Lio 0010/2004 - Os Sons da Lngua Inglesa

Na ltima aula aprendemos sobre pronncia dos Passado Simples e Particpio Passado
dos verbos Regulares. E j que estamos falando sobre sons, que tal algumas dicas
para melhorarmos instantaneamente a nossa pronncia antes de retomarmos o tempo
passado?
A lio um pouco densa, mas o prmio para quem dedicar uma ou duas horinhas de
estudo dormir falando como iniciante e acordar falando como intermedirio... nada
mal, heim?
Para fazer os exerccios de leitura de 1 a 12, leiam o texto prestando ateno apenas
na regra que est sendo ensinada. Nos exerccios 13 e 14 prestem ateno nas
palavras sublinhadas.
Vocs percebero que j um trecho, em maiscula que no foi trabalhado. Este vocs
devem tentar fazer sozinhos.
Um abrao,
Vilma Cacciaguerra

Dicas para Melhorar Instantaneamente a sua Pronncia

1. Preste muita ateno nos sons das vogais:

A
(som intermedirio entre a e e) como em
"have"
(som intermedirio entre a e ) as vezes
como em "all" e "cart", geralmente quando seguido
do R ou L
I (exatamente como pronunciado no alfabeto)
como em "face" e "crazy"
E
Ele pode ser som de "I" como ele pronunciado na
palavra "dia" ou som "ai" como ele pronunciado
nas palavras "fine"" e "bike".
I
O i pode ter os seguintes sons:
Som intermedirio entre "i" e "e", como
pronunciado em "magic".
Som de "ai" como ele pronunciado e'"fine".
O
A vogal "O" pode ter os seguintes sons:
/a/ como em "mother"
// como em "son"
/u/ como em both, told e old.
// como em "before"
U
O U pode ser pronunciado das seguintes formas:
como em cup
u como eu Unit
Uu como em pull, pull, bull
1. Nunca leia o e do final das palavras se elas no forem he, she, be ou the
(exemplos: whale /ueiol/, house /rus/, brouse /braus/)
2. Quando uma palavra termina em consoante e a prxima comea com
vogal, ns falamos as duas como se fossem uma nica palavra (o e no
final das palavras, por ser mudo, no conta). Exemplo: take it, an apple.
3. O mesmo acontece quando uma palavra termina com uma letra e a
seguinte comea com a mesma letra, como em: want to, useful lemon.
4. Quando, numa palavra, um T ou D aparece entre duas vogais ou entre vogal
e Y, este T ou D fica com som de R como pronunciado na palavra cara.
Exemplos: lady /liri/, university /iunivrsiri/, metal /mral/.

5. Lembre que quando o R vem precedido de vogal, o som dele desaparece

ou distorcido:
a. AR: car /c/, bar /b/;
b. IR: sister /sist/, caller /call/;
c. ER: skirt /sskt/, flirt /flt/;
d. OR: uniforme /iunifm/, corn /con/
e. UR: purple /ppal/
6. Lembre-se de que em ingls muitas letras so mudas, como em night,
tongue, through, island, chocolate, something, morning, everything.

Vamos praticar?
Ditongos mais Comuns
Ay,
AI

Pronunci-se /i/ como em day, daily, way, say

EE

Pronuncia-se /i:/ - Feet, freezer, need

EA

Pronuncia-se de trs formas distintas:

/i:/ Read, meat e
// Read, lead e
/i/ Break, steak

OA

Pronuncia-se /u/ como em coast, roast

OE

Pronuncia-se /u/ como em toe

OO

Pronuncia-se /u:/ como em foot, look (excees: poor, door, floor, blood)

OU

Pronuncia-se /au/ como em about, loud, shout

1. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, os ditongos que aparecem na lista acima foram escritos
em maisculas. Leia-os atentamente at conseguir produzir pronunci-los
com naturalidade.
An atheist was walking through the woods one day in Alaska, admiring all that
evolution had crEAted. "What majestic trEEs! What a powerful river! What beautiful
animals!" he said to
himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a
rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he saw a 13 foot Kodiak bEAr
beginning to charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could down the path. He lOOked over his shOUlder and saw
that the bEAr was rapidly closing on him. Somehow, he ran even faster, so scared
that tEArs came to his eyes. He lOOked again and the bEAr was even closer. His
heart pounding in his chest, he tried to run faster yet.

