micro-teaching u vs. u:
DESCRIPTION
U and U:TRANSCRIPT
PRONUNCIATION
Group 5:
Minh Phuong & Bich Phuong
Date: 29//10/2014
Content
I. Theory
II. Practice
1. Minimal pairs
2. Phrases
3. Sentences
I. Theory
/ʊ/
A short vowel sound
The lips: rounded and
protruded
The back of tongue goes
forward and up
Good /ɡʊd/
Foot /fʊt/
/u:/
A long vowel sound
The lips: rounded and
protruded
Put the tongue up and back
Goose /ɡuːs/
Food /fuːd/
Minimal pairs /ʊ/ /u:/
Look Luke
Pull Pool
Full Fool
Could Cooed
Would Wooed
“Coloring Tree” Game
• 6 people from each side of class
• Listen to the word pronunciation
• After the word is completely pronounced
1 person from each side will clap on the board
• Who is faster chance to write word on the board
• 1 right answer = 1 point
• Higher total point = Winner
Food1
2
3
4
5
6
Look
Pool
Fool
Cooed
Would
Phrases
• Beautiful rook
/ˈbjuː.tɪ.fl/ /rʊk/
• Blue movie
/bluː/ /ˈmuː.vi/
• Cool food
/kuːl/ /fuːd/
• Fool woman
/fuːl/ /ˈwʊm.ən/
• Full moon
/fʊl/ /muːn/
• Good look
/ɡʊd/ /lʊk/
Activity: Creating a poem
Bull /bʊl/ Gnu /nuː/
Goose /ɡuːs/
ANIMAL FAMILY
Kangaroo /kæŋɡəˈruː/
Moose /muːs/
Pullet /ˈpʊlɪt/
Pupa /ˈpjuːpə/
Rooster /ˈruːstər/
Activity: Creating a poem
ANIMAL FAMILY
The kangaroo is very cool
My goose catches a flu
Thank you for listening!