Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục học.. Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục hoàn thiện hơn.. Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục lặp đi lặp lại nhiều lần.. Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục thực hành.. Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục nói-nói và nói.. Tôi vẫn
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PART 1 PRONUNCIATION 7
UNIT 1 VOWELS 8
A MONOPHTHONGS 8
B DIPHTHONGS 12
UNIT 2 CONSONANTS 14
UNIT 3 ADVANCED PRONUNCIATION 18
A WORD STRESS 18
B ENDING SOUNDS 20
C LINKING SOUNDS 22
D REDUCTION 24
E INTONATION 25
UNIT 4 MY OATH 26
A TEXT 26
B VOCABULARY BANK 27
C USEFUL EXPRESSION 28
D TRAIN YOUR PRONUNCIATION 29
PART 2 EXERCISES 30
UNIT 1: VOWELS 31
LONG VOWEL /iː/ & SHORT VOWEL /ɪ/ 31
SHORT VOWELS /æ/ AND /e/ 32
LONG VOWEL /u:/ AND SHORT VOWEL /ʊ/ 33
LONG VOWEL /ɔ:/ AND SHORT VOWEL /ɒ/ 34
LONG VOWELS /a:/ AND /ʌ/ 35
DIPHTHONG /əʊ/ 36
DIPHTHONG /eɪ/ 37
UNIT 2: CONSONANTS 38
CONSONANTS /s/ AND /z/ 38
CONSONANTS / tʃ/ AND /dʒ/ 39
CONSONANTS /ʃ/ AND /Ʒ/ 40
CONSONANTS /f/ AND /v/ 43
CONSONANTS /θ/ AND /ð/ 45
CONSONANTS /l/, /r/ AND /w/ 47
Trang 2SYLLABLE STRESS 53 INTONATION 54
Trang 3MORNING OATH
No matter how difficult English is,
Cho dù tiếng Anh có khó như thế nào đi chăng nữa
I will keep on learning!
Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục học
No matter how bad my pronunciation is,
Cho dù tôi phát âm chưa chuẩn
I will keep on improving!
Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục hoàn thiện hơn
No matter how terrible my memory is,
Cho dù tôi trí nhớ của tôi kém
I will keep on repeating!
Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục lặp đi lặp lại nhiều lần
No matter how many people laugh at me,
Cho dù có nhiều người cười tôi
I will keep on practicing!
Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục thực hành
No matter how many mistakes I make,
Cho dù tôi có mắc bao nhiêu lỗi đi chăng nữa
I will keep on speaking!
Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục nói-nói và nói
No matter how defeated I feel,
Dù rằng có lúc cảm giác thất bại xâm chiếm tâm hồn tôi
I will keep on trying!
Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục cố gắng hết mình
No matter how many obstacles along the way,
Dù rằng có nhiều chướng ngại vật cản đường tôi,
I will keep on striving until I reach my goal!
Tôi vẫn sẽ tiếp tục đấu tranh cho đến khi tôi đạt được mục tiêu
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Trang 5NUMBERS IN ENGLISH
Trang 7PART 1 PRONUNCIATION
Trang 8UNIT 1 VOWELS
A MONOPHTHONGS
Trang 91 Compare the sounds /i:/ and /ɪ/
Sound /i:/ Sound /ɪ/
Peel
This peel’s got vitamin C in it
Trang 102 Compare the sounds /e/ và /æ/
Sound 1 /e/
Sound 2 /æ/
Men
Look at the men!
Man
Look at the man!
