Pronunciation| Mother Goose15 _LEVEL 4_
Mother Goose 15:
“Mary Had a Little Lamb”
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Exercise 1 | Listening（Listening）
Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.
(Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.)
Mother Goose
Mary had a little lamb,
Whose fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day;
That was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play;
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
Meaning and Pronunciation
- lamb [lǽm]（lamb）- fleece [flíːs]（fleece）- linger [líŋgər]（linger）
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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.)
Mary had a little lamb,
Whose fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day;
That was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play;
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
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Pronunciation| Mother Goose15 _LEVEL 4_
Read it on rhythm. Pronounce bold words as a single word.
(Read it on rhythm. Pronounce bold words as a single word.)
Mary had a little lamb,
Whose fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day;
That was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play;
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
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Pronunciation| Mother Goose15 _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.)
Mary had a little lamb,
Whose fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day;
That was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play;
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
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Pronunciation| Mother Goose15 _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
Mary had a little lamb,
Whose fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day;
That was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play;
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
The eager children cry;- eager [íːgər]（eager）
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,"
The teacher did reply.
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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Exercise 4 | Discussion（Discussion）
Directions: Discuss the subject with your teacher.
(Directions: Discuss the subject with your teacher.)
Subject: What is the moral of this Mother Goose?（moral: moral）
Mary had a little lamb,
Whose fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day;
That was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play;
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
The eager children cry;
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,"
The teacher did reply.
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