But alas, he tripped and fell to the grOUnd. As he rolled over to pick himself up, the
bEAr was right over him, rEAching for him with its left paw and rAIsing its right paw
to strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. The bEAr froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped
moving... As a brilliant light shone upon the man, a thunderous voice came from all
arOUnd,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A
BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist lOOked directly into the light and said, "It would be
hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these yEArs, but perhaps you could
make the bEAr a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The light went out. The river ran. The sOUnds of the forest resumed...
...and the bEAr dropped down on his knees, brought both paws together, bowed his
hEAd and spoke:
"Lord,! thank you for this fOOd which I am abOUt to receive."

Vogais seguidas de R
Toda vogal seguida de R tem este som mudo ou distorcido:
AR
O som do A prolongado e o do R eliminado, como em car, bar, start, scar
ER
O som do ER substituido por um som prximo do de coraes, como em
Father, mother, sister, caller
IR
O som do IR substituido por um som similar ao de me, como em skirt,
flirt, birth
OR O som do O prolongado e o do R eliminado, como em uniform, corn, forth
UR
O som do U prolongado e o do R eliminado, como em purple, furr, surplus.
2. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, as vogais seguidas de R foram escritos em maisculas.
Leia-as
atentamente
at
conseguir
produzir
pronunci-los
com
naturalidade.
An atheist was walking through the woods one day in Alaska, admiring all that
evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What a powerful rivER! What beautiful
animals!" he said to
himself. As he was walking alongside the rivER, he heARd a
rustling in the bushes behind him. TURning to look, he saw a 13 foot Kodiak bear
beginning to chARge towARds him.

He ran as fast as he could down the path. He looked ovER his shoulder and saw that
the bear was rapidly closing on him. Somehow, he ran even fastER, so scared that
tears came to his eyes. He looked again and the bear was even closER. His heARt
pounding in his chest, he tried to run fastER
yet.
But alas, he tripped and fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pick himself up, the
bear was right ovER him, reaching for him with its left paw and raising its right paw to
strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the rivER stopped moving...
As a brilliant light shone upon the man, a thunderous voice came from all around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist looked directly into the light and said, "It would be
hypocritical to ask to be a Christian aftER all these years, but pERhaps you could
make the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The light went out. The rivER ran. The sounds of the forest resumed...
...and the bear dropped down on his knees, brought both paws togethER, bowed his
head and spoke:
"LORd,! thank you fOR this food which I am about to receive."

Sons Mudos
E no Final das Palavras no-monosilbicas
O E mudo quando aparece no fim das slabas e palavras no-monosilbicas
3. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, os Es finais foram escritos em maisculas. Leia-os
atentamente at conseguir produzir pronunci-los com naturalidade.
An atheist was walking through the woods onE day in Alaska, admiring all that
evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What a powerful river! What beautiful
animals!" he said to
himself. As he was walking alongsidE the river, he heard a
rustling in the bushEs behind him. Turning to look, he saw a 13 foot Kodiak bear
beginning to chargE towards him.
He ran as fast as he could down the path. He lookEd over his shoulder and saw that
the bear was rapidly closing on him. SomEhow, he ran even faster, so scarEd that
tears camE to his eyes. He lookEd again and the bear was even closer. His heart
pounding in his chest, he tried to run faster
yet.
But alas, he trippEd and fell to the ground. As he rollEd over to pick himself up, the
bear was right over him, reaching for him with its left paw and raising its right paw to
strikE him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
TimE stoppEd. The bear frozE. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving...
As a brilliant light shonE upon the man, a thunderous voicE camE from all around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist lookEd directly into the light and said, "It would be
hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all thesE years, but perhaps you could makE
the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The light went out. The river ran. The sounds of the forest resumEd... and the bear
droppEd down on his knees, brought both paws together, bowEd his head and spokE:
"Lord,! thank you for this food which I am about to receivE."
N seguido de G
Todo G precedido de N mudo.
4. Leitura:

No texto abaixo, os Gs precedidos de N foram escritos em maisculas.

