VOWEL SOUNDS (I)

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1- Listen to the sentences and circle the word you hear.1- The beans/bins were quite cheap.2- I’m going to leave/live with my brother.3- Did you feel/fill it?4- She has very big cheeks/chicks.5- He beat/bit the dog.6- That meal/mill was fantastic!2- Listen and repeat these words. Focus on the letters underlined.

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needteampeakmeetingsheetsweekagreementreachedreadachievementtheseleavedealfifteenfreepieceseatmachinepleasemeal3- Listen  to   these sentences and repeat.1- These balance sheets are for the next meetingEstos balances son para la próxima reunión.2- I need to read the dealNecesito leer el acuerdo, el contrato.3- They reached an agreement after the meeting last week.Llegaron a un acuerdo tras la reunión de la semana pasada.4- Leave fifteen seats for the team, please.Deja quince asientos libres para el equipo, por favor.5- The highest peak in sales this week is a big achievement.El punto más alto de ventas de esta semana es un gran logro

 

 

In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, such as English ah! [ɑː] or oh! [oʊ], pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants, such as English sh! [ʃː], where there is a constriction or closure at some point along the vocal tract. A vowel is also understood to be syllabic: an equivalent open but non-syllabic sound is called a semivowel.