L & R

How to Make the Sound

There are two /l/ sounds in English. One is the light /l/, which occurs at the beginning of a word, and the dark /l/, which can be found in the middle or at the end of a word. To make the light /l/, place the tip of your
tongue just behind your top teeth. Your breath should pass along both sides of the tongue and through the open lips. The dark /l/ is similar, except have the tip of your tongue further back. /r/ is very close to the dark
/l/, except the tip of your tongue should not touch the roof of your mouth.

Exercise One: Word Repetition

leaf - reef
leer - real
lick - Rick

silly
serious
really
full
hurry
mirror
rile
rural
lure


Exercise Two: Minimal Pairs

limb rim
berry belly
lot rot
jelly jerry
spool spoor
raw law
light right
bowling boring
free flee
climb crime


Tongue Twisters
Say the following sentences aloud, concentrating on the sounds L and R.
1. Laura and Larry rarely lull their rural roosters to sleep.
2. Sri Lankans are really leery of Landry's rules.
3. Climbing crimes are lures for crowded clowns.
4. There are free fleas for all the loyal royalty.
5. It's the right light with the glimmer in the mirror.
6. Collecting the corrections is the role of the elderly.
7. Are Roland and Sally rallying here in their lorry?
8. Jerry's berry jelly really rankled his broiling belly.
9. Yellow arrows frilled with reefed leaves are rarely light.
10. A leaky rear latch on the listing bark lifted right up and the water rushed in.


SITUATION
Two friends are going to watch a play.
Laurie: Hurry, Ronald, or we'll be late!
Ronald: All right, all right, Laurie! I'm almost ready.
Laurie: I'm really looking forward to the play, aren't you?
Ronald: Yeah, I am. But, Larry told me the play was really boring.
Laurie: Really? Well, Ryan loved it.
Ronald: That's good. Well, I read a review of the play late last night.
Laurie: And was it a great review, Ronald?
Ronald: Absolutely! The actors, lighting, script, everything
received excellent ratings!
Laurie: Right on!

l & r tongue twisters

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/zamma/hideki/l&r.pdf

1. [l] vs. [r]
light right
late rate
lid rid
play pray
elect erect
1. Let the lad lead his own life.
2. Lucy loves lemon and lime sodas.
3. It's the wrong rhythm for a romantic song.
4. The rangers rushed to the rescue.
5. The long ride left Rita a little ragged.
6. Let's do a remake of "the Long Red Line."
2. English Tongue Twisters containing /l/ and /r/.
Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry.
Friendly Frank flips fine flapjacks.
Freshly fried fresh flesh.
Truly plural
Red Leather, Yellow leather.
I correctly recollect Rebecca MacGregor's reckoning.
A glowing gleam growing green.

BOOKING A HOTEL

Sample Conversation

Important Phrases:
Front Desk: Welcome to the Wyatt Hotel. How may I help you?
Traveler: _______________
Front Desk: Would you like a single or a double?
Traveler: ________________
Front Desk: May I have your name, please?
Traveler: ___________
Front Desk: Could you spell that please?
Traveler: ______________
Front Desk: How many are in your party?
Traveler: ______________
Front Desk: How many nights would you like to stay?
Traveler: ___________
Front Desk: How will you be paying?
Traveler: ____________
Front Desk: That’ll be fine. Would you like a wake-up call?
Traveler: __________ Do you have a __________?
Front desk: Yes, we do. Anything else I can help you with?


IMPORTANT PHRASES

I’d like a room.

How much is a double/single room?

How much does an extra bed cost?

Is there a pool?

What floor is the gym on?

Where is the restaurant located?

What time is checkout?

Do you accept VISA/Mastercard?

Do you serve free breakfast?


 
IMPORTANT TERMS

Room Category

Single/Double Economy
Executive Rooms
Suite Rooms
Poolside Rooms
Beachfront Rooms


Package Rate
Discount Rate
Government Tax

Extra bed
Checkout

Reserve a room
Confirm booking
Cancel my reservation

Amenities

ROLEPLAY PROMPTS: HOTEL GUESTS

Role-play Prompts: Hotel Guests


You are traveling alone. You would like a single room. You would like to pay with cash. You will be staying 2 nights. You would like a wake-up call for 7:00 A.M.

