6 Play the recording again. Ask Ss to put the words in the correct column while they listen. Ss compare their answers in pairs before T checks their answers with the whole class.
Key:
/ə/ |
/ɜ:/ |
away, answer, neighbour, common |
burn, birth, hurt, heard |
If time allows, ask Ss to give more examples for each group. Suggested words are:
/ə/: teacher, doctor, agree, … /ɜ:/: prefer, fur, mermaid, …