I. Pronunciation – Homophones (Từ đồng âm) - Lý thuyết
Từ đồng âm là những từ (hoặc sự kết hợp của các từ) có cách viết và nghĩa khác nhau, nhưng cách phát âm giống nhau.
Ex: two – too – to, piece – peace, there – their, father – farther, whose – who’s, genes – jeans, board – bored, you’re – your, there’s – theirs, knew – new, whether – weather, council - counsel
I. Pronunciation – Homophones (Từ đồng âm) - Bài tập
Task 1: Listen to pairs of sentences. Write the correct words in the gaps. The first pair has been done as an example. (Nghe các cặp câu. Viết những từ đúng vào khoảng trống. Cặp đầu tiên đã được thực hiện như là một ví dụ.)
1. a) My English class is at two o'clock.
b) It's never too late to learn another language.
2. a) His father is a guitarist. but he wasn't allowed to play any musical instruments until he was 15.
b) Please read the letter aloud to us.
3. a) You can write your life story and post it on this website.
b) I hope we're doing the right thing.
4. a) J.K. Rowling's new novel will come out next month.
b) I knew where he was hiding, but I didn't know why he was wanted.
5. a) Beethoven composed some of his finest works here in this house.
b) Did you hear the latest news about Steven Spielberg's film?
6. a) She has been involved in many community projects.
b) Yan has just posted his latest bean soup recipe on the Internet. You should try it out.