New Headway Pre-Intermediate Pronunciation Course là một bổ sung thực tế và trí tưởng tượng cho các khóa học tiếng Anh New Headway. Mục đích của nó là để giúp sinh viên thể hiện mình rõ ràng và tự tin bằng cách đào tạo họ trong các lĩnh vực quan trọng của phát âm, đặc biệt là sản xuất từ cá nhân, âm thanh và căng thẳng câu, và ngữ điệu. | 2 The sounds s z and iz Two-syllable nouns Strong and weak forms of auxiliary verbs Sounds The sounds s z and iz 1 Read the passage about Irene Redmond. Which adjectives do you think describe her life sad lonely easy boring busy Irene Redmond and her husband Ken live in Hamilton Gate in Queensland Australia. They have three children. In the summer when it s hot Irene gets up at six o clock and tries to do all the housework by eight. Ken makes breakfast. He s a good cook. At eight o clock Ken s boss calls him on the radio. After Ken goes to work Irene does the rest of the housework. Most days Irene washes the clothes. At ten o clock Irene puts the baby to bed and teaches her eldest daughter. Usually she manages to do two hours of classes a day with her. They eat at twelve. Irene always bakes her own bread and cakes. She doesn t go shopping but orders food on the Internet. In the afternoon she spends time with the children. The nearest town is Tibooburra. It s 100 miles away. Irene isn t lonely but she misses her family. Sometimes she drives into Tibooburra to see a friend. The nearest neighbour lives 35 miles away. She invites him to tea every week. In the evening Irene surfs the Internet reads or plays cards with Ken. Usually Ken loses. They don t have a TV. Irene likes living in Hamilton Gate. Ken loves it and hopes to stay there for the rest of his life but Irene isn t sure. 2 Work on your own. Read the passage again and underline all the verbs in the third person singular of the Present Simple except is doesn t and isn t. 3 Work with a partner. Put the verbs you underlined into three groups according to the pronunciation of the third person ending. Group 1 s Group 2 z Group 3 iz gets tries washes Listen and check your answers. p56 4 Listen again and repeat the verbs paying attention to the pronunciation of the ending. 5 Circle the correct pronunciation to complete the rules. 1 You pronounce the ending s z iz if the verb ends in one of the following sounds s
