Exercise One: Word Repetition
Listen to the following words and repeat.
Asian
occasion
Persian
lesion
erosion
version
pleasure
azure
immersion
diversion
major
legion
Trojan
purging
religion
agile
diverging
pledger
virgin
aging
Exercise Two: Minimal Pair Distinction
Listen to the following pairs of words from your tape and repeat.
(note: some of the pairs are not minimal pairs, and will have more than one sound which is dissimilar)
Asian aging
occasion Oh Cajun!
elision religion
Persian purging
erosion Trojan
version virgin
lesion legion
immersion emerging
measure major
pleasure pledger
Exercise Three:
As you listen to each phrase, mark yes or no.
1. yes
no
4. yes
no
7. yes
no
2. yes
no
5. yes
no
8. yes
no
3. yes
no
6. yes
no
9. yes
no
Exercise Four: Minimal Pair Distinction
Part One : Listen to the sound . For each number below, you will hear three words. Two of the words will be the same. Write a if you hear the first one as different, b if the second, or c if you hear the third one as different.
1. 2. 3. 4.
Part Two: Listen for the missing words and write them in the spaces below.
- He was an politician.
- The of the story was unbelievable.
- He received a great from the movie theatre.
- He saw a movie called .
Exercise Five: Dictation
Listen to the sentences and speak them.
- _Roger____________________________________occasion.____
_______________Parisians_______________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
__Majors_____________________________________________
Exercise Six: Questions for Answers Given
In this section, you will hear 5 answers. You will not hear the questions. Listen carefully to the answer, and then ask the question.
Example: ______________________? I'm fine, thanks. (you record "How are you?" onto your tape BEFORE the answer. Then, cue your tape and let your instructor listen.)
- Is George_______________________________over?
- Who saw…
Tongue Twisters
Say these tongue twisters out loud to practice the sounds.
1. John saw an unusual collision while indulging in a rigid regime.
2. George and Zsa Zsa urged on the Egyptian pigeons with derision.
3. Casual clothes are provisional for leisurely trips across Asia.
4. Pleasure is measured under Marjorie's rigid supervision.
5. Angela's original diversion was encouraged by Jane and Jean.
6. Frazier envisioned a provision for his Parisian subdivisions.
7. Her version of the procedure verges on injury to the individual.
8. Purging the Persian legions in the Eurasian regions was a diversion.
9. Jack is cagey on occasion, but is also an original visionary.
10. Imogene, George, and Roger are diverging fugitives.