44 sounds. 20 vowels. 24 consonants

1.

44
sounds
20 vowels
24 consonants

2.

Short vowels
[ɪ] (ship)
[e] (pen)
[ʊ] (book)
[æ] (man)
[ʌ] (cup)
[ɒ] (clock)
[ə] (camera)
Long vowels
[ɔ:] (ball)
[u:] (boot)
[i:] (sheep)
[a:] (heart)
[ɜ:] (girl)
Diphthongs
[ əʊ ] (phone)
[ ɪə ] (year)
[ ɔɪ ] (boy)
[ ɑʊ ] (house)
[ eɪ ] (male)
[ aɪ ] (fine)
[ eə ] (chair)

3.

She is a student.
Is she a student?
She isn’t a student.
His stories are boring.
Are his stories boring?
His stories aren’t boring.
She was a student.
Was she a student?
She wasn’t a student.
His stories were boring.
Were his stories boring?
His stories weren’t boring.

4.

5. There was / There were

There is an interesting
film on TV.
There
was
an
interesting film on TV.
There
are
several
schools near the metro
station.
There were several
schools near the metro
station.

6.

There _______________ my favourite story book in the bookshop.
There _______________ a tree near the river.
There _______________ any sandwiches on the table.
There _______________ my friends at the party.
There _______________ a lot of fish in the salad.
There _______________ some pictures on the wall.
There _______________ any sugar in my tea.
There _______________ any people at home.
There ________________ some hair in my soup.
There ________________ a lot of homework for the weekend.