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Task 79. Memorize the following nursery rhimes, pay special
attention to the pronounciation of [æ]:
If you, Andy, have two candies,
Give one candy to Sandy, Andy.
If you, Sandy, have two candies,
Give one candy to Andy, Sandy.

Little Jack Horner sat in a corner
Eating his Christmas pie.
He stuck in his thumb, and pulled out a plum,
And said, “What a good boy am I!”

There was n old woman who lived in a hat.
Her nights were so lonely she bought a big cat.
The cat got so hungry he ate all her rice,
He ate all her popcorn, he ate all her mice.

Task 80. Read the following words comparing /e-æ /
A pet – a pat a net - a gnat
One man – many men pedaling – paddling

Ted has Dad's hat on his head.
Jack has a check cap in his hand.
Jack's Czech friend Franz is very expansive.
Franz's French coat is very expensive.

[a:] back-advanced, low-
broad, unrounded, long and tense
vowel - is pronounced with the
bulk of the tongue in the back
part of the mouth cavity but
somewhat advanced. The back of
the tongue is slightly raised. The

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