Brad
We had Brad for lunch
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Track 1.1 - 1.2 1.1 - 1 Trang 113 Compare the sounds /ʊ/và /uː/
Sound 1
/ʊ/
Sound 2 /uː/
Note: Proof has 2 meanings:
1 – evidence that something is true
2 – Foolproof : made so that it can’t be damaged, even by a fool
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Track 2.1 - 2.2 Trang 12B DIPHTHONGS
Trang 131 Train your ears For each line ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), first listen to the whole line, the circle the word that, or part of a word, that is said twice
2 English for fun
In this story, there are 12 incorrect words The correct words pronounced the same as 12 incorrect words but the spelling is different Correct them using the words from the box Son some meat way threw pears sent week buy piece road two
Last weak, I cent my sun Jamie to the shop to
bye sum food He got a peace of meet and too
pairs On the weigh home, the bag broke The
food fell onto the rode and got dirty In the
end, Jamie through the food into the bin
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Track 3 Trang 14UNIT 2 CONSONANTS
Trang 161 Compare the sounds /tʃ/and /dʒ/
Trang 172 Compare the sounds /s/and /∫/
Trang 18UNIT 3 ADVANCED PRONUNCIATION
Taboo, baloon, expect, decide, repeat, again, improve
II 3 syllable words
Trang 19III 4 syllable words
Trang 20Brushed Laughed Pushed Watched Danced Walked
Waited Painted Shouted Wanted Landed Departed
II The ending “ES”
1 How to pronounce the endings “s” and “es”
/Z /
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Track 7 Trang 212 Listen to the poem “ONE DAY” and repeat after the speaker
Mondays to Fridays
Gets up
Walks to the station
Waits for the train
Gets off at the fourth stop
Walks to the office
Sits in the office
Has lunch
Sits in the office
Walks to the station
Comes home,
Thinks: “One day…”
Saturdays and Sundays
Gets up Early
Goes to the station
Waits for the train
Doesn’t get off at the forth stop
Doesn’t get off at the fifth stop
Stays on the train
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Track 8 Trang 22Don’t forget
First you close it
Then you lock it
And put the key back in your pocket
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Track 9 Trang 232 Didja (did you); wouldja (would you); didncha (didn’t you); doncha (don’t you)
Did you Did you call about the job?
/dʒ/ What did you find out?
Would you Would you arrange travel?
/dʒ/
Didn’t you Why didn’t you tell me?
/tʃ/ Didn’t you major in management?
Don’t you Don’t you speak Japanese?
Trang 24D REDUCTION
30 Common Reductions in spoken English
WORD REDUCTION
PHRASE REDUCTION
2 going to* gonna I'm gonna see my sister
10 bet you betcha I betcha know the answer
12 Won’t you Woncha Woncha play once more song?
13 what are you whadaya/whacha Whadaya doin today? Whatcha doin today?
16 could have coulda/couldov You coulda stopped You couldov stopped
17 should have shoulda/shouldov He shoulda gone He shouldov gone
18 would have woulda/wouldov I woulda known I wouldov known
19 must have musta/mustov She musta lied She mustov lied
20 might have mighta/mightov You mighta helped You mightov helped
21 don't know dunno I dunno the answer
23 Would he Wouldy Wouldy help me with this exercise?
25 Out of Outta I got outta bed when I heard the alarm clock
Trang 25E INTONATION
I What is Intonation?
Intonation is the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, especially the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures
II Rules
1
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Track 11 Statement: Fallinga Betty lives in London
b Victor works at a bank
c I haven’t read this book
d We went to the theater yesterday
2
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Track 13 “WH” question: Fallinga What is his name?
b Where does he live?
c When did you call him?
d Why are you late?
3
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Track 12 Yes/No question: Risinga Do you visit them often?
b Have you seen my keys?
c Are you ready to start?
d Could you give me a pen, please?
4
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Track 14 Enumerating: Rising before “and” Falling after “and”a One, two, three, four, five
b She bought bread, cheese, oranges and apples
5
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Track 15 Commands: Fallinga Stop it
b Sit down
c Close your book
Trang 26I don’t want to let my parents down!
I don’t ever want to let (6) ……… down!
Most importantly, I don’t want to let myself down!
I want to speak (7) ……… (8) ……… !
I want to understand all kinds of accents!
I want to write beautiful articles!
I want to read (9) ……… of books!
I want to be truly bilingual!
I want to be an international (10) ……… !
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Track 16 Trang 28C USEFUL EXPRESSION
Can’t stand + something/
someone
My brother can’t stand his poor English
I can’t stand my wife anymore!
Want to + V(inf) What do you want to do this weekend?
He wants to kiss her
Let someone + V(inf) Let her go!
Let me do it myself!
Improve something You should improve your communication skills
I'll improve everyone's life
Lack of + Noun He worries about his lack of money
I can’t stand my lack of confidence
Kind of + Noun What kinds of clothes do you like wearing?
My teacher does not tolerate these kinds of mistakes
Thousands of Nouns There are thousands of books in this library
Thousands of people crowd the streets
Change something I don’t want to change my mind
Change the channel, please!
