Pronunciation| Mother Goose 09 _LEVEL 5_
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Mother Goose 09:
“There Was an Old Woman”
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Today’s lesson is about “There Was an Old Woman.”
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Exercise 1 | Listening（Turno de escuchar）
Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.
Escucha atentamente a tu profesor.
Mother Goose
There was an old woman, and what do you think?
She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink:
Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet,
And yet this old woman could never keep quiet.
She went to the baker, to buy her some bread,
And when she came home, her old husband was dead;
She went to the clerk to toll the bell,
And when she came back her old husband was well.
Meaning and Pronunciation
- victual [vítl]（víveres）- chief [tʃíːf]（jefe, lo más importante）
- diet [dáiət]（dieta）- baker [béikər]（panadero）
- clerk [klɑ'ːk]（asistente）- toll [tóul]（hacer sonar）
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Exercise 2 | Pronunciation Practice 1（Ejercicio de Pronunciación１）
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
Practica la pronunciación con tu profesor.
Read each sentence slowly.
Lee cada frase lentamente.
There was an old woman, and what do you think?
She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink:
Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet,
And yet this old woman could never keep quiet.
She went to the baker, to buy her some bread,
And when she came home, her old husband was dead;
She went to the clerk to toll the bell,
And when she came back her old husband was well.
Read it on rhythm. Pronounce bold words as a single word.
Lee siguiendo el ritmo. Pronuncia las palabras en negrita como una única palabra.
There was an old woman, and what do you think?
She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink:
Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet,
And yet this old woman could never keep quiet.
She went to the baker, to buy her some bread,
And when she came home, her old husband was dead;
She went to the clerk to toll the bell,
And when she came back her old husband was well.
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Read it on rhythm once again. Pronounce bold words strongly, and gray words weakly.
Lee siguiendo el ritmo una vez más. Pronuncia las palabras en negrita con fuerza, y en gris débilmente.
There was an old woman, and what do you think?
She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink:
Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet,
And yet this old woman could never keep quiet.
She went to the baker, to buy her some bread,
And when she came home, her old husband was dead;
She went to the clerk to toll the bell,
And when she came back her old husband was well.
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Exercise 3 | Pronunciation Practice 2（Ejercicio de Pronunciación２）
Directions: Take turns in pronouncing the sentences of A and B part.
Haz turnos pronunciando las frases de A y B.
Roles:
A part : bold sentences
B part : normal sentences
There was an old woman, and what do you think?
She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink:
Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet,
And yet this old woman could never keep quiet.
She went to the baker, to buy her some bread,
And when she came home, her old husband was dead;
She went to the clerk to toll the bell,
And when she came back her old husband was well.
Next, try to say as rhythmically and fast as possible. Go!
Ahora, intenta decirlo lo más rítmicamente y rápido posible.¡Adelante！
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Exercise 4 | Discussion（Debate）
Directions: Discuss the subject with your teacher.
Debate el siguiente tema con tu profesor.
Subject: What are funny or nonsense things in this Mother Goose?
There was an old woman, and what do you think?
She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink:
Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet,
And yet this old woman could never keep quiet.
She went to the baker, to buy her some bread,
And when she came home, her old husband was dead;
She went to the clerk to toll the bell,
And when she came back her old husband was well.
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