Listen to Benjamin Zephaniah's poem 'Talking Turkeys' and choose the best option.

The poem was written in a Caribbean variety of English and has been adapted to Standard British only for educational purposes as some students of English may find it hard to understand. I highly recommend reading the poem in its original version so as to get a good taste of the author's poetry. At the end of the activity you will find a link to Benjamin Zephaniah's website. I really hope you enjoy the poem as much as I do.

Q.1
Which two words have the same vocalic sound in the following extract?

Talking Turkeys 1

Q.2
How many words contain the diphthong /ai/ in the following lines?

Talking Turkeys 2

Q.3
How many words contain the diphthong /ei/ in the following lines?

Talking Turkeys 2

Q.4
Benjamin Zephaniah says that he's got a lot of __________?

Q.5
Which is the missing word?

Talking Turkeys 3

Q.6
Which is the missing word?

Talking Turkeys 4

Q.7
How many words contain /i:/ (long i sound like in bee)

Talking Turkeys 5

Q.8
How many words have the sound /3:/ like in the word 'bird'?

Talking Turkeys 5

Q.9
The missing word is________

Talking Turkeys 6

Q.10
The missing word is________

Talking Turkeys 7

Q.11
The missing word is________

Talking Turkeys 8

Q.12
Which list of words all contain the sound /ei/ like in the number 8?

Talking Turkeys 9

Q.13
Which word or words have the same vocalic sound as in nice /ai/ ?

Talking Turkeys 10

https://benjaminzephaniah.com/books/talking-turkeys/

Listening activity by Serena for Blogdeserena.blog