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Task 112 . Practise the following dialogue. Learn it by heart
A dialogue
A: Is Howard in or out?
B: Howard! Howard! It sounds as if he is out.
A: I’ll shout a bit louder. Howard!
B: Howard! Sue Brown is in town!
A: Mm. It sounds as if he is in!

Diphthong [ əu] – in the pronunciation of the nucleus the
central part of the tongue is in the [ɜ: ] position and is central, mid-
narrow, unrounded. During the glide the back of the tongue rises
higher, moving in the direction of [u]. The glide is rather distinct
in stressed syllables and sounds like the vowel [u]. The lips are
neutral at the beginning of the diphthong but during the glide, i.e.
at the end of the diphthong, they are almost as much rounded as
for [u].
[əu ]
Task 113. Practise saying the words and the sentences correctly:
So, soul, toast, yellow, old, low, load, loaf, window, told.
1. No smoking.
2. Won’t you go for a stroll?
3. I don’t suppose you know Rose.

Task 114 . Memorize the following nursery rhime, pay special
attention to the pronounciation of [əu]:
Suppose that everyone in England
Wrote letters every day
And lots of picture postcards.
What would the postman say?

Diphthong [iə]- during the pronunciation of the nucleus
the bulk of the tongue is in the front part of the mouth cavity. The

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