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  2. Comment on the phonetic phenomena to be observed in the following exercises. Practise reading them.
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Exercises

Unit 1 Front Vowels

Tick ??the words you recognize in the sentences you hear.

Test 1

1. a. sheep b. ship

2. a. bean b. bin

3. a. cheeks b. chicks

4. a. cheap b. chip

5. a. heel b. hill

6. a. peel b. pill

Test 2

1. a. pin b. pen

2. a. pig b. peg

3. a. tins b. tens

4. a. sit b. set

5. a. Jinny b. Jenny

6. a. picked b. pecked

Test 3

1. a. pen b. pan

2. a. men b. man

3. a. said b. sad

4. a. gem b. jam

5. a. pet b. pat

6. a. bed b. bad

Listen and repeat the following words.

thirteen thirty fourteen forty fifteen

fifty sixteen sixty seventeen seventy

eighteen eighty nineteen ninety pen

bell cheques pan man sad

Listen and repeat the following sentences.

1. A big pig is sleeping on a ship.

2. Do you see the key on that seat?

3. There's a bee on the leaf of that tree.

4. Do you like to eat fish and chips?

5. Eat more fish, less meat.

6. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

7. Harry does not like the tennis net.

8. East or west, home is best.

9. Better late than never.

10. Handsome is as handsome does.

Listen to the following dialogues and try to imitate them.

/ I: / focused

In a restaurant

Peter: What would you like to eat, Edith?

Edith: A meat sandwich.

Peter: Jean? Would you like a meat sandwich or a cheese sandwich?

Jean: A cheese sandwich, please, Peter.

Waiter: Good evening.

Peter: Good evening. We'll have one meat sandwich and two cheese sandwiches.

Edith: And three teas, please.

Waiter: (writing down the order) One meat sandwich ... two cheese sandwiches ... and ... three teas.

/ I / focused

An interesting film

Bill: Is Tim in?

Lyn: Is he coming to the pictures?

Mrs. Smith: Tim's ill.

Bill: Here he is! Hello, Tim.

Tim: Hello, Bill.

Lyn: Are you ill, Tim?

Tim: Is it an interesting film?

Lyn: It's 'Big Jim and the Indians'.

Bill: And it begins in six minutes.

Mrs. Smith: If you're ill, Tim ...

Tim: Quick! Or we'll miss the beginning of the film!

/ E / focused

An expensive holiday

Eddie: Hello, Ellen! Hello, Ben! Hello, Jenny!

Ben: Hello, Eddie. Have a cigarette.

Eddie: Thanks, Ben.

Ellen: Help yourself to whisky.

Jenny: It's on the shelf.

Ben: How did you spend your holiday, Eddie?

Eddie: I went to America with a friend.

Everybody: Well!

Ellen: We're all jealous.

Ben: Was it expensive?

Eddie: Yes. Very. I've spent everything.

Jenny: Have not you any money left?

Eddie: Yes, Jenny. Ten pence!

/ A / focused

A bad hijacker

Hostess Bradley: Alice! Perhaps that passenger is a hijacker!

Hostess Allen: Which passenger, Anne? That sad man with the camera? He's wearing black slacks and a jacket.

Hostess Bradley: No. That fat lady with the big black handbag in her left hand.

Hostess Allen: Is she standing next to the lavatory?

Hostess Bradley: Yes. She's travelling to Amsterdam.

Hostess Allen: You're mad, Anne, I do not understand.

Hostess Bradley: You see, when she went into the lavatory she did not have that handbag in her hand, and now she's ...

Fat lady: (clapping her hands) EVERYBODY STAND! I'm a hijacker. And in this handbag I have a ...

Handbag: BANG!

Work in pairs.

Situation: A is an English friend of B, a Chinese student. This is the first time for C (A's wife) and B to meet at the party in A's house. A introduces his wife to B. Try to speak fluently and naturally.

Sample dialogue:

A: Good evening, Mr. Wang.

B: Good evening, Mr. Smith.

A: Have you met my wife, Mary?

B: No, I have not had the pleasure.

A: Mary, this is Mr. Wang, my new Chinese friend.

C: How do you do, Mr. Wang? You're welcome.

B: How do you do?

A: Have a glass of wine, and let me introduce you to some of my guests.

B: Thank you.

Unit 2 Back Vowels

Tick ??the words you recognize in the sentences you hear.

Test 1

1. a. look b. Luke

2. a. full b. fool

3. a. pull b. pool

4. a. fullish b. foolish

Test 2

1. a. cock b. cook

2. a. lock b. look

3. a. god b. good

4. a. cod b. could

5. a. Poss b. Puss

6. a. Brockhurts b. Brookhurts

Test 3

1. a. spots b. sports

2. a. pots b. ports

3. a. cod b. cord

4. a. shot b. short

5. a. Rod b. roared

6. a. what a b. water

Test 4

1. a. cat b. cot

2. a. sack b. sock

3. a. tap b. top

4. a. Tammy b. Tommy

5. a. baddie b. body

6. a. black b. block

Test 5

7. a. hat b. hut c. heart

8. a. cat b. cut c. cart

9. a. cap b. cup c. carp

10. a. bun b. barn

11. a. come b. calm

12. a. Patty's b. parties

Test 6

1. a. cap b. cup

2. a. hat b. hut

3. a. bag b. bug

4. a. mad b. mud

5. a. hang b. hung

6. a. ran b. run

Listen and repeat the following words.

pull pool full fool foot

boot look lock hot sock

caught port forks sports carp

cup heart hut barn bun

Listen and repeat the following sentences.

1. Do not put the bullet in his boot.

2. I would if I could.

3. Better report to the police officer walking there.

4. I lost my wallet.

5. Margaret likes to eat tomatoes and bananas.

6. He laughs best who laughs last.

7. Mark got his master degree of arts at an art college last year.

8. Hurry up!

9. Lunch is ready.

10. I'm coming.

Listen to the following dialogues and try to imitate them.

/ U: / focused

In a good school

Miss Luke: Good afternoon, girls.

Girls: Good afternoon, Miss. Luke

Miss Luke: This afternoon we're going to learn how to cook soup. Open your books at unit twenty-two.

Prue: Excuse, me, Miss Luke.

Miss Luke: Yes, Prue?

Prue: There's some chewing gum on your shoe.

Miss Luke: Who threw their chewing gum on the floor? Was it you, Prue?

Prue: No, Miss Luke. It was June.

Miss Luke: Who?

Prue: June Cook.

June: It was not me, stupid. It was Sue.

Sue: It was you!

June: It was not me, you stupid fool. My mouth's full of chewing gum. Look, Miss Luke!

