Unit 9 is a long sound It is

/ɔ: / Unit 9

• /ɔ: / is a long sound. • It is like /ɒ/ with the back of your tongue up a little.

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fox /fɒx/ forks /fɔ: ks/

pot /pɒt/ port /pɔ: t/

spot /spɒt/ sport /spɔ: t/

Don (Bradman) /dɒn/ Dawn (French) /dɔ: n/

cod /kɒd/ cord /kɔ: d/

cot /kɒt/ caught /kɔ: t/

Listen: which one does the teacher say? A Don Dawn B cod cord C pot port D fox forks E spot sport F what a… water G Rod roared

More words… or score four all always footballer Paul towards audience forward George “the Hornets” awful airport reporter forty walking York

Dialogue: A sports report from Channel 4 Announcer This morning the Hornets football team arrived back from York. Paul Short, our sports reporter, was at the airport Paul Short Good morning. This is Paul Short. All the footballers are here; here’s George Moore, the goalkeeper. Good morning George Moore Good morning. Are you a reporter? Paul Short Yes, I’m from Channel 4. Please tell our audience about the match against York. George Moore: Well, it was awful. We lost. The score was fourteen – four. But it wasn’t my fault. Paul Short: Well, whose fault was it? George Moore: The forwards! Paul Short: The forwards? George Moore: Yes, they were always falling over or losing the ball!

Intonation • What is intonation? • Intonation is the rise and fall of the language • How do we intonate for surprise? • When surprised, our voice goes up

A. Mr Short always plays football in the morning B. In the morning? C. Mr Short? D. Football? E. Always?

“I saw Audrey at the airport”: A. I saw Audrey at the airport B. At the airport? A. Yes, at the airport

Now act surprised with these things: • I’ve put the ball in the drawer. • It’s too warm to go for a walk. • Dawn wrote a report in shorthand. • George has bought forty-four forks. • I’m going to buy a horse. • You ought to get up at four in the morning. • I saw George when I was in New York. • It’s your fault!