1) Pronounce the following pairs of words.

1) Pronounce the following pairs of words.

/i:/ - /I/

eel – ill 'evening - 'inning 'decency – 'dignity

keep – kip 'weaker - 'vicar 'frequently - 'frigidly

field – filled 'measles - 'missiles 'leniency - 'literacy

meal – mill 'freezing - 'drizzling al'legiance - le'gitimate

seek – sick 'liter - 'litter 'meagerness - 'misery

feast – fist ‘scheming - 'skimming 'meaningless - 'miracle

wheat – wit 'vehement - 'women 'regionally - o'riginally

scene – sin 'teaspoon - 'tissue 'seemingly - 'similarly

people – pickle 'wheeling - 'willing 'feasible - 'physical

2) Use the utterances on the right to respond to the utterances on the left.

1. He’ll be taking part in a scientific - Really? He will meet many interesting people

conference in Leeds. there, I believe.

2. I haven’t seen Nicholas for ages. – I hear he’ll be visiting his sister and nieces

next week.

3. Can I use this drawer for my things? - Well, as a matter of fact, Kitty keeps clean

linen in it.

4. Everybody enjoyed the party, I hope. – Yes, even Jean and her little sister will be

pleased.

5. It’s easier for me to speak English than - And I find it easier to read than to speak.

to read.

6. I think, he was offended by her words. – But she didn’t mean to hurt his feelings.

3) Read these proverbs and sayings.

● A friend in need is a friend indeed. ● Great ship asks deep water.

● Honey is sweet, but the bee stings. ● Beauty is skin-deep.

● Eat at pleasure, drink with measure. ● Easy come, easy go.

● Still waters run deep. ● Never speak ill of the dead.

+ Learn the classification of vowel sounds; read about the sounds /e/ (Matyushkina-Gerke p. 30-31), /æ/ (p. 43), practice them, and give their description according to the classification of vowel sounds.

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