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Ship Or Sheep - Unit 30: s (sun)


a. First practise the target sound Isl in some of the words from the dialogue below. Read the words aloud or visit the website to practise.

Sam   Sue   sand   a sum of money  Saturday   sailing   possible  seaside

/s/ in consonant clusters

let's  that’s   it's   six  just  sleep  spend   stay  star   Smith
outside   instead   sweetie  swimming   sensible   smallest   skiing exciting  expensive  cheapskate*

* a person who only spends the smallest amount of money

Notice how /s/ sounds join together.

let's_stay Six_Star let’s_sleep
b. First just listen to the dialogue without looking at your book, paying particular attention to the target sound.

It’s expensive
SAM:  Let's go to the seaside on Saturday, sweetie.
SUE:  Yes! Let’s go sailing and water-skiing. That's exciting.
SAM:  It’s expensive, sweetie. Let's just sit in the sun and go swimming instead.
SUE:  Let's stay in the Six Star Hotel and spend Sunday there too.
SAM:  Be sensible, Sue. It’s too expensive. Let’s sleep outside instead.
SUE:  Sleep on the sand? You never want to spend more than the smallest possible sum of money, Sam Smith — you're such a Cheapskate!
c. Practise reading the dialogue aloud. Record your voice to compare your production of the target sound with the recording.
Exercise-2 (Sound) Exercise-4a /s/ in consonant clusters


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