歡迎來到易說堂英語語音學習！我們要學習到的是后元音/ɔ/ and中長元音/ɔ:/這兩個音的區別。從表面看來

不會有很大問題，但要把兩個音發好還是需要技巧的。首先，/ɔ/音是個后元音，因此發音時口開要大而圓。

要發好這個音，一定要把舌往后，下壓的同時保持口形不變，這樣，一個清脆的音才能產生。發/ɔ:/音的技

巧就是把雙唇向前凸起，雙唇音的縫隙很小，連個小手指都幾乎放不進去。下面就跟外教朗讀一些單詞與短

語句子練習這兩個音。

Read groups of words to practice the /ɔ/ and /ɔ:/ sounds.

1. lock lord

2. dock door

3. loss lore

4. boss bore

5. hot horse

6. fox form

7. knock normal

8. pot port

Please read some phrases to practice the two sounds.

1. hear a knock on the door

2. mopping the floor

3. got the form

4. a rocky shore

5. fell hot and bored

6. do a good job in the reform

7. talking about a hot topic

8. have a talk with the boss

Please read some sentences to practice the sounds.

1. The bosses don't want to listen to the talk.

2. Robert doesn't want to talk about the reform.

3. Fox doesn't want to stand in the corridor.

4. They don't want to cooperate with his sort.

5. She doesn't want to mop the floor for the lord.

6. She really doesn't want to lock the door.

7. She doesn't want to put the box in the corner.

8. They don't want to watch the clock in the reform.