Sue: Stop pulling my hair, June. It was you!

June: YOU!

Sue: YOU!

Miss Luke: Excuse me! You're being very rude. You two nuisances can stay in school this afternoon instead of going to the swimming pool.

/ J / focused

A lost book

Mr. Cook: Woman! Could you tell me where you've put my book?

Mrs. Cook: Is not it on the bookshelf?

Mr. Cook: No. The bookshelf is full of your cookery books.

Mrs. Cook: Then you should look in the bedroom, should not you?

Mr. Cook: I've looked. You took that book and put it somewhere, did not you?

Mrs. Cook: The living-room?

Mr. Cook: No. I've looked. I'm going to put all my books in a box and lock it!

Mrs. Cook: Look, Mr. Cook! It's on the floor next to your foot.

Mr. Cook: Ah! Good!

/ C: / focused

A football match

Announcer: This morning the Roarers football team arrived back from York. Paul Short is our sports reporter, and he was at the airport.

Paul Short: Good morning. This is Paul Short. All the footballers are walking towards me. Here's George Ball, the goalkeeper. Good morning, George.

George Ball: Good morning. Are you a reporter?

Paul Short: Yes. I'm from Channel 4. Please tell our audience about the football match with York.

George Ball: Well, it was awful. We lost. And the score was four, forty-four. But it was not my fault.

Paul Short: Whose fault was it?

George Ball: The forwards.

Paul Short: The forwards?

George Ball: Yes. The forwards. They were always falling down or losing the ball!

/ Q / focused

TV advertisement for 'Onwash'

Voice A: What's wrong with you, Mrs. Bloggs?

Mrs. Bloggs: What's wrong with me? I want a holiday from this horrible job of washing socks!

Voice B: Buy a bottle of 'Onwash', Mrs. Bloggs.

Voice C: 'Onwash' is so soft and strong.

Voice D: You do not want lots of hot water with 'Onwash'.

Voice A: It's not a long job with 'Onwash'.

Voice B: Use 'Onwash' often.

Voice C: You will not be sorry when you've got 'Onwash'.

Voice D: Everybody wants 'Onwash'.

Everybody: 'Onwash' is so popular!

/ B: / focused

A t a party

Margaret: Where's your glass, Barbara?

Barbara: It's on the bar.

Martin: Barbara! Margaret! Come into the garden! Martha and Charles are dancing in the dark.

Margaret: In the garden? What a laugh!

Barbara: So they are! They're dancing on the grass!

Margaret: They're dancing under the stars!

Martin: And Arnold's playing his guitar.

Barbara: Does not Martha look smart!

Margaret: Look at Charles! What a marvelous dancer!

Barbara: Ah! Let's take a photograph of Martha and Charles.

Martin: We can not. It's too dark.

/ Q / focused

I love you

Russ: Honey, why are you so sad?

(Janet says nothing)

Russ: Honey, why are you so unhappy? I do not understand.

Janet: You do not love me, Russ!

Russ: But, honey, I love you very much.

Janet: That's untrue. You love my cousin, Sunny. You think she's lovely and I'm ugly.

Russ: Janet, just once last month I took Sunny out for lunch. You must not worry. I like your company much better than Sunny's.

Janet: Oh, shut up, Russ.

Russ: But, honey, I think you're wonderful. You must not ...

Janet: Oh, SHUT UP!

Work in pairs.

Situation: A and B are classmates. A wants to borrow a dictionary from B and asks B to send a book for him. Try to speak fluently and naturally.

Sample dialogue:

A: Could you lend me your dictionary?

B: Sure. Here you are.

A: Thank you. I will not keep it long. I just want to look up a few words.

B: I'm not using it now. Take your time.

A: Thanks.

B: Not at all.

A: By the way, will you be going into the city any time this afternoon?

B: I was planning to. What can I do for you?

A: Would it be possible for you to send this book for me?

B: Sure, I'll be glad to.

A: Thank you. It's very kind of you.

Unit 3 Central Vowels

Tick ??the words you recognize in the sentences you hear.

Test 1

1. a. bed b. bud c. bird

2. a. Ben's b. buns c. burns

3. a. ward b. word

4. a. walk b. work

5. a. short b. shirt

6. a. or b. er

Listen and repeat the following words.

turn burn bird heard worst

colonel word worker turn fur

worker doctor dancer professor driver

manager camera water o'clock America

Listen and repeat the following sentences.

1. What a superb fur coat!

2. It's the worst oven in the world!

3. You were not first.

4. These girls were German.

5. The curtains were dirty.

6. These girls were walking to work.

7. First come, first served.

8. The early bird catches the worm.

9. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

10. Birds of a feather flock together.

Listen to the following dialogue and try to imitate it.

/ \: / Focused

The worst nurse

Sir Herbert: Nurse!

Colonel Burton: Nurse! I'm thirsty!

Sir Herbert: Nurse! My head hurts!

Colonel Burton: NURSE!

Sir Herbert: Curse these nurses!

Colonel Burton: Nurse Sherman always wears such dirty shirts.

Sir Herbert: And such short skirts.

Colonel Burton: She never arrives at work early.

Sir Herbert: She and ... er ... Nurse Turner were not at work on Thursday, were they?

Colonel Burton: No, they were not.

Sir Herbert: Nurse Sherman is the worst nurse in the ward, is not she?

Colonel Burton: No, she is not. She's the worst nurse in the world!

Listen and repeat the following story. The spelling has been changed to show you when to make the sound / [/.

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"I want t[go t[South[meric[,"She said t[h[self.

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Then she qui[tly got out[f bed[nd started t[ pack h[ suitcase.

She took s[me comf[t[ble clothes out [f th[ cupb[d. She packed [ pair [f binocul[s [nd h[ sist ['S cam[r[ . She packed [ phot[graph [f h[self [nd one [f h[ moth[r [nd fath[.

"I must not f[g[t t[ have s[me breakf[st, "she said t[ h[self. B[t then she looked [t the clock. It w[s [ quart[ t[ seven.

"I'll j[st drink [ glass [f wat[, "She said.

"[ glass [f wat[, "She said.

"Wat[, "She said, [nd opened h[r eyes.

She w[s still in h[ bed, [nd her broth[s [nd sist[s w[ laughing [t h[.

"Tell [s what you w[ dreaming [bout, "they said t[ h[.

B[t Barb[r[ did not answ[. She w[s thinking about h[ wond[ful journey t[ South[meric[.

Work in pairs.

Situation: A is inviting B to walk to the bank with him. But he is refused by B and has to go there alone. Try to speak fluently and naturally.

Sample dialogue:

A: Do you want to the bank with me, George? I need to withdraw some money.

