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SS2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE FIRST TERM WEEK THREE

CONTENT

  1. Speech Work: Contrast of Monophthongs – /æ/ and/a:/; /e/ and /Ʒ:/
  2. Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Health
  3. Reading Comprehension: Reading for Main Points – ‘Bride-price and Polygamy’ (NOSEC, pages 19 – 20)
  4. Structure: Pronouns – (Introduction, Types, Functions and Usage)
  5. Writing Skills: Argumentative Writing – (Vocatives) ‘Military Rule is Better than Civilian Rule’
  6. Summary: Exercise – ‘Dogs as Reliable Companions’ (NOSEC, pages 38 – 39)

 

ASPECT: Speech Work

TOPIC: Contrast of Monophthongs – /æ/ and/a:/; /e/ and /Ʒ:/

Contrasting /æ/ and /a:/ Sounds

The/æ/ and /a:/ are sometimes confused. Often times there are mix up in the pronunciation as one is mispronounced for the other. The primary contrasts exist in manner and places of articulation. /æ/ is a short vowel sound pronounced with spread lips while /a:/ is a long vowel sound pronounced with the lips at the neutral position.

The /æ/ sound is realised in the following words:

Mad, cat, back, ran, pack, and, bad bat, rag, man, fan, pat, map, rag, lack, sang, hat, clap, pat, lamb, as, badge, match, ban ham, madam, etc

The /a:/ sound is realised in the following words:

march, farm, part, part, barn, clerk, bath, staff, heart, palm, calf, half, laugh, bark, barge, parch, arm, car, bark, etc.

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