Part E. Language focus
ENGLISH VOWELS
/iə/ - /eə/- /uə/










/iə/

here
dear

brilliant
idea

opinion
/eə/

care
air
parent

wear

their

/uə/
poor

tour
insurance
cruel
during
Listen and repeat.
/iə/
here, dear, clear, idea, cheers, atmosphere
/eə/
pair, chair, square, where, upstairs, carefully
/uə/
poor, sure, tour, usual, casual, actually

1. The poor needs help.
/uə/ 2. That’s a package tour.
3. He is so cruel to animals.

1. Come here.
/iə/ 2. He is a brilliant man.
3. Do you have any idea?

1. Be careful!
/eə/ 2. We enjoy fresh air.
3. Don’t wear that hat.
Practise these sentences.
1. Let’s have some beer, dear.
2. What a good idea! The atmosphere here is very clear.
3. Where are my shoes? They are nowhere here.
4. Have you looked carefully everywhere?
5. I am sure he is far from poor.
6. Well, actually he usually wears casual clothes.
Grammar and vocabulary
Should
Shouldn’t
or