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Lesson 6: The Vowel Cluster
oo
El agrupamiento Vocal oo The oo cluster is similar to a u sound. /U / El agrupamiento oo es similar a un sonido u.
Exercise 10 Practice saying the sounds. Practica diciendo los sonidos. 1. lot - look 2. top - took 3. pot - pool 4. cod - cook 5. rob - room Exercise 11 Practice reading the sentences. Practica leyendo las oraciones. I look at him. She took the keys. The pool is cold. He cooks every day. They rob banks. My room is small.
Lesson 7:
The Vowel Cluster ou
El agrupamiento Vocal ou The ou
cluster is usually a short o with a El agrupamiento ou es usualmente una o corta redondeada con un sonido w.
Exercise 12 Practice saying the sounds. Practica diciendo los sonidos. 1. hot - house 2. not - noun 3. lot - loud 4. pot - pound 5. mop - mouse Exercise 13 Practice reading the sentences. Practica leyendo las oraciones. It is hot. The house is small. The music is loud. It costs five pounds. Where is the mop? I see a mouse. There are other vowel clusters which cause problems for students. For example the i and e vowels. I used before e is usually a long e sound. Hay otros agrupamientos vocales que causan problemas a los estudiantes. Por ejemplo, las vocales i y e. I utilizada antes de e es usualmente un largo sonido e.
The e vowel before
i after the c consonant is usually La vocal e utilizada antes de la i despues de la consonante c es usualmente un sonido e largo.
However the e vowel before
i is usually similar to a Sin embargo,la vocal e antes de la i es usualmente similar a un largo sonido a.
Lesson 8:
Consonants 1
Consonantes 1 b c d g Read the words and try to speak. Lee las palabras y trata de decirlas.
Usually the c consonant has a hard sound as a k. Usualmente la consonante c tiene un sonido duro como el de k.
It often has a soft sound. For example with the
h Frecuentemente tiene un sonido suave. Por ejemplo con la consonante h es usualmente suave.
Sometimes the g consonant
has a soft sound as Algunas veces la consonante g tiene un sonido suave como el de j, especialmente con la vocal e.
Exercise 14 Practice saying the sounds. Practica diciendo los sonidos. 1. cat - chat 2. cow - chop 3. clean - cheap 4. got - gentle 5. gas - geography
Lesson 9:
Consonants 2
Consonantes 2 p t v z Read the words and try to speak. Lee las palabras y trata de decirlas.
The p consonant is usually hard. But with an h consonant it is soft as an f sound. La consonante p es usualmente dura. Pero con una consonate h es tan suave como un sonido f.
Exercise 15 Practice saying the sentences. Practica diciendo las oraciones. I take photos. The pen is there. Tom is here. The van is outside. I like zebras. This is your toy.
Lesson 10:
The Consonant Cluster th
El agrupamiento consonante th The t consonant is also almost always hard. But with the h consonant it is soft. La consonante t es casi siempre dura. Pero con la consonante h es suave.
The th cluster is one of the most difficult soundsfor students. Look at the picture below and try to understand how the sound is produced. El agrupamiento th es uno de los sonidos mas dificiles para los estudiantes.Observa el cuadro abajo y trata de comprender como se produce este sonido.
It is necessary to place the tongue just below the top set of teeth and then slightly push a little air through the mouth. As the th sound is produced the tongue is released from the teeth. Practice this technique to avoid a z sound when trying to use the th cluster. Es necesario colocar la lengua justo abajo de los dientes frontales superiores y luego exhalar un poco de aire a traves de la boca. Cuando se empieza a producir el sonido th,la lengua se despega de los dientes. Practica esta tecnica para evitar el sonido z cuando trates de utilizar el agrupamiento th. Exercise 16 Practice saying the sounds. Practica diciendo los sonidos. 1. ten - three 2. time - this 3. take - that 4. tea - these 5. tool - those The th cluster in the middle of words is a little softer. El agrupamiento th en medio de una palabra es un poco mas suave.
At the end of words the th
cluster is soft with a slight Al final de una palabra el agrupamiento th es suave con una ligera liberacion de aire. Es importante no expresar el final demasiado fuertemente.
Exercise 17 Practice saying the sentences. Practica diciendo las oraciones. My son is three. I want this hat. These are your books. She is my mother. I like math. The weather is nice. |
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