Pronunciation| Mother Goose12 _LEVEL 4_ Mother Goose 12: “There Was a Crooked Man” Hi! How are you today? Today’s lesson is about “There Was a Crooked Man.” Let’s make learning English fun! Exercise 1 | Listening (Ascoltare) Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher. (Indicazioni: Ascoltaattentamentel'insegnante) Mother Goose There was a crooked man And he walked a crooked mile He found a crooked sixpence Upon a crooked stile He bought a crooked cat Which caught a crooked mouse And they all lived together In a crooked little house. Meaning and Pronunciation - crooked [krʊkɪd](storto; deforme;rotto) - mile [máil](miglio) - sixpence [síkspəns](sei pence) - stile [stáil](scaletta) 1 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Pronunciation| Mother Goose12 _LEVEL 4_ Exercise 2 | Pronunciation Practice 1(Esercizio di pronuncia 1) Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher. (Pratica la pronunciainsiemeall'insegnante) Read each sentence slowly. (Leggiognifrase lentamente.) There was a crooked man And he walked a crooked mile He found a crooked sixpence Upon a crooked stile He bought a crooked cat Which caught a crooked mouse And they all lived together In a crooked little house. Read it on rhythm. Pronounce bold words as a single word. (Leggi a ritmo. Pronuncia le parole in grassetto come un'unicaparola.) There was a crooked man And he walked a crooked mile He found a crooked sixpence Upon a crooked stile He bought a crooked cat Which caught a crooked mouse And they all lived together In a crooked little house. 2 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Pronunciation| Mother Goose12 _LEVEL 4_ 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 menoforza.) There was a crooked man And he walked a crooked mile He found a crooked sixpence Upon a crooked stile He bought a crooked cat Which caught a crooked mouse And they all lived together In a crooked little house. 3 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Pronunciation| Mother Goose12 _LEVEL 4_ Exercise 3 | Pronunciation Practice 2(Esercizio di pronuncia2) Directions: Take turns in pronouncing the sentences of A and B part. (Indicazioni: Pronuncia le frasiA e B a turno con l’insegnante.) Roles: A part : bold sentences B part : normal sentences There was a crooked man And he walked a crooked mile He found a crooked sixpence Upon a crooked stile He bought a crooked cat Which caught a crooked mouse And they all lived together In a crooked little house. Next, try to say as rhythmically and fast as possible. Go! (Ora, cerca di pronunciare in manieraritmica e velocequantepiù parole possibili. Andiamo!) 4 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Pronunciation| Mother Goose12 _LEVEL 4_ Exercise 4 | Pronunciation Practice 3(Esercizio di pronuncia 3) Directions: Replace the word “crooked” with other adjectives in this Mother Goose. (Indicazioni: Cambia la parolacrooked con altriaggettivi) There was a ___________ man And he walked a ____________ mile He found a __________ sixpence Upon a _________ stile He bought a ____________ cat Which caught a _____________ mouse And they all lived together In a ___________ little house. Examples strange straight messy beautiful round 5 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved.
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