B: Not really, Pam. It's cold outside. I do not want to get chilled to the home.

A: Do not turn me down. It's not that cold outside.

B: I think it is. I was pulling weeds in the yard this morning.

A: That's good exercise.

B: So I've had enough exercise. I do not need to walk to the bank.

A: All right, all right. Let's not have a debate. I'll go by myself.

B: Fine with me. I'll just stay home and continue watching cartoons.

Unit 4 Closing Diphthongs

Tick ??the words you recognize in the sentences you hear.

Test 1

1. a. pen b. pain

2. a. shed b. shade

3. a. pepper b. paper

4. a. let b. late

5. a. letter b. later

6. a. get b. gate

Test 2

1. a. cart b. kite

2. a. darning b. dining

3. a. star b. sty

4. a. laugh b. life

5. a. hard b. hide

6. a. Pa b. pie

Test 3

1. a. corn b. coin

2. a. bawling b. boiling

3. a. all b. oil

4. a. aw b. oi

5. a. bore b. boy

6. a. all b. oil

Test 4

1. a. car b. cow

2. a. grass b. grouse

3. a. bra b. brow

4. a. ha b. how

5. a. ah b. ow!

6. a. tarn b. town

Test 5

1. a. cork b. coke

2. a. fern b. phone

3. a. or b. Oh!

4. a. ball b. bowl

5. a. burn b. bone

6. a. walk b. woke

Listen and repeat the following words.

pain shade wait taste buy

like kite height oil boil

coin toy bone phone boat

float cow bow brow grouse

Listen and repeat the following sentences.

1. No pains, no gains.

2. Haste makes waste.

3. Time and tide wait for no man.

4. Great minds think alike.

5. Do not spoil Roy by giving him too many toys.

6. The smell of oil is most annoying.

7. Little strokes fell great oaks.

8. As you sow, you shall mow.

9. Brown spends hour after hour among his flowers.

10. March wind and April showers bring May flowers.

Listen to the following dialogues and try to imitate them.

/ EI / focused

At the railway station

(Mr. Grey is waiting at the railway station for a train.)

Mr. Grey: Hey! This train's late! I've been waiting here for ages.

Porter: Which train, sir?

Mr. Grey: The 8.18 to Baker Street.

Porter: The 8.18? I'm afraid you've made a mistake, sir.

Mr. Grey: A mistake? My timetable says: Baker Street train --- 8.18.

Porter: Oh no, sir. The Baker Street train leaves at 8.08.

Mr. Grey: At 8.08?

Porter: You see, sir, they changed the timetable at the end of April. It's the first of May today.

Mr. Grey: Changed it? May I see the new timetable? What does it say?

Porter: It says: Baker Street train --- 8.08.

Mr. Grey: Mm! So the train is not late. I'm late.

/ AI / focused

At the railway station

(Myra and Violet are typists in the library.)

Myra: (smiling) Hello, Mike!

Mike: Hello, Myra. Hello, Violet! You're looking nice, Violet.

(Silence)

Mike: Would you like some ice-cream, Violet?

Violet: No thanks, Mike. I'm busy typing. Talk to me some other time. I have ninety-nine pages to type by Friday.

Mike: Never mind. Do you like riding, Violet?

Violet: Sometimes.

Mike: Would you like to come riding with me tonight, Violet?

Violet: Not tonight, Mike. I'm going for a drive with Nigel.

Mike: What about Friday?

Violet: I'm going climbing with Miles.

Mike: Hm! Oh, all right. Bye!

Myra: Violet, he's put something behind your typewriter.

Violet: Is it something nice, Myra?

Myra: No. It's a spider.

/ CI / focused

Joyce's Rolls Royce

(Joyce takes her Rolls Royce to the garage.)

Garage boy: What a terrible noise.

Joyce: Eh?

Garage boy: (raising his voice) WHAT A TERRIBLE NOISE! This is the noisiest Rolls Royce I've ever heard.

Joyce: (pointing) It's out of oil.

Garage boy: Out of oil? And look! The water's boiling. Madam, a Rolls Royce is not a toy. Perhaps you've spoilt the motor or even destroyed it.

Joyce: How annoying! While you've changing the oil, I'll go and visit my boyfriend, Roy.

/ [J / focused

Snow in October

(Joe Jones is sleeping, but Joan woke up a few minutes ago.)

Joan: Joe! Joe! JOE! Hello!

Joe: (groans) Oh! What is it, Joan?

Joan: Look out of the window.

Joe: No. My eyes are closed, and I'm going to go to sleep again.

Joan: Do not go to sleep, Joe. Look at the snow!

Joe: Snow? But it's only October. I know there's no snow.

Joan: Come over to the window, Joe.

Joe: You're joking, Joan. There's no snow.

Joan: OK. I'll put my coat on and go out and make a snowball and throw it at your nose, Joe Jones!

/ AJ / focused

A mouse in the house

Mrs. Brown: (shouting loudly) I'VE FOUND A MOUSE!

Mr. Brown: Ow! You're shouting too loudly. Sit down and do not shout.

Mrs. Brown: (sitting down) I've found a mouse in the house.

Mr. Brown: A brown mouse?

Mrs. Brown: Yes. A little round mouse. It's running around in the lounge.

Mr. Brown: On the ground?

Mrs. Brown: Yes. It's under the couch now.

Mr. Brown: Well, get it out.

Mrs. Brown: How?

Mr. Brown: Turn the couch upside-down. Get it out somehow. We do not want a mouse in our house. Ours is the cleanest house in the town!

Work in pairs.

Situation: A and B are friends. A is inviting B to do some outdoor activities. Use the words below in the dialogue. Try to speak fluently and naturally.

flying driving climbing

iceskating horse riding bicycle riding

A: Do you like?

B: Yes. It's quite exciting.

A: Would you like to come with me on Friday?

B: Not Friday. Some other time.

Unit 5 Centering Diphthongs

Tick ??the words you recognize in the sentences you hear.

Test 1

1. a. beer b. beer

2. a. tea b. tear

3. a. bead b. beard

4. a. pea b. pier

5. a. E's b. ears

6. a. Dee b. dear

Test 2

1. a. cheers b. chairs

2. a. beer b. bear

3. a. pier b. pear

4. a. here b. hair

5. a. dear b. Dare

6. a. clear b. Claire

Test 3

1. a. pier b. poor

2. a. tear b. tour

3. a. dear b. duel

4. a. year b. Europe

Listen and repeat the following words.

ear beer tear pier beard

dear hear air bear pear

hair chair pair square tourist

jewel jury gourmet sure European

Listen and repeat the following sentences.

