Self-Assessment Quiz 4

Pronunciation 1

Self-Assessment Quiz 4

Contrastive Words

Name: ___________________________         Date: _______________

Part 1, Dictation

Instructions. You will hear a word in each pair which only differ in the vowel sound. Circle the correct word on your answer sheet.

01.                pet / pat

02.                mess / mass

03.                dead / dad

04.                set / sat

05.                lend / land

06.                spend / spanned

07.                N / an

08.                then / than

09.                merry / marry

10.                very / vary

Part 2, Dictation

Instructions. In this second exercise 10 words will be dictated for you. Write them down on the blanks provided on your answer sheet.

01._______________

02._______________

03._______________

04._______________

05._______________

06._______________

07._______________

08._______________

09._______________

10._______________

Part 3, Dictation

Instructions. In this new exercise you will be dictated four sentences containing /æ/. Write them down in the blanks provided on your answer sheet.

1.   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­___________________________________

2.   ___________________________________

3.   ___________________________________

4.   ___________________________________

Part 4, Transcriptions

Instructions. In the space provided below, transcribe the following words that include /iy/, /ɪ/, /ey/, and /ɛ/.

01.these        /__________ /

02.thinks       /__________ /

03.sense       /__________ /

04.sand        /__________ /

05.meaning   /__________ /

06.women     /__________ /

07.mess        /__________ /

08.sang        /__________ /

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Self-Assessment Quiz 3

Pronunciation 1

Self-Assessment Quiz 3

Contrastive Words

Name: ___________________________         Date: _______________

Part 1, Dictation

Instructions. You will hear a series of words. In each set, circle the correct answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

01.                fed / fade

02.                bread / braid

03.                west / waste

04.                special / spatial

05.                pepper / paper

06.                wreck / rake

07.                led / laid

08.                wet / wait

09.                get / gate

10.                Ed / aid

Part 2, Dictation

Instructions. In this exercise you will be dictated isolated words. Write them donw on the blanks provided.

01._______________

02._______________

03._______________

04._______________

05._______________

06._______________

07._______________

08._______________

09._______________

10._______________

Part 3, Dictation

Instructions. In this new exercise you will be dictated five sentences. Write them down on the blanks below. The sentences contain /ɛ/ and /ey/.

1.   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­___________________________________

2.   ___________________________________

3.   ___________________________________

4.   ___________________________________

5.   ___________________________________

Part 4, Transcriptions

Instructions. In the space provided below, transcribe the following words that include /iy/, /ɪ/, /ey/, and /ɛ/.

01.cheap     /__________ /

02.ship        /__________ /

03.lace        /__________ /

04.felt         /__________ /

05.jeep        /__________ /

06.gym        /__________ /

07.Jake        /__________ /

08.them       /__________ /

09.still          /__________ /

10.less         /__________ /

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Self-Assessment Quiz 2

Pronunciation 1

Self-Assessment Quiz 2

Contrastive Words

Name: ___________________________         Date: _______________

Part 1, Dictation

Instructions. You will hear a series of sets of contrastive words. For each pair circle the word you hear on your answer sheet.

01.                pit / pet

02.                pick / peck

03.                Sid / said

04.                hid / head

05.                din / den

06.                since / sense

07.                miss / mess

08.                rid / red

09.                bit / bet

10.                knit / net

11.                win / when

12.                imminent / eminent

13.                sit / set

14.                nick / neck

15.                lid / led

16.                bliss / bless

17.                Jim / gem

18.                did / dead

19.                pig / peg

20.                mitt / met

Part 2, Dictation

Instructions. You will now be dictated three sentences including words with /ɪ/ or /ɛ/. Write them down in the blanks on your answer sheet.

1.   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________________________________

2.   ____________________________________

3.   ____________________________________

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Self-Assessment Quiz 1

Pronunciation 1

Self-Assessment Quiz 1

Contrastive Words

Name: ___________________________         Date: _______________

Part 1, Dictation

Instructions. You will either hear the first or second word in each pair. On worksheet circle the contrastive word you hear.

01.                pit / Pete

02.                sick / seek

03.                slip / sleep

04.                grits / greets

05.                live / leave

06.                sit / seat

07.                ship / sheep

08.                mitt / meet

09.                rid / read

10.                chip / cheap

11.                lip / leap

12.                hit / heat

13.                sin / seen

14.                gyp / jeep

15.                fit / feet

16.                dip / deep

Part 2, Dictation

Instructions. You will now be dictated five sentences including words with /iy/ or /ɪ/. Write them down on the space provided.

1.   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________________________________

2.   ____________________________________

3.   ____________________________________

4.   ____________________________________

5.   ____________________________________

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Week 11: Identifying Places around the World

Identifying Places

Listen to the recording and complete the missing information in the chart.

Biggest Shopping Mall in the World
A	Location
	Name of mall
	Number of stores
Tallest Trees in the World
B	Location
	Name of park
	Kind of trees
	Height of tallest tree
Smallest Country in the World
C	Name
	Area
	Location
Most Visited Country in the World
D	Name
	Number of visitors
Oldest University in the World
E	Location
	Year of foundation
	Age of university
Most Highly Populated City Today
F	Name
	Location
	Number of inhabitants
Most Highly Populated City 100 Years Ago
G	Name
	Location
Busiest Airport in the World
H	Name
	Location
	Number of travelers per year
Longest Bridge in the World
I	Location
	Name
	Length

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Week 6: Calls to Protect Australia's Koalas / Listening Comp Exercise

Calls to Protect Australia’s Koalas

Listen to the following podcast entitled “Calls to Protect Australia’s Koalas,” which was taken from BBC Learning English and complete the tasks.

Calls to Protect Australia's Koalas

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Calls to protect australia's koalas answers

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The Words

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