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Unit 9: Project management
The third conditional

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Session 1

In this session we look at words spelled with the letters ough. There are lots of them, and they're pronounced in many different ways! Can you guess how many?

Wayiitiwwan marii boqonnaa kana keessaa

1234

Wayitii marii qabxii 1

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Activity 2

Four little letters

Pronunciation: Practising –ough words

So, in 6 Minute Vocabulary we saw that those four letters can be pronounced in many different ways.

In this activity we're going to test your pronunciation of ough words, by looking at what they 'rhyme with'.

Rhymes

If two words rhyme, the last syllable sounds the same. For example, you can say cough rhymes with off. Look at these examples. Then listen to the recording:

cough – like off

enough – like stuff

though – like know

through – like true

thorough – like up, Edinburgh

thought – like or, fought

plough – like now

hiccough (also spelled 'hiccup') – like cup

Sagalee kana dhaggeefadhuu shaakala kana xumuri

To do

Next, we're going to play a game to see how well you know the pronunciation of these ough words. Choose the words they rhyme with.

Rhyme game

6 Questions

Choose the word that rhymes with the ough word before it.

Baga gammadde! Qormaata xumurteetta
Excellent!Great job!Carraa badaa!Qabxii argatte:
x / y

Next

We have another activity to test your knowledge of ough words coming up. This time it's a listening test. See you there!

Session Vocabulary

  • rough
    (here) can describe someone's ill feeling

    syllable
    a word or part of word with one vowel sound

    plough
    to prepare a field for planting by cutting long straight lines

    plough on through
    to carry on in a difficult situation

Wabii jechoota guutuu agarsiisi

Wiirtuu gadi-buufatan

Qabiyyee koorsiiwwan dhihoo kanaa