Exercise 4A, page 4 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

4 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING the letters y and j

a 4.6 Listen and repeat the words and sounds.

yacht

jazz

b 4.7 Listen and repeat the pairs of words. How are the letters y and j pronounced at the beginning of words?

1 a yet b jet

2 a yes b Jess

3 a yours b jaws

c 4.8 Listen. Which word did you hear?

d 4.9 Listen and write five sentences. Then practise saying them.

e 4.10 Listen. Say what's just happened.

1 )) She's just broken a glass.

f Communication Has he done it yet?

p.104 Say what Max has already done or hasn't done yet.

4A HAS HE DONE IT YET? Students A+B

Look at the picture for one minute and try to remember what's in it. Then go to p.106.

4.6

yacht /j/

jazz /dʒ/

4.7

1 yet jet

2 yes Jess

3 yours jaws

4.8

1 yet

2 Jess

3 yours

4.9

1 I've just bought some jeans and a jacket.

2 Have you used your new computer yet?

3 Jane's really enjoying her Japanese classes.

4 Do you usually argue about housework?

5 Is John's birthday in June or July?

4.10

1 She's just broken a glass.

2 They've just got married.

3 He's just taken a photo.

4 She's just seen a mouse.

5 The film has just finished.

6 A dog has just seen a cat.