UNIT 1 PHONETIC SYMBOLS AND SOUNDS International phonetic alphabet symbols Vowels // pin, English, business /e/ bed,

head, bury, exit // cat, bag, apple, black // the, a, woman, banana // look, put, could, cushion // clock, what, because // cut, come, mother // girl, burn, word, heard // car, art, heart, half // or, board, door, small // sea, bee, people, receive /u/ too, blue, fruit, fool Dipthongs /e/ take, pay, wait, ballet // five, sigh, height, buy // noise, boy, lawyer // no, road, sew, broken // round, renown, doubt // here, deer, dear, fierce /e/ care, air, mayor, prayer // poor, insure, tour, moor Consonants /p/ play, stop, speak, power /b/ bad, baby, big, object /t/ ten, later, little, pot /d/ day, advice, bed /k/ character, quick, taxi /g/ got, exam, ignore, finger /f/ food, laugh, telephone /v/ vain, over, Stephen

// thin, earth, method, both // they, father, breathe, with /s/ small, since, scene, psalm /z/ zoo, goes, xenophobe // shell, nation, machine // genre, measure, vision /h/ hot, hair, whole, whose /m/ moon, lamp, lamb /n/ can, snow, pneumonia // string, singer, tongue /t/ chair, match, future /d/ just, general, age, soldier /l/ look, small, bottle, isle /r/ real, train, wrong, write /j/ yes, Europe, university /w/ window, twin, quick, why

110 Three keys to a happy life are... (because) 111 If you could be any fictional character what would you be and why? 112 Does beauty give people advantages in life (why)? 113 Dogs/cats, argue for one being a better pet than another. 114 Argue for real or fake Christmas trees. 115 Motorcycle helmets - argue for or against. (why?) 116 The assassination of a dictator can/cannot be justified 117 The worst/best book you ever read (because). 118 My all time favorite movie is ... (because) 119 Describe your favorite sound and why. 120 Describe your least favorite sound and why. 121 EOG exams are/are not good forms of assessment. (why?) 122 What are you grateful for (why)? 123 Your favorite relative is ... (because) 124 If you had to kill one animal what would it be and why? 125 If you could date any movie star what would it be and why? 126 If I were invisible for a day I would ... (because) 127 What I would do if I knew I could not fail at it is (because) 128 If you could rule the world for a day, what would you do? 129 Do you think abortion should be illegal? (why 130 If you could have one wish (No. You cant wish for extra wishes), what would it be (why)? 131 Explain the benefits of having a vegetarian/carnivore lifestyle. 132 If you could have any animal in the world as a pet, what would it be (why)? 133 If you had a monkey with wings, what would you do with it and why? 134 If you could have a 30 minute talk with any dead person, who would it be? (why) 135 If you could save any endangered animal, what would it be and why? 136 What do you like to do more than anything in the world (why)? 137 If you were stuck on an island what would you bring and why? 138 A good parent is on that ... (because) 139 A law should be made that... (because)

140 If I could only accomplish one thing in my life, I would like to... (why) 141 If I wanted to impress someone, I'd tell them about my... (why) 142 If I'd known my parents when they were teenagers...(why) 143 Little Red Riding Hood should have... (because) 144 The clothing I hate trying on more than any other is (because). 145 The one world event I remember most about this year is... (because) 146 You can make a child feel special by... (because) 147 I hate/love going places with my parents (because) 148 Of the five senses, my favorite is... (because) 149 If I could make one of my five senses stronger than normal humans it would be (why) 150 If I played a role in a TV show, I'd play... (because)