Hand Book

Basic Listening
Compiled by : Diana Hardiyanti, M.Hum

English Literature Study Program

Faculty of Foreign Language and Culture
Unimus

2021
 Introduction
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by
linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds
(phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language.

The IPA was first published in 1888 by the Association Phonétique Internationale
(International Phonetic Association), a group of French language teachers founded by
Paul Passy. The aim of the organisation was to devise a system for transcribing the
sounds of speech which was independent of any particular language and applicable to
all languages.

Usage
• The IPA is used in dictionaries to indicate the pronunciation of words.
• The IPA has often been used as a basis for creating new writing systems for
previously unwritten languages.
• The IPA is used in some foreign language text books and phrase books to
transcribe the sounds of languages which are written with non-latin alphabets.
It is also used by non-native speakers of English when learning to speak English.
• Each symbol represent the sound , each words are composed of sound(s)

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UNIT 1
/i:/ sheep

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Practice :

Using the menu, practise in a group of four people : one become the waiter and the other
become the customer

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Unit 2
/ I / ship

First practice the sound / i:

/ then open your mouth a
litlle more.
/ I / is a short sound

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Unit 3
/ e/ pen

First practice the sound / I /

then open your mouth a litlle
more.
/ e/ is a short sound

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Unit 4
/æ / man

First practice the sound / e /

then open your mouth a
litlle more.

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Unit 5
/ ᴧ / cup

First practice the sound / æ /

then put your tongue back a
little.
/ ᴧ / is a short sound

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Unit 6
/ a : / heart

Put your tongue down and

back.
/ a : / is a long sound

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Unit 7 Review

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Unit 8
/ɒ / clock

First practice the sound /æ/ then

put your tongue slightly back
and bring your lips slightly
forward .
/ɒ /is a short sound

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Unit 9
/ɔ:/ ball

First practice the sound ɒ then

put the back of your tongue up
a little.
/ɔ:/ is a long sound

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Unit 10
/ʊ/ book

First practice the sound /ɒ/ then

put the back of your tongue
forward and up a little
/ ʊ / is a short sound

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Unit 11
/u:/ book

First practice the sound / ʊ / Then

put your tongue up and back
/ u:/ is a long sound

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Unit 12
/ɜ:/ girl

First practice the sound / ɔ: /

Then put your tongue forward
and up a little
/ɜ:/ is a long sound

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Unit 13
/ ə / a camera

First practice the sound / ɜ: / This

is a long sound, then make it
very short .
/ ə / is a very short sound

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Unit 14
Review

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Unit 15
/eI / tail

This has two sounds : e and I

First make the sound e
Now make it longer : eee
Then add I
This is very short eeeI

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Unit 16
/aI / fine

This has two sounds a: and I

First make the sound a:
This is a long sound
Then add I
This is a short eeeI

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Unit 17
/ɔI / boy

This has two sounds ɔ: and I

First say ɔ:
Now make it longer ɔɔɔ
Then add I
This is very short ɔɔɔI

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Unit 18
/aʊ / house

This has two sounds

First make practice the sound æ
Now add ʊ.
This is very short /aʊ/

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Unit 19
/əʊ / phone
(B54 abc)
This has two sounds ə and ʊ
First say ə
Now make it longer əəə
Then add ʊ.
This is very short əəəʊ

Minimal pair words (B55, B56)

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f. Tick the words a, b, c, that you hear in the sentences (B60)

3. Dialogue (B61)
Listen to the the /əʊ / words in the dialogue

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Unit 20
/Iə/ year
(B63 abc)
First practice the sound I
Then make the sound ə
Join the sound IIIə

1. MINIMAL PAIR (B64ab)

You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word, write 1 for /i:/ or 2 for /Iə/
Example pair 1 : 2,1,1,2,2

2. Minimal pair Sentences (B65)

Listen to the sentences, and write 1 for /i:/ or 2 for /Iə/
3. Dialogue
a. Read aloud : (B67)

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b. Listen and fill the gap.
A bearded Mountaineer

4. The letter ‘r’ – pronounced or silence ? (B68, B69)

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Unit 21
/eə/ chair

(B70 abc)
First practice the sound /e/
Then make the sound ə /ə/
Join the sound eeeə

1. Minimal Pairs (B71)

You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word, write 1 for /Iə/or 2 for /eə/
Example pair 1 : 2,2,1,1,2

2. Minimal pair Sentences (B72a, B72b)

Listen to the sentences, and write 1 for /Iə/or 2 for /eə/

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Dialogue
A pair of hairclips

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Unit 22
Section B : Consonants

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Unit 23
/p/ pen
Sound /p/ (B79)

Dialogue (B80)
Passport Please

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Stress and Intonation

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Unit 24
/b/ baby
(B83 abc)
Use your voice to make /b/

--Are those people backpackers? ... They’ve got packs on their backs.
-But they aren’t .... travelling. They’ve just been shopping and they’re waiting for a bus or a
cab.
-So does that mean they aren’t backpakers? They’re just....er... people with backpacks.
-Mmmm

1. Minimal Pair Words (84 ab)

Listen and repeat. You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word, write
1 for /p/or 2 for /b/. Example pair 1 : 2,2,1,2

2. Minimal pair Sentences (B85)

Listen to the minimal pair sentences. Than, listen to the 6 sentences and write 1 for /p/or 2
for /b/

B86

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Word stress (B88, B89)

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Unit 25
/t/ ten
(B91 ab)
First, put your tongue behind your top teeth.
Then push air forward inside your mouth .
Then quickly move the tip of your tongue
away from tour teeth to release the air
suddenly. Don’t use your voice. Listen and
repeat /t/

what forget doesn’t breakfast minute minutes it’s exactly

1. Sound (B92ab)

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Unit 26
/s/ sun
(disk 3 .U30)
Touch your side teeth with the side of your
tongue. Put your tongue forward. Do not use
your voice

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Unit 27
/z/ zoo
(disk 3 .U31)
First practise /s/ use your voice to make /z/

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Unit 28
/ ʃ / shoe
(disk 3 .U32)
First practise /s/ use your voice to make /z/

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Unit 29
/ ʒ / television
(disk 3 .U33)
First practise /ʃ/ use your voice to make /ʒ/

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Unit 30
/ tʃ / cherry
(disk 3 .U34)
First practise /t/ and /ʃ/ .
Begin to make /t/ then slowly move your
tongue from the roof of your mouth

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Unit 31
/ w/ cherry
(U38)
First practise /u:/ . Make your lips round and
hard foe /w/

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Unit 32
/ / thin
(U41)
Put your tongue between your teeth. Blow out
air between your tongue and your top teeth

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Unit 33
/ ð/ the feather
(U42)
Use your voice to make /ð/

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 Daftar Pustaka
Baker, A. (2006). Ship Or Sheep? Student's Book: An Intermediate Pronunciation Course (Vol. 1). Ernst
Klett Sprachen.

Baker, Ann. 1986. Sheep or Ship. London: Cambridge University Press.

Dale,Paulette. 2005. Pronunciation Made Simple. Longman

soundofspeech.uiowa.edu

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart

http://www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc-soundsipa.htm

http://www.shiporsheep.com/

http://www.fonetiks.org/engsou5.html

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