Mother Goose 15: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”

Pronunciation | Mother Goose 15 http://eikaiwa.dmm. Mother Goose 15: “Mary Had a Little Lamb” Hi! How are you today? Todayʼ’s lesson is about “M a ry H a d a L ittle L a m b .” Letʼ’s make learning English fun! Exercise 1 | Listening （Turno de escuchar） D ire ctio n s : Listen carefully to your teacher. Escucha atentamente a tu profesor. M o th e r G o o s e Mary had a little lamb, Whose fleece was white as snow; And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. He followed her to school one day; That was against the rule; It made the children laugh and play; To see a lamb at school. And so the teacher turned it out, But still it lingered near, And waited patiently about Till Mary did appear. 1 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Pronunciation | Mother Goose 15 http://eikaiwa.dmm. M e a n in g a n d P ro n u n c ia tio n -‐‑‒ lamb [lǽm]（cordero） -‐‑‒ fleece [flíːs]（lana） -‐‑‒ linger [líŋgər]（entretenerse） 2 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Pronunciation | Mother Goose 15 http://eikaiwa.dmm. Exercise 2 | Pronunciation Practice 1（Ejercicio de Pronunciación１） D ire ctio n s : Practice pronunciation with your teacher. Practica la pronunciación con tu profesor. Read each sentence slowly. Lee cada frase lentamente. Mary had a little lamb, Whose fleece was white as snow; And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. He followed her to school one day; That was against the rule; It made the children laugh and play; To see a lamb at school. And so the teacher turned it out, But still it lingered near, And waited patiently about Till Mary did appear. 3 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Pronunciation | Mother Goose 15 http://eikaiwa.dmm. Read it on rhythm. Pronounce bold words as a single word. Lee siguiendo el ritmo. Pronuncia las palabras en negrita como una única palabra. Mary h a d a little lamb, Whose fleece was w h ite a s snow; And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. He followed her to school one day; That was against the rule; It made the children laugh a n d p la y ; To see a lamb at school. And so the teacher tu rn e d it o u t, But still it lingered near, And waited patiently about Till Mary did appear. 4 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Pronunciation | Mother Goose 15 http://eikaiwa.dmm. Read it on rhythm once again. Pronounce bold words strongly, and gray words weakly. Lee siguiendo el ritmo una vez más. Pronuncia las palabras en negrita con fuerza, y en gris débilmente. M a ry had a little lamb, Whose fle e c e was white as sn o w ; And e v e ry w h e re that M a ry went, The la m b was sure to g o . He fo llo w e d her to sc h o o l one day; That was a g a in st the ru le ; It m a d e the children la u g h and p la y ; To see a la m b at sc h o o l. And so the te a c h e r turned it out, But still it lingered near, And w a ite d patiently about Till Mary d id appear. 5 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Pronunciation | Mother Goose 15 http://eikaiwa.dmm. Exercise 3 | Pronunciation Practice 2（Ejercicio de Pronunciación２） D ire ctio n s : Take turns in pronouncing the sentences of A and B part. Haz turnos pronunciando las frases de A y B. Roles: A p a rt : b o ld se n te n ce s B part : normal sentences M a ry h a d a little la m b , W h o se fle e c e w a s w h ite a s sn o w ; And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. H e fo llo w e d h e r to sc h o o l o n e d a y ; T h a t w a s a g a in s t th e ru le ; It made the children laugh and play; To see a lamb at school. A n d so th e te a c h e r tu rn e d i t o u t, B u t still it lin g e re d n e a r, And waited patiently about Till Mary did appear. "W h y d o e s th e la m b lo v e M a ry so ? " T h e e a g e r c h ild re n c ry ; -‐‑‒ eager [íːgər]（ansioso） "Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know," The teacher did reply. Next, try to say as rhythmically and fast as possible. Go! Ahora, intenta decirlo lo más rítmicamente y rápido posible. ¡Adelante！ 6 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Pronunciation | Mother Goose 15 http://eikaiwa.dmm. Exercise 4 | Discussion（Debate） D ire ctio n s : Discuss the subject with your teacher. Debate el siguiente tema con tu profesor. S u b je c t : W h a t is th e m o ra l o f th is M o th e r G o o se ? （ m o ra l: m o ra le ja ） Mary had a little lamb, Whose fleece was white as snow; And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. He followed her to school one day; That was against the rule; It made the children laugh and play; To see a lamb at school. And so the teacher turned it out, But still it lingered near, And waited patiently about Till Mary did appear. "Why does the lamb love Mary so?" The eager children cry; "Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know," The teacher did reply. 7 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved.