英语语音练习

英语语音练习伍乐其陈璧云汇编

Exercises for English Pronunciation 1

Plosives/stops（爆破音）: / / / / / / / / / / / /

Fricatives（摩擦音）: / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Affricates（破擦音）: / / / /

I. Listen to the tape and tick out the word you hear from each of the following pairs.

1. A. pat B. bat 11. A. fine B. vine

2. A. lap B. lab 12. A. leaf B. leave

3. A. napped B. nabbed 13. A. first B. thirst

4. A. staple B. stable 14. A. seem B. theme

5. A. tuck B. duck 15. A. day B. they

6. A. writing B. riding 16. A. loose B. lose

7. A. feet B. feed 17. A. glacier B. glazier

8. A. coast B. ghost 18. A. assure B. azure

9. A. lacking B. lagging 19. A. batches B. badges

10. A. lock B. log 20. A. washed B. watched

II. Listen to the tape and decide whether A or B should be the matching answer.

(1)plosives:

1. The speaker wants to have a look at the ______.

A. cart

B. card

2. What was the girl doing?

A. Sopping.

B. Sobbing.

3. They were talking about ______ them.

A. stabling

B. stapling

4. The man must be fond of ______.

A. writing

B. riding

5. The speaker was looking for the ______.

A. bills

B. pills

6. What did the man do?

A. He hit the dog.

B. He hid the dog.

7. The boys were ______.

A. praying

B. playing

8. The new teacher likes his new ______.

A. class

B. glass

9. The girls are going to ______.

A. do cleaning

B. collect things

10. What are they going to do?

A. Try it.

B. Dry it.

(2) fricatives and affricates:

1. A. Y es, did you win it?

B. Y es, it’s really cheap.

2. A. Call a doctor!

B. Call a waiter.

3. A. No, he isn’t.

B. No, she isn’t.

4. A. A movie.

B. My car.

5. A. No, not a lot.

B. It’s his favourite cereal.

6. A. A place to walk.

B. A successful result in an exam.

7. A. Y es, it’s free.

B. Y es, it’s three.

8. A. I’m sorry to hear that.

B. She’s lucky.

9. A. Y es, the whole village was in flames.

B. Y es, it’s a silver frame.

10. A. Did you see the wind making things roll around?

B. Wind from the south always brings nice weather.

III. Listen to the following sentences and repeat after the tape. Pay special attention to the pronunciation of the English plosives/stops.

1.Americans eat breakfast and lunch quickly.

2.The evening meal is usually longer.

3.It is a time for families to gather together.

4.Rushing through daytime meals is part of the fast pace in America.

5.Another reason is that many people eat in restaurants.

6.Restaurants are usually crowded with people.

7.Each person hurries to make room for the next.

8.There is a real difference between them.

9.Daytime meals are eaten in a hurry.

10.Evening meals are those that can be enjoyed slowly with friends.

IV. Listen to the following sentences and repeat after the tape. Pay special attention to the pronunciation of the English fricatives.

1.The White House is a house in Washington D.C.

2.The president of the USA lives in it.

3.The White House is white.

4.Do you know why?

5.It happened in 1812.

6.England was at war with America.

7.The British army got to Washington.

8.The British army set fire to the house.

9.To hide the marks of the fire, the stone walls of the house were painted

white.

10.It has been the ―White House‖ ever since.

V. Speaking Exercise: work in pairs; one says sentence a or b and the other says

VI. Tongue Twisters:

1. Billy Biber bit a bit of buttered biscuit.

A bit of buttered biscuit Billy Biber bit.

If Billy Biber bit a bit of buttered biscuit,

Where’s the bit of buttered biscuit Billy Biber bit?

2. Peter Payntor, the painter, prefers painting pink pigs to picking pretty purple pansies.

3. She sells seashells on the shining seashore, and shells she sells on the seashore are seashells I am sure.

4. There are 33, 333 (thirty three thousand three hundred and thirty three) feathers on that thrush’s throat.

Incomplete plosives（不完全爆破音）:

/ /or/ /or/ /or/ /or/ /or/ / + / / or / / or / / or / / or / / or / / or / / or / /

VII. Read the following sentences and pay special attention to the incomplete plosives.

1.I had the chicken chopped by the butcher.

2.I’d take good care of her.

3.I’d done it. I’d come.

4.The sweet corns taste good.

5.Everyone wants to find a good job.

6.I object Ben’s idea.

7.He used to collect coins in his leisure time.

8.Give it to the next person.

*Practice materials in the textbook:

Fricatives: p.6—p.11, p. 81—p. 82 (III), p. 99 (III);

Plosives: p.14—p.16 (I., II.), p.66—p.67 (III);

aspiration of plosive consonants: p.16—p.17 (I. 4.);

Affricates: p.17—p.18 (II.), p.61—p.62 (III. 2.);

Incomplete plosives: p.59—p.60 (I., II.).

*More materials for your practice after class:

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Passports, please

Official: Passport, please.

Mr. Chapman: I think I’ve lost our passports, Pam.

Mrs. Chapman: Oh, Peter, how could you be so stupid? Didn’t you put them in your pocket?

Mr. Chapman: Here’s a pen… a pencil… a postcard… an envelop… a stamp…

a pin…

Mrs. Chapman: Oh, stop taking everything out of your pockets. Y ou probably put them in the plastic bag.

Mr. Chapman: Here’s a newspaper… an apple… a pear… a plastic cup… a spoon… some paper plates… a piece of pie… some pepper…

some presents.

Mrs. Chapman: Oh, stop pulling everything out of the plastic bag, Peter. These people are getting impatient.

Mr. Chapman: Well, help me, Pam.

Mrs. Chapman: We’ve lost our passports.Perhaps we dropped them on the plane.

Official: Then let the other passengers pass, please.

Mr. Chapman: Pam, why don’t you help? Y ou are not being very helpful. Put the things in the plastic bag.

Official: Y our name, please?

Mr. Chapman: Chapman.

Official: Please go upstairs with this police officer, Mr. Chapman.

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Barbara’s Birthday

Barbara: Hi, Bob!

Bob: Hi, Barbara. Y ou seem very happy.

Barbara: Well… you know, today’s my birthday.

Bob: Oh, right. February 7th. Y our birthday! Happy birthday, Barbara! Barbara: Thanks, Bob. Look at this bracelet that Robin gave me. Isn’t it beautiful?

Bob: Oh, it is. That’s a beautiful blouse, too. Y ou look good in blue. Was that a birthday present, too?

Barbara: Yes. And my mother gave me some paintbrushes and a book about birds. And, uh, somebody bought me a cookbook.

Bob: Did your brother give you anything?

Barbara: Y es. He built some bookshelves for my bedroom.

Bob: I’m really sorry, Barbara, but I forgot all about your birthday. I’ve been so busy with my job. And I’m terrible at remembering birthdays, anyway. Barbara: Well, m y birthday, isn’t over yet…

Bob: Y eah! Let’s go out and celebrate. We can get a cab and go to that new club.

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In a Department Store

Teenage Girl: I want to buy a hat.

Salesperson: Hats are downstairs on the first floor.

Tall woman: I’d like to buy a skirt.

Salesperson: Skirts are in the sportswear department, to your left.

Student: Where can I get a tape recorder?

Salesperson: Take the elevator to the tenth floor.

Short man: Where would I find ties?

Salesperson: The men’s department is straight ahead.

Fat man: Where can I get a hot meal?

Salesperson: There’s a restaurant on the thirteenth floor.

Little girl: Could you tell me where the toy department is?

Salesperson: Certainly. It’s upstairs on the next floor.

Tall man: I want to return this sweater. I t’s too tight.

Salesperson: The returns department is on the top floor, next to the cafeteria. Short woman: I want to buy some towels.

Salesperson: Take the stairs down to the basement.

Teenage boy: Where can I get a football?

Salesperson: Try the sporting goods department, on the twelfth floor.

Twins: Could you tell us the time, please?

Salesperson: Yes. It’s exactly twenty-two minutes after ten.

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A Missed Date

Debbie: Hello.

Donald: Hello, Debbie? This is Donald.

Debbie: Oh, hi, Donald.

Donald: What happened yesterday? Y ou forgot our date, didn’t you? Debbie: Well, it rained hard all day and I had a bad cold, so I decided to stay home.

Donald: Y ou did? But I tried to call you at least twenty times and nobody answered.

Debbie: Oh, the telephone lines were damaged by the storm. They repaired them today.

Donald: What did David do yesterday? Did he and Judy go dancing? Debbie: No. They stayed home and played cards with the children.

Donald: And what did you do? Did you play cards, too?

Debbie: No. I listened to records and studied. What did you do yesterday, Donald?

Donald: I just told you, Debbie. I tried to call you twenty times!

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The Cuckoo Clock

Mrs. Cook: Would you like some cream in your coffee, Mrs. Clark?

Mrs. Clark: No, thank you. But I’d like some milk, please.

Mrs. Cook: Would you like some chocolate cookies?

Mrs. Clark: Mm, yes. Thanks. Did you bake these?

Mrs. Cook: Y es. Take some more. And here’s…

Mrs. Clark: Excuse me, Mrs. Cook. But what’s that next to your bookcase? Is it

a clock?

Mrs. Cook: Y es. It’s a cuckoo clock. I got it in Canada.

Mrs. Clark: Is it plastic?

Mrs. Cook: Oh, no. It’s oak. It was quite an expensive clock. It’s electric. Mrs. Clark: Well, it’s exactly six o’clock now, and it’s very quiet. Doesn’t it say cuckoo?

Mrs. Cook: Of course. Look!

Clock: Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

Mrs. Clark: Oh, what a cute clock!

Clock: Cuckoo!

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Guests in August

Craig: I just got a telegram from Margaret and Greg.

Gloria: Are they coming to Chicago again?

Craig: Y es. They’re coming, the beginning of August.

Gloria: Oh, good! We can all get together again.

Craig: I’m glad they’re coming in Aug ust. Maybe Greg and I can play some golf or get tickets to a baseball game.

Gloria: And Margaret and I can take the dog and go jogging in the park. Craig: Remember the garden party they gave when we wee in England? Gloria: Oh, yes. We all sat on the grass, and Margaret played her guitar and sang Greek songs.

Craig: I had a great time. It’ll be good to see them again.

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At the Photographer’s

Fred: I want a photograph of myself and my wife.

Photographer: Fill out this form, please. Would you prefer a front photograph or

a profile?

Fred: A front photograph, don’t you think, Fran?

Fran: Y eas. Front.

Photographer: Please sit on this sofa. Are you comfortable?

Fran: Y es. This is fine.

Photographer: Mr. Fuller, gave a happy laugh

Fred: This is difficult. I you say something funny, I’ll laugh. Photographer: And, Mrs. Fuller, please look cheerful and friendly.

Fred: (laughs)

Fran: Finished?

Photographer: Y es.

Fred: Will the photograph be ready by the first of February? Photographer: Y es. Phone my office in five days.

Fred: Fine.

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A View of the Valley

Vivian: Has your family lived here for very long?

Victor: Five and a half years. We moved here on the first of November. Vivian: Y ou have a fantastic view.

Victor: Y es. I love living here.

Vivian: Look! Y ou can see the village way down in the valley.

Victor: Y es. It’s a lovely view.

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Gossips

Judith: Edith Roth is thirty.

Arthur: Is she? I thought she was thirty-three.

Judith: Her birthday was last Thursday.

Arthur: Was it? I thought it was last month.

Judith: The Roth’s house is worth $300,000.

Arthur: Is it? I thought it was worth about $30,000.

Judith: Roth is the author of a book about moths.

Arthur: Is he? I thought he was a mathematician.

Judith: I’m so thirsty.

Arthur: Are you? I though you had something to drink at the Roth s’.

Judith: No. Edith didn’t give me anything to drink.

Arthur: I’ll buy you a drink.

Judith: Oh! Thank you.

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The Hat in the Window

Heather: I’d like to buy the hat in the window.

Sales clerk: There are three hats together in the window, Madam. Do you want the one with the feathers?

Heather: No. The other one.

Salesclerk: The small one for thirteen dollars?

Heather: No. Not that one either. That one over there. The leather one. Salesclerk: Ah! The leather one. Now here’s another leather hat. This one is better than the one in the window. It’s a smoother leather. Heather: I’d rather have the one in the window. The colour goes better with my clothes.

Salesclerk: Certainly, Madam, if that’s the one you want. But we don’t take anything out of the window until three o’clock on Thursday.

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It’s Expensive

Sam: Let’s go to the seashore on Saturday.

Alice: Y es! Let’s go sailing and waterskiing. That’s so exciting.

Sam: It’s expensive, too. Let’s just sit in the sun and go swimming instead. Alice: Let’s stay over Saturday night and spend Sunday there, too. We could stay at the Six Star Hotel.

Sam: Be sensible, Alice. It’s too expensive. Let’s sleep outside instead. Alice: Y es. Let’s sleep on the sand. That’s most exciting.

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Surprise in the Post Office

Ms. V aldes: This package smells funny, Liz.

Ms. Jones: Something’s written on it.

Ms. V aldes: What does it say?

Ms. Jones: It says: This package contains six mice.

Ms. V aldes: Ugh!

Ms. Jones: Listen! What’s in this sack?

Ms. V aldes: It’s making a strange hissing sound.

Sack: (hisses) Sssssssssssssssssssssssss!

Ms. Jones: Susan! It’s a sack of snakes!

Ms. V aldes: Oh, it is! I wonder what’s in this box, Liz.

Ms. Jones: It’s making a buzzing noise.

Box: (buzzes) Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

Ms. V aldes: These are bees!

Ms. Jones: A package of mice! And a sack of snakes! And a box of bees! This i s very surprising.

Ms. V aldes: It’s amazing. This isn’t a post office, Liz. It’s a zoo!

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A Special Washing Machine

Sally Fisher: Do you sell washing machines?

Sid Sharp: Yes. We’re having a special sale on this machine here.

Sally Fisher: Is that a Danish machine? The name looks Danish.

Sid Sharp: No. It’s Swedish. Would you like me to demonstrate it for you? Sally Fisher: Sure. I’d like to see how it washes.

Sid Sharp: Ok. Let me give you a demonstration. Here are some sheets and shirts. Y ou put them in the machine. Y ou shut the door. And then

you just push this button.

Sally Fisher: The machine shouldn’t shake like that, should it?

Sid Sharp: Washing machines always shake. Ah! It’s finished.

Sally Fisher: But the sheets have shrunk. And look at how short the shirts are! Sid Sharp: Oh, those shirts were short before I washed them. And Cotton sheets always shrink a little.

Sally Fisher: Well, I’m not sure. Could you show me another machine?

Sid Sharp: Yes, but this is the only machine we have at the special sale price.

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The explosion, he thought, came from behind the shrubs, just near the garage. Had the chauffeur left the machine inside? He dashed across the garden, knocked over the rubbish bins and shone his torch in the direction of the garage. Sure enough — a hole measuring four by four.

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A Horrible Accident

Helen: Hello, Ellen.

Ellen: Hello, Helen, have you heard the news? There’s been a horrible accident. Helen: Oh, no! What happened?

Ellen: Hilda Harri’s husband, Henry had an accident on his way home from work.

Helen: How awful! Was he hurt?

Ellen: Y es. He was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

Helen: How did it happen?

Ellen: His car was hit by an express train. It happened at the crossing just behind his house.

Helen: How horrible!

Ellen: He’s having an operation in the hospital now. Poor Hilda! Y ou can imagine how unhappy she is.

Helen: I hope he’ll be all right.

Ellen: I hope so, too.

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At the Butcher Shop

Butcher: Good morning, Ms. Chan. What can I get you today?

Ms. Chan: Good morning, Mr. Church. I’d like some lamb chops for the children’s lunch.

Butcher: Shoulder chops, Ms. Chan?

Y es. I’ll take four shoulder shops and I’d like a small chicken.

Butcher: Would you like to choose a chicken?

Ms. Chan: Which one is cheaper?

Butcher: This one’s cheapest.

Ms. Chan: How much is all that? I don’t have much cash. Can I give you a check?

Butcher: Y es, of course, Ms. Chan.

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George Churchill

Jerry: Just outside this village there’s a very dangerous bridge.

John: Y es. Charlie told me two jeeps crashed there in January. Did you hear how it happened?

Jerry: Well, George Churchill was driving the large jeep. He was driving very dangerously.

John: George Churchill. Do I know George Churchill?

Jerry: Y es, I think you do. He’s the manager of the travel agency in Bridgeport. John: Oh, yes. I remember George. He’s always telling jokes. Well, was anybody injured?

Jerry: Oh, yes. The other jeep went over the edge of the bridge, and two children and another passenger were badly injured.

John: Were both jeeps damaged?

Jerry: Oh, yes.

John: And what happened to George?

Jerry: George? He’s telling jokes in jail now, I suppose!

Exercises for English Pronunciation 2

nasals（鼻音）: / / / / / /

lateral（舌边音）: / /

glides/semi-vowels/approximants（滑音/半元音）: / / / /

frictionless continuant（无摩擦通音）: / /

I. Sound discrimination: Listen to the tape and tick out the word you hear from each of the following pairs.

1. thin thing 11. weal veal

2. win wing 12. weep reap

3. ton tongue 13. wing ring

4. smack snack 14. twice trice

5. bank bang 15. away array

6. yoke joke 16. leaf reef

7. yacht jot 17. blight bright

8. yet jet 18. flesh fresh

9. west vest 19. line nine

10. worse verse 20. light night

II. Listen to the tape and decide whether A or B should be the matching answer.

1. The speaker was talking about the ______.

A. light

B. night

2. What did the speaker see?

A. No houses.

B. Low houses.

3. The speaker was talking about the ______.

A. snacks

B. slacks

4. Where’s the flower?

A. In the grass.

B. In the glass.

5. The speaker was talking about the ______.

A. laws

B. wars

6. The speaker was talking about the ______.

A. sloe

B. snow

7. The speaker was talking about the ______.

A. joke

B. yolk

8. The speaker was talking about ______.

A. food

B. a person

9. He is now ______.

A. still alive

B. dead

10. The fire was ______.

A. glowing

B. growing

III. Listen to the following sentences or phrases and repeat after the tape. Pay special attention to the pronunciation of the English nasals and approximants.

1.Now stop to think about it.

2.How much time do you spend communicating?

3.Y ou would probably be surprised.

4.Responding to sounds from alarms.

5.Turning on radios.

6.Stopping at traffic lights.

7.Getting messages and giving instructions to assistants.

8.Writing memos, ordering coffee, and so on.

9.Within a few hours you have sent thousands of communicative messages.

10.Y ou have sent and received thousands of communicative messages.

IV. Speaking Exercise: work in pairs; one says sentence a or b and the other

V. Read the following poem. Pay special attention to the pronunciation of / /, / /, / /, and / ??

Life

(Langston Hughes)

Life can be good,

Life can be bad,

Life is mostly cheerful,

But sometimes sad.

Life can be dreams,

Life can be great thoughts;

Life can mean a person,

Sitting in court.

Life can be dirty,

Life can even be painful;

But life is what you make it,

So try to make it beautiful.

*Practice materials in the textbook:

nasals: p.29—p.30, p.102 (III. 2.)—p.103

lateral: p.31, p.56 (II.)—p.57, p.60 (III. 1.) —p.61

glides: p.31 (4.) —p.33, p.99 (III. 1.), p.103 (3.)

frictionless continuant: p.33 (6.) —p.34, p.56 (II. 1.) —p.57

*More materials for your practice after class:

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Mom’s Muffins

Jim: Mom?

Mrs. Smith: Mm?

Jim: Can my friend, Tom Mitchum, come home with me for lunch tomorrow? Mrs. Smith: Of course, Jim. Have I met Tom before?

Jim: Mm-hmm. Y ou met him last summer. He’s small and very smart.

Mrs. Smith: Oh, yes. I remember Tom. His family comes from Mains, right? Jim: Y es. Oh, um, Mom? Will you make some homemade muffins tomorrow? Mrs. Smith: Mm…maybe. If I have time.

Jim: I told Tom about your muffins, Mom. That’s why he’s coming for lunch tomorrow.

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At a Rental Agency

Tony Martin: Good morning. I’m looking for a one-bedroom apartment downtown.

Rental agent: Certainly, sir. How much rent did you want to pay?

Tony Martin: Well, I didn’t want to pay more than $520 a month.

Rental agent: $520 a month? We don’t often have apartments as inexpensive as that. We have one apartment for $599 a month, on Seventh

A venue. It’s near the station.

Tony Martin: Is it furnished?

Rental agent: No. It’s unfurnished. It has a kitchen, but no oven. There’s a garden in the back, but the tenants can’t use it. The landlord

lives downstairs. Friends are forbidden in the apartment after

midnight. No noise and no television after 11:15. No…

Tony Martin: No, thank you! I want an apartment, not a prison!

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Noisy Neighbours

Mr. Singer: (angrily) Bang! Bang! Bang! What are the Kings doing at seven o’clock on Sunday morning?

Mrs. Singer: Well, Mr. King is singing.

Mr. Singer: Y es, but what’s the banging noise?

Mrs. Singer: (looking out the window) He’s standing on a ladder and banging some nails into the wall with a hammer. Now he’s hanging some

strong strings on the nails.

Mr. Singer: And what’s Mrs. King doing?

Mrs. Singer: She’s bringing something pink for Mr. King to drink. Now she’s putting it… Oh!

