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  • Unit One : Syllable





    Introducing Syllable
     A
    The basic unit of English rhythm is the syllable. Listen.

    ease                          easy                           easily
    care                          careful                        carefully
    paint                         painted                       repainted
    call                           recall                          recalling

    C
    Tapping The Syllables
    Listen and repeat the words while tapping your hand or foot for each syllable.


    one                  seven                        eleven                       identify
    two                  sentence                   direction                    analysis
    noun                 focus                        continue                    it's important
    verb                 eighteen                    emphasis                   He wants a book
    can't                 cannot                      syllable                      I have to go



    D
    Which word do you hear?

    Listen. Circle the word you hear. ( It is recommended that you copy this exercises for you accent improvement)

    1. mess                                 messy
    2. blow                                 below
    3. prayed                              parade
    4. loud                                  aloud
    5. sport                                 support
    6. round                                around
    7. claps                                 collaps
    8. clone                                 cologne
    9. state                                  estate
    10. squeeze                             excuse

    K
    Music of English


    Listen to these sentences.

    How do you spell "ease"?  E-A-S-E


    How do you spell "easy"?  E-A-S-Y 



    Listen again. Say the sentences at least three times, or as many times as you need to be able to say them easily. Learn them like little songs.

    M
    Music of English II

    Listen to the music of these sentences.

    What does "easy" mean?


    "Easy" means "not hard"


    Listen again. Practice saying the sentences until you can say them easily.


    O
    Check your self: Counting syllables

    Listen. Write the number of syllables over the underlined words.

    This is the first city they visited when they traveled here on business .

    They were so pleased that they decided to stay seven extra days.
     If  you have a tape recorder, record your yourself saying these sentences. Listen to hear how will you did.

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