UPM-CALC/SEM2/2018-19/SA PORTFOLIO/BBI2423/TASK 1

BBI2423 ACADEMIC INTERACTION AND PRESENTATION

SPEAKING ACCURATELY PORTFOLIO TASK 1

WEEK 1-2 (PHONETICS)

Name :
Matric No. :
Group :
Due date : 24 February 2019

Watch the video on the website below and click on the sound symbols and listen after the
video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/

Exercise 1
a) Complete the exercises in all the links below.
b) Print screen and submit your scores for all the exercises through Edmodo.
e.g.

1. http://www.esltower.com/PRONUNCIATION/interactive/Vowel%20sounds%20phoneti
c%20exercise%20-%20output/quizmaker.html
2. http://www.esltower.com/PRONUNCIATION/interactive/Phonetic%20Vowel%20Sound
%20Quiz%20-%20EI%20-%20output/quizmaker.html
3. http://www.esltower.com/PRONUNCIATION/interactive/Phonetic%20Vowel%20Sound
s%20-%20AI%20as%20in%20FLY%20-%20output/quizmaker.html
4. http://www.esltower.com/PRONUNCIATION/interactive/Phonetic%20Vowel%20Sound
s%20-%20OI%20as%20in%20BOY%20-%20output/quizmaker.html

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5. http://www.esltower.com/PRONUNCIATION/interactive/Diphthongs%20or%20double
%20vowel%20sound%20pratice%20test%20-%20output/quizmaker.html
6. http://www.esltower.com/PRONUNCIATION/interactive/Single%20vowel%20sounds%
20practice%20-%20output/quizmaker.html
7. http://www.englishmedialab.com/pronunciation/diphthongs%20phonetics%20quiz.htm
8. http://www.englishmedialab.com/pronunciation/odd%20sound%20out.htm

Exercise 2
a) Choose the correct words that match with each symbol
b) Transcribe the words correctly
c) You can use the keyboard found in this website to help you with the transcription.
http://www.e-lang.co.uk/mackichan/call/pron/type.html

d) Make an audio recording of yourself reading the words aloud.

e) What are the challenges that you faced while completing this task?

flaw foil car flare yet full mad pull hair chat
fate glow air war bed far dour fat coin put
claw sure vase photo coil wet pay bait tour phone

Symbol 1 2 3
e.g.
/æ/ Chat /tʃæt/

/aː/

/ɔː/

/e/

/ʊ/

/eə/

/əʊ/

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/ɔɪ/

/ʊə/

/eɪ/

Submit:
1. Exercise 1 (PDF)
2. Exercise 2 (including the challenges faced in completing the task) (PDF)
3. Audio recording (Exercise 2)

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