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a. listen and speak

Diphthongs/eI/ aI/ I/

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/aI/ /eI/ / I/
high day voice

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Task 1. Teacher says the following words aloud. Repeat after
the teacher. Write them in the appropriate columns.

void, sky, late, flight, made,

choice, nine, train, play, moisture,

boy, shine, place, plane, loiter.

/eI/ /aI/ / I/

note: /aI//eI/and/ I/ are called diphthongs, that is,
combinations of two vowel sounds. You will learn more about diph-
thongs in your future lessons.

Task 2. What vowel sound do these diphthongs, that is,

/aI//eI/and/ I/ end with?

Can you give more examples?

Work in pairs and check the pronunciation referring to a
dictionary.

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