1. Short or long?
Listen to the examples.
listen /lɪsən/ i = a short sound (---) please /pli:z/ ea = long sound (--------------)
Listen. Do these words have a short or long sound? Drag the words to the correct box.
Now listen again and repeat the words.
2. Dictation.
Type in the boxes. Write the sentences you hear. You will hear each sentence three times.
3. Practise your pronunciation.
Listen to the sentences and practise saying them.
| 1. | a. He's a teacher in New York. |
| b. His teacher's in New York. | |
| 2. | a. She's a doctor in Los Angeles. |
| b. Her doctor's in Los Angeles. | |
| 3. | a. His name's Chris. |
| b. Her name's Chris. | |
| 4. | a. I like this. |
| b. I like these. | |
| 5. | a. How much is this? |
| b. How much are these? | |
| 6. | a. Roger is his tutor. |
| b. Roger is her tutor. | |
| 7. | a. Her brother's a teacher in Tokyo. |
| b. Her brother's teacher's in Tokyo. | |
| 8. | a. My sister's a doctor in Peru. |
| b. My sister's doctor's in Peru. |
Practise the sentences.