phonetic symbols are great

7th CTJ TEFL SEMINAR“Driving Development”

Brasília, July, 2009.“Phonetic Symbols are /greit/!”

Thelma Marques – EFL Teacher – Alumni, São Paulo. thelma2006@uol.com.br

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/

BEE BIT BET JACK CUT CAR HOT SPORT BOOK BLUE

BIRD AGO HERE POOR THERE SAY BOY BUY NO NOW

●boreddrunkhurthotkindrude

●●angryanxiousbittercautiousenviousfuriousfamous

●●afraidalivealoneapartasleepperplexedsincere

●● ●arrogantconfidentobstinatebeautifulelegantextrovert

●●●mischievoussuspiciousdisgusteddepressing

●● ● ●miserablemeditativeconcentratingfascinatingeducated

●●● ●hystericalintelligentconservative

● ●●●disappointedoptimisticsympathetic

/hɪlz/ /neɪm/

/plænts/ /rɒks/

/klaudz/ /sænd/

/bɪrdz/ /hɔːrs/

/skaɪ/

A ________________ with no _______________One the ________________part of the __________ I was looking at all the________There were ______________ and ____________ and _________ and ____________

There was ___________ and __________ and ___________The _____________ ____________ I met was a fly with a _______________

And the _______________ with no ______________The ______________ was _____________ and the __________ was __________

But the _____________ was _________________ of soundI’ve been ______________ the _____________ on a ___________ with no _________

It felt ____________ to be out of the ____________________In the ______________ you can’t remember ____________ _____________

‘Cause _____________ ain’t no ___________ for to __________ you no ___________

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