1. New Year's Day is near.

2. They cheered the hero when he appeared.

3. She's sincere, serious and a bit mysterious.

4. Where there's a will, there's a way.

5. Wherever there's oppression, there's resistance.

6. Mary's upstairs, airing the room and dusting the chairs.

7. John likes to wear his hair long.

8. He's a foreign tourist.

9. They're fighting a duel.

10. We're planning to take a trip to some European countries.

Listen to the following dialogues and try to imitate them.

/ I [/ focused

A bearded mountaineer

(Mr. and Mrs. Lear are on holiday in Austria.)

Mr. Lear: Let's have a beer here, dear.

Mrs. Lear: What a good idea! They have very good beer here. We came here last year.

Mr. Lear: The atmosphere here is very clear.

Mrs. Lear: And it's windier than last year.

Mr. Lear: (speaking to the waiter) Two beers, please.

Mrs. Lear: Look, dear! Look at that mountaineer drinking beer.

Mr. Lear: His beard is in his beer.

Mrs. Lear: His beard has nearly disappeared into his beer!

Mr. Lear: Sh, dear! He might hear.

Waiter: (bringing the beer) Here you are, sir. Two beers.

Mr. Lear: (drinking his beer) Cheers, dear!

Mrs. Lear: Cheers! Here's to the bearded mountaineer!

/ E [/ focused

A pair of hairbrushes

Mary: I've lost two small hairbrushes, Claire. They're a pair.

Claire: Have you looked carefully everywhere?

Mary: Yes. They're nowhere here.

Claire: Have you looked upstairs?

Mary: Yes. I've looked everywhere upstairs and downstairs. They are not anywhere.

Claire: Hm! Are they square, Mary?

Mary: Yes. They're square hairbrushes. Have you seen them anywhere?

Claire: Well, you're wearing one of them in your hair!

Mary: Oh! Then where's the other one?

Claire: It's over there under the chair.

/ J [/ focused

A nice jewel

Joy: Do you like my jewel?

Joe: Yes, it's a nice jewel.

Joy: Come closer and take another look.

Joe: Oh my! What a beautiful jewel! Is it another gift from John?

Joy: Yes. This is the fifth jewel he's given me.

Joe: Are you going to ask him for more?

Joy: Sure. I will not marry him if he does not give me his biggest jewel.

Joe: John must be extremely rich. By the way, how come he has so many jewels?

Joy: He has the biggest jewel shop in the town. He buys and sells all kinds of jewels.

Joe: And he takes pleasure in giving his best jewels to the lady he loves. How I envy you!

Work in pairs.

Situation: A is B's mother. B is a student. He is going skating with his friends. Now his mother is making some comments about his jeans. Actually she is not satisfied with the clothes her son is wearing. Try to speak fluently and naturally.

Sample dialogue:

A: Tony, you're not going to wear those tattered jeans, are you?

B: Sure, Mom. Why not? They're in style.

A: I do not care. They're not tasteful and you will not make a good impression on people.

B: I'm not trying to make a good impression. I'm just going out to have fun.

A: What are you going to do?

B: My friends and I are going in-line skating.

A: Do not fall down and get any bruises.

B: Do not worry, I will not. I'm pretty good on my skates.

A: Well, I guess it's better you do something active than be a couch potato.

Unit 6 Plosive Consonants

Tick ??the words you recognize in the sentences you hear:

Test 1

1. a. pin b. bin

2. a. Poppy b. Bobby

3. a. pup b. pub

4. a. pig b. big

5. a. pack b. back

6. a. peach b. beach

Test 2

1. a. writing b. riding

2. a. cart b. card

3. a. bat b. bad

4. a. sent b. send

5. a. tarts b. darts

6. a. try b. dry

Test 3

1. a. cold b. gold

2. a. back b. bag

3. a. clock b. clog

4. a. curl b. girl

5. a. frock b. frog

6. a. clue b. glue

Listen and repeat the following words.

pen pocket passport policeman newspaper

bin bear cab pub brush

tin tennis restaurant assistant student

door card ride drain drunk

Listen and repeat the following sentences.

1. Peter is picking plums and apples

2. Barker and Parker bumped into each other in a park.

3. Basketball is a popular sport in China.

4. I'm taking a course at a technical college.

5. He taught at Harvard last term.

6. I'll write it down.

7. All that slitters is not gold.

8. Cut your coat according to your cloth.

9. A good beginning makes a good ending.

10. I'll score one goal at least.

Listen to the following dialogues and try to imitate them.

/ P / focused

Passports, please

(Mr. and Mrs. Tupman are at the airport. They have just got off the plane from Paris.)

Official: Passports, please!

Mr. Tupman: I think I've lost the passports, Poppy.

Mrs. Tupman: How stupid of you, Peter! Did not you put them in your pocket?

Mr. Tupman: (emptying his pockets) Here's a pen ... a pencil ... my pipe ... a postcard ... an envelope ... a stamp ... a pin ...

Mrs. Tupman: Oh, stop taking things out of your pockets. Perhaps you put them in the plastic bag.

Mr. Tupman: (emptying the plastic bag) Here's a newspaper ... an apple ... a pear ... a plastic cup ... a spoon ... some paper plates ... a piece of pork pie ... a pepper pot ...

Mrs. Tupman: Oh, stop pulling things out of the plastic bag, Peter. These people are getting impatient.

Mr. Tupman: Well, help me, Poppy.

Mrs. Tupman: We've lost our passports. Perhaps we dropped them on the plane.

Official: Then let the other passengers past, please.

Mr. Tupman: Poppy, why do not you help? You are not being very helpful. Put the things in the plastic bag.

Official: Your name, please?

Mr. Tupman: Tupman.

Official: Please go upstairs with this policeman, Mr. Tupman.

/ B / focused

Happy birthday

Bob: Hello, Barbara.

Barbara: Hello, Bob. It's my birthday today.

Bob: Oh, yes! Your birthday! Happy birthday, Barbara!

Barbara: Thanks Bob. Somebody gave me this blouse for my birthday.

Bob: What a beautiful blouse! It's got brown and blue butterflies on it.

Barbara: And big black buttons.

Bob: Did Ruby buy it for you?

Barbara: Yes. And my brother gave me a hairbrush and a book about baby birds.

Bob: I did not remember your birthday, Barbara. I'm terribly sorry.

Barbara: Well, you can buy me a big bottle of perfume, Bob.

Bob: I've got a better idea. We'll get into a cab and go to a pub and I'll buy you a bottle of beer!

/ T / focused

In a department store

Pretty girl: I want to buy a hat.

Assistant: Hats are upstairs on the next floor.

Fat man: Where can I get a hot meal?

Assistant: The restaurant is on the thirteenth floor.

