Sounds and Letters

The plan of the lesson1

Date:

Group:

The theme of the lesson: Letters and sounds

The aims of the lesson:1. To learn English ABC. To learn English sounds. Stress.Intonation

2.To develop students’ reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

3. to develop communicative skills and abilities

Visual aids: a text book – Headway Elementary ,MP3, pictures, cards

Type of the lesson: to introduce new theme

The Procedure of the lesson:

1. Org. moment.

A) greetings

-Good morning , students!

-How are you today? .

b) opening conversation

1)checking attendance

-Who is on duty today?

-Who’s absent?

2) day, date, month

- What date is it today?

- What day is it today?

- What month is it now?

- What season is it now?

- What’s the weather like today?

- Are you ready for the lesson?

Phonetic drill:

Send me set seven, set ten

I see and test them

Set seven, set ten

I lend them Emm

II .Theme of the lesson and planning it

Today we have new theme: To learn English ABC. To learn English sounds.

We’ll study how use them and do training exercises connected with our theme.

III. To introduce the new theme

• A) English ABC. There are 26 letters in English ABC

Aa [ei] Ff [ef] Kk [kei] Pp [pi:] Uu [ju:] Zz [zed]

Bb [bi:] Gg [dзi:] Ll [el] Qq [kju:] Vv [vi:]

Cc [si:] Hh [eit∫] Mn [em] Rr [a:] Ww [‘dΛblju:]

Dd [di:] Ii [ai] Nn [en] Ss [es] Xx [eks]

Ee [i:] Jj [dзei] Oo [әu] Tt [ti:] Yy [wai]

• B) There are 20 consonants and 6 vowels in English alphabet

Vowel sounds:[ei],[i:],[ai],[әu],[ju:],Yy [wai]

• The letterEehas 2 rules of reading: 1) [i:]-in opened syllable, 2) [e] –in closed syllable

• Letters Ii, Yy

a)Type 1 of the reading [ai]life, tie, my,type

b)Type 2of thereading [i]: in, it,six, gym

• Aa has 2 rules of reading

1.Type 1 – [ei] plane,name

2. Type 2 [æ] – plan,man

• Letter combinations ai,ay are read as [ei] - main [mein], May [mei]

Letter combination ea is readas [i:] - please [pli:z]

• The letterOohas 2 rules of reading: 1) [әu]-in opened syllable, 2) [כ] –in closed syllable

• The letterUuhas 2 rules of reading: 1) [јu:]-in opened syllable, 2) [Λ] –in closed syllable

• Consonant sounds:[d],[t],[b],[p],[v],[n],[m],[l],[ef], [s], [z]

• a)Ss is read [s] before consonants: test [test]

b)at the beginning of the word: sit, send

c) at the end of the word after the consonants: lists

d) at the combination ss: Bess

• a) Ss is read as [z]at the end of the word after the consonants and vowels:pens [penz],bees [bi:z]

b) between two vowels : visit [vizit]

• Zz is always read as[z]: size [saiz]

• Letter Cc is read as [s] before the vowels e,i, y – nice [nais], city, cycle

Before other vowels and consonants is read as [k] cap, clean

• Kk is always read as [k] – Kate, take.

letter combination ck is read as [k] –black

• Letter Gg is read as [dз] before the vowels e,i,y – page, gin, gym

Before other vowels and consonants, at the end of the words is read as [g] – game, glad, bag

• Letter Jj is always read as [dз]- Jane, jan

• Letter Hh : sh – [∫], ch, tch – [t∫], th [ð] or [θ]

IV. Consolidation

1. Training exercises

[i:] [e] [l]

Dee-deed- deep ten-pen let – tell

Be-been-beet den-men led – bell

Me-meed-meet Ted-bed leep-peel

Fee-feed-feet net-vent leep-peel

[i] [i:-i] [ai] [ai] [s-z]

tin Pete- pit time –tie my-mine-type nets-penz

pit bede –bid pine – pie by-five-life sets-sendz

in teen-tin life –lie Bess -is

it feet-fit test – it is

b) Training exercises

c)Training exercises

[æ] [æ-e] [ei] [e-ei]

am Ann man-men main may men-mane

man flat tan-ten pain pay pen-pane

map bad pan-pen name nay let- late

lamp plan bad-bed date day met-mate

d) Training exercises

[k] [g] [k-g]

can cake gap bag back – bag

came make gave beg lack lag

keep peak give big sick big

V. Conclusion

1. Say ABC

2. How many letters are there in English?

3. How many vowels and consonants are there in English alphabet?

4. How many types of reading do you know?

5. What sounds have you studied?

6. Marking

VI. Home work :letters and sounds