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Review of phonetics and graphics
Textbook: p. 188
GoalReview the phonetics and graphics sections.
New words
phonetics · fonetikagraphics · grafikavowel · unliconsonant · undosh
Explanation
Phonetics studies the sound system of speech. Graphics studies the letter system of written speech. A sound is spoken and heard; a letter is written and seen. The Uzbek alphabet has 26 letters, 3 letter combinations (sh, ch, ng) and 1 apostrophe sign (’). Vowels: a, o, i, u, e, o‘; consonants: b, d, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x, y, z, g‘ and others. Review question: which units link speech and writing? Answer: sound and letter.
Worked examples
The word «uchdi» has 5 letters and 4 sounds: u, ch, d, i.
In «shahar», sh stands for one sound.
Class activity
“Sound or letter?”: the teacher says a word; say its sounds, then write its letters and compare the counts.
Practice
1
What does phonetics study?
The sound system of speech.
2
What does graphics study?
The letter system of written speech.
3
How many letters in the Uzbek alphabet?
26 letters.
4
Name the letter combinations.
sh, ch, ng.