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How to pronounce The Low Front Vowel [ae]
Links to Phonetics: the sound of American English (発音の仕方をこちらのリンクから確認)
 Let's practice
Words
 ax
 apple
 taxi
 cap
 sandwich
Other word examples
Directions: Read the following words, phrases, sentences and tongue twisters correctly saying the low
front vowel [ae] accurately and distinctly.
Initial
ax,at,an,ask,am,as,ant,
act,answer,angle,after,actress,actor,attitude,apple,action,amnesty,Adam,adventure,
album,angry
Medial
cat,cap,catch,can,can't,hat ask,map,bank,thank,hand,man,cab,taxi,sandwich,Catherine,Amanda,valid,
captain,cabin
Phrases
class
champ
ask for amnesty
ham sandwich and salmon
salad
last batch
action and
adventure valid
answer
Adam's
apple
Catherine and Amanda
Sentences
1. The ship captain is in the cabin.
2. The actor has an arm tattoo.
3. Ann had ham sandwich and salmon salad for brunch.
4. The scandal was in the tabloid.
5. Catherine and Amanda are very popular actresses.
Tongue Twisters
1. An Ape hates Grape cakes
2.A canner can can anything that he can but canner can't can a can.Can he?
Exercise 1: Pictures
Instructions: Identify the following pictures with the / ae / sound.
       Exercise 2: Vocabulary Test
Test I
Instructions: Underline the correct word that corresponds to the sentence.
1. I'm going to the _____(bunk / bank) to withdraw money.
2. I need a _______ (cop , cap , cup) to cover my head.
3.I need to catch a ______ (bot , bat, but) for my science class.
4. Where can I get a map/mop?
a) at the stationary section
b) at the DIY section
5. I'm looking for the best agricultural- ( lend
, land) _________.
Test II
Instructions: Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B.
A
B
1.bat
a. to stop somebody from doing something
2.cap
b. a woman who acts in plays,movies, or television
3.band
c. to steal something
4.actress d.
a covering for the head
5.
ban e.
a group of musician who play together
f.
a nocturnal flying mammal Test III
Listening Test
Instructions: Listen carefully` as the teacher reads series of sentences.
Fill in the blanks the appropriate word to complete the sentence.
1. The __________caught the suspect with a ______.
2. ________ Alice hates to see an ______.
3. _____ for power is not the ______ desire of a man.
4. My mother wants to _____ the thin mattress of the ____ where the _____ sleeps.
5.The radio ______ announces the coming of the ___________.
Exercise 3: Article reading
Instructions: Read the article correctly saying the / ae / sound accurately and underline
the words with the /ae/ sound. Then answer the following questions.
Man's Brain
On the surface, man may look defenseless when compared with other creatures. He does not have the talons of an eagle;
neither can he run like a gazelle to escape his predators. Man has eyes, but his eyesight is not as keen as the owl's. Man can
swim, but not as fast as a fish. Man is covered by
body hair but it is not as thick as the gorilla's protect him from heat
or the
cold. How then can he survive?
Man's brain is far more
complicated than that of any other animal. With his brain, man creates
and invents. He invented the
airplane so he can fly like an eagle, the automobile, so he can run like the gazelle, the ship and the submarine so he can
swim like a fish. He invented the telescope and the radar to serve as an extensions of his ears and eyes. His clothes
cover his body from the heat and cold.
1. What is being compared?
2. What basic idea is emphasized by the comparison?
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