Attention:

For my Character Education students, the following are the coverage of your exams:

• Significant Persons
• Here I Am in the Picture
• Life's Hugs
• Living and Journeying Together
• "Hey, What's Our Baon?"
• Discoveries Along the Way... Onward

 I would also like to remind you that I am going to collect your assignments that I gave you last time on August 22, 2012.  Thank you.

To my Second Year students, this is the continuation of our lessons:

With regards to the parts of the sentence, we are now on its fifth part which is The Phrases. 

The whole discussion about this and our previous topics can be found at this website: http://englishmistakeswelcome.com/parts_of_a_sentence.htm

For now please read the following. This is about the sounds of /i/ and /I/.

The /i/ sound:

Keyword: eve
Alternate spelling: ea ease, sheaf; ee eel, leeks; ei receive, sheik; ie priest, siege; ey key, donkey; ay quay; oe amoeba; ae Ceasar; y baby, sassy; i ski, spaghetti

This is how the /i/ sound is produced: Raise the middle of the tongue forward with the tip pressing against the lower front teeth. The teeth and lips are slightly parted as in a smile (that is why we are asked by the photographer to say "cheese" when we are having our pictures taken). The tongue, lips and jaw are all rigid as the air is pushed from the mouth. The /i/ sound is the highest of all the front vowels. it is also voiced just like the other vowels.

The /I/ sound:

Keyword: lips
Alternate spelling:  y hymn, gym; ai certain, mountain, fountain; y money, funny, any; ui liquid, squid, inquiry; age damage, garbage

This is how the /I/ sound is produced: Raise the tongue slightly toward the front of the mouth keeping the tip o f the tongue behind the lower front teeth. The lips and teeth are parted very narrowly. The lips are kept relaxed while the middle part of the tongue is arched upward toward the hard palate as air moves through the mouth.

Note that there is a noticeable difference between the two sounds. The /i/ sound is long, and the /I/ is relatively shorter.

I will give additional information regarding these sounds next meeting.

Please note that I will be giving a different sets of exercises or quizzes based from the said topics when we return to school on Wednesday. Also, read about on how the basics in writing a letter and its parts.  Leave any comment here so that I will know if you have read this post, same goes with first year students. Thank you.