Exercise 1A, page 3 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

3 PRONUNCIATION the alphabet

a 1.6 With a partner, say the groups of letters. Then listen and check.

ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ

The alphabet

The letters of the alphabet are pronounced with different vowel sounds, e.g. S = /es/, like egg, but C = /si/, like tree.

b 1.7 Look at the sound pictures. What are the words and vowel sounds? Listen and write the words.

c Add these letters to the correct column.

E G J K M O R Q X Y

d 1.8 Listen and check. Practise saying the letters in each column.

e Communication Alphabet quiz A p.102 B p.108

Ask and answer the questions.

(Which country's security service is called the FBI?)

1A ALPHABET QUIZ Student A

a Ask B your question 1.

b Answer B's question 1. Then ask B your question 2, etc.

1 Which country's security service is called the FBI? (the USA)

2 What do you use a USB cable for? (connecting something to a computer)

3 What can you do at a B&B? (stay the night and have breakfast)

4 Which famous writer has the initials JK? (J.K. Rowling)

5 What kind of person is a VIP? (a very important person)

6 What can you get from an ATM? (money / cash)

7 Which country's national radio and TV is called the BBC? (the UK / Britain)

1A ALPHABET QUIZ Student B

a Answer A's question 1.

b Ask A your question 1. Then answer A's question 2, etc.

1 What kind of machine is a BMW? (a car)

2 What does a DJ do? (plays music in a club)

3 Which country's national airline is called KLM? (Holland / the Netherlands)

4 What's the difference between a.m. and p.m.? (morning and afternoon)

5 What do people who work in IT do? (They work with computers, software, etc.)

6 How many states are there in the USA? (50)

7 In the UK do people have ID cards, passports, or both? (only passports)

1.6

A B C D

E F G H

I J K L

M N O P

Q R S T

U V W

X Y Z

1.7

1 train /eɪ/

2 tree /iː/

3 egg /e/

4 bike /aɪ/

5 phone /əʊ/

6 boot /uː/

7 car /ɑː/

1.8

1 train A H J K

2 tree B C D E G P T V

3 egg F L M N S X Z

4 bike I Y

5 phone O

6 boot Q U W

7 car R