English Pronunciation...Chapter 1 Sounds of English Lesson 1/iː/ and /ɪ/ English Pronunciation (Elementary) Do you know these sounds? /i ː/ and /ɪ/ Vowel-you pronounce with your

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Chapter 1 Sounds of English

Lesson 1 /iː/ and /ɪ/

English Pronunciation (Elementary)

Do you know these sounds?

/iː/ and /ɪ/

Vowel -you pronounce with your mouth open, allowing the air to flow through it

As there are more sounds than letters,we use symbols for pronunciation.

How to make the sound /ɪ/?

How to make the sound /iː/?

• 舌尖抵下齿，舌前部向上抬。嘴角向两边拉，成微笑状态

• 类似于汉字"衣"的发音，但舌位较高，声音较长

• 上下唇比发/i:/时微开，嘴角肌肉略微放松• 类似于汉字‘衣’与‘也’之间的发音

/iː/ is a long sound. Look at the diagram. Then

follow the video saying the sound. Make your

mouth wide, like a smile. Your tongue touches

the sides of your teeth. Target sound: /iː/

/ɪ/ is a short sound. Look at the diagram. Listen

and then say the sound. Make your mouth a bit

less wide than for /i:/. Your tongue is a bit further

back in your mouth than for /iː/. Target sound: /ɪ/

How to make the sound /iː/ and /ɪ/?

/ɪ/

Click the icon for a standard British way of

pronouncing /i:/

from BBC English

Click the icon for a standard British way of

pronouncing /ɪ/

from BBC English

/iː/

Sound and Spelling: /iː/ Listen and say these words.

see

eat

police

evening

Sound and Spelling: /ɪ/ Listen and say these words.

swim

busy

listen

Game Time

Please finish the tongue twister under your tutor's guidance.

I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the

wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

Now you can press the button and listen to the recording.

ExercisesAfter-Class

Circle all the /i:/ sounds and underline all the /ɪ/ sounds.

big busy dinner give green in listen meet office people pizza please repeat six tea three

Listen to check your answers.

Check with the key.

Then listen and repeat.

Answer key:/i:/ sounds: green meet people pizza please repeat tea three/ɪ/ sounds: big busy dinner give in listen office repeat six

/ɪ/

Click the icon for a standard British way of

pronouncing /i:/

from BBC English

Click the icon for a standard British way of

pronouncing /ɪ/

from BBC English

/iː/

Further Learning:

Next class: /e/ and /æ /