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stream to produce audible friction. It’s long and tense. During the
pronunciation of this vowel the tongue may move from a more
advanced and open position to a closer and more retracted
position, as a result of which the vowel is diphthongized.
[ u:]
Task 92. Practise saying the words and the sentences correctly:
Too, soon, tooth, tool, junior, who, rude, boot, fool,
include.
1. Do you usually have two pupils on duty?
2. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
3. Ruth can’t say a boo to a goose.

Task 93. Practise the following dialogue. Learn it by heart.
A dialogue
A: We would be there by two.
B: Yes. It’s a full moon. And the route’s good.
A: I’ll put the things in the boat.
B: The boat’s full.
A: What has that fool put in the boat?
B: I wouldn’t look, if I were you…
A: All right, I won’t.

Task 94. Memorize the following nursery rhime, pay special
attention to the pronounciation of [υ:]
I’m going to take my dog to school,
Dog to school, dog to school.
He’s going to learn a grammar rule,
Early Monday morning.

[Λ] central, low-narrow,
unrounded, short and lax vowel - is
pronounced with the central part of the
tongue raised in the direction of the

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