Pronunciation| Mother Goose 09 _LEVEL 5_
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（Listening）
Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.
(Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.)
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]（victual）
- chief [tʃíːf]（chief）
- diet [dáiət]（diet）
- barker [béikər]（barker）
- clerk [klɑ'ːk]（clerk）
- toll [tóul]（toll）
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Pronunciation| Mother Goose 09 _LEVEL 5_
Exercise 2 | Pronunciation Practice 1（Pronunciation Practice １）
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
(Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.)
Read each sentence slowly.
(Read each sentence slowly.)
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.
(Read it on rhythm. Pronounce bold words as a single word.)
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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Pronunciation| Mother Goose 09 _LEVEL 5_
Read it on rhythm once again. Pronounce bold words strongly, and gray words weakly.
(Read it on rhythm once again. Pronounce bold words strongly, and gray words weakly.)
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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Pronunciation| Mother Goose 09 _LEVEL 5_
Exercise 3 | Pronunciation Practice 2（Pronunciation Practice ２）
Directions: Take turns in pronouncing the sentences of A and B part.
(Directions: Take turns in pronouncing the sentences of A and B part.)
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 it as rhythmically and as fast as possible. Go!
(Next, try to say it as rhythmically and as fast as possible. Go!)
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Pronunciation| Mother Goose 09 _LEVEL 5_
Exercise 4 | Discussion（Discussion）
Directions: Discuss the subject with your teacher.
(Directions: Discuss the subject with your teacher.)
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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