Leia-os
atentamente
at
conseguir
produzir
pronunci-los
com
naturalidade.
An atheist was walkiNG through the woods one day in Alaska, admiriNG all that
evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What a powerful river! What beautiful
animals!" he said to
himself. As he was walkiNG alongside the river, he heard a
rustliNG in the bushes behind him. TurniNG to look, he saw a 13 foot Kodiak bear
beginniNG to charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could down the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that
the bear was rapidly closiNG on him. Somehow, he ran even faster, so scared that
tears came to his eyes. He looked again and the bear was even closer. His heart
poundiNG in his chest, he tried to run faster
yet.
But alas, he tripped and fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pick himself up, the
bear was right over him, reachiNG for him with its left paw and raisiNG its right paw to
strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moviNG...
As a brilliant light shone upon the man, a thunderous voice came from all around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist looked directly into the light and said, "It would be
hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but perhaps you could make
the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The light went out. The river ran. The sounds of the forest resumed...
...and the bear dropped down on his knees, brought both paws together, bowed his
head and spoke:
"Lord,! thank you for this food which I am about to receive."

Outros Sons mudos

gh - kn - etc
5. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, as letras que representam sons mudos foram escritas em
maisculas. Leia-as atentamente at conseguir produzir pronunci-los com
naturalidade.
An atheist was waLkinG thrOugh the woods onE day in Alaska, admirinG all that
evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What a powerful river! What beAutiful
animals!" he saId to
himself. As he was waLkinG alonGsidE thE river, he hEard a
rustlinG in the bushes behind Him. TurninG to look, he saw a 13 foot Kodiak bear
beginninG to chargE towards him.
He ran as fast as he cOuld down the path. He looked over His shoulder and saw that
the bear was rapidly closinG on him. Somehow, he ran even faster, so scarEd that
tears camE to his Eyes. He lookEd agaIn and the bear was even closer. His hEart
poundinG in his chest, he triEd to run faster
yet.
But alas, he trippEd and fell to the ground. As he rollEd over to pick himself up, the
bear was riGHt over him, reachinG for him with its left paw and raisinG its right paw
to strikE him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
TimE stoppEd. The bear frozE. The forest was silent. Even the river stoppEd movinG...
As a brilliant liGHt shonE upon the man, a thunderOus voicE camE from all around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist lookEd directly into the liGHt and saId, "It would be
hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these Years, but perhaps you could makE
the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." SaId God.
The liGHt went out. The river ran. The sounds of the forest resumed... and the bear
droppEd down on his Knees, broUGHt both paws together, bowEd his head and spoke:
"Lord,! thank you for this food wHich I am about to receivE."

Pronncia do A
Regra Geral para a Pronncia do A
(som intermedirio entre a e e) como em

"have"
I (exatamente como pronunciado no alfabeto)
como em "face" e "crazy"
5. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, os As representados pelos sons acima foram escritos em
maisculas. Leia-os atentamente at conseguir produzir pronunci-los com
naturalidade.
An Atheist wAs wAlking through the woods one day in AlAskA, Admiring All thAt
evolution hAd creAted. "WhAt mAjestic trees! WhAt A powerful river! WhAt beAutiful
AnimAls!" he sAid to
himself. As he wAs wAlking Alongside the river, he heArd A
rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he sAw A 13 foot KodiAk beAr
beginning to chArge towArds him.
He rAn As fAst As he could down the pAth. He looked over his shoulder And sAw thAt
the beAr wAs rApidly closing on him. Somehow, he rAn even fAster, so scAred thAt
teArs cAme to his eyes. He looked AgAin And the beAr wAs even closer. His heArt
pounding in his chest, he tried to run fAster yet.
But AlAs, he tripped And fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pick himself up, the
beAr wAs right over him, reaching for him with its left pAw And rAising its right pAw to
strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. The beAr froze. The forest wAs silent. Even the river stopped moving...
As A brilliAnt light shone upon the mAn, A thunderous voice cAme from All Around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A BELIEVER?"
Difficult As it wAs, the Atheist looked directly into the light And sAid, "It would be
hypocriticAl to Ask to be A ChristiAn After All these yeArs, but perhAps you could
mAke the beAr A ChristiAn?"
"VERY WELL." SAid God.
The light went out. The river rAn. The sounds of the forest resumed...
...And the beAr dropped down on his knees, brought both pAws together, bowed his
heAd And spoke:
"Lord,! thAnk you for this food which I Am About to receive."