You are traveling alone. You would like a single room. You would like to pay with cash. You will be staying 1 night. You would like a wake-up call for 7:30 A.M.



You are traveling with your husband/wife. You would like a single room. You would like to pay with credit card. You will be staying 2 nights. You would like a wake-up call for 6:00 A.M.
You are with your brother. You would like a double room. You would like to pay with cash. You will be staying 2 nights. You would like a wake-up call for 6:00 A.M.



You are traveling with two friends. You would like a double room. You would like to pay with credit card. You will be staying 1 night. You would like a wake-up call for 6:30 A.M.


You are traveling alone. You would like a single room. You would like to pay with credit card. You will be staying 4 nights.
You don’t want a wake-up call.

You are traveling with your family
(3 kids and spouse). You would like a suite (or a double if there are no suites available). You would like to pay with credit card. You will be staying 2 nights. You don’t want a wake-up call


You are alone. You would like a suite. You would like to pay with cash. You will be staying 1 night. You would like a wake-up call for 7:00 A.M.

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IMPORTANT TERMS

IMPORTANT TERMS

Room Category

Single/Double Economy
Executive Rooms
Suite Rooms
Poolside Rooms
Beachfront Rooms


Package Rate
Discount Rate
Government Tax

Extra bed
Checkout

Reserve a room
Confirm booking
Cancel my reservation

Amenities

booking a flight

Front Desk: Welcome to the Wyatt Hotel. How may I help you?

Traveler: I'd like a room please?

Front Desk: Would you like a single or a double?

Traveler: I'd like a double, please?

Front Desk: May I have your name, please?

Traveler: Timothy Findley.

Front Desk: Could you spell that please?

Traveler: F-I-N-D-L-E-Y.

Front Desk: How many are in your party?

Traveler: Just two.

Front Desk: How many nights would you like to stay?

Traveler: Just tonight.

Front Desk: How will you be paying?

Traveler: Is Visa OK?

Front Desk: That'll be fine. Would you like a wake-up call?

Traveler: Yes, I'd like a wake-up call for 6:30. Do you have a pool?

Front desk: Yes, we do. On the 2nd floor. Here's your key. That room 405 on the fourth floor.

Booking a flight

Agent: Ah, Mr. Bailey!

Agent: How are you?
Mark: Just fine, thanks.
Mark: How about you?
Agent: Fine.
Agent: What can I do for you today?
Mark: I need a little help with my reservations to Honolulu.
Agent: Let me pull up your record.
Agent: Ah, yes! On the fifteenth.
Mark: Right.
Mark: My wife Sandy's going with me.
Mark: She's going to do some research in Hawaii,
Mark: and we'd like a few days of relaxation before my conference begins.
Agent: I'll see what we can do.
Agent: When would you like to depart?
Mark: On the thirteenth.
Agent: I'll see what's available on the thirteenth.
Agent: Same flight?
Mark: Yes.
Mark: Sandy says we'll have a lot of fun, and that Hawaii always has great weather.
Agent: That's true.
Agent: And very little rain where you'll be.
Agent: Now, let's see what we can...uh-oh.
Mark: "Uh-oh"?
Mark: Sounds like there isn't much hope for the thirteenth.
Agent: Well, unfortunately, that morning flight is full, and so is the one on the fourteenth.
Agent: How about the twelfth?
Mark: No, I can't be away from work any longer than those two extra days.
Mark: What about an afternoon flight on the thirteenth, then?
Agent: That might work...uh-oh...
Agent: There's only one seat left in business class.
Mark: Then try coach.
Agent: There are a few seats available in coach.
Agent: I guess passengers look for a little comfort these days,
Agent: and a lot of them upgrade to business class--especially on long trips.
Mark: Right.
Mark: There's not much room in those coach seats.
Mark: Well, can you get us two seats together?
Agent: Mm... Yes!
Agent: Now you've run into some luck, Mr. Bailey.
Agent: I can give you two bulkhead seats together at the front of coach.
Agent: One's a window, and one's an aisle.
Agent: You'll have a little more space--nobody on either side of you, and no seats directly in front of you, either.
Mark: Now we're making progress! OK!
Agent: I'll waitlist you for business class, though, in case something opens up between now and Thursday.
Mark: All right.
Mark: Thanks a lot.

audio

Conversation Drills

FE: I'm having a lot of trouble with spoken English

Vic: In what way?