Mr. Singer: What’s happening?

Mrs. Singer: The ladder’s falling.

Mr. Singer: What’s Mr. King doing?

Mrs. Singer: He’s hanging from the string. He’s holding onto the string with his fingers and shouting to Mrs. King.

Mr. Singer: And is she helping him?

Mrs. Singer: No. She’s running toward our house. That’s her ringing the bell. Mr. Singer: Well, I’m not going to answer it. I’m sleeping.

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Early for Lunch

Mr. Clark: Hello, Lily.

Waitress: Hello, Mr Clark. Y ou’re early for lunch. It’s only eleven o’clock. Mr. Clark: When I come later, there’s usually nothing left.

Waitress: What would you like today?

Mr. Clark: I’ll have the leg of lambs.

Waitress: And would you like salad? The salad plate today is lettuce, tomatoes, and black olives.

Mr. Clark: Marvelous! I love olives.

Waitress: And what would you like to drink?

Mr. Clark: A glass of lemonade, please. And a slice of melon for dessert. Waitress: Would you like the lemonade now?

Mr. Clark: Later, thanks, Lily—with the lamb.

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A Music Student

Jim: Excuse me. Y ou look familiar. Did you use to live in New Y ork?

Jack: Y es.

Jim: Did you use to work at NYU?

Jack: Y es. I taught music there for a few years.

Jim: Oh, did you know Hugh Y oung? He was a music student.

Jack: Hung Y oung? Didn’t he use to wear a funny yellow jacket all the time? Jim: Y es. And he used to play the piano with a jazz group at the university. Jack: Y es, I remember Hugh. Most people thought he was a little…uh…peculiar. Do you know wha t he’s doing now?

Jim: Y es. He’s a millionaire in Houston now.

Jack: A millionaire? As a jazz musician?

Jim: Oh, no. He’s an executive for a large computer company. I saw a n interview with him on TV yesterday. They were asking his opinion about

future uses for computers.

Jack: Well! Guess people don’t find him so peculiar anymore.

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A Walk in the Woods

V era: Did you see V ictor on Wednesday, Wendy?

Wendy: Y es. We went for a walk in the woods near the highway.

V era: Wasn’t it cold on Wednesday?

Wendy: Y es. It was very cold and windy. We wore heavy wool sweaters and walked quickly to keep warm.

V era: It’s so nice and quiet in the woods.

Wendy: Y es. Farther away from the highway it was very quiet and there were birds and squirrels everywhere. We counted over twenty squirrels.

V era: It sounds wonderful. Did you take lunch with you?

Wendy: Y es. We bought veal sandwiches. We stopped around twelve, and we ate and watched the squirrels, but it was too windy to sit long. It was a very nice walk, anyway.

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A Proud Parent

Maria: Are the children all grown up now, Rose?

Rose: Oh, yes. Laura’s the oldest. She’s a computer programmer.

Maria: Oh, very interesting. And what about Rita? She was such a bright child — always reading.

Rose: She’s a librarian at the public library.

Maria: Really? And Chris? She was a very pretty little girl.

Rose: Chris is working as a waitress at a restaurant in Paris. She’s married to a French photographer.

Maria: Oh, how interesting. And what about Larry and Rocky?

Rose: Larry drives a truck. He drives all over the country. We hardly ever seen him.

Maria: Really? Where does he live now?

Rose: Colorado.

Maria: And does Rocky drive a truck, too?

Rose: oh, no. Rocky is a pilot.

Maria: Really? Where does he fly to? Does he fly to other countries?

Rose: Y es. Mostly to England and France.

Exercises for English Pronunciation 3

Consonant Clusters（辅音连缀）

I. Read the following words. Pay special attention to different kinds of consonant clusters.

1. / - /

small, smack, smell, smoke, smart

2. / - /

snow, snake, sneak, sneer, snack

3. / - /

slow, sleep, slay, sly, slack

4. / - /

sway, sweet, swan, swim, swear

5. / - /

school, sky, ski, scope, scheme

6. / - /

star, stay, store, steep, stow

7. / - /

speak, spoon, speed, spy, sport

8. / - /

sphere, sphinx

9. / - /

suit, sue, assume, pursue

10. / - /

play, please, plot

11. / - /

pray, press, print

12. / - /

blue, blow, blade

13. / - /

bread, broad, bright

14. / - /

crew, crash, crime

15. / - /

clash, climb, clue