PhoneticsPhonetics

Lesson 1...Lesson 1...

Bean Bean andand Bin Bin

Read aloud --

Mr. Bean is sitting on the bin.Mr. Bean is sitting on the bin.

Now, listen and find out the difference in pronunciation between the 2 underlined words --

Mr. Bean is sitting on the bin.

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Activity 1Activity 1

• Look up the phonetic symbols of Look up the phonetic symbols of

beanbean and and binbin. .

What are they?What are they?

AnswerAnswer

bean = [bbean = [bi:i:n]n]

bin = [bbin = [bIIn]n]

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Let’s learn more about [i:] and [I]!!

• [i:][i:] is a long vowel. It is pronounced like this -- is a long vowel. It is pronounced like this --

i:i:i:i:II

..Try it!Try it!

• [[II]] is a short vowel. It is pronounced like this -- is a short vowel. It is pronounced like this --

IIII

i:i:

..Try it!Try it!

Speaking PracticeSpeaking Practice

• Practise the sound Practise the sound [i:][i:]

shsheeeepp

chcheaeapp..

• Now, practise the sound Now, practise the sound [I][I]

shshiipp

chchiipp..

O.K., let’s put them together --shshi:i:pp shshIIpp

chchi:i:pp chchIIpp

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Speaking PracticeSpeaking Practice

• Practise the following pairs:Practise the following pairs:

[i:][i:] [I][I]

sheepsheep shipship

cheapcheap chipchip

eeleel illill

peelpeel pillpill

beaterbeater bitterbitter

deeddeed diddid

Activity 2Activity 2• Look up the following words in the Look up the following words in the

dictionarydictionary

it it

chipchip

teamteam

eat

eat

cheapcheap

fitfit

feetfeet

Tim

Tim

• Classify them into 2 groupsClassify them into 2 groups

AnswerAnswer

[I][I] [i:] [i:]

fitfit feet feet

itit eat eatchip chip cheap cheap

TimTim team team

•Do you have them all correct?Do you have them all correct?

Listening PracticeListening Practice

• Listen and choose the correct answer:Listen and choose the correct answer:

sseaeat t [[i:i:]] ssiit t [[II]]

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chcheeeek k [[i:i:]] chchiick ck [[II]]

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lliive ve [[II]]lleaeave ve [[i:i:]]

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lliid d [[II]] lleaead d [[i:i:]]

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slsliip p [[II]]slsleeeep p [[i:i:]]

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Challenge!!!

Read the following sentence Read the following sentence CORRECTLYCORRECTLY::

Mr. Mr. [b[bi:i:n] n] is sitting on the is sitting on the [b[bIIn].n].

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Make sure you did not say this --

• Mr.BMr.BIIn is sitting on the bn is sitting on the bi:i:n.n.

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