Pronunciation| Mother Goose11 _LEVEL 4_
Mother Goose 11:
“I Had a Little Dog”
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Today’s lesson is about “I Had a Little Dog.”
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Exercise 1 | Listening（Listening）
Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.
(Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.)
Mother Goose
I had a little dog, and his name was Blue Bell,
I gave him some work, and he did it very well.
I sent him upstairs to pick up a pin,
He stepped in the coal-scuttle up to the chin;
I sent him to the garden to pick some sage,
He tumbled down and fell in a rage;
I sent him to the cellar to draw a pot of beer,
He came up again and said there was none there.
Meaning and Pronunciation
- pin [pín]（pin）
- coal-scuttle [kóul-skʌ'tl]（bucket for carrying coal）
- chin [tʃín]（chin）
- sage [séidʒ] (sage – a kind of plant)
- tumble [tʌ'mbl]（tumble）
- in a rage [réidʒ]（in a rage）
- cellar [sélər]（cellar）
- drew [drɔ'ː]（drew）
- pot[pɑ't]（pot）
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Pronunciation| Mother Goose11 _LEVEL 4_
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.)
I had a little dog, and his name was Blue Bell,
I gave him some work, and he did it very well.
I sent him upstairs to pick up a pin,
He stepped in the coal-scuttle up to the chin;
I sent him to the garden to pick some sage,
He tumbled down and fell in a rage;
I sent him to the cellar to draw a pot of beer,
He came up again and said there was none there.
Read it on rhythm. Pronounce bold words as a single word.
(Read it on rhythm. Pronounce bold words as a single word.)
I had a little dog, and his name was Blue Bell,
I gave him some work, and he did it very well.
I sent him upstairs to pick up a pin,
He stepped in the coal-scuttle up to the chin;
I sent him to the garden to pick some sage,
He tumbled down and fell in a rage;
I sent him to the cellar to draw a pot of beer,
He came up again and said there was none there.
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Pronunciation| Mother Goose11 _LEVEL 4_
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.)
I had a little dog, and his name was Blue Bell,
I gave him some work, and he did it very well.
I sent him upstairs to pick up a pin,
He stepped in the coal-scuttle up to the chin;
I sent him to the garden to pick some sage,
He tumbled down and fell in a rage;
I sent him to the cellar to draw a pot of beer,
He came up again and said there was none there.
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Pronunciation| Mother Goose11 _LEVEL 4_
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
I had a little dog, and his name was Blue Bell,
I gave him some work, and he did it very well.
I sent him upstairs to pick up a pin,
He stepped in the coal-scuttle up to the chin;
I sent him to the garden to pick some sage,
He tumbled down and fell in a rage;
I sent him to the cellar to draw a pot of beer,
He came up again and said there was none there.
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 Goose11 _LEVEL 4_
Exercise 4 | Discussion（Discussion）
Directions: Discuss the subject with your teacher.
(Directions: Discuss the subject with your teacher.)
Subject: How would you describe Blue Bell’s work performance in this Mother Goose?
I had a little dog, and his name was Blue Bell,
I gave him some work, and he did it very well.
I sent him upstairs to pick up a pin,
He stepped in the coal-scuttle up to the chin;
I sent him to the garden to pick some sage,
He tumbled down and fell in a rage;
I sent him to the cellar to draw a pot of beer,
He came up again and said there was none there.
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