Little girl: I want to buy some bootlaces.

Assistant: They're on the next counter on your left, dear.

Tall lady: I ??want some tins of tomato paste.

Assistant: Try the supermarket in the basement.

Gentleman: Could you tell me where the travel agency is?

Assistant: It's right next to the cafeteria on the thirteenth floor.

Student: I want to buy a football.

Assistant: Take the lift to the sports department. It's on the top floor.

Little boy: Could you tell me where the telephone is?

Assistant: It's on the twelfth floor opposite the photographer's.

Twins: Could you tell us the time, please?

Assistant: Yes. It's exactly twenty-two minutes to ten.

/ D / focused

A damaged telephone

Daisy: Duston 238282.

Donald: Hell, Daisy. This is Donald.

Daisy: Oh, hello, darling.

Donald: What did you do yesterday, Daisy? You forgot our date, did not you?

Daisy: Well, it rained all day, Donald, and I have a bad cold, so I decided to stay at home.

Donald: Did you? I telephoned twenty times and nobody answered.

Daisy: Oh, the telephone was damaged. They repaired it today.

Donald: What did David do yesterday? Did he and Dotty to dancing?

Daisy: No. They stayed at home and play cards with the children.

Donald: And what did you do? Did you play cards too?

Daisy: No. Sidney and I listened to the radio and studied. What did you do yesterday, Donald?

Donald: I've just told you, Daisy. I tried to phone you twenty times!

/ K / focused

The cuckoo clock

Mrs. Cook: Would you like some cream in your coffee?

Mrs. Clark: No thank you. But I'd like a little milk.

Mrs. Cook: Would you like some chocolate cakes?

Mrs. Clark: Thank you.

Mrs. Cook: Take two. Here's a cake fork, and here's a ...

Mrs. Clark: Excuse me, Mrs. Cook. But what's that next to your bookshelf? Is it a clock?

Mrs. Cook: Yes. It's an American cuckoo clock.

Mrs. Clark: Is it plastic?

Mrs. Cook: Oh, no, Mrs. Clark. It's a very expensive clock. It's an electric clock.

Mrs. Clark: Well, it's exactly six o'clock now, and it's very quiet. Does it say "cuckoo"?

Mrs. Cook: Of course, Mrs. Clark. Look!

Clock: Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

Mrs. Clark: How exciting! What a clever clock!

Clock: Cuckoo!

/ G / focused

Guests in August

Crag: I've just got a telegram from Margaret and Greg.

Carol: Are they coming to England again?

Crag: Yes. At the beginning of August.

Carol: Good. We can all get together again.

Crag: I'm glad they're coming in August. We can take the dog and go for walks together.

Carol: Yes. And we can give a garden party.

Crag: And Margaret can play her guitar in the garden and sing Greek songs again.

Carol: Yes. August is a good time to come to England.

Work in pairs.

Situation: It is Saturday. B invites A to go outside to relax. A complains that she has a pile of books to read. Try to speak fluently and naturally.

Sample dialogue:

A: Ah! Another word I do not know. (Looking in dictionary) I spend half my life looking up words in the dictionary. (Hears knock on door) Come in. Oh, hi, Carrie.

B: Hi. Do you know what time it is?

A: Sure. It's three o'clock.

B: But it's Saturday. Do you know what that means?

A: For me, it means eight more hours of study before bedtime.

B: Around here, Jenny, Saturday is for relaxing and having fun. Come on, let's go do something. There's a good movie showing at the multiplex.

A: I'd love to go with you, Carrie. But I can not.

B: Why not?

A: Look at this pile of books I have to read.

Unit 7 Fricative Consonants

Tick ??the words you recognize in the sentences you hear.

Test 1

1. a. pin b. fin

2. a. peel b. feel

3. a. snipping b. sniffing

4. a. heel b. feel

5. a. hat b. fat

6. a. pole b. hole c. foal

Test 2

1. a. vine b. wine

2. a. V b. we

3. a. veal b. wheel

4. a. verse b. worse

5. a. veil b. whales

6. a. viper b. wiper

Test 3

1. a. sink b. think

2. a. mouse b. mouth

3. a. tin b. thin

4. a. taught b. thought

5. a. moss b. moth

6. a. fought b. thought

Test 4

1. a. Ida b. either

2. a. day b. they

3. a. dares b. there's

4. a. size b. scythe

5. a. bays b. bathe

6. a. boos b. booth

Test 5

1. a. bus b. buzz

2. a. sip b. zip

3. a. price b. prize

4. a. pence b. pens

5. a. police b. please

6. a. Sackville b. Zackville

Test 6

1. a. Sue's b. shoes

2. a. ass b. ash

3. a. puss b. push

4. a. sack b. shack

5. a. seats b. sheets

6. a. save b. shave

Test 7

1. a. eels b. heels

2. a. and b. hand

3. a. eye b. high

4. a. art b. heart

5. a. ow b. how

6. a. air b. hair

Listen and repeat the following words.

feel half view leave three

hearth than either sip bus

zoo peas ship rush push

television collision Asia hill hear

Listen and repeat the following sentences.

1. We serve coffee at five.

2. The detective found various photos in the file.

3. Together they went through thick and thin.

4. Father and mother used to be healthy and wealthy.

5. Those boys made a lot of noise, their cries could be heard for miles.

6. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

7. This shop sells fashionable shorts and shirts.

8. She sells fish and shellfish fresh from the ocean.

9. Harris has hurt his hand with a heavy hammer.

10. Harold greeted me with a hearty hello and a handshake.

Listen to the following reading and dialogues and try to imitate them.

/ F / focused

At the photographer's

Phillip: I want a photograph of myself and my wife.

Photographer: Please fill in this form, sir. Would you prefer a full front photograph or a profile?

Phillip: A full front, do not you think, Phillippa?

Phillippa: Yes. A full front photograph.

Photographer: Please sit on this sofa. Is it comfortable, Mrs. Puffin?

Phillippa: Yes. It feels fine.

Photographer: Mr. Puffin, please give a friendly laugh.

Phillip: That's difficult. If you say something funny I can laugh.

Photographer: And, Mrs. Puffin, please look soft and beautiful.

Phillip: (laughs)

Phillippa: Is it finished?

Photographer: Yes.

Phillip: Will the photograph be ready for the first of February?

Photographer: Yes. Please phone my office after five days, Mr. Puffin.

/ V / focused

A fine view

Vera: Has your family lived here for very long?

Victor: Five and a half years. We arrived on the first of February.

Vera: What a fine view you have!

Victor: Yes. I love living here.

Vera: Look! You can see the village down in the valley.

Victor: Yes. It's a lovely view.

