Listen to session 13 (English audio, MP3)
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Session 13 is another ponethic session. This time we are going to practise the /e:/ sound and the /ei/ sound.
First listen to the following words:
/e:/
ten
desk
rest
test
press
net
fret
met
Now listen to these words and find out the difference:
/ei/
tape
late
great
main
plane
take
shape
save
Now let's compare both sounds:
men — main
test — taste
let — late
get — gate
wet — wait
mad — made
fret — freight
sell — sale
tell — tale
It's important that you listen to these sounds before you read the words because the spelling is often different from the pronunciation.
OK, I hope to meet you in our English class where you can tell me your tale.
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