Chapter 9  Supplementary Units.


9.1. Practise the English sounds
9.2. Rhymes.
9.3. Proverbs, sayings
9.4. Tasks.
9.5. Poems, limericks, crooks

Rhyme 1
           What are you going to be? What
           are you going to be? I shall be a
           soldier
That's the life for me
Note: Mind that the speaker is very proud of his decision to be a soldier. Define Intonation Patterns of each utterance.

Rhyme 2
           One, two, three, four,
           Come in, please, and shut the door.
           Five, six, seven, eight,
           It's time for school. You're very late.
           Nine, ten, nine, ten,
           Don't be late for school again.
Note: To understand this rhyme better you are to take into con­sideration that a teacher is speaking to a little kid. The teacher tries not to frighten the kid, but to show that it won't do to be late for classes. Be calm and considered.

Rhyme 3
            One, two, three, four, five,
            Once I caught a fish alive, Six,
            seven, eight, nine, ten, Then I let it
            go again. Why did you let it go?
            Because it bit my finger so.
            Which finger did it bite?
            The little finger on the right.
Note: The speaker of this rhyme is excited, proud of what once happened to him that's why in some cases the pitch range is wider than usual and high-fall is used more than once.

Rhyme 4
           Flying Man
           Flying man, Flying man,
           Up in the sky,
           Where are you going to Flying so high?
           Over the mountains
           And over the sea,
            Flying man, Flying man, Won't you take me?
Note: You are to grasp the romantic mood of the speaker. He is absorbed by his dreams, by the beauty of the view before him.

Rhyme 5
           I'm a Brave, Brave Mouse
           I'm a brave, brave mouse.
           1 go marching through the house,
           And I'm not afraid of anything.
           For danger I'm prepared,
           And I'm never, never scared.
           No, I'm not afraid of anything.
           What about a cat?
           What — a cat?
           Yes a cat!
           Big and fat.
           Well, except for a cat —
           I'm not afraid of anything.
           I'm a brave, brave mouse.
           I go marching through the house,
           And I'm not afraid of anything.
           For danger I'm prepared,
           And I'm never, never scared.
           No, I'm not afraid of anything.
           What about a trap?
           What — a trap?
           Yes a trap!
           That goes snap.                                  .
           Well, except for a trap —
           I'm not afraid of anything.
           I'm a brave, brave mouse.
           I go marching through the house,
           And I'm not afraid of anything.
           For danger I'm prepared,
            And I'm never, never scared.
           No, I'm not afraid of anything.
           What about an owl?
            What — an owl?
           Yes an owl —
           On the prowl.
           Well, except for an owl —
           I'm not afraid of anything.
Note:  Again the character-sketch of the mouse will help you to be more expressive. The mouse tries to show how brave and independent he is, nothing can frighten or embarrass him, but his bravado bit by bit subsides and uncertainty creeps in. The voice is trembling and he actually speaks in a very low voice.

Rhyme 6
This Is the Key of the Kingdom
This is the key of the kingdom,
In that kingdom there is a city,
In that city there is a town,
In that town there is a street,  
In that street there is a lane,
In that lane there is a yard,
In that yard there is a house,
In that house there is a room,
In that room there is a bed,
On that bed there is a basket,
In that basket there are some flowers.
Flowers in the basket,  
Basket on the bed,
Bed in the room,
Room in the house,
House in the yard,
Yard in the lane,
Lane in the street,
Street in the town,
Town in the city,
City in the kingdom. 
Of that kingdom this is the key.
Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of
themselves.

9.1. Practise the English sounds
9.2. Rhymes.
9.3. Proverbs, sayings
9.4. Tasks.
9.5. Poems, limericks, crooks