Have to + V(inf) You have to finish your work before leaving
Trang 29D TRAIN YOUR PRONUNCIATION
I can’t stand my years of wasted time
/ˈaɪ kɑːnt stænd maɪ jɪərz əv ˈweɪstɪd ˈtaɪm/
I want to improve my situation!
/aɪ wɒnt tə ɪmˈpruːv maɪ ˌsɪtʃʊˈeɪʃn/
I want to change my life!
/aɪ wɒnt tə tʃeɪndʒ maɪ laɪf/
I don’t want to let my parents down!
/aɪ dəʊnt wɒnt tə let maɪ ˈpeərənts daʊn/
I don’t ever want to let my country down!
/aɪ dəʊnt ˈevər wɒnt tə let maɪ ˈkʌntri daʊn/
Most importantly, I don’t want to let myself down!
/məʊst ɪmˈpɔːrtntli | ˈaɪ dəʊnt wɒnt tə let maɪˈself daʊn/
I want to speak perfect English!
/aɪ wɒnt tə spiːk pəˈfekt ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
I want to understand all kinds of accents!
/aɪ wɒnt tu ˌʌndəˈstænd ɔːl kaɪndz ˈæksents/
I want to write beautiful articles!
/aɪ wɒnt tə ˈraɪt ˈbjuːtəfl ˈɑːtɪklz/
I want to read thousands of books!
/aɪ wɒnt tə riːd ˈθaʊzndz əv bʊks/
I want to be truly billingual!
/aɪ wɒnt tə bi ˈtruːli baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/
I want to be an international success!
/aɪ wɒnt tə bi ən ˌɪntəˈnæʃnəl sək‘ses/
Trang 30PART 2 EXERCISES
Trang 31UNIT 1: VOWELS
LONG VOWEL /iː/ & SHORT VOWEL /ɪ/
vowel /i:/
2 eight piece believe niece
6 pretty wheat sweet cream
Dip, mill, rich, sin, his
pronounced with /i:/
recommend a place to eat?
is great But it isn’t cheap!
the rest of the week!
Trang 32SHORT VOWELS /æ/ AND /e/
word in each series will be pronounced with the /æ/ vowel
pronounced with /e/
2 paper letter send pencil
5 reading ready already head
will be said incorrectly Circle C for correct or I for incorrect
You hear I got wait in the rain You circle I
Trang 33LONG VOWEL /u:/ AND SHORT VOWEL /ʊ/
pronounced with /ʊ/ will be said incorrectly Circle C if the pronunciation of the words
in the sentence is correct Circle I if the pronunciation of the words in the sentence is incorrect.
You hear The cushion is soft You circle C
Trang 34LONG VOWEL /ɔ:/ AND SHORT VOWEL /ɒ/
contains a word with vowel /ɔ:/
You circle (a)
with /ɔ:/ will be pronounced incorrectly Circle C for correct or I for incorrect.
You hear Please sew the piece of wood You circle I
Trang 35LONG VOWELS /a:/ AND /ʌ/
2 stuck stock 7 bum bomb
/ʌ/
5 stood stuff stump stuck
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DIPHTHONG /əʊ/
Read the name of the following household items Circle the items pronounced with the diphthong /əʊ/
1 toaster frying man bookcase freezer
3 stove sofa lawn mower table
5 can opener mixing bowl clothes dryer iron
Read the dialogue Then work with a partner Circle all the words containing the diphthong /əʊ/
anyone there!
Trang 37DIPHTHONG /eɪ/
Reading the following shopping list You are going to buy the items with the /eɪ/ sound Circle only the items containing the vowel /eɪ/
1 steak lettuce pastry cereal
3 cake tomatoes bacon baking soda
4 potatoes crackers peas ice cream
5 grapes celery gravy carrots
6 toothpaste peas squash paper plates
Trang 38UNIT 2: CONSONANTS
CONSONANTS /s/ AND /z/
one “s” in each word is actually pronounced “s”)
