Modul 5: Hangutánzó szavak: 12 A September morning

Hiya! In this video, we’re going to name a couple of sounds. Let’s start with some pictures and the sounds themselves.

Old clocks make a distinct sound: a sound that fills the place when everything else is quiet. What is the name of this sound? It’s the ticking of a clock. Good.

When you boil some water to make a cup of tea in a classic tin kettle like this one, in this picture here, you can hear this very particular sound: the water is ready. And the sound you can hear? It’s the singing of the kettle.

Cor! What was that? It’s the sound of a siren! An ambulance was called to an accident, I suppose. You can hear the wail of a siren.

Cool. Now let’s put them into a simple story, shall we?

The Story: A September morning

The room was dark and quiet. The man was sleeping soundly. Only the old, antique grandfather clock was ticking persistently.

Mrs Richards is in the kitchen now, making some tea. She’s just put the kettle over the fireplace. Soon the water will be ready and the singing of the kettle will wake up her husband. What a heart-warming sound!

But this morning was different. It was the September of 1939. Suddenly a horrible sound frightened the people in London: the wailing of the air-raid sirens. Mr Richards woke up. WW II had officially started.

Okay, folks, we end our mini-lesson there. Now go, practise. See you soon!