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Top Course Unit 177

Presentations: The Top Course Unit 177

Listen to the recordings to practice this study group.
Repeat each line after the speaker.
Practice one group at a time.
Start with Part A Phonetics then Part A English. Then go on to Part B.

Unit 177 Part A Phonetics

 

1    d ə z n t   ʃ i   l ɪ v   ɪ n   ð ə  's ʌ b ɜː b z
2    d ə z   ʃ i   n ɔ t   l ɪ v  ɪ n   ð ə   n ɪə 'b aɪ   'k ʌ n t r ɪ s aɪ d
3    b ɔ b  r ɪ 't ɜː n z  t ə  h ɪ z  s ə 'b ɜː b n  r æ n tʃ  s t aɪ l  h ə ʊ m  
    ɑː f t ə  h ɪ z  b ɪ z i   d eɪ
4    n ɪ k i  h ɪ z  l ʌ v l i  ə n d  e v ə  s əʊ  f r e n d l i  w aɪ f  ɪ z  ð eə  
    t ə  ɡ r iː t  h ɪ m
5    w ʌ n   d eɪ   n ɪ k i   ɪ z n t   ə t   h əʊ m  ə n  b ɔ b   ɪ z   k w aɪ t   
    s ə 'p r aɪ z d
6    w ə n  ʃ i  ɡ e t s   h əʊ m   l eɪ t ə   b ɔ b   s e z   w ɔ t   w ə   j ʊ   d uː ɪ ŋ   
    'ɜː l ɪ ə
7    w eə n t ʃ  j ʊ   s ə 'p əʊ z (d)   t ə   b iː   ə t   h əʊ m   w e n  aɪ  ə 'r aɪvd
8    æ l ɪ s   ə n   m eə r i   ɑː   k ɔ 'l i ɡ z   ə t   ð ə   l əʊ k l   b ɔ k s   
    'f æ k t ə r i
9    m eə r i   ɪ z   ə 'b aʊ t – t ə   l iː v   ə n d   æ l ɪ s   ɪ z   ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ   t ə   
    t eɪ k   h ə   h əʊ m
10    æ l ɪ s – s e z   ɪ t s  ɔː l r e d i  t uː  ə 'k l ɔ k
11    w iː d   b e t ə   l iː v   n aʊ  ɔː  j uː l   ə 'r aɪ v  h əʊ m   l eɪ t
12    d ə z n t   j ə  d ɔː t ə  ɡ e t   h əʊ m   ə t   θ r iː

 

Unit 177 Part A English

1    Doesn't she live in the suburbs?
2    Does she not live in the nearby country-side?
3    Bob returns to his suburban ranch-style home after his busy day.
4    Nicki, his lovely and ever so friendly wife, is there to greet him.
5    One day, Nicki isn't at home and Bob is quite surprised.
6    When she gets home later, Bob says, "What were you doing earlier?
7    Weren't you supposed to be home when I arrived?î
8    Alice and Mary are colleagues at the local box factory.
9    Mary is about to leave, and Alice is going to take her home.
10    Alice says, "It's already two o'clock.
11    We'd better leave now or you'll arrive home late.
12    Doesn't your daughter get home at three?"
 

Unit 177 Part B Phonetics

12    dʒ ɪ m  ɪ z  t ɑː k ɪ ŋ  t ə  m æ d l ɪ n  ə 'b aʊ (t)  ð ə  d r aɪ v ɪ ŋ  t e s t  
    ʃ i  f eɪ ld
13    dʒ ɪ m   ɪ z  s ʌ 'p r aɪ z (d)  b ɪ 'k ɔ z  m æ d l ɪ n  j uː ʒ ʊ ə l i  d ə z  
    v e r i  w e l
14    h i   s e z   w ɔ t   h æ p n d   d ɪ d n t ʃ   j ʊ   s t ʌ d i
15    b ɑː b   ə n  r ɔ n   ɑː   r aɪ d ɪ ŋ   ɪ n   ə   k ɑː    r ɔ n   ɪ z   d r aɪ v ɪ ŋ
16    h i    k ʌ m z   t ə   ə   k ɔː n ə   w eə   ð eə r   ɪ z   ə   s t ɔ p   s aɪ n
17    b ə t   f ə   s ʌ m   ɔː d   r iː z n   h i   d ə z n t   s t ɔp   ð ə    k ɑː
18    b ɑː b   ɪ z   ʃ ɔ k t   b ɑː b   s e z   w ɔ t s   ð ə   m æ t ə   w ɪ θ   j ʊ
19    d ɪ d n t ʃ  j ʊ   s iː   ð æ t   s t ɔ p   s aɪ n
20    r ɔ n   r ɪ 'p l aɪ s   æ r ə ɡ ə n t l i   aɪ   k ə n   s iː   k ɑː n t   ai
21    b ɑː b   r ɪ 'm eɪ n s  k w aɪ ə t l i   p ɜː p l e k s t
 

Unit 177 Part B English

 12    Jim is talking to Madeline about the driving test she failed.
13    Jim is surprised because Madeline usually does very well.
14    He says:"What happened? Didn't you study?"
15    Barb and Ron are riding in a car. Ron is driving.
16    He comes to a corner where there is a stop sign,
17    but for some odd reason, he doesn't stop the car.
18    Barb is shocked. Barb says, "What's the matter with you?
19    Didn't you see that stop sign?"
20    Ron replies arrogantly, "I can see, can't I?"
21    Barb remains quietly perplexed.

 

 

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