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Learn about syllables
English words are made up of different parts. These parts are called syllables. Every word has one or more syllables.
How many syllables do the following words have?
form
cooker
computer
supermarket
electricity
Syllables
A syllable usually has a vowel sound(并非元音字母,是元音音素). However, the consonant sounds in bold(粗体) in the following words are separate syllables too.
little middle pencil people table uncle
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Talk time
Read the following words aloud. Pay attention to the syllables in the words.
form
cooker
computer
supermarket
electricity
little
middle
pencil
people
table
uncle
in-side
ca-ble
ex-am-ple
en-er-gy
Exercise
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Exercise
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
5
Checking-up
Can you tell how many syllables there are in the given words?
Consolidation
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Read the following words again. Practise pronouncing the words below, and pay special attention to their syllables.
form
cooker
computer
supermarket
electricity
little
middle
pencil
people
table
uncle
Strategy
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Sometimes, we can spell the words better according to their syllables.
Example:
conversation
con
/ kBn /
sa
/ seI /
ver
/ vR /
tion
/ Sn /
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Speak up
a. What is he going to do?
He is going to change the bulb.
b. Can he do it now?
No, he can’t.
c. Why or why not?
Because he must switch off the electricity first.
Johnny’s father is talking to Johnny about safety at home. Work in pairs. S1 is Johnny. S2 is Dad.
cover the meat
lock the door
switch off the electricity test the water
tidy up
Example:
S1: May I change the bulb?
S2: No, you may not. You must switch off the electricity.
Then you may change the bulb.
Work in pairs
______ put the meat in the fridge?
S1: May I put the meat in the fridge?
S2: No, you may not. You must cover the meat.
Then you may put the meat in the fridge.
______ go to bed?
S1: May I go to bed?
S2: No, you may not. You must lock the door.
Then you may go to bed.
______ take a bath now?
S1: May I take a bath now?
S2: No, you may not. You must test the water.
Then you may take a bath.
______ go out now?
S1: May I go out now?
S2: No, you may not. You must tidy up. Then you
may go out.
We must
We must not
turn off the electricity before we change the bulb;
cover meat before we put it in the fridge;
lock the door before we go to bed;
test the water before we take a bath;
tidy up before we go out.
change the bulb without turning off the electricity;
put meat into the fridge without covering it;
go to bed with the door open;
take a bath without testing the water first;
go out without tidying up.
找出每组单词中音节数目与其他三项不同的一项。
( )1. A. allow B. beautiful
C. airport D. happy
( )2. A. bright B. clever
C. wise D. good
( )3. A. careful B. helpful
C. useful D. wonderful
( )4. A. crazy B. interesting
C. excited D. important
( )5. A. battery B. example
C. model D. possible
C
B
B
D
A
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Writing
To be safe at home, we must follow the home rules !
What are the rules at your home? Introduce them to the class next time!
B. Add 4 more rules to the Home Rules in A
We must:
____________________
4____________________
We must not:
3_____________________
4_____________________
switch off the lights when we leave home;
put our hand in the washing machine when it is on;
keep the house clean.
speak rudely.