Pronunciation Mother Goose 01 _LEVEL 5_

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Mother Goose 01:

I Had a Little Nut Tree

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Todays lesson is about I Had a Little Nut Tree.
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Exercise 1 | Listening

Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.

Teacher

Mother Goose

I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear.

But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear.
The King of Spain's daughter came to visit me,
And all for the sake of my little nut tree.
I skipped over water, I danced over sea,
And all the birds in the air couldn't catch me.

Meaning and Pronunciation

nut [n't]
silver [slvr]
nutmeg [n'tmeg]
for the sake [sik] of......

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Exercise 2 | Pronunciation Practice 1

Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.

Teacher

Read each sentence slowly.

I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear.

But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear.
The King of Spain's daughter came to visit me,
And all for the sake of my little nut tree.
I skipped over water, I danced over sea,
And all the birds in the air couldn't catch me.

Read it on rhythm. Pronounce bold words as a single word.

I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear.

But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear.
The King of Spain's daughter came to visit me,
And all for the sake of my little nut tree.
I skipped over water, I danced over sea,
And all the birds in the air couldn't catch me.

Read it on rhythm once again. Pronounce bold words strongly, and gray words weakly.

I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear.

But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear.
The King of Spain's daughter came to visit me,
And all for the sake of my little nut tree.
I skipped over water, I danced over sea,
And all the birds in the air couldn't catch me.

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Exercise 3 | Pronunciation Practice 2

Directions: Take turns in pronouncing the sentences of A and B part.

A B

Roles:
A part : bold sentences
B part : normal sentences

I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear.

But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear.

The King of Spain's daughter came to visit me,

And all for the sake of my little nut tree.

I skipped over water, I danced over sea,

And all the birds in the air couldn't catch me.

Next, try to say as rhythmically and fast as possible. Go!

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Exercise 4 | Quiz

Directions: Try to come up with the answer of the quiz with your teacher.
Teacher

Quiz : Who or what am I in this Mother Goose?

I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear.

But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear.
The King of Spain's daughter came to visit me,
And all for the sake of my little nut tree.
I skipped over water, I danced over sea,
And all the birds in the air couldn't catch me.

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