PRACTICE 1B: i

LISTEN to the audio file one time FIRST!! Next, LISTEN to it again and fill in all the gaps (one word per blank). Then press "Check" to check your answers and print it out to submit in class as homework.

A. Listen and practice each sound below couple times. Then, record your saying of each word/phrase and compare your pronunciation with the sound below.
1. bi marbles.gif sounds/marble.mp3
2. wintermelon.jpg sounds/wintermelon.mp3 3. quả thịquathi.jpg sounds/quathi.mp3 4. bịbag.gif sounds/bag.mp3 5. Bỉbelgium.gif sounds/despise.mp3




B. Now, listen and pay attention to the tones and pauses of each sentence below. Then, practice saying each sentence aloud a couple times and record your saying of each word/phrase and compare your pronunciation with the pronunciation of a native speaker. Finally, type the words you hear in each blank to work on spelling.
1. mua cho bé . (Older sister Chi goes buy marbles for little Tí.) sounds/cau1b1.mp3
2. Em thích xào . (Younger brother Vi likes winter melon stir-fried with pork skins. ) sounds/cau1b2.mp3
3. bỏ hai quả trong cái . (Thi put two decandrous persimons in a bag.) sounds/cau1b3.mp3
4. là người hả? (You are Belgian, aren't you?) sounds/cau1b4.mp3