Fe: In many ways. It's so hard to remember the rules and because I'm not always sure of myself, I don't talk much. And when I talk, I hesitate with certain words and sounds.

Vic: I think I know what's the cause of all this.

Fe: You do? Please tell me. Really, I'd appreciate it very much if you will.

Vic: Well, I think you're putting all the emphasis on the wrong thing.

Fe: What thing?

Vic: Those rules.

Fe: Aren't you supposed to learn them well so you'll know how to say things and how not to say things?

Vic: You have a point there, but you have to speak in order to learn to speak. You have to learn the habit of using the language in real life.

Fe: I think I see what you mean.

Phrases/Expressions to Learn:

Aren't you supposed to...
You have a point there.
I see what you mean.
I have a lot of trouble with...

Source:
Oral Communication for College Students by Rafaela H. Diaz

long a practice sentences

1. The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain

2. Kate learned to bake a cake.

3. Daisy Grace is eight years of age.

4. A plate of bacon, bread and eggs in on the table.

5. Daily mail is usually carried by train or plane.

6. You should be able to find a seat for me even if it is late.

7. What a day may bring, a day may take away.

long a practice

bake a cake

set the table

take the test

paper and pencil

angel face

long a

aim

aid

airy

age

ace

amiable

eight

angel

able

ace

ache

angel

shame

wave

paper

bake

hate

face

mate

chain

name

baby

may

bay

day

say

hay

today

ray

away

weigh

lay

Tongue Twister [ae]

A canner exceedingly canny one day remarked to his granny:

" A canner can can anything that he can, but a canner can't can a can, can he?"

How many cans can a canner can if a canner can can cans?

A canner can can as many cans as a canner can, if a canner can can cans.

Conversation Practice

Customer: Can you please give me a loaf of bread, a half dozen of eggs, three bags of sausages and some strawberry jam?

Clerk: Yes, Ma'am. Do you need any fresh fruit or vegetables? We have some delicious apples,and fresh mangoes.

Customer: How much are these apples, tangerines, lettuce, grapes and carrots? Are you sure the lettuce and the peas are fresh?

Clerk: Yes, they are very fresh. The lettuce is only a dollar per head and the peas is 2 dollars per kilo.

Customer: I'll take this lettuce head, a kilo of each of mangoes and two carrots.

Clerk: May I help you with anything else?

Customer: I don't think so. How much would that be?

Clerk: Ten dollars, please

Customer: Here's my payment.

Clerk: Thank you very much and come again.

ae exercises

1. Pat the black cat at the back

2. Sam and Max are lanky and tan

3. The mad man sat on the mat

4. The accident happened shortly after her arrival

5. The magician made the hat vanish into the air

6. The avenue was lighted by a series of old-fashioned lamps

[ae] & [e]

pat - pet

am - em

bad - bed

bat - bet

mass - mess

bag - beg

past - pest

mat - met

land - lend

tan - ten

rack - wreck

capped - kept

lag - leg

pan - pen

sat - set

sand - send

[ae] & [a]

[ae]

add

answer

apple

accent

anger

after

asset

aspirin

actually

annual

animal

and

band

black

thank

family

hammer

example

happy

matter

bamboo

passive

imagine

[a]

on

odd

other

olive

often

college

clock

rock

dollar

knowledge

follow

English Proverbs

http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/american_english_proverbs.htm

Once there, click on the word that begins your proverb.

