Pronunciation ⅼ Mother Goose 09
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 （Ascoltare）
Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.
(Indicazioni: Ascolta attentamente l'insegnante)
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]（provviste）
- chief [tʃíːf]（capo）
- diet [dáiət]（dieta, alimentazione）
- baker [béikər]（fornaio）
- clerk [klɑ'ːk]（addetto）
- toll [tóul]（suonare）
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Exercise 2 | Pronunciation Practice 1（Esercizio di pronuncia １）
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
(Pratica la pronuncia con l'insegnante)
Read each sentence slowly.
(Leggi ogni frase lentamente.)
There
She
was
lived
Victuals
an
old
upon
and
woman,
nothing
drink
were
this
old
woman
to
the
baker,
And
yet
She
went
And
when
She
went
And
when
she
to
came
the
she
what
but
victuals
the
chief
could
do
and
of
you
think?
drink:
her
diet,
never
keep
quiet.
bread,
to
buy
her
some
home,
her
old
husband
clerk
came
and
to
toll
the
bell,
back
her
old
husband
was
was
dead;
well.
Read it on rhythm. Pronounce bold words as a single word.
(Leggi a ritmo. Pronuncia le parole in grassetto come un'unica parola.)
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.
(Rileggi a ritmo. Cerca di pronunciare le parole in grassetto con forza e le parole in grigio con meno
forza.)
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（Esercizio di pronuncia ２）
Directions: Take turns in pronouncing the sentences of A and B part.
(Indicazioni: Pronuncia le frasi A e B a turno con l’insegnante.)
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!
(Ora, cerca di pronunciare in maniera ritmica e veloce quante più parole possibili. Andiamo!)
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Exercise 4 | Discussion（Discussione）
Directions: Discuss the subject with your teacher.
(Indicazioni: Discuti con l'insegnante)
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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