Aula de Pronúncia: O Som Ʊ (book, cook, look)

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Hoje temos uma aula de pronúncia com o som Ʊ, que aparece em palavras como book, cook, look e muitos estudantes pronunciam incorretamente. Vamos aprende-lo! Acompanhe com o vídeo abaixo.

Pratique com estas palavras:

put /pʊt/ – push /pʊʃ/ – look /lʊk/ – book /bʊk/ – could /kʊd/ – would /wʊd/ – should /ʃʊd/ – woman /ˈwʊmən/ – wolf /wʊlf/ – bush /bʊʃ/ – bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ – wood /wʊd/

Agora com estas expressões:

1. good book /gʊd bʊk/
2. took a look /tʊk ə lʊk/
3. good looking /gʊd ˈlʊkɪŋ/
4. fully cooked /ˈfʊli kʊkt/
5. shook his foot /ʃʊk hɪz fʊt/
6. sugar cookie /ˈʃʊgər ˈkʊki/
7. push and pull /pʊʃ ænd pʊl/
8. wool pullover /wʊl ˈpʊlˌoʊvɚ/
9. wooden hook /ˈwʊdən hʊk/
10. good childhood /gʊd ˈʧaɪldhʊd/

E agora com estas frases:

1. Would you help me look for my book? /wʊd ju hɛlp mi lʊk fɔr maɪ bʊk/
2. The sugar cookies taste good. /ðə ˈʃʊgər ˈkʊkiz teɪst gʊd/
3. The butcher is a good cook. /ðə ˈbʊʧər ɪz ə gʊd kʊk/
4. He would read the book if he could. /hi wʊd rid ðə bʊk ɪf hi kʊd/
5. Butch visited his old neighborhood in Brooklyn. /bʊʧ ˈvɪzətəd hɪz oʊld ˈneɪbərhʊd ɪn ˈbrʊklən/
6. Look in the cookbook for a good pudding. /lʊk ɪn ðə ˈkʊkˌbʊk fɔr ə gʊd ˈpʊdɪŋ/
7. He would if he could. /hi wʊd ɪf hi kʊd/
8. It should be good wool. /ɪt ʃʊd bi gʊd wʊl/
9. The woman took a good look at the wolf. /ðə ˈwʊmən tʊk ə gʊd lʊk æt ðə wʊlf/

Para terminar, escute e leia este diálogo onde aparecem várias palavras com o som Ʊ. Tente reconhece-las e pratique.

Julia – Luke, could you help me look for my book? I’m not sure where I put it.
Luke – Which book?
Julia – My new cookbook – Good Cooking.
Luke – Should I look in the bookcase?
Julia – No, the bookcase is full. It wouldn’t be there.
Luke – Maybe you should look in the living room.
Julia – I looked everywhere, even under the cushions.
Luke – Couldn’t you use another cookbook?
Julia – No, the cookbook I’m looking for is sugar-free, fat-free –
Luke – – food-free cookbook?
Julia – Very funny. You eat too much junk food. It isn’t good for you.
Luke – But it tastes good!
Julia – Well, you shouldn’t eat so much sugar. Hmm… I think you took that book and put it somewhere so I couldn’t use it.
Luke – I didn’t put it anywhere! I think you should look under that box of cookies.