The vowel sound /e/ as in ‘hen’.

· Read the instruction to learn how to make the sound /e/.

The tongue is in the front part of the mouth. The front of the tongue is raised to the hard palate but not so high as for / ı /. The air passage is rather wide, the jaw is lowered and the distance between the upper and lower teeth is wider than in pronouncing /ı /. The lips are loosely spread.

· Listen to the target sound and the words and repeat. Look at the mouth diagrams to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound. Transcribe the words.

/e e e/

· Read these words with the sound /e/. Transcribe them.

Men, death, check, end, lemon, sweat, head, red, shelf, bury, leisure, measure, met, friend, leg, ready, burier, friendship, set, said, bell, test, many, press.

· Listen to the sentences and repeat. Read each sentence aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way.

1) ‘It’s b e st for your p e t’s h ea lth to r e st’, s ai d an e ducated v e t to a w ea lthy g e ntlemen.

2) E ducated m e n have always m ea sured e very word they s ai d.

3) Tw e nty-s e v e n sh e pherds h e sitated before e ntering the sheep-p e n.

4) It’s a real pl ea sure to r e st on a nice l ea ther sofa.

5) A r e d l ea ther jacket was w e ll pres e nted on the display.

6) The w ea ther was w e t and windy wh e n the m e n were m e nding the f e nce.

· Listen and copy the intonation and voice modulation on the CD.

L e t us gaily tr ea d the m ea sure,

Make the most of fleeting l ei sure;

Every moment brings a tr ea sure,

Of its own esp e cial pl ea sure…

L e t us gaily tr ea d the m ea sure.

· Listen to the dialogues. Intone them. Learn and reproduce, paying attention to the pronunciation of the sounds /e/ and /æ/, intonation and tempo.

Dialogue 1

- When?

- Next Wednesday.

- Yes?

- Take the ten-past-ten bus.

- Yes…?

- Get there at ten.

- Yes.

- Any questions?

- Yes!

Dialogue 2

- Ben said there were ten men.

- Ken said there were twenty men.

- Ben said the men were dressed in red.

- Ken said the men were dressed in yellow.

- Ben said the men were dead.

- Ken said the men were dead.

- Ben said ten men.

- Ken said twenty.

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