Mas...
A seguido de R, L, W ou U
(som intermedirio entre a e ) as vezes como em "all" e "cart", geralmente
quando seguido do R, L, W ou U

6. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, os As seguidos de R, L, W ou U foram escritos em
maisculas. Leia-os atentamente at conseguir produzir pronunci-los com
naturalidade.
An atheist was wALking through the woods one day in ALaska, admiring ALl that
evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What a powerful river! What beautiful
animALs!" he said to
himself. As he was wALking alongside the river, he heard a
rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he sAW a 13 foot Kodiak bear
beginning to charge towARds him.
He ran as fast as he could down the path. He looked over his shoulder and sAW that
the bear was rapidly closing on him. Somehow, he ran even faster, so scared that
tears came to his eyes. He looked again and the bear was even closer. His heARt
pounding in his chest, he tried to run faster
yet.
But ALas, he tripped and fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pick himself up, the
bear was right over him, reaching for him with its left pAW and raising its right paw to
strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving...
As a brilliant light shone upon the man, a thunderous voice came from ALl around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist looked directly into the light and said, "It would be
hypocriticAL to ask to be a Christian after ALl these years, but perhaps you could
make the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The light went out. The river ran. The sounds of the forest resumed...
...and the bear dropped down on his knees, brought both pAWs together, bowed his
head and spoke:
"Lord,! thank you for this food which I am about to receive."

A Pronncia do E
Ele pode ser som de "I" como ele pronunciado na palavra "dia" ou som "ai" como
ele pronunciado nas palavras "fine"" e "bike".
7. Leitura:

No texto abaixo foram escritos em maisculas os Es que nem esto no meio

de um ditongo nem apaream no final de palavras e slabas (pois nesses
casos eles sejguem uma regra prpria). Leia-os atentamente at conseguir
produzir pronunci-los com naturalidade.
An athEist was walking through the woods one day in Alaska, admiring all that
Evolution had creatEd. "What majEstic trees! What a powErful river! What beautiful
animals!" he said to
himsElf. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a
rustling in the bushes bEhind him. Turning to look, he saw a 13 foot Kodiak bear
beginning to charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could down the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that
the bear was rapidly closing on him. Somehow, he ran Even faster, so scared that
tears came to his eyes. He looked again and the bear was EvEn closer. His heart
pounding in his chEst, he tried to run faster
yEt.
But alas, he tripped and fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pick himsElf up, the
bear was right over him, reaching for him with its lEft paw and raising its right paw to
strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forEst was silEnt. EvEn the river stopped moving...
As a brilliant light shone upon the man, a thunderous voice came from all around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the athEist looked dirEctly into the light and said, "It would be
hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all thEs yEars, but perhaps you could make
the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The light wEnt out. The river ran. The sounds of the forEst rEsumEd...
...and the bear dropped down on his knees, brought both paws togEther, bowed his
head and spoke:
"Lord,! thank you for this food which I am about to rEcEive."

Pronncia do I
O i pode ter os seguintes sons:
Som intermedirio entre "i" e "e", como pronunciado em "magic" e o som de "ai"
como ele pronunciado e'"fine".
8. Leitura:

No texto abaixo, foram escritos em maisculas todos os Is que no estejam

em ditongos ou sejam seguidos de R (pois esses seguem regras prprias).
Leia-os atentamente at conseguir produzir pronunci-los com naturalidade.
An atheist was walkIng through the woods one day In Alaska, admIrIng all that
evolutIon had created. "What majestIc trees! What a powerful rIver! What beautIful
anImals!" he said to
hImself. As he was walkIng alongsIde the rIver, he heard a
rustlIng In the bushes behInd hIm. TurnIng to look, he saw a 13 foot KodIak bear
begInnIng to charge towards hIm.
He ran as fast as he could down the path. He looked over hIs shoulder and saw that
the bear was rapIdly closIng on him. Somehow, he ran even faster, so scared that
tears came to his eyes. He looked agaIn and the bear was even closer. His heart
poundIng In his chest, he trIed to run faster
yet.
But alas, he trIpped and fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pIick hImself up, the
bear was rIght over hIm, reachIng for him wIth Its left paw and raisIng Its rIght paw
to strIke hIm.
"OH MY GOD!..."
TIme stopped. The bear froze. The forest was sIlent. Even the rIver stopped movIng...
As a brIllIant lIght shone upon the man, a thunderous voIce came from all around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A BELIEVER?"
DIffIcult as It was, the atheIst looked dIrectly Into the lIght and said, "It would be
hypocrItical to ask to be a ChrIstIan after all these years, but perhaps you could make
the bear a ChrIstIan?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The lIght went out. The rIver ran. The sounds of the forest resumed...
...and the bear dropped down on hIs knees, brought both paws together, bowed hIs
head and spoke:
"Lord,! thank you for thIs food whIch I am about to receIve."

