Pronunciation|Basic Pronunciation Lesson 05 _LEVEL 4_
Basic Pronunciation 05:
Long Vowel /iː/
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Today’s lesson is about “Long Vowel /iː/”
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Today’s goal: Learn how to pronounce the long vowel /i:/ correctly
Exercise 1 | Video Practice (Video Practice)
Directions: Watch the video and practice the pronunciation. If you’ve watched the video already, ask your
teacher to skip this exercise.
Directions: Watch the video and practice the pronunciation. If you’ve watched the video already, ask your
teacher to skip this exercise.
BBC LEARNING ENGLISH (Copyright © 2015 BBC)
The Sounds of English Long Vowels - Programme 1
Words in the video
/i:/
fleece
sea
machine
liter
cheap
feet
he’s
peach
sheep
/fli:s/
/si:/
/məˈʃiːn/
/ˈli:tə/
/tʃi:p/
/fi:t/
/hi:z/
/pi: tʃ/
/ʃi:p/
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Pronunciation|Basic Pronunciation Lesson 05 _LEVEL 4_
Exercise 2 | Words (Words)
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
Note) Tips for pronouncing long vowel /i:/
To produce this sound, keep your mouth wide and lift your tongue up.
To produce this sound, keep your mouth wide and lift your tongue up.
/i:/
bead
seed
feed
scream
meal
heal
team
seal
deal
even
/bi:d/
/si:d/
/fi:d/
/skri:m/
/mi:l/
/hi:l/
/ti:m/
/si:l/
/di:l/
/ˈi:vn/
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Pronunciation|Basic Pronunciation Lesson 05 _LEVEL 4_
Exercise 3 | Sentences (Sentences)
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
1. I want to speak English.
2. Let's go to the beach!
3. Do you have a sheet of paper?
4. This bird has a pretty beak.
5. They make a great team!
6. I saw a baby seal!
7. I want to have a sheep.
8. I like green tea.
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Pronunciation|Basic Pronunciation Lesson 05 _LEVEL 4_
Exercise 4 | Article (Article)
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
Steve and his team won the game. They went to the beach to celebrate. At the beach they met their friend
Dean and they all greeted him. They all enjoyed swimming in the sea. 'The water is so clear!', said Steve.
'I can see my feet!' After three hours, they decided to go for a meal. Steve took a seat and ordered some
red meat. Some of his friends wanted Greek salad. His best friend, Eugene, ordered some beans. They all
drank green tea. When they finished eating, Steve said: 'Let's leave!'. They went out of the restaurant and
said to each other: 'See you next week!'
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