English Language Writing Skills

By Danso Kwasi Nti Samuel (DAS). Study the complete course source, examine every model and practise alongside Professor Jarvis.

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Emma: Great examples! How about this one: "The dog is not in the house."

We can hear the /ɒ/ sound in "dog" and "not."

David: I’ll add one more: "She drank a cup of hot tea."

Here we’re focusing on the /ʌ/ sound in "cup" and "drank."

Sarah: Now let’s move on to long vowel sounds. These vowels stretch out longer and

sometimes say the letter’s name. For example, /eɪ/ as in "cake" or /iː/ as in "tree." John,

would you like to start?

John: Sure! Here's my sentence: "The plane flew high in the sky."

That sentence has the /eɪ/ sound in "plane."

Emma: Nice one! I’ll try: "The tree is green and tall." Here, we hear the /iː/ sound in "tree."

David: I have one too: "The boat sailed to the shore." That uses the /oʊ/ sound in "boat"

and "shore."

Sarah: Here's mine: "The moon is full tonight." The /uː/ sound is in "moon."

John: Good! Let me try another one: "The car is parked near the bar."Here we have the /ɑː/

sound in "car" and "bar."

Emma: Lastly, let’s try centering vowels, like /ɜː/ as in "bird." Here’s a sentence to start us

off: "The bird is singing in the tree." We hear the /ɜː/ sound in "bird."

David: I’ll go next: "The nurse gave her patient some medicine." You can hear the /ɜː/

sound in "nurse" and "her."

Sarah: Great job, everyone! This was a good way to practice vowel sounds in context. The

more we practice, the better we get at recognizing and producing them correctly.

John: Definitely! It’s helpful to hear the sounds in everyday words, so we can use them

naturally in conversation.