Pronunciation|Basic Pronunciation Lesson 20 _LEVEL 3_
Basic Pronunciation 20:
Diphthong /eɪ/
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Today’s lesson is about “Diphthong /eɪ/”
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Today’s goal: Learn how to pronounce the diphthong /eɪ/ 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 Diphthongs – Programme 8
Words in the video
/eɪ/
face
day
break
ate
faced
great
mate
/feɪs/
/deɪ/
/breɪk/
/eɪt/
/feɪst/
/ɡreɪt/
/meɪt/
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Pronunciation|Basic Pronunciation Lesson 20 _LEVEL 3_
Exercise 2 | Words (Words)
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
Note) Tips for pronouncing diphthong/eɪ/
To produce this sound, widen your mouth, move your jaw down and move your tongue up.
To produce this sound, widen your mouth, move your jaw down and move your tongue up.
/eɪ/
aim
ancient
date
escape
lake
male
stay
today
eight
chain
/eɪm/
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
/deɪt/
/ɪˈskeɪp/
/leɪk/
/meɪl/
/steɪ/
/təˈdeɪ/
/eɪt/
/tʃeɪn/
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Exercise 3 | Sentences (Sentences)
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
1. I like to eat cake.
2. He travels by train.
3. Can you wash out this stain?
4. He can explain this.
5. Let’s play a game!
6. Did you say something?
7. The books are on the table.
8. Have you seen that place before?
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Exercise 4 | Article (Article)
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
Aidan had a day off and decided to escape from the city. He went to an ancient place by train and saw a
great castle. He met his mate and they went to a small restaurant and ate cake. They sat at the table by the
window. The restaurant was by a lake. Aidan was clumsy, so he had cake on his face and he stained his
pants. His mate explained the history of the place, and Aidan had a great time. They set up a date to meet
again on Monday at eight.
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