1.1. Beef or Chicken?

 
Short vowel sounds examples
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 In this section of the unit we are going to focus on pronunciation. If you click on the examples, you will notice how different these two sounds are:

  • Short /ɪ/ as in chicken  /ˈtʃɪkɪn/
  • Long /i:/ as in beef /biːf/
 

Watch the video below and listen carefully to hear the difference between these two sounds. Listen and repeat the words.


Vídeo alojado en YouTube

Do it yourself

Listen to the recording and write 1 next to the word you hear in each pair. Write 0 next to the word which is not pronounced. Listen to the recording twice.

 

SOURCE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oIUMVsG_uo

Long vowel Short vowel
1. feet fit
2. seat sit
3. steal still
4. feel fill
5. jeans gins
6. beans bins
7. team Tim
8. cheap chip
9. peach pitch
10. leave live

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Do it yourself

Let's review the pronunciation of the vocabulary studied so far as for food, drink and cooking. Write S (for short /ɪ/) or L (for long /i:/) in the space provided according to the pronunciation of the vowels in bold in each word.

1. grill 8. milk

15. pea
2. steam 9. cream 16. bean
3. kitchen 10. cheese 17. lettuce
4. sweet 11. peach 18. crisps
5. bitter 12. vinegar 19. olive
6. shrimp 13. garlic 20. chips
7. meat 14. pizza 21. fish

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