The ministry of higher and secondary special education of the republic of uzbekistan

3)
 
Questions for discussion. 
 
4)
 
Self-Tests
– this section contains mini – tests to help you evaluate your progress. 
Your ability to recognize and pronounce the sound in words, sentences and 
conversational activities will be tested. 
The second part includes Phonostylistics in order to help students with the correct 
intonation for different varieties of English. These are styles which are likely to be 
required in future careers both inside and outside the teaching field. 
The manual concludes with a glossary and a section containing poetry and short texts to 
provide plenty of practice material.

---

4 
Chapter I 
Sound Formation
 
 
Unit 1. The Organs of Speech 
 
To understand how speech-sounds are produced students of English must have some 
knowledge of the organs of speech and their function. The organs of speech are as follows: 
a) the mouth cavity
b) the nasal cavity 
c) the pharynx 
d) the lips 
e) the teeth 
f) the tongue 
g) the roof of the mouth 
h) the larynx containing the vocal cords. 
 
The roof of the mouth is divided into 3 parts: 
a)
 
the alveolar ridge 
b)
 
the hard palate 
c)
 
the soft palate with the uvula 
The organs of speech are divided into movable and fixed. 
The movable speech organs take an active part in the articulation of speech – sounds 
and are called active organs of speech. 
The fixed speech organs with which the active organs form obstruction are called 
passive organs of speech. 
There are 26 letters in English.