Speech Work – Diphthongs /Iə/, /eә/and /Ʊə/

/Iə/

For this sound, the glide begins with a tongue position for /I/and moves in the direction of /ə/

Example:   here, hear, beer, weird.

/eə/

To produce /eə/, the glide begins from the front of the tongue towards the centre. The shape of the

lips is neutral throughout the production. Some words with /eə/ may have a final ‘r’ in the spelling but the ‘r’ is not pronounced unless it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.

Example: hair, hare, their, there, swear

/Ʊə/

The production of /Ʊə/ involves tongue glide from the position for the production of /Ʊ/ towards the position for the production of / /. The shape of the lips changes from rounded to neutral.

Example: boor, poor, sure, tour, yours.

EVALUATION

From the words lettered A – D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

1. /Iə/             A. pear            B. near             C. herd            D. marry
2. /eə/            A. cart             B. face             C. vary            D. idea
3. /aƱ/            A. low             B. through       C. height         D. about
4. /əƱ/            A. board          B. mat             C. stew            D. below
5. /eI/             A. said             B. mat             C. male            D. key

READING ASSIGNMENT

Oral English for Schools and Colleges; pg 26 – 28

1. Vocabulary Development – Words Associated with Nation Building.

Nation – building is constructing or structuring a national identity using the power of the state. It aims at the unification of the people within the state so that it remains politically stable and viable in the long run.

According to Harris My Lonas, legitimate authority in modern national states is connected to popular rule, to which majorities are constructed.

Nation builders are those members of a state who take the initiative to develop the national community through government programmes including military conscription. Nation – building can involve use of propaganda or major infrastructure development to foster social harmony and economic growth.

EVALUATION

1. Find the meaning of the words written in bold.
2. Make sentences with five of them.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Effective English, pg 177 – Position of Adverbs.

GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISION QUESTIONS.

1. State the grammatical names and function of the following phrases:
2. The woman in the next apartment is a drug peddler
3. The girl left the principal office, beaming with satisfaction.
4. The man to succeed the king has not been born
5.  
6. What processes are involved in nominalizing adjectives and verbs. (show examples).

READING ASSIGNMENT

Read Countdown page 217

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

Section A

Choose the option that has a different stress pattern.

1. (a) commit             (b) compare                 (c) complete                (d) column
2. (a) afraid               (b) allow                      (c) always                    (d) attempt
3. (a) decision           (b) continue                 (c) plantation               (d) continent
4. (a) monitor            (b) register                   (c) possible                  (d) promotion
5. (a) leader               (b) judgment               (c) money                    (d) report

Section B Complete the sentences in practice 2, page 43, Effective English