Foreign Language Departmentc. No contact is made between tongue and the upper molars;d. It is generally long./a/a. Its quality is that of a central vowel with neutral lip position. It has a veryhigh frequency of occurrence in unstressed syllables.b. It has in non-final positions a tongue-raising between open-mid and close-midposition.c. In the vicinity of velar consonants, the tongue will be raised to close-mid andretracted under the influence of the following consonant.d. In final position the vowel is articulated in the open-mid central position or inmostopenregionofthecentralareae.It isgenerally shortN/a. The center of the tongue is raised to just above the fully open position:b. The lips are neutrally open,c. No contact is made between tongue and the upper molars;d. It is generally short.Tongue twisters—/3:/1) Elizabeth's birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.2) Larry Hurley, a burly squirrel hurler, hurled a furry squirrel through a curly grill3)The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.4) The nurse from Perth got her first job in a firm.Tongue twisters—/1) Double bubble gum bubbles double.2)Plain bun, plum bun, bun without plum3) You cuss, I cuss, we all cuss, for asparagus!4) To run and play under the sun is fun. When your work is done, come out in thesun and have some fun.6
Foreign Language Department 6 c. No contact is made between tongue and the upper molars; d. It is generally long. /ə/ a. Its quality is that of a central vowel with neutral lip position. It has a very high frequency of occurrence in unstressed syllables. b. It has in non-final positions a tongue-raising between open-mid and close-mid position. c. In the vicinity of velar consonants, the tongue will be raised to close-mid and retracted under the influence of the following consonant. d. In final position the vowel is articulated in the open-mid central position or in most open region of the central area. e. It is generally short. /ʌ/ a. The center of the tongue is raised to just above the fully open position; b. The lips are neutrally open; c. No contact is made between tongue and the upper molars; d. It is generally short. Tongue twisters—/ɜ:/ 1) Elizabeth’s birthday is on the third Thursday of this month. 2) Larry Hurley, a burly squirrel hurler, hurled a furry squirrel through a curly grill. 3)The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday. 4) The nurse from Perth got her first job in a firm. Tongue twisters—/ʌ/ 1) Double bubble gum bubbles double. 2) Plain bun, plum bun, bun without plum. 3) You cuss, I cuss, we all cuss, for asparagus! 4) To run and play under the sun is fun. When your work is done, come out in the sun and have some fun
Foreign Language DepartmentThere are five back vowels in English:/u:/ /u/ /o:/ /p/ /a:/1. Features of the Back Vowels:A. The tongue is retracted, the back part is raised to various levels in thedirection of the soft palate.B. The tip of the tongue is slightly drawn away from the lower teethC. For /u:/ /o/ /o:/ /p/, the lips are rounded, but for /a:/the lips are not.2. Back Vowel /a:/a. The part of the tongue raised is between the centre and back in the fully openposition,b. The lips are neutrally open;c. No contact is made between the side rims and upper molars;d. It is generally long./p/and/:/3.Back Vowels/p/a. The back of the tongue is slightly above the fully open position with wideopen jaws and slightlyopen lip rounding.b.No contact is made between the side rims and the upper molars;c.It is generally short./5:/a.The back of the tongue is raised between open-mid and close-mid withmedium lip rounding.b.No contact is made between the side rims and the upper molars;c.It is generally long4. Back Vowels/o/ and /u://o/a.The part of the tongue raised is nearer to the centre than to back. It is raised tojust above the close-mid position,b.Thelips are closelybut looselyrounded:c. The tongue is lax,7
Foreign Language Department 7 There are five back vowels in English: /uː/ /ʊ/ /ɔː/ /ɒ/ /ɑː/ 1. Features of the Back Vowels: A. The tongue is retracted, the back part is raised to various levels in the direction of the soft palate. B. The tip of the tongue is slightly drawn away from the lower teeth. C. For /uː/ /ʊ/ /ɔː/ /ɒ/, the lips are rounded, but for /ɑː/ the lips are not. 2. Back Vowel /ɑː/ a. The part of the tongue raised is between the centre and back in the fully open position; b. The lips are neutrally open; c. No contact is made between the side rims and upper molars; d. It is generally long. 3. Back Vowels /ɒ/ and /ɔː/ /ɒ/ a.The back of the tongue is slightly above the fully open position with wide open jaws and slightly open lip rounding. b.No contact is made between the side rims and the upper molars; c.It is generally short. /ɔː/ a.The back of the tongue is raised between open-mid and close-mid with medium lip rounding. b.No contact is made between the side rims and the upper molars; c.It is generally long. 4. Back Vowels /ʊ/ and /uː/ /ʊ/ a. The part of the tongue raised is nearer to the centre than to back. It is raised to just above the close-mid position; b. The lips are closely but loosely rounded; c. The tongue is lax;
Foreign Language Departmentd.No firm contact is made between the tongue and the upper molars;e.It is generally short./u:/a. The back of the tongue raised is just below the closest position and it issomewhat centralized fromtrue back,b.The lips are loosely rounded;c. The tongue is tense,d.No firm contact is made between the side rims and the upper molars;e.It is generally longTonguetwisters—/u:/1)The scholarfoolishly took the school cooling pool for a swimming pool,2)The crew unscrewed the screws from the sewing-machine and chewed them3) Having played golf, the wolf in wool rested on the tool stool in the zoo.Tongue twisters—/o/1) Butch is looking for his cookbook.He found wood, wool, and a hook2) Good cookies could be cooked by a good cook, if a good cook could cook goodcookies./0:/Tongue twisters—I) The corps' corn in the corner is scorned by the stubborn corporation.2) I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought Ithought.3) Paul called from the hall that he had slipped on the floor and couldn't get to thedoor.English Proverbs:1. It's the earlybird that catches the worm.2. Better late than never.3.Well begun is half done4.Everycountryhas its customs.5.Helaughsbestwholaughs last.8
Foreign Language Department 8 d. No firm contact is made between the tongue and the upper molars; e. It is generally short. /uː/ a.The back of the tongue raised is just below the closest position and it is somewhat centralized from true back; b.The lips are loosely rounded; c.The tongue is tense; d.No firm contact is made between the side rims and the upper molars; e.It is generally long. Tongue twisters— /uː/ 1) The scholar foolishly took the school cooling pool for a swimming pool. 2) The crew unscrewed the screws from the sewing-machine and chewed them. 3) Having played golf, the wolf in wool rested on the tool stool in the zoo. Tongue twisters— /ʊ/ 1) Butch is looking for his cookbook. He found wood, wool, and a hook. 2) Good cookies could be cooked by a good cook, if a good cook could cook good cookies. Tongue twisters— /ɔː/ 1) The corps’ corn in the corner is scorned by the stubborn corporation. 2) I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn’t the thought I thought I thought. 3) Paul called from the hall that he had slipped on the floor and couldn’t get to the door. English Proverbs: 1. It’s the early bird that catches the worm. 2. Better late than never. 3. Well begun is half done. 4. Every country has its customs. 5. He laughs best who laughs last