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Sample minimal pair teaching materials
•The contrast between [i] and [I]:
•Word drills
–sheep ship
–green grin
–least list
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•Syntagmatic drills
–Don’t sit in that seat.
–Did you at least get the list?
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•Paradigmatic drills
–Don’t slip on the floor.
–Don’t sleep on the floor.
–Did you see the black ship?
–Did you see the black sheep?