A

1. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
2. Actions speak louder than words.
3. After the feast comes the reckoning.
4. All that glitters is not gold.
5. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
6. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

B

1. Bad news travels fast.
2. Barking dogs seldom bite.
3. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
4. Beggars can't be choosers.
5. The best things in life are free.
6. Better a live coward than a dead hero
7. Better late than never.
8. Better safe than sorry.
9. The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
10. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
11. Birds of a feather flock together.
12. Blood is thicker than water.

C

1. Charity begins at home.
2. Clothes do not make the man.
3. Curiosity killed the cat.

D

1. Do as I say, not as I do.
2. Don't bite off more than you can chew.
3. Don't bit the hand that feeds you.
4. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
5. Don't cry over spilled milk.
6. Don't judge a book by its cover.
7. Don't judge a man until you've walked in his boots.
8. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
9. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
10. Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today.
11. Don't put the cart before the horse.

F

1. Familiarity breeds contempt.
2. The first step is always the hardest.
3. A fool and his money are soon parted.
4. Forewarned is forearmed.
5. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
6. A friend who shares is a friend who cares.

G

1. Good things come in small packages.
2. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

H

1. Haste makes waste.
2. He who hesitates is lost.
3. He who laughs last, laughs best.
4. Hindsight is better than foresight.

I

1. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
2. If you can't beat them, join them.
3. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
4. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
5. In unity there is strength.
6. It never rains but it pours.
7. It takes two to tango.

L

1. Leave well enough alone.
2. A leopard cannot change its spots.
3. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
4. Look before you leap.
5. Love is blind.
6. Love makes the world go round.

M

1. Make hay while the sun shines.
2. Man does not live by bread alone.
3. A man is known by the company he keeps.
4. Might makes right.
5. Misery loves company.
6. A miss is as good as a mile.
7. Money does not grow on trees.

N

1. Necessity is the mother of invention.
2. No news is good news.
3. No pain, no gain.
4. Nothing hurts like the truth.
5. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

O

1. Old habits die hard.
2. One good turn deserves another.
3. One man's gravy is another man's poison.
4. One swallow does not a summer make.

P

1. The pen is mightier than the sword.
2. Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
3. Practice makes perfect.
4. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

R

1. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
2. Rome wasn't built in a day.

S

1. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
2. The squeaking wheel gets the oil.
3. Strike while the iron is hot.

T

1. There is no honor among thieves.
2. There's more than one way to skin a cat.
3. There's no fool like an old fool.
4. There's no place like home.
5. Too many chiefs, not enough Indians.
6. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
7. Two heads are better than one.
8. Two's company, but three's a crowd.

V

1. Variety is the spice of life.

W

1. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
2. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
3. When the cat's away, the mice play.
4. Where there's smoke, there's fire.

Y

1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
2. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
3. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
4. You have to take the good with the bad.
5. You reap what you sow.
6. You're never too old to learn.

LIAISE

come in

get off

bring about

carry out

stand up

pick out

turn around

put away

sail on

shut up

speak up

worn out

think over

tune in

put on

take off

warm up

stop over

operated on

diphthongs

[ai]

time

might

height

rhyme

pint

guide

aisle

sigh

fried

fire

fire

buy

pie

prize

dye

fly

climb

quite

sight

[oi]

point

oil

soil

coin

join

moist

poise

noise

boil

toy

voice

ploy

hoist

joy

spoil

broil

annoy

[au]

now

brown

sound

blouse

mouth

bough

plow

crown

cloud

town

count

out

proud

foul

howl

browse

ouch

vowels

[iy]

beat

me
key
seed
chief



[I]

sit
give
rid
pick
live



[ey]

ate
ray
face
weight
great

[e]

met

let

head

less

tell

[ae]

cat

bag

land

class

understand

man

sat

[a]

pot

block

got

cop

lost

[o]

ball

talk

saw

draw

dawn

[ow]

hope

go

wrote

home

soak

[U]

look

good

would

sure

bush

[oo]

moon

blue

rule

chew

suit

[uh]

luck

must

touch

cup

sup