/ W / focused

Gossips

Judith: Edith Smith is only thirty.

Ethel: Is she? I thought she was thirty-three.

Judith: Edith's birthday was last Thursday.

Ethel: Was it? I thought it was last month.

Judith: The Smiths 'house is worth thirty thousand pounds.

Ethel: Is it? I thought it was worth three thousand.

Judith: Mr. Smith is the author of a book about moths.

Ethel: Is he? I thought he was a mathematician.

Judith: I'm so thirsty.

Ethel: Are you? I thought you drank something at the Smiths '.

Judith: No. Edith gave me nothing to drink.

Ethel: Shall I buy you a drink?

Judith: Thank you.

/ T / focused

The hat in the window

Miss Brothers: I want to buy the hat in the window.

Assistant: There are three hats together in the window, madam. Do you want the one with the feather?

Miss Brothers: No. The other one.

Assistant: The small one for three pounds?

Miss Brothers: No. Not that one either. That one over there. The leather one.

Assistant: Ah! The leather one. Now this is another leather hat, madam. It's better than the one in the window. It's a smoother leather.

Miss Brothers: I'd rather have the one in the window. It goes with my clothes.

Assistant: Certainly, madam. But we do not take anything out of the window until three o'clock on Thursday.

/ S / focused

It's expensive

Sam: Let's go to the seaside on Saturday.

Alice: Yes! Let's go sailing and water-skiing. That's exciting.

Sam: It's expensive too. Let's just sit in the sun and go swimming instead.

Alice: Let's stay in the Six Star Hotel and spend Sunday there too.

Sam: Be sensible, Alice. It's expensive. Let's sleep outside instead.

Alice: Yes. Let's sleep on the sand. That's more exciting.

/ Z / focused

Surprises in the post office

Mrs. Smith: This parcel smells, Mrs. Jones.

Mrs. Jones: Something's written on it.

Mrs. Smith: What does it say?

Mrs. Jones: It says: This parcel contains six mice.

Mrs. Smith: Pooh!

Mrs. Jones: Listen! What's in this sack?

Mrs. Smith: It's making a strange hissing noise.

Sack: (hisses) Sssssssssssssss!

Mrs. Jones: Mrs. Smith! It's a sack of snakes!

Mrs. Smith: So it is! And what's in this box, Mrs. Jones?

Mrs. Jones: It's making a buzzing sound.

Box: (buzzes) Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

Mrs. Smith: These are bees!

Mrs. Jones: A parcel of mice! And a sack of snakes! And a box of bees! This is very surprising!

Mrs. Smith: It's amazing. This is not a post office, Mrs. Jones. It's a zoo!

/ F / focused

A special washing machine

Mrs. Marsh: Does this shop sell washing machines?

Mr. Shaw: Yes. This is the newest washing machine, madam.

Mrs. Marsh: Is it Swedish?

Mr. Shaw: No, madam. It's English.

Mrs. Marsh: Please show me how it washes.

Mr. Shaw: Shall I give you a demonstration? Here are some sheets and shirts. You put them in the machine. You shut the door. And you push this button.

Mrs. Marsh: The machine should not shake like that, should it?

Mr. Shaw: Washing machines always shake, madam. Ah! It's finished now.

Mrs. Marsh: But the sheets have shrunk, and so have the shirts.

Mr. Shaw: Do you wish to buy this machine, madam?

Mrs. Marsh: I'm not sure.

/ V / focused

Television programmes: Channel O

7.00 --- Children's film: "Treasure Island"

7.15 --- News comment: An Unusual Collision

7.30 --- Fashion: Casual Clothes

7.45 --- Travel film: Across Asia in a Peugeot

8.15 --- Do-it-yourself: How to Measure a New Garage

8.30 --- Variety show: It's a Pleasure

/ H / focused

A horrible accident

Helen: Hello, Ellen.

Ellen: Hello, Helen. Have you read? There's been a horrible accident.

Helen: Oh, dear! What's happened?

Ellen: Hilda Higgin's husband has had an accident on his horse.

Helen: How awful! Is he injured?

Ellen: Yes. An ambulance has taken him to hospital.

Helen: How did it happen?

Ellen: He was hit by an express train. It was on the crossing just behind his house.

Helen: How horrible!

Ellen: He's having an important operation in hospital now. Poor Hilda! She's so unhappy.

Helen: Perhaps he'll be all right.

Ellen: I hope so.

Work in pairs.

Situation: A and B are talking about B's vocation in Arizona. B is describing the Grand Canyon to A. Try to speak fluently and naturally.

Sample dialogue:

A: Hi, Mary. Did you have a good vacation in Arizona?

B: Wonderful!

A: Did you go to the Grand Canyon?

B: We sure did! What an experience! We went right down to the bottom.

A: Did you walk down?

B: Oh, no! It's too far. We went on mules.

A: How deep is the canyon?

B: It's about 5, 000 feet deep.

A: Really? How long is it?

B: I think it's about 220 miles.

A: How long is that in kilometers?

B: Well ... It's about 350 kilometers.

A: What a canyon! Did you take any pictures?

B: Yes, I did. I have them with me. Would you like to see them?

Unit 8 Affricate Consonants

Tick ??the words you recognize in the sentences you hear.

Test 1

1. a. shop b. chop

2. a. sherry b. cherry

3. a. washing b. watching

4. a. ships b. chips

5. a. shin b. chin

6. a. shoes b. choose

Test 2

1. a. choking b. joking

2. a. larch b. large

3. a. cheap b. jeep

4. a. chain b. Jane

5. a. chilly b. Jinny

6. a. cheered b. jeered

Listen and repeat the following words.

chips cheap cherry chop catch

watch choose cheese chilli church

jeep joke gin large age

jeer orange juice jail gentleman

Listen and repeat the following sentences.

1. Jane had chicken and French fries for lunch.

2. John urged Jane to buy a digital watch.

3. Jack enjoyed the strawberry jam very much.

4. Jim has to read the book page after page.

5. In just a few hours, we'll do the next part of the journey by plane.

6. How are the children doing in your class, Jane?

7. Let me show you some of my pictures.

8. What a large child!

9. All my children are agile.

10. Joanna hopes to go to college.

Listen to the following dialogues and try to imitate them.

/ TF / focused

At the butcher's shop

Butcher: Good morning, Mrs. Church.

Mrs. Church: Good morning, Mr. Cheshire. I'd like some chops for the children's lunch.

Butcher: Chump chops or shoulder chops, Mrs. Church?

Mrs. Church: I'll have four shoulder chops, and I want a small chicken.

Butcher: Would you like to choose a chicken, Mrs. Church?

Mrs. Church: Which one is cheaper?

