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WEEK 6
Speech Work: Introduction to Diphthongs: /ei/, /əu/, /iə/ and /eə/;
Structure: Tenses and Adverbials (Cont.)
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development: Reading Skill-Reading to understand the Author’s mood;
Composition: Argumentative Essay (Guided composition writing);
Literature: Drama – Themes in Vengeance of the Spirit by Maxwell Onyeka,
ASPECT: SPEECH WORK
TOPIC: Diphthongs /ei/, /əu/, /iə/ and /eə/
CONTENT
Diphthongs are vowel sounds that are pronounced as a result of movement of tongue from one vowel to the other. These are the sounds:
Diphthong/ei /
This is a diphthong. The articulation of /ei/ starts with a sound whose quality is like that of /e/ and ends with another sound which has the quality of /i/. The lips are ‘spread’ for the production of /ei/. The common spelling symbols are shown below:
‘a’ e.g. face, lame, bane, mate.
‘ai’ e.g. rain, main, lain, gain.
‘ay’ e.g. pay, way, ray, may.
‘eigh’ e.g. eight
‘ey’ e.g. they
‘ea’ e.g. break.
Learners of English often pronounce /ei/ as /e/. This is an error in pronunciation which you should always avoid.
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