Barəerə spent Satəday aftənoon looking ət ə beautifal book əbout South əməricə.
'I want tə go tə South əmericə she said tə həself.
Thə next morning, when Barbərə woke up it wəs six ə'clock, ənd hə brothəs ənd sistəs wə still əsleep. Barbərə looked ət thəm, ənd closed hər eyes əgain.
Then she quiətly got out əf bed ənd started tə pack hə suitcase.
She took səme comfətəble clothes out əf thə cupbəd. She packed ə pair əf binoculəs ənd hə sistə's camərə. She packed ə photəgrəph əf həself and one əf hə mothər ənd fathə.
I mustn't fəget tə have səme breakfəst she said tə həself. But then she looked ət thə clock. It wəs ə quartə tə seven.
lll jəst drink ə glass ef watə she said.
'a glass ef wate she said.
'Watə she said, ənd opened hər eyes.
She wəs still in h ə bed, and hə brothəs and sistəs wə laughing at hə.
Tell əs what you wə dreaming əbout, they said tə hə.
Bət Barbərə didn't ənswə. She wəs thinking about hə wondəful journey tə South əmericə.
Practice 3. Weak forms
| Yes, she was. |
Wəs she dreaming?
This is the sound ə. This is the strong form of was
This is the weak form of' was. This is a different sound.
Listen and repeat:
Wəs she thinking about South America? Yes, she was.
Wə her brothers and sisters asleep? Yes, they were.
Də they like reading? Yes, they do.
Həve you read about South America? Yes, I have.
Dəs your friend like reading? Yes, he does.
əm I talking to myself? Yes, you are
ə we working hard? Yes, you are
Həs your friend been to South America? Yes, he has.
Cən you swim? Yes, I can.
Unit 14 Review
Listening: Recognise the sounds you hear.
| 0 | : | u | u: | : |
| Polly | Paul | pull | pool | Pearl |
| folly | fall | full | fool | furl |
| cod | cord | could | cooed | curd |
| what | ward | would | wooed | word |
Diphthongs
In the pronunciation of diphthongs the organs of speech glide fron one vowel position to another within one syllable. The starting point, the nucleus, is strong and distinct. The glide, which shows the direction of the quality change, is very weak.
Unit 15 [ei] tail
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
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They came the same way
On the same day
By the same train.
They waited in the rain and hail until eight.
Than they painfully came away.
Our maid Marry makes mistakes.
But she never brakes plates and she isnt lazy.
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
Practice 1 Listen and repeat:
| Sound 1 | Sound 2 |
| pen | pain |
| shed | shade |
| tell | tail |
| wet | wait |
| test | taste |
| pepper | paper |
Test Tick the words you recognise in the sentences you hear:
1 a) pen; b) pain 4 a) let; b) late
2a) shed; b) shade 5 a) letter; b) later
3 a) pepper; b) paper 6 a) get; b) gate
Practice 2 Listen and repeat:
| Hey! | made | late |
| say | afraid | waiting |
| Mr Grey | train | eighty-eight |
| may | timetable | station |
| they | ages | Baker Street |
| today | changed | April |
| railway |
Dialogue: At the railway station
(Mr Grey is wiring 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: | Hm! So the train isn't late. I'm late. |
Unit 16 [ai] fine
I like my pipe quite nicely fried for just the right time.
I like my tie and my pipe.
Little Mike look to cook at bright lights.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Practice 1 Listen and repeat:
| Sound 1 | Sound 2 |
| bar | buy |
| star | sty |
| darn | dine |
| lark | like |
| cart | kite |
| heart | height |
Test Tick the words you recognise in the sentences you hear:
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
1 a) Pa; b) pie
Practice 2 Listen and repeat:
| I'm | Myra | ice | tonight |
| 'Bye | Violet | nice | all right |
| time | riding | like | type |
| mind | climbing | Mike | typist |
| Miles | ninety-nine | Nigel | typewriter |