Butcher: This one's the cheapest. It's a delicious chicken.

Mrs. Church: Of course, Mrs. Church.

/ DV / focused

George Churchill

Jerry: Just outside this village there's a very dangerous bridge.

John: Yes. Charles told me two jeeps crashed on it in January. What happened?

Jerry: Well George Churchill was the driver of the larger jeep, and he was driving very dangerously. He'd been drinking gin.

John: George Churchill? Do I know George Churchill?

Jerry: Yes. That ginger-haired chap. He's the manager of the travel agency in Chester.

John: Oh, yes. I remember George. He's always telling jokes. Well, was anybody injured?

Jerry: Oh, yes. The other jeep went over the edge of the bridge, and two children and another passenger were badly injured.

John: Were both the jeeps damaged?

Jerry: Oh, yes.

John: And what happened to George?

Jerry: George? He's telling jokes in jail now, I suppose!

Work in pairs.

Situation: A and B are talking about the films of Ang Lee, the famous Chinese movie director. Try to speak fluently and naturally.

Sample dialogue:

A: Do you think you can set aside some time to go to the movies, Tina?

B: I think so, Ron. What do you want to see?

A: The newest Ang Lee film.

B: Who's Ang Lee?

A: He's a Chinese movie director. His movies are outstanding.

B: And why are his movies so good? I've never seen one.

A: Because the action and costumes in them are always great.

B: I hope the story is good, too. It's so annoying when it is not.

A: I agree. The mark of a good movie is a good story. And Ang Lee's are always good.

Unit 9 Nasal Consonants

Tick ??the words you recognize in the sentences you hear.

Test 1

1. a. combs b. cones

2. a. mine b. nine

3. a. name b. mane

4. a. some b. sun

5. a. warm b. warn

6. a. money b. mummy

Test 2

1. a. Ron b. wrong

2. a. ran b. rang

3. a. sinks b. sings

4. a. win b. wink

5. a. ban b. bank

6. a. sinners b. sinkers c. singers

Listen and repeat the following words.

me mile mine Tim comb

name knee Nile nine tin

cone mane win thin wing

thing bang rang rung wrong

Listen and repeat the following sentences.

1. Any good news from the Olympic Games?

2. It's the biggest watermelon I've ever seen.

3. He's sitting in a sofa together with his wife and daughter watching TV.

4. What are the man and woman eating?

5. Do you like singing and dancing?

6. I like swimming, but I'm only a beginner.

7. Tom is leaving now.

8. Brian is fond of ham and jam.

9. Brahms is the name of a German composer.

10. From morning till evening Sam sings the same song again and again.

Listen to the following dialogues and try to imitate them.

/ M / focused

Mum's crumpets

Jim: Mum, may Tom Mitcham come home with me for tea tomorrow?

Mrs. Smith: Of course, Jim. Have I met Tom before?

Jim: You met him in the summer. He's very small and smart.

Mrs. Smith: Oh, yes. I remember Tom. Does his family come from Cambridge?

Jim: Yes. Oh, Mum! Will you make some home-made crumpets tomorrow?

Mrs. Smith: Mm ... maybe. If I have time.

Jim: I told Tom about your crumpets, Mum. That's why he's coming for tea tomorrow.

/ N / focused

At an accommodation agency

Mr. Mason: Good morning. I want an apartment in central London.

Manager: Certainly, sir. How much rent did you want to pay?

Mr. Mason: No more than ? 27 a month.

Manager: ? 27 a month? We do not often have apartments as inexpensive as that. We have one apartment for ? 29 a month in Northend Avenue. It's down near the station.

Mr. Mason: Is it furnished?

Manager: No. It's unfurnished. The kitchen has no oven. It's forbidden to use the garden. No friends in the apartment after eleven in the evening. No noise and no television after 11.15. No ...

Mr. Mason: No thank you! I want an apartment, not a prison!

/ N / focused

Noisy neighbours

Mr. Pring: (angrily). Bang! Bang! Bang! What are the Kings doing at seven o'clock on Sunday morning?

Mrs. Pring: Well, Mr. King is singing.

Mr. Pring: Yes, but what's the banging noise?

Mrs. Pring: (looking out of the window) He's standing on a ladder and banging some nails into the wall with a hammer. Now he's hanging some strong string on the nails.

Mr. Pring: And what's Mrs. King doing?

Mrs. Pring: She's bringing something pink for Mr. King to drink. Now she's putting it under the ladder, and ... Ohh!

Mr. Pring: What's happening?

Mrs. Pring: The ladder's falling.

Mr. Pring: What's Mr. King doing?

Mrs. Pring: He's hanging from the string. He's holding the string in his fingers and he's shouting to Mrs. King.

Mr. Pring: And is she helping him?

Mrs. Pring: No. She's running to our house. Now she's ringing our bell.

Mr. Pring: I'm not going to answer it. I'm sleeping.

Work in pairs.

Situation: A and B are arguing about doing the errands. A is stating the reasons why she does not like to do errands in the morning and work in the afternoon. Try to speak fluently and naturally.

Sample dialogue:

A: I can not do errands in the morning and work in the afternoon.

B: Why not?

A: Three reasons. First, I do not know how long I need to work. I should start in the morning. I do not want to have to work on Sunday. Second, we have a long list of errands. I do not think they can all be done in the morning.

B: And the third reason?

A: Why should I do everything? If you do not do errands on Saturday morning, what will you do?

B: Sleep in.

A: And let me do all the work? Thanks a lot.

B: Well, it is the weekend. I worked hard all week.

A: Oh, and I did not?

B: I did not say that.

A: Yes, you did.

B: I'm sorry. Let's not argue. (Signing) Yes, I'll do the errands. I just hope they do not take all day.

Unit 10 Lateral Consonants

Tick ??the words you recognize in the sentences you hear.

Test 1

1. a. night b. light

2. a. no b. low

3. a. Jenny b. jelly

4. a. knot b. lot

5. a. snow b. slow

6. a. snacks b. slacks

Listen and repeat the following words.

low light line lunch look

leave late leg lamb black

jelly only bill tall gentleman

needle candle apple miserable wonderful

Listen and repeat the following sentences.

1. I like tea.

2. I do not like pop music at all.

3. I prefer classical music.

4. Live and learn.

5. Live and let live.

6. Look before you leap.

7. Like father, like son.

8. Let sleeping dogs lie.

9. A little pill may well cure a great ill.

10. The love of money is the root of all evil.

Listen to the following dialogues and try to imitate them.

/ L / focused

Early for lunch

Mr. Allen: Hello, Lily. You're looking lovely today.

Waitress: Hello, Mr. Allen. You're early for lunch. It's only eleven o'clock.

