The organs of speech

Vowel № 11 [ə:] In pronouncing the English [ə:] the tongue is neither raised nor lowered. The tongue is flat in the middle of the mouth cavity. The tip of the tongue is retracted from the lower teeth. The lips are neutral. Thus, the English [ə:] may be defined as a long, tense, mixed, half-open vowel phoneme.

Proverbs:

• 
  First come, first served.
  
• 
  Every early bird catches the worm.
  
• 
  It is never too late to learn.
  
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  The work will serve no purpose.
  
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  A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
  
• 
  Many words hurt more than swords.
  

VOWEL SOUNDS

Vowel № 12 [ə] The mouth is opened very slightly; the lips are apart, relaxed. Make a short sound with your voice.

Proverbs:

• 
  An apple a day keeps a doctor away.
  
• 
  Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.
  
• 
  We never know the value of water till the well is dry.
  
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  He that never climbed never fell.
  
• 
  Man can die but once.
  

CLASSIFICATION OF CONSONANTS

The quality of consonants is determined by the following three conditions:

1. 
   The active organs of speech which form the obstruction (the place of obstruction).
   
2. 
   The manner of the production of noise (the way of forming obstruction).
   
3. 
   The work of the vocal chords.
   

1. 
   According to the active organs of speech consonants are divided into:
   

1. 
   bilabial (the obstruction is formed by the two lips brought together):
   

[p], [b], [m], [w]

2.