Pronncia do O
A vogal "O" pode ter os seguintes sons:
/a/ como em "mother"
// como em "son"
/u/ como em both, told e old.

9. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, foram escritos em maisculas todos os Os que no estejam
em ditongos ou sejam seguidos de R (pois esses seguem regras prprias).
Leia-os atentamente at conseguir produzir pronunci-los com naturalidade.
An atheist was walking through the woods one day in Alaska, admiring all that
evOlution had created. "What majestic trees! What a pOwerful river! What beautiful
animals!" he said to
himself. As he was walking alOngside the river, he heard a
rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he saw a 13 foot KOdiak bear
beginning to charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could dOwn the path. He looked Over his shoulder and saw that
the bear was rapidly clOsing On him. SOmehow, he ran even faster, sO scared that
tears came to his eyes. He looked again and the bear was even clOser. His heart
pounding in his chest, he tried to run faster
yet.
But alas, he tripped and fell to the ground. As he rOlled Over to pick himself up, the
bear was right Over him, reaching for him with its left paw and raising its right paw to
strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. The bear frOze. The fOrest was silent. Even the river stOpped moving...
As a brilliant light shOne upOn the man, a thunderous vOice came frOm all around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist looked directly into the light and said, "It would be
hypOcritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but perhaps you could make
the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said GOd.
The light went out. The river ran. The sounds of the fOrest resumed...
...and the bear drOpped dOwn on his knees, brOught bOth paws together, bOwed his
head and spOke:
"LOrd,! thank you fOr this food which I am about to receive."

Pronuncia do U
O U pode ser pronunciado das seguintes formas:
como em cup
u como eu Unit
Uu como em pull, pull, bull

10. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, foram escritos em maisculas todos os Us que no estejam
em ditongos ou sejam seguidos de R (pois esses seguem regras prprias).
Leia-os atentamente at conseguir produzir pronunci-los com naturalidade.
An atheist was walking through the woods one day in Alaska, admiring all that
evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What a powerful river! What
beautiful animals!" he said to
himself. As he was walking alongside the river,
he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he saw a 13 foot
Kodiak bear beginning to charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could down the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw
that the bear was rapidly closing on him. Somehow, he ran even faster, so
scared that tears came to his eyes. He looked again and the bear was even
closer. His heart pounding in his chest, he tried to run faster
yet.
But alas, he tripped and fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pick himself up,
the bear was right over him, reaching for him with its left paw and raising its
right paw to strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped
moving... As a brilliant light shone upon the man, a thunderous voice came from
all around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I
DON'T EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO
YOU EXPECT ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT
YOU AS A BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist looked directly into the light and said, "It would be
hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but perhaps you could
make the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The light went out. The river ran. The sounds of the forest resumed... ...and the
bear dropped down on his knees, brought both paws together, bowed his head
and spoke:
"Lord,! thank you for this food which I am about to receive."

Combinaes Comuns com H

th (soprado com a ponta da lngua levemente mordida pelos dentes superiores, como
se tivesse a lngua presa)
ch /tch/
sh /sh/
gh geralmente mudo, mas as vezes tem som de /f/
wh /u/
11. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, esto escritas em maiscula as principais combinaes com
a letra H. Leia-os atentamente at conseguir produzir pronunci-los com
naturalidade.
An aTHeist was walking THrouGH THe woods one day in Alaska, admiring all THat
evolution had created. "WHat majestic trees! WHat a powerful river! WHat beautiful
animals!" he said to
himself. As he was walking alongside THe river, he heard a
rustling in THe buSHes behind him. Turning to look, he saw a 13 foot Kodiak bear
beginning to CHarge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could down THe paTH. He looked over his SHoulder and saw THat
THe bear was rapidly closing on him. Somehow, he ran even faster, so scared THat
tears came to his eyes. He looked again and THe bear was even closer. His heart
pounding in his CHest, he tried to run faster yet.
But alas, he tripped and fell to THe ground. As he rolled over to pick himself up, THe
bear was riGHt over him, reaCHing for him wiTH its left paw and raising its riGHt paw
to strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. THe bear froze. THe forest was silent. Even THe river stopped moving...
As a brilliant liGHt SHone upon THe man, a THunderous voice came from all around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, THe aTHeist looked directly into THe liGHt and said, "It would be
hypocritical to ask to be a CHristian after all THese years, but perhaps you could make
THe bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
THe liGHt went out. THe river ran. THe sounds of THe forest resumed...
...and THe bear dropped down on his knees, brouGHt boTH paws togeTHer, bowed his
head and spoke:
"Lord,! THank you for THis food whiCH I am about to receive."

