Anne Cassidy ['{n 'k{sIdI]
Jean [³i:n]
J. Sainsbury PLC ['³eI 'seInsb@rI 'pi: 'el 'si:] (.: PLC Privately Licensed Company )
Whiskas ['wIsk@s] (.: )
Vocabulary Notes
1.... why I should have to put up with her at family occasions. ... .
2.... giving an accompaniment of nods and headshaking at the appropriate parts. ... , .
3. Jean felt her patience beginning to itch. , .
4.... the quick till... ... -...
5.... a see-through tray of tomatoes which fell casualty to the rest. ... , .
6.... when I turned up?... ?
7. You can always tell a person by their shopping. , , .
8.... a gross of fish fingers... ... ...
9.... her individual yoghurt seemed to say it all. ... , .
10. Think of all the oriental foods you can get into... , ...
11. Jean put the ruler down on the conveyor belt. . (.: . , , , .)
12.... processed kind. ... .
13. Of course, we've had our ups and downs... , , ...
14.... for starters orders. ... .
15. She felt out of place. .
Phonetic Text Drills
Exercise 1
Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the text.
Queue, extraordinary, accompaniment, appropriate, couple, to itch, wire, elephantine, giant, carton, casualty, stuff, rearrange, triumphant, trolley, maxim, yoghurt, quarter, cashier, to poise, cheque, gross, oriental, conveyor, dejectedly, salmon, processed, purse, leather, to total.
Exercise 2
Pronounce the words and phrases where the following clusters occur.
1. Plosive + 1
Couple, simply, plastic, immediately, what looked, glossy, blank, hard look, dejectedly, expectantly, possibly.
2. Plosive + w
Blonde woman, that woman, put up with her, quick, twenty, dark woman, ended with a quick nod, between, agreement with her thoughts, questions, and waiting.
