Presentations: The Advanced Course Unit 122
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 122 Part A Phonetics |
1 ə 't e n d ɪ ŋ ə w e d ɪ ŋ f ə ð ə f ɜː s t – t aɪ m 2 ə l ɪ t l ɡ ɜː l w ɪ s p ɜː (d) t ə h ə m ʌ ð ə 3 w aɪ ‿ j ‿ ɪ z ð ə b r aɪ d d r e s t ɪ n w aɪ t 4 ð e m ʌ ð ə 'r iː p l aɪ d 5 b ɪ k ɔ z w aɪ t ɪ z ð ə k ʌ l ə r ə v h æ p ɪ n ə s 6 ə n (d) t ə d eɪ ‿ j ‿ ɪ z ð ə h æ p ɪ ə s (t) d eɪ ə v h ə l aɪ f 7 ð ə tʃ aɪ l (d) θ ɔː t ə b aʊ (t) ð ɪ s f ə r ‿ ə m əʊ m ə n t ð ə n s e d 8 s əʊ w aɪ ‿ j ‿ ɪ z ð ə ɡ r uː m w eə ɪ ŋ b l æ k |
Unit 122 Part A English |
1 Attending a wedding for the first time, 2 a little girl whispered to her mother, 3 "Why is the bride dressed in white?" 4 The mother replied, 5 "Because white is the color of happiness, 6 and today is the happiest day of her life." 7 The child thought about this for a moment, then said, 8 "So why is the groom wearing black?" |
Unit 122 Part B Phonetics |
9 aɪ m k ʌ m ɪ ŋ t ə 'n j uː k ɑː s l 10 ɔ n ð ə t w e n t ɪə θ 11 w ɔ t ə b aʊ t m iː t ɪ ŋ f ə l ʌ n tʃ 12 ɔ n ð ə t w e n t ɪ θ ɜː d 13 aɪ l b iː f r iː ‿ j ‿ ə r aʊ n d w ʌ n 14 w ɪə ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ t ə t eɪ k ɔ f ɪ n f aɪ v m ɪ n ɪ t s 15 w ɔ t ə b aʊ t ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ aʊ t f ə r‿ ə m iː l 16 ð æ t s aʊ n d z ɡ r eɪ t 17 ɪ t s d ɪ f ɪ k l t - t ə r ɪ m e m b ə 18 ɔː l ð iː z r uː l z |
Unit 122 Part B English |
9 I'm coming to Newcastle... |