a aid eight [e - eı] pen - pain
may made mate shed - shade
bay bade bait tell - tail
say save safe wet - wait
grey grade great test - taste
way wave wait West - waste
play played plate get - gate
II. Read the sentences. Follow the tonetic marks.
1. Save your pains. .
2. Haste makes waste. .
3. It may rain today. , .
4. Take it straight away. .
5. Kates mainly to blame. .
6. They made a day of it. .
7. The mail train was delayed again. .
8. They are playing the waiting game. .
III. Mind the correct pronunciation of the rhythmic groups and the diphthong [eı].
They 'painted the table. | They 'painted the 'table pale gray. | They 'painted the 'table pale 'gray the other day. | They 'painted the 'table pale 'gray the other `day | to 'save it from stains. ||
IV. Match the following English idioms, proverbs and sayings with their Russian
equivalents. Make up situations to illustrate their usage.
1. No pains, no gains. a. -
2. to call a spade a spade b.
3. to make the grade c. -/-
4. make head or tail of smth/smb d.
5. put on a brave face e.
6. for old sakes sake f.
7. take smbs name in vain g.
8. to raise snakes h. ,
V. Practise the pronunciation of the following rhyme and learn it by heart.
The Unwinged Ones
by Ogden Nash
I dons travel on planes,
I travel on trains,
Once in a while, on trains,
I see people who travel on planes.
Every once in a while Im surrounded
By people whose planes have been grounded
They feel that they have to explain
How they happen to be on a train.
They grumble and fume about how
Theyd have been in Miami by now.
By the time that theyre passing through Rahway
They should be in Havana or Norway,
And they strongly imply that perhaps,
Since theyre late, the world will collapse.
Every once in a while Im surrounded
By people whose planes have been grounded
Thats the trouble with planes:
When it fogs, when it smogs, when it rains,
You get people from planes.
VI. Pronounce the tongue twister in the quickest possible way. Observe the correct
articulation of [eı ].
My dame hath a lame tame crane,
My dame hath a crane that is lame.
Section 3
I. Test. Tick the words you recognize in the sentences you hear:
| 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 |
II. Listen to the dialogue and learn it by heart.
At the Railway Station
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(Mr. Grey is waiting at the railway station for a train.)
Mr. Grey: Hey! This trains late! Ive been waiting here for ages.
Porter: Which train, sir?
Mr. Grey: The 8.18 to Baker Street.
Porter: The 8.18? Im afraid youve 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. Its 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: Hm! So the train isnt late. Im late.
III. Conversational practice. (Intonation. Expressing surprise.)
Practise in pairs.
Example: A: Its the eighth of April.
B: The eighth?
1. Its the eighth of May.
2. Yes. Its Mrs Greys birthday today.
3. Yes. Shes eighty-eight.
4. Yes. And shes going away for a holiday.
5. Thats right. And shes going by plane.
6. Well, its a bit dangerous at her age, but she wants to go to Spain.
7. Thats right. Why dont you go with her?
