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AULA 07
Os sons de
/ʃ/ e /ʒ/
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mairovergara DOMINANDO A PRONÚNCIA DO INGLÊS
São dois sons que existem na língua portuguesa. Portanto, não há dificuldades para nós brasileiros
em produzi-los. No entanto, é importante notar que o som em inglês pode ser descrito no inglês
escrito por letras que não descrevem o mesmo som em português. Veremos isso nos exemplos.
shave /ʃeɪv/
EXAMPLE
I didn’t have time to shave today.
she /ʃiː/
EXAMPLE
She’s a dentist.
shin /ʃɪn/
EXAMPLE
I cut my shin.
shine /ʃaɪn/
EXAMPLE
The Sun does not shine all the time.
ship /ʃɪp/
EXAMPLE
They boarded a ship bound for India.
should /ʃʊd/
EXAMPLE
He should have been more careful.
show /ʃəʊ/
EXAMPLE
Millions of people watch the show.
shower /′ʃaʊər/
EXAMPLE
He’s in the shower.
sugar /′ʃʊɡər/
EXAMPLE
This juice contains no added sugar.
sure /ʃʊr/
EXAMPLE
Are you sure about that?
creation /kri′eɪʃn/
EXAMPLE
He had been with the company since its creation.
fashion /′fæʃn/
EXAMPLE
Jeans are always in fashion.
imagination /ɪ mædʒɪ′neɪʃn/
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EXAMPLE
He has no imagination.
pressure /′preʃər/
EXAMPLE
I’m under a lot of pressure right now.
social /′səʊʃl/
EXAMPLE
She has a busy social life.
brush /brʌʃ/
EXAMPLE
Did you brush your teeth?
English /′ɪŋɡlɪʃ/
EXAMPLE
I need to improve my English.
trash /træʃ/
EXAMPLE
Don’t forget to take out the trash.
wash /wɑːʃ/
EXAMPLE
If you wash the dishes, I’ll dry.
wish /wɪʃ/
EXAMPLE
I wish I were taller.
genre /′ʒɑːnrə/
EXAMPLE
Science fiction as a genre is relatively new.
casual /′kæʒuəl/
EXAMPLE
He tried to sound casual.
confusion /kən′fjuːʒn/
EXAMPLE
The announcement caused a lot of confusion.
decision /dɪ′sɪʒn/
EXAMPLE
I think I’ve made the right decision.
measure /′meʒər/
EXAMPLE
It is hard to measure the benefits.
occasion /ə′keɪʒn/
EXAMPLE
I’ve met him on several occasions.
pleasure /′pleʒər/
EXAMPLE
He beamed with pleasure at seeing her.
seizure /′siːʒər/
EXAMPLE
He had an epileptic seizure.
television /′telɪvɪʒn/
EXAMPLE
She’s always appearing on television.
usually /′juːʒuəli/
EXAMPLE
We usually go by car.
visual /′vɪʒuəl/
EXAMPLE
I have a very good visual memory.
beige /beɪʒ/
EXAMPLE
She was wearing a beige dress.
collage /kə′lɑːʒ/
EXAMPLE
It’s a photo collage.
massage /mə′sɑːʒ/
EXAMPLE
The physiotherapist gave me a massage.
mirage /mə′rɑːʒ/
EXAMPLE
It was just a mirage.
rouge /ruːʒ/
EXAMPLE
She was wearing too much rouge.
sabotage /′sæbətɑːʒ/
EXAMPLE
The fire may have been an act of sabotage.
EXAMPLE
It’s an allusion to the Aleutian Islands.