Notas
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Notas
AULA 06
Os sons de
/s/ e /z/
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mairovergara DOMINANDO A PRONÚNCIA DO INGLÊS
Objetivo da aula: apresentar e dar exemplos com os sons de /s/ e /z/ em inglês.
Em alguns casos, /s/ tem som de /z/. Nesta aula também serão apresentadas algumas regras que
podem ser usadas para facilitar a detecção desses casos. No entanto, o objetivo principal não é
mostrar todas as regras existentes.
O inglês é uma língua cuja pronúncia não tem um padrão e regras bem definidas. As regras
normalmente são observações dos fenômenos que acontecem na língua, porém possuem várias
exceções.
Tentar aprender todas as regras seria de pouca produtividade e, provavelmente, ineficaz. Por
isso, vamos focar naquelas regras principais que irão ajudar o aluno na maioria dos casos, ciente
de que há exceções.
Sem dúvidas, um dos grandes motivos para estudar os sons da língua inglesa é criar um tipo de
consciência a respeito da existência dos sons. Isso, combinado à imersão diária na língua, trará
muito mais resultados do que tentar decorar regras. Use as regras ensinadas nesta aula como
um auxílio, mas não se apegue 100% a elas. Foque mais em aprender os sons, praticar com os
exemplos e manter muito contato diário com o inglês.
sound /saʊnd/
EXAMPLE
I woke up to the sound of heavy rain.
safe /seɪf/
EXAMPLE
We should be able to keep them safe here.
size /saɪz/
EXAMPLE
I changed the font size on the document.
sun /sʌn/
EXAMPLE
Too much sun ages the skin.
sick /sɪk/
EXAMPLE
He’s been sick for a few days.
seven /′sevn/
EXAMPLE
They have seven children.
silence /′saɪləns/
EXAMPLE
I need absolute silence when I’m working.
spot /spɑːt/
EXAMPLE
Get in your spot.
stop /stɑːp/
EXAMPLE
He never knows when to stop.
smart /smɑːrt/
EXAMPLE
She’s a very smart girl.
special /′speʃl/
EXAMPLE
This type of wood needs special treatment.
state /steɪt/
EXAMPLE
She was in a state of shock.
slice /slaɪs/
EXAMPLE
Can you cut me a slice of cake?
smile /smaɪl/
EXAMPLE
He smiled at her.
laps /læps/
EXAMPLE
I ran five laps around the block.
keeps /kiːps/
EXAMPLE
He keeps telling me the same story.
hates /heɪts/
EXAMPLE
I don’t hate it, he hates it.
notes /noʊts/
EXAMPLE
I usually take notes at school.
knots /nɑːts/
EXAMPLE
I know how to tie the three most popular knots.
books /bʊks/
EXAMPLE
I’ve got many books on the shelf.
seeks /siːks/
EXAMPLE
What he seeks must be very important.
beliefs /bɪ′liːfs/
EXAMPLE
They have some very interesting beliefs.
laughs /læfs/
EXAMPLE
I entered the house and heard laughs.
fourths /fɔːrθs/
EXAMPLE
Divide the pie into fourths.
zebra /′ziːbrə/
EXAMPLE
Have you ever seen a zebra this close?
zero /′ziːroʊ/
EXAMPLE
It was ten degrees below zero last night.
zone /zoʊn/
EXAMPLE
We were crossing into a new time zone.
zoo /zuː/
EXAMPLE
These lions were born in the zoo.
zombie /′zɑːmbi/
EXAMPLE
He’s just a zombie sitting in front of the TV all day.
citizen /′sɪtɪzn/
EXAMPLE
I know my rights as a citizen.
crazy /′kreɪzi/
EXAMPLE
Are you crazy?
dizzy /′dɪzi/
EXAMPLE
I feel kind of dizzy.
dozen /′dʌzn/
EXAMPLE
Can I have two dozen eggs, please.
lazy /′leɪzi/
EXAMPLE
He’s a lazy fellow.
amaze /ə′meɪz/
EXAMPLE
He never ceases to amaze me.
breeze /briːz/
EXAMPLE
What a chilly breeze.
freeze /friːz/
EXAMPLE
Stay here, you will freeze outside.
prize /praɪz/
EXAMPLE
They deserve the prize.
buzz /bʌz/
EXAMPLE
Can you hear that buzz?
ribs /rɪbz/
EXAMPLE
He broke his ribs.
roads /roʊdz/
EXAMPLE
The roads are blocked.
friends /frendz/
EXAMPLE
She has many friends.
drugs /drʌɡz/
EXAMPLE
Don’t use drugs.
bills /bɪlz/
EXAMPLE
I need to pay the bills.
comes /kʌmz/
EXAMPLE
I’ll be there when she comes.
names /neɪmz/
EXAMPLE
He’s known by different names.
planes /pleɪnz/
EXAMPLE
There are a lot of planes in the sky.
bars /bɑːrz/
EXAMPLE
The criminals are now behind bars.
stores /stɔːrz/
EXAMPLE
The stores are open today.
breathes /briːðz/
EXAMPLE
Look how she breathes.
races /reɪsɪz/
EXAMPLE
There are four races going on right now.
places /pleɪsɪz/
EXAMPLE
How many places have you visited?
sneezes /sniːzɪz/
EXAMPLE
What do you say after someone sneezes?
pleases /pliːzɪz/
EXAMPLE
I’ll do as the boss pleases.
dishes /dɪʃɪz/
EXAMPLE
How many dishes are on the table?
washes /wɑːʃɪz/
EXAMPLE
He usually washes the car on Fridays.
bridges /brɪdʒɪz/
EXAMPLE
Look at those bridges over there.
judges /dʒʌdʒɪz/
EXAMPLE
There are two judges in court.
watches /wɑːtʃɪz/
EXAMPLE
She owns many different watches.
witches /wɪtʃɪz/
EXAMPLE
Do you believe in witches?
wise /waɪz/
EXAMPLE
She seems to be a wise woman.
visit /′vɪzɪt/
EXAMPLE
My parents are coming to visit me next week.
busy /′bɪzi/
EXAMPLE
I’m busy at the moment.
reason /′riːzn/
EXAMPLE
You have no reason to do that.
rouse /raʊz/
EXAMPLE
Don’t rouse him, he has a cruel tongue.
idealism /aɪ′diːəlɪzəm/
EXAMPLE
He was full of youthful idealism.
materialism /mə′tɪriəlɪzəm/
EXAMPLE
We can notice a rising materialism in society.
baptism /′bæptɪzəm/
EXAMPLE
We’re going to Denver for the baptism of our grandson.
chasm /′kæzəm/
EXAMPLE
Suddenly a huge chasm opened in the earth.
sarcarsm /′sɑːrkæzəm/
EXAMPLE
James caught the sarcasm in her voice.