VOWEL SOUNDS > /I/ x /i:/ - MAGIC (COLD PLAY)

Cold Play is a COOL band. Is that simple! What else could we say about them? 

I. Read the pair of sentences. Which words have the sounds /I/ and /i:/?

After all that we've been through

Still believe in magic

II. Fill in the gaps as you listen to the song.

Call it 1._________ /ˈmædʒɪk/
Call it true
I call it magic
When I'm with you
And I just got 2._________ /ˈbrəʊkən/
Broken into two
Still I call it magic
When I'm next to you

And I don't, and I don't
And I don't, and I don't
No, I don't, it's true
I don't, no, I don't 3._________ /nəʊ/
I don't, no, I don't
Want anybody else but you  x2

Call it magic
Cut me into two
And with all your magic
I disappear from view
And I can't get 4._________ /ˈəʊvə(r)/
Can't get over you
Still I call it magic
It's such a precious 5._________ /ˈdʒuːəl/

Want to fall, fall so 6._________ /fɑː(r)/
I want to fall, fall so hard
And I call it magic
And I call it true
I call it magic

And if you were to ask me
After all that we've been 7._________ /θruː/
Still believe in magic
Oh yes I do
Oh yes I do
Yes I do
Oh yes I do
Of course I do

III. Now put the words you’ve underlined into the correct group below.  

IV. Do the same with these words:

This, these, chip, cheap, slip, sleep, colleague, coffee, repeat, see, fee, click, flick, casino, pea

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KEY

I

After all that we've been through

Still believe in magic        

II.

1. magic

2. broken

3. no

4. over

5. jewel

6. far

7. through

III.

/I/ - still, believe, in, magic

/i:/ - we, been, believe

IV.

/I/ - this, chip, slip, coffee, repeat, click, flick,

/i:/ - these, cheap, sleep, colleague, repeat, see, fee, casino, pea    

ENGLISH SOUNDS > DIPHTHONGS – SHE WILL BE LOVED (MAROON 5)

Maroon 5 is the favorite band of millions of people around the world and in my opinion one of the greatest bands of the last twenty years . 

   

I. Match the words (1-8) with their diphthongs (a-h). 

 II. Listen to the song and find more examples of diphthongs. Underline them.

Beauty queen of only eighteen

She had some trouble with herself

He was always there to help her

She always belonged to someone else

I drove for miles and miles

And wound up at your door

I've had you so many times

But somehow I want more

(Chorus)

I don't mind spending every day

Out on your corner in the pouring rain

Look for the girl with the broken smile

Ask her if she wants to stay a while

And she will be loved

And she will be loved

Tap on my window knock on my door

I want to make you feel beautiful

I know I tend to get so insecure

It doesn't matter anymore

It's not always rainbows and butterflies

It's compromise that moves us along, yeah

My heart is full and my door's always open

You come anytime you want

I know where you hide alone in your car

Know all of the things that make you who you are

I know that goodbye means nothing at all

Comes back and begs me to catch her every time she falls, yeah

Tap on my window knock on my door

I want to make you feel beautiful

(Chorus)

III. Now write more examples.

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KEY

I.

1) G

2) B

3) A

4) C

5) E

6) D

7) F

8) H

II.

1) eighteen - /eɪ/

2) always - /eɪ/

3) there - /eə/

4) drove - /əʊ/

5) miles - /aɪ/

6) times - /aɪ/

7) somehow - /aʊ/

8) mind - /aɪ/

9) day - /eɪ/

10) out - /aʊ/

11)  rain - /eɪ/

12) smile - /aɪ/

13) while - /aɪ/

14) make - /eɪ/

15) know - /əʊ/

16) rainbows - /eɪ/, /əʊ/

17) butterflies - /aɪ/

18) compromise - /aɪ/

19) my - /aɪ/

20) open - /əʊ/

21) anytime - /aɪ/

22) where - /eə/

23) hide - /aɪ/

24) alone - /əʊ/

25) goodbye - /aɪ/

III.

Possible answers

tourism - /ʊə/

 ice - /aɪ/

low - /əʊ/

flower - /aʊ/

chair - /eə/

 phone - /əʊ/

 lay - /eɪ/

joy - /ɔɪ/

ENGLISH SOUNDS > CONSONANTS – TALKING TO THE MOON (BRUNO MARS)

He's a great singer, isn't he? He definitely has a lot of power is his voice. Wanna sing along with him?  

I. Circle the symbols that represent the English consonant sounds. How many sounds are there?

  

II. Try to guess the underlined words in the lyrics. Then listen and check your answers. 

I know you're somewhere out there

1) /ˈsʌmweə(r)/ far away

I want you back

I want you back

My 2) /ˈneɪbə(r)s/ think

I'm crazy

But they don't 3) /ˌʌndə(r)ˈstænd/

You're all I have

You're all I have

Chorus:

At night when the 4) /stɑː(r)s/

light up my room

I sit by myself

Talking to the 5) /muːn/

Try to get to You

In 6) /həʊps/ you're on

the other 7) /saɪd/

Talking to me too

Or am I a 8) /fuːl/

who sits alone

Talking to the moon

I'm feeling like I'm 9) /ˈfeɪməs/

The talk of the town

They say

I've gone 10) /mæd/

Yeah

I've gone mad

But they don't 11) /nəʊ/

what I know

Cause when the

sun goes down

someone's talking back, yeah

They're talking 12) /bæk/

Chorus:

III. Now, choose 5 different symbols from the box in I above and write one word for each symbol.

Ex.:     /s/ - soup 

1) ___________________

2) ___________________

3) ___________________

4) ___________________

5) ___________________

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KEY

I.

a) /ŋ/ , /s/ , /ð/

b) /θ/ , /d/ ,  /f/

c) /ʒ/ , /z/ , /ʃ/

d) /j/ , /dʒ/ , /tʃ/

e) /g/ ,  /t/ , /p/

f) /l/ , /k/ , /n/

g) /v/ , /m/ , /w/

h) /r/ , /b/ , /h/

There are twenty-four consonant sounds in English

II.

1) somewhere

2) neighbors

3) understand

4) stars

5) moon

6) hopes

7) side

8) fool

9) famous

10) mad

11) know

12) back

III.

Possible Answers

 /ŋ/ working, singer

/s/ soup, sand

 /ð/ then, those

/θ/ third, thing

 /d/ dead, do

/f/ four, fact

/ʒ/ television, measure

/z/ zoo, zoom

/ʃ/ shape, shoot

/dʒ/ judge, jump

 /j/ universe, Europe

/tʃ/ cheese, charm

/g/ goal, gang

 /t/ tea, toe

 /p/ pan, pool

/l/ land, lock

/k/ cat, camp

/n/ nurse, net

/v/ van, vampire

/m/ man, mean

/w/ world, one

/r/ run, rat

/b/ band, ball

/h/ hotel, hat