Mr. Allen: When I come later there's usually nothing left.

Waitress: What would you like?

Mr. Allen: Leg of lamb, please.

Waitress: And would you like a plate of salad? It's lettuce with black olives.

Mr. Allen: Marvellous! I love olives.

Waitress: And would you like a glass of lemonade?

Mr. Allen: Yes please, Lily. And a slice of melon and some yellow jelly.

A spoilt little boy in a bicycle shop

Paul: What a beautiful bicycle!

Uncle Bill: Paul! Be careful!

Salesman: Excuse me, sir. This child is too small to ride this bicycle. It's a very difficult bicycle to ...

Uncle Bill: Be careful, Paul!

Paul: You always tell me to be careful. Do not help me. I will not fall.

Salesman: But, sir. This is a very special bicycle. It's ...

Paul: Do not pull the bicycle, Uncle Bill. I'll do it myself.

Uncle Bill: Be sensible, Paul. This gentleman says it's a ... (Paul falls)

Paul: It was Uncle Bill's fault. He was holding the bicycle.

Work in pairs.

Situation: A is asking B, an officer the way to a bank and bookstores. Try to speak fluently and naturally.

Sample dialogue:

A: Excuse me, officer. Is there a bank near here?

B: Yes, there's a bank on Park Road. Go one block north on Main Street. Turn left at the corner of Main Street and Park. Walk a block and a half, and there's a bank on your left. Did you get there?

A: I think so. Let's see ... I walk one block north on Main Street to Park Road. I turn left and walk a block and a half. The bank is on my left.

B: That's right!

A: Thank you, officer. Just one more question. Are there any bookstores in Winfield?

B: Yes, there are two. There's a general bookstore and a college bookstore.

A: Can you tell me how to get to them?

B: Sure. The general bookstore is just up this street on the left between the drugstore and the train station. Now, the college bookstore is pretty far. It's at the corner of Church Street and Ocean Avenue.

A: At the corner of Church Street and Ocean Avenue? Oh, yes! I know that bookstore. Thanks for all your help, officer.

B: You're welcome. Do not get lost!

Unit 11 Approximants

Tick ??the words you recognize in the sentences you hear:

Test 1

1. a. vine b. wine

2. a. V b. we

3. a. veal b. wheel

4. a. verse b. worse

5. a. veils b. whales

6. a. viper b. wiper

Test 2

1. a. joke b. yolk

2. a. jam b. yam

3. a. Jess b. yes

4. a. jeers b. years

5. a. juice b. use

6. a. jet b. yet

Test 3

1. a. long b. wrong

2. a. jelly b. Jerry

3. a. glass b. grass

4. a. collect b. correct

5. a. lane b. rain

6. a. flea b. free

Listen and repeat the following words.

we wheel west wet wine

whale worse yolk yak yam

yes years you yellow wrong

right road fry grass correct

Listen and repeat the following sentences.

1. No sweet without sweat.

2. The White House is in Washington D. C.

3. Where there's a will, there's a way.

4. Yale is the name of a large university.

5. California is larger than New York.

6. You will soon get used to the new youngster.

7. Do you usually get up as early as you did yesterday?

8. Sorry, I'm in a hurry.

9. Little Rose is eager to learn to read and write.

10. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Listen to the following dialogues and try to imitate them.

/ W / focused

A walk in the woods

Gwen: Did you see Victor on Wednesday, Wendy?

Wendy: Yes. We went for a walk in the woods near the railway.

Gwen: Was not it cold on Wednesday?

Wendy: Yes. It was very cold and wet. We wore warm clothes and walked quickly to keep warm.

Gwen: It's lovely and quiet in the woods.

Wendy: Yes. Further away from the railway it was very quiet, and there were wild squirrels everywhere. We counted twenty squirrels.

Gwen: How wonderful! Twenty squirrels! And did you take lunch with you?

Wendy: Yes. About twelve we had veal sandwiches and sweet white wine, and we watched the squirrels. It was a very nice walk.

/ J / focused

A stupid student

Jim: Excuse me. Did you use to live in York?

Jack: Yes.

Jim: Did you use to be a tutor at the University?

Jack: Yes. For a few years.

Jim: Do you remember Hugh Young? He was a music student.

Jack: Hugh Young? Did he use to have a huge yellow jeep?

Jim: Yes. And he used to play beautiful tunes on the tuba.

Jack: Yes, I knew Hugh. He used to be a very stupid student. Do you have any news of Hugh?

Jim: Yes. He's a millionaire now in New York.

Jack: A millionaire? Playing the tuba?

Jim: Oh, no. He produces jam in tubes, and tins of sausages and onion stew, and sells them in Europe. I read about Hugh in the newspaper yesterday.

Jack: Oh! We, he was not so stupid.

/ R / focused

A proud parent

Mrs. Randal: Are all the children grown up now, Ruth?

Mrs. Reed: Oh, yes. Laura is the cleverest one. She's a librarian in the public library.

Mrs. Randal: Very interesting. And what about Rita?

Mrs. Reed: She's a secretary at the railway station.

Mrs. Randal: And what about Rosemary? She was always a very pretty child.

Mrs. Reed: Rosemary is a waitress in a restaurant in Paris. She's married to an electrician.

Mrs. Randal: And what about Jerry and Roland?

Mrs. Reed: Jerry drives a lorry. He drives everywhere in Europe.

Mrs. Randal: Really? Which countries does he drive to?

Mrs. Reed: France and Austria and Greece and Russia.

Mrs. Randal: And does Roland drive a lorry too?

Mrs. Reed: Oh, no. Roland is a pilot.

Mrs. Randal: Really? Which countries does he fly to?

Mrs. Reed: Australia and America.

/ R / focused

A proud parent

Announcer: The 2.30 plane to New York will depart later this afternoon at four forty-four. Passengers on this flight are forbidden to leave the airport.

Dr. Darling: Wonderful! I'm going to the bar to order some more German beer.

Mr. Martin: Where's the bar?

Dr. Darling: It's upstairs. There's a bookshop too. And a supermarket. This is a marvelous airport!

Mr. Martin: Oh dear! I wanted to get to New York earlier. Ah! Here's an air hostess. Excuse me. I do not understand. Has there been an emergency?

Air hostess: Oh, no, sir. There's just a storm, and the weather forecast says it will get worse. So the plane will leave a little later this afternoon.

Mr. Martin: Are you sure?

Air hostess: Oh, yes, sir. Our departure time is at four forty-four.

Work in pairs.

Situation: A is a salesman. B is a customer who wants to buy a watch for himself. Try to speak fluently and naturally.

Sample dialogu

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