S seguido de Consoante
Palavras iniciadas em S seguidas de t, m, n, p ou outras consoantes
12. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, foram escritos em maisculas todos os Ss seguidos por
consoantes. Leia-os atentamente at conseguir produzir pronunci-los com
naturalidade.
An atheist was walking through the woods one day in Alaska, admiring all that
evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What a powerful river! What beautiful
animals!" he said to
himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a
rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he saw a 13 foot Kodiak bear
beginning to charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could down the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that
the bear was rapidly closing on him. Somehow, he ran even faster, so SCared that
tears came to his eyes. He looked again and the bear was even closer. His heart
pounding in his chest, he tried to run faster
yet.
But alas, he tripped and fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pick himself up, the
bear was right over him, reaching for him with its left paw and raising its right paw
to STrike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time STopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river STopped
moving... As a brilliant light shone upon the man, a thunderous voice came from all
around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A
BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist looked directly into the light and said, "It would be
hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but perhaps you could
make the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The light went out. The river ran. The sounds of the forest resumed...
...and the bear dropped down on his knees, brought both paws together, bowed his
head and SPoke:
"Lord,! thank you for this food which I am about to receive."
T ou D entre Vogais
T ou D entre vogais tem som de R

13. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, foram escritos em maisculas todos os Ts e Ds entre
vogais ou entre vogala e Y. Leia-os atentamente at conseguir produzir
pronunci-los com naturalidade.
An atheist was walking through the woods one day in Alaska, admiring all that
evolution had creaTed. "What majestic trees! WhaT a powerful river! What beautiful
animals!" he said to
himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a
rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he saw a 13 foot KoDiak bear
beginning to charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could down the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that
the bear was rapidly closing on him. Somehow, he ran even faster, so scared that
tears came to his eyes. He looked again and the bear was even closer. His heart
pounding in his chest, he tried to run faster
yet.
But alas, he tripped and fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pick himself up, the
bear was righT over him, reaching for him with its left paw and raising its right paw
to strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped
moving... As a brilliant light shone upon the man, a thunderous voice came from all
around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A
BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist looked directly into the light and said, "It would be
hypocriTical to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but perhaps you could
make the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The light wenT out. The river ran. The sounds of the forest resumed... ...and the
bear dropped down on his knees, brought both paws together, bowed his head and
spoke:
"Lord,! thank you for this food which I am about to receive."

Finais das Palavras ou Slabas

L (Pronunciado como em Portugal)
M - N (no so anasalados como em Portugus)
K - P - T - D - G (no ganham um i no fim, como em Portugus)
LE / l/ Exemplo: little, turtle, purple
14. Leitura:

