Speech Work (Vowels), Poem (Empty Head)

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In today’s English Language class, We will be learning about the Vowels \ ɑː \ and \ ɜː \. We will also read the Poem- Empty Head later on. We hope you enjoy the class!

 

 

CONTENT

Vowel \ ɑː \ is described as a neutral open back vowel and \ ɜː \ as a neutral half-close central vowel.

 

Vowel \ ɑː \ takes the following forms:

“a” as in father, pass, vase.

‘ar’ as in car, park, mark.

‘ear’ as in heart

‘er’ as in clerk, sergeant

‘al’ as in palm, calm, half

‘au’ as in laugh, aunt

 

\ ɜː \ takes the forms below:

‘er’ as in germ, verve

‘ear’ as in learn, yearn

‘ir’ as in shirt, skirt

‘ur’ as in burn, turn

‘our’ as in journey, courtesy

 

EVALUATION

Indicate the sounds underlined in the following words:

Fertile             cart

Pearl              heart

Firm                calf

Burden          arsenal

 

REFERENCE

Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology by S.A Fatusin 

READING ASSIGNMENT

Read “vowels” on page 145-146 of Exam Focus

 

 

Poem: Empty Head

CONTENT

The poem is talking about someone who doesn’t know anything as he forgets whatever he learns so soon.

The figures of speech used include:

Alliteration- lines 3 and 4

Repetition- lines 1, 5 and II

Personification- line 9, 10, 12 etc.

 

EVALUATION

Learn the poem by heart.

 

REFERENCE

Effective English bk3

 

READING ASSIGNMENT

Read section c: speech on page 130-131 of Effective English bk3

 

GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISION QUESTIONS

Choose the word that has the same consonant or vowel sound (s) as the one underlined.

1. those A. thought    B. this             C. think         D. teeth
2. keep  A. quay         B. kettle         C. kick                       D. quick
3. low     A. loose         B. look                       C. louse         D. load
4. change         A. cheat       B. sharp         C. crèche     D. chemist
5. /a/      A. teacher    B. prove        C. battle       D. spray
6. /^/      A. bat            B. dark                       C. blood       D. blow

 

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. Write 10 words that are associated with moral appraisal and state their meanings.
2. Write a good essay on the topic “Pollution In Our Cities’’

 

 

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