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[υ] back-advanced, high-
broad, slightly rounded, short and lax
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
raised in the direction of the front
part of the soft palate, higher than for [υ:]. The lips are slightly
rounded.
[υ]
Task 89. Practise saying the words and the sentences correctly:
Good, look, woman, full, room, book, pudding, wolf.
1. Would you help the woman, if you could?
2. He couldn’t help looking, could he?
3. Here’s your cookbook.

Task 90. Memorize the following nursery rhime, pay special
attention to the pronounciation of [υ]
Little Red Riding Hood
Took one good look at the wolf.
Then she took to her heels
As fast as she could.

Task 91. Read these phrases, notice the difference between [υ] and [
u:]:
A good food, a beautiful cooker, a school uniform, a
wooden pulley, Tuesday’s newspaper, a souvernir bull, a cookery
book, a menu for two

[ u:] back, high-narrow, rounded, long and tense vowel - is
pronounced with the bulk of the tongue retracted more than for [
u]. The back of the tongue is raised in the direction of the soft
palate higher than for [ u], but not so high as to cause the air

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