Lesson 1 american accent training

1. LESSON 01
AMERICAN ACCENT
TRAINING

2. VOWELS | A , E, I, O, U
ɪ Pit ɔ: Born
e Pet u: Boon
æ Pat aɪ Bite
ɒ Pot eɪ Bait
ʌ But ɔɪ Boy
ʊ Book əʊ Toe
ə Mother aʊ House
iː Bean ʊə poor
ɜː Burn ɪə Ear
ɑː Barn eə Air

3. i/
1. Can you see the sea?
2. A piece of pizza, please.
3. Peter’s in the team.
4. A kilo of peaches and a litre of cream.
/i:/
1. Fifty- six
2. Dinner in the kitchen
3. A cinema ticket
4. A picture of the building
Confusing Vowel Sounds
/i/ /i:/
If
Listen
Miss
Dinner
Swim
See
Agree
Eat
Seat
Team

4. /u:/
1. Me too
2. Work in group
3. New shoes
4. Fruit juice
/u/
1. My bag’s full.
2. Where is my book?
3. A kilo of sugar
4. My left foot
/u:/ /u/
Too
Group
Shoe
Blue
Full
Sugar
Book
Foot

5. /e/
1. Tell me again.
2. Send me a cheque.
3. Correct these sentences.
4. Twenty to twelve.
/æ/
1. Thanks for the cash.
2. I ran to the bank.
3. Where’s my black jacket?
4. Let me carry your bag.
/e/ /æ/
Check
Bread
Friend
Again
Back
Ran
Map
Traffic

6. /ɒ/
1. Have you got a lot of shopping?
2. John’s gone to the shop.
3. How much did your holiday cost?
4. She said coffee wasn’t very good.
/ɔ:/
1. Born in autumn
2. Walking on water
3. The fourth door on the fourth floor.
4. Quarter past four.
/ɒ/ /ɔ:/
Box
Shop
Off
Sorry
All ball call tall
Talk walk
Saw law paw
Door floor

7. Tongue twister exercise
1. Set a mat on the sand and get a tan.
2. Mend ten black pairs of pants for seven men in a trance.
3. Eddie edited Earl’s easy music.
4. An Ape hates grape cakes.