No texto abaixo, foram escritos em maisculas os sons finais que causam

maiores dificuldades ao serem pronunciados por estudantes brasileiros. Leiaos atentamente at conseguir produzir pronunci-los com naturalidade.
AN atheisT was walking through the woods oNe day iN Alaska, admiring all thaT
evolutioN haD createD. "WhaT majestic trees! What a powerfuL river! What
beautifuL animals!" he saiD to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he
hearD a rustling in the bushes behinD hiM. Turning to looK, he saw a 13 foot
Kodiak bear beginning to charGe towards hiM.
He raN as fast as he coulD dowN the path. He lookeD over his shoulder anD saw
thaT the bear was rapidly closing on hiM. Somehow, he raN even faster, so scareD
thaT tears caMe to his eyes. He lookeD agaiN and the bear was eveN closer. His
hearT pounding iN his chesT, he trieD to ruN faster yeT.
But alas, he trippeD and felL to the grounD. As he rolleD over to picK himself uP,
the bear was righT over hiM, reaching for hiM with its lefT paw and raising its righT
paw to striKe hiM.
"OH MY GOD!..."
TiMe stoppeD. The bear froze. The foresT was silenT. Even the river stoppeD
moving... As a brillianT lighT shoNe upoN the maN, a thunderous voice caMe froM
all arounD,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A
BELIEVER?"
DifficulT as iT was, the atheisT lookeD directly into the lighT and saiD, "It woulD be
hypocriticaL to asK to be a ChristiaN after alL these years, buT perhaps you coulD
maKe the bear a ChristiaN?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The lighT went out. The river ran. The sounds of the foresT resumeD...
...and the bear droppeD down on his knees, broughT both paws together, boweD
his heaD anD spoKe:
"Lord,! thanK you for this food which I am abouT to receive."

Como Unir as Palavras

Quando uma palavra termina em som consoante e a seguinte comea em Vogal, as
duas palavras so unidas como se fossem uma s.
Quando uma palavra termina com uma letra e a seguinte comea com a mesma letra
(ou com sons parecidos), as duas palavras so unidas como se fossem uma s, mas
criando uma leve pausa no local da juno.

14. Leitura:
No texto abaixo, foram sublinhados os pontos onde algumas palavras devem
ser unidas. Leia o texto muitas vezes at conseguir produzir unir as palavras
com muita naturalidade.
An atheist was walking through the woods one day in Alaska, admiring all that
evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What a powerful river! What beautiful
animals!" he said to
himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a
rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he saw a 13 foot Kodiak bear
beginning to charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could down the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that
the bear was rapidly closing on him. Somehow, he ran even faster, so scared that
tears came to his eyes. He looked again and the bear was even closer. His heart
pounding in his chest, he tried to run faster
yet.
But alas, he tripped and fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pick himself up, the
bear was right over him, reaching for him with its left paw and raising its right paw
to strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped
moving... As a brilliant light shone upon the man, a thunderous voice came from all
around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A
BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist looked directly into the light and said, "It would be
hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but perhaps you could
make the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The light went out. The river ran. The sounds of the forest resumed...
...and the bear dropped down on his knees, brought both paws together, bowed his
head and spoke:
"Lord,! thank you for this food which I am about to receive."

Entonao
Como em portugus as palavras mais importantes so pronunciadas com mais fora,
enquanto que preposies, conjunes, pronomes e outras palavras gramaticais so
pronunciadas com menos fora.
15. Leitura:

No texto abaixo, foram sublinhadas as palavras que devem ser faladas com
mais fora dentro das sentenas. Leia o texto diversas vezes at conseguir
produzir fal-las com muita naturalidade.
An atheist was walking through the woods one day in Alaska, admiring all that
evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What a powerful river! What beautiful
animals!" he said to
himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a
rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he saw a 13 foot Kodiak bear
beginning to charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could down the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that
the bear was rapidly closing on him. Somehow, he ran even faster, so scared that
tears came to his eyes. He looked again and the bear was even closer. His heart
pounding in his chest, he tried to run faster
yet.
But alas, he tripped and fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pick himself up, the
bear was right over him, reaching for him with its left paw and raising its right paw
to strike him.
"OH MY GOD!..."
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped
moving... As a brilliant light shone upon the man, a thunderous voice came from all
around,
"YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I DON'T
EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU EXPECT
ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A
BELIEVER?"
Difficult as it was, the atheist looked directly into the light and said, "It would be
hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but perhaps you could
make the bear a Christian?"
"VERY WELL." Said God.
The light went out. The river ran. The sounds of the forest resumed... ...and the
bear dropped down on his knees, brought both paws together, bowed his head and
spoke:
"Lord,! thank you for this food which I am about to receive."
Bem, pessoal, isso a. Gastei uma tarde inteira preparando a lio e espero que vcs
faam um timo proveito delas.
Vocs j devem ter percebido que o contedo das minhas lies geralmente vem
agrupado de uma forma totalmente indita e provavelmente voc no encontrar em
qualquer outro lugar, portanto guarde suas lies com carinho, ok?
Se surgirem dvidas enter em contato!
Um abrao a todos e tenham um timo fim-de-semana!

Vilma Cacciaguerra