the characteristic of love... to look at a person, know their true faults and accepting that person into your life... all the while recognizing the nobility in their soul. Help others to realize they can overcome their faults. If we show them the "rose" within themselves, they will conquer their thorns. Only then will they blossom many times over.
Exercise 4: Role Play (Picture Descriptions)
Instructions: Create a story out from these pictures.