3 carrots apples peas raisins
6 cease seize size sings
1 We finally won the (race/raise)
2 I know that (face/phase)
3 He gave me a good (price/prize)
4 Look at her small (niece/knees)
5 We must accept the (loss/laws)
6 The sheep have (fleece/fleas)
7 Did you hear the (bus/buzz)?
8 His dog has a large (muscle/muzzle)
9 How much is the (sink/zinc)?
10 I can identify the (spice/spies)
Trang 39CONSONANTS / tʃ/ AND /dʒ/
will be said incorrectly Circle C for correct or I for incorrect to indicate whether the
2 captain general major soldier
Trang 40CONSONANTS /ʃ/ AND /Ʒ/
consonant /ʃ/
4 China Russia Chicago Michigan
7 division subtraction addition multiplication
different Circle the number of the word that is different
1 I didn’t see the (dish/ditch)
2 He hurt his (chin/shin)
3 Did you hear that (shatter/chatter)?
4 It’s a silly (wish/witch)
5 It was an endless (marsh/March)
6 She brought me the (wash/watch)
7 You have a large (share/chair)
8 We must fix the (ship/chip)
9 Does she have a new (crush/crutch)?
10 You completed the (shore/chore)
Trang 41Circle the words containing the consonant/ʃ/ and underline the words containing the consonant /tʃ/
her parents in Michigan I’m watching the children and doing the chores
shop
kitchen, too
a rush It’s been nice chatting with you, Richard!
1 Charles hurt his chin Charles hurt his shin.
2 This is your chair. This is your share
Trang 42♫
Track 29 Listen and circle the word in each group that does not contain /ʒ/sound of the boldfaced letters
1 The commission made a decision - /ʃ/ - /ʒ/
2 The class learned division and addition - /ʒ/ - /ʃ/
4 Your profession has prestige - /ʃ/ - /ʒ/
5 That’s an unusual shade of rouge - /ʒ/ - /ʃ/ - /ʒ/
Trang 43CONSONANTS /f/ AND /v/
Read the words in the box Then read the numbered instructions, and write the
appropriate word from the box in each line
Graph photograph phone phonetics philosopher
Pharmacy nephew phonograph physician prophet
1 Find another name for drugstore _ Pharmacy _
2 Find another name for a doctor _ physician _
3 Find another name for a snapshot _ photograph _
4 Find the name for a person who studies philosophy _ philosopher _
5 Find the short form of the world telephone phone
6 Find another name for a record player _ phonograph _
7 Find another name for a person who predicts the future _ prophet
8 Find the name for the study of sounds _phonetics_
9 Find the term that refers to your sister’s son _nephew_
10 Find the name for a chart showing figure _ Graph _
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Track 32 Listen to the following sentences and circle the ones that you hear1 Please peel this fruit Please feel this fruit
2 It’s a pine floor. It’s a fine floor
3 She needs the pork to make the pie She needs the fork to make the pie
4 How much is the pair? How much is the fair?
Middle (M), or end of the word (E)
2 We want to see the ballet. We want to see the valet
3 I only want the best. I only want the vest
4 Bev’s bail was stiff Bev’s veil was stiff.
Trang 45CONSONANTS /θ/ AND /ð/
the words containing the consonant /θ/
1 The truce is important. The truth is important
2 I sought it out I thought it out
3 He can’t find the pass He can’t find the path.
4 Show the teacher your seam. Show the teacher your theme
1 cloth clothing clothes clothe
6 thank than that then
Trang 46Read the dialogue with a partner and circle the words containing the consonant /ð/
1 Did you see the letter? Did you see the leather?
2 He made a big ladder He made a big lather
4 It was his mutter that bothered her It was his mother that bothered her
Trang 47CONSONANTS /l/, /r/ AND /w/
number of the word with the consonant /l/
Leon and I had bad luck Luggage was lost while traveling from La Paz, Bolivia, to
Honululu Airline personnel were all very helpful They told Leon they will certainly locate all, eventually, if we’re lucky It looks like the luggage landed in Lima At least
we met lots of lovely people Also, we could leave on a later flight I’ll telephone with new flight schedule We should be home for lunch with the family at twelve o’clock
Hopefully, our arrival won’t be delayed Talk to you later Love you a whole lot
Robin was really a hero rather than a criminal He robbed the rich and gave to the
poor He was a remarkable marksman with his bow and arrow The story of Robin
Hood has been written about and dramatized since the eleventh century Robin truly
represents a righteous figure opposing cruelty and greed