Monday, 8 July 2013

10. / l r /



Consonant pair     / l  r /                      146

Sean often prays
that it will not rain at weekends.
He wants to play
with Mark and others in the park.
They like to look around for rooks
and their broods.
They like to climb up a really big rock.
They always wonder
whether Magic Monkey in a Chinese story
was being locked up
under a rock bigger than this.


Consonant pair       / l     r /         [ l   r ]       147

Bip is really thin.
Sean always thinks
that he must be very light, too.
He sometimes wonders
if a very strong wind would blow him
right up into the sky.
Well, Bip always can leap higher than many.
He reaps most in high jump
and long jump events.
He collects most trophies among them all.
Sean always thinks he is correct.
that Bip is indeed thin and light.
Most of his friends also think that he is right.


Consonant pair   / l     r /           [ l   r]                                     148

Once there was an old man.                                                               
He always wore a blue shirt (/ʃɜ:t/)
and a pair of brown shorts. (/ʃɔ:t/)
He liked to brew some tea in the evening
when the wind blew hard.
Then he drank a glass (/glα:s/) of tea,
sitting on the grass (grα:s).
His two bright (braIt) eyes seemed
to sparkle so much at night.
His face glowed as much in the light (laIt).
He liked to grow some beans
and peas in his garden.
At times, he related the plight
he endured in life.
It was rife with rumours
that he had some magic power
and was very wise.


Consonant pair   / l     r /       [l   r ]      149

Sean knows it is wrong (/rɒŋ/)
to watch television all day long (/lɒŋ/).
He feels low (/lǝu/)
whenever he has a row (/rǝu/)
with someone he knows well or not.
He thinks he is too green and blunt.
Thus he has to bear the brunt
of being blunt.
His mind just goes bland
When he sees mice eating rice and lice.
He thinks he need a brand new mouse-trap
to catch mice.
He needs to get rid of lice, too.
He can use the garbage enzyme
in a can with a red lid to kill them all.

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