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Diphthong [εə]- during the pronunciation of the nucleus
the bulk of the tongue is in the front part of the mouth. The front of
the tongue is mid-way between the positions for [ e ] and [æ ], the

nucleus of [εə ] is more open than the vowel [ e ]. The lips are
spread or neutral. Thus, the nucleus may be defined as front, mid-
broad, unrounded. In pronouncing the glide the bulk of the tongue
moves to the position for [ ə ].

[εə]
Task 118. Practise saying the words and the sentences correctly:
Air, hair, aware, there, theirs, prepare, Air/heir, aired, area, barley,
bearish, beware, careful, caring, prayer, prepare, rare, rarefied,
rarely, repair, repaired, share, shared, silverware, spare, stairway,
stare, swear, tear, their/there, therefore, warily, wear, where.

1. The square was carefully prepared for the parade.
2. Mary wears her long hair.
3. I dare swear.

Task 119 . Memorize the following nursery rhime, pay special
attention to the pronounciation of [εə ]:
Grizzly bear
If you ever, ever, ever meet a grizzly bear
You must never, never, never ask him where
He is going or what he is doing.
For if you ever, ever, ever dare
To stop a grizzly bear,
You will never meet another grizzly bear.
Diphthong [υə]- during the pronunciation of the nucleus
the bulk of the tongue is in the back part of the mouth cavity, but
slightly advanced. The back of the tongue is raised as high as for

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