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a. First practise the target sound /ŋ/ in words from the dialogue. Read the words aloud or visit the website to practise.
ring strong string King Lang morning evening something interesting
/ŋk/: pink drink thinking Duncan
/ŋg/: fingers Angus
verb+ing: hanging ringing singing banging bringing putting talking whispering shouting standing saying going doing holding helping walking getting sleeping running happening.
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b. Correction
There are nine items to change in the dialogue. First listen to the conversation, write down words that do not match the recording. Then read the dialogue and listen at the same time. Write the words correctly according to the recording.
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| (Duncan King is lying in bed trying to sleep. Sharon King is standing near the window watching the neighbours, Angus and Susan Lang.) |
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| DUNCAN KING: |
(angrily). Bang! Bang! Bang! Sharon! What are the Langs doing at nine o'clock on Sunday evening? |
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| SHARON KING: |
Well, Angus Lang is talking, Duncan. |
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| DUNCAN KING: |
Yes, but what's the hanging noise, Sharon? |
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| SHARON KING: |
(looking out of the window) Angus is saying on a ladder and banging some nails into the wall with a hammer. Now he's hanging some strong string on the nails. |
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| DUNCAN KING: |
And what's Susan Lang saying? |
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| SHARON KING: |
Susan's ringing something interesting for Angus to drink. Now she's putting it under the ladder, and ... Ohh! |
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| DUNCAN KING: |
What's happening? |
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| SHARON KING: |
The ladder's running. |
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| DUNCAN KING: |
What's Angus doing? |
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| SHARON KING: |
He's bringing the string in his fingers and he's shouting to Susan. |
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| DUNCAN KING: |
And is Susan helping him? |
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| SHARON KING: |
No. She's running to our house. Now she's ringing our bell. |
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| BELL: |
RING! RING! RING! |
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| DUNCAN KING: |
I'm not going to answer it. I'm talking. |
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c. Practise reading the corrected dialogue aloud. Record your voice to compare your production of the target sound with the recording.
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