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Consider the following questions:

1. What do you think of the importance of phonetics in language learning process?

2. How are the speech sounds formed?
Task 1: Introduction to Phonetics.

Phonetics studies the sound system of a language. According to the aim of study the following types of Phonetics may be distinguished:

1. 
   General Phonetics;
   
2. 
   Descriptive Phonetics;
   
3. 
   Historical Phonetics
   
4. 
   Comparative Phonetics.
   

General Phonetics studies the ways of functioning the speech mechanism in all languages to pronounce segmental and suprasegmental units.

Descriptive Phonetics studies the sound system of one language.

Historical Phonetics studies the historical development of the sound system of a language.

Comparative Phonetics studies the sound system of several languages in comparison.

Task 2: Formation of speech sounds