FACULTAD DE BELLAS ARTES Y HUMANIDADES LICENCIATURA EN LENGUA INGLESA

PRONUNCIATION COURSE I Pronunciation Assignment 4

1. Read the story about “Icarus’ Wings”. Look at the words which have been phonemically transcribed and

figure out the way how they are written in English.

Daedalus lived on the /ˈeɪnʃənt/ Greek /ˈaɪlənd/ of Crete with his son Icarus. Daedalus could build anything. But Icarus was not as /ˈbrɪljənt/as his /ˈfɑːðə/. One day, the king heard that Daedalus had done some work for one of the king's /ˈenəmiz/.

The king was very /ˈæŋɡri/. He ordered Daedalus and his son /ɪmˈ rɪzn d/. So Daedalus and his son Icarus were locked in the labyrinth, from which there is no escape. /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/, the king forgot that Daedalus had built the /ˈlæbəˌrɪnθ/, a kind of maze, and knew how to get out. So Daedalus and Icarus /əˈskeɪ t/. The king called for his guards, who /ˈtʃeɪst/ after them. Daedalus and Icarus were still /træpt/ on the island. They could not get away by walking, and the king's /ˈʃɪ s/ guarded the sea. Icarus said, "If only we could fly, we could escape! Then Daedalus had an /aɪˈdɪə/. "We will escape by flying! I shall build /ˈwɪŋz/!" he said. And so the /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ Daedalus worked hard /ˈsoʊɪŋ/ each /ˈfeðə/with string. He held the wings /təˈɡeðə/ with wax. By /ˈiː n ɪŋ/, the wings were ready. Icarus /ˈtestɪd/ his wings . . . and they worked! "Look at me! I'm flying!" cried Icarus. But Daedalus had a /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/ for his son. "Tomorrow, do not fly too close to the/ˈwɒtər/, or the /ˈdæm nəs/ will make your wings heavy. And do not fly too close to the sun, or the heat will melt your wings. Make /ˈʃʊr/ to follow me, and /ˈe rɪθɪŋ/ will be fine." The /ˈnekst/morning, Daedalus flew a safe /ˈ æθ/ between the sea and the sun. Icarus was following his /ˈfɑːðr / but flew higher and higher. "Look how high I can fly!" sang Icarus. He didn't /ˈnoʊtɪs/ that the sun was melting the /ˈwæks/ on his wings. Daedalus yelled, "Icarus, my son! Your wings! They're melting!" But Icarus was too high to /ˈhɪr/ him. He /ˈfluː/ higher, and higher, and higher. His wings melted /kəmˈ liːtli/. Icarus /ˈriːˌlaɪzd/ he had made a mistake, but it was too /ˈleɪt/. He fell into the sea! He didn't /ˈlɪsn / to his father's warnings, so that was the end of Icarus, the end. 2. Complete the following chart using words from the story. Write their phonemic transcription and

underline the written letters that represent each sound. Two examples have been done for you.

Vowels & Diphthongs Consonants

/ˈwɜːk/ work

/ˈeniθɪŋ/ anything

3. One word has been changed in each of the following sentences taken from the story. Identify the “FALSE

WORD” and write the sentence and its phonemic transcription with the “REAL WORLD”. An example has been done for you.

/ˈdedələs kəd bɪl ˈeniθɪŋ/ /ˈdedələs kəd bɪld ˈeniθɪŋ/

Daedalus could bill anything. Daedalus could build anything.

/lʊk ət miː aɪm ˈfləʊɪŋ kraɪd ˈɪˌkərəs/

/ˈdedələs fluː ə seɪv pɑːθ bɪˈtwiːn ðə siː ənd ðə sʌn/

/maɪ sʌn jə wɪŋz ˈðeə ˈmɔːltɪŋ/

/ˈdedələs ənd ˈɪˌkərəs wə stiːl træpt ɒn ði ˈaɪlənd/

4. Read the text in a loud voice and practice the pronunciation of English sounds.

/ɡʊd lʌk!/