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Advanced Course Unit 133
Presentations: The Advanced Course Unit 133
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 133 Part A Phonetics
1 dʒ eɪ n z b ɪ n (h) ɪə r əʊ n l i t ʊ w iː k s 2 b ʌ t ʃ i (h) ə z ɔ l r e d i m aɪ d ə f j uː f r e n d z 3 ɔ l ɪ n ɔ l aɪ m v e r i p l iː z d 4 aɪ v b ɪ n eɪ b l t ə s eɪ v ə l ɪ t l m ʌ n i ð ɪ s m ʌ n θ 5 æ z ə r ɪ 'z ʌ l t aɪ f iː l s ɔ r i f ə h ɜː 6 ð æ t ɪ z t ə s eɪ ʃ i h ə z v e r i f j uː ə 'k w eɪ n t ə n s ə s 7 f r æ n k l i s p iː k ɪ ŋ aɪ v l ɪ t l t aɪ m f ə r e n i ‿ j ‿ ə v ð ɪ s 8 aɪ d əʊ n t iː v n h æ v iː n ʌ f k æ ʃ ɔ n m i 9 m aɪ 'f æ m ə l i ‿ j ‿ ɪ z l ɑː dʒ 10 ɪ t s k ʌ m p ɔ z d ə v n aɪ n m e m b ə z 11 m aɪ 'f æ m ə l i ‿ j ‿ ɪ z b əʊ θ l ʌ v ɪ ŋ ə n (d) s ə 'p ɔː t ɪ v
Unit 133 Part A English
1 Jane's been here only two weeks, 2 but she has already made a few friends. 3 All in all, I'm very pleased. 4 I've been able to save a little money this month. 5 As a result, I feel sorry for her. 6 That is to say, she has very few acquaintances. 7 Frankly speaking, I've little time for any of this. 8 I don't even have enough cash on me. 9 My family is large. 10 It's composed of nine members. 11 My family is both loving and supportive.
Unit 133 Part B Phonetics
12 f ə r ɪ n s t ə n t s ð eɪ ‿ j ‿ ə r ɔ l w eɪ z r e d i t ə h e l p m i 13 ð ə s t j uː d ə n t s ɪ n ð ə k l ɑ: s k ʌ m f r ə m – m e n i 'k ʌ n t r ɪː s 14 w ʌ n ə v ð ə m ɪ z f r ə m – 'm e k s ɪ k əʊ w aɪ l ə n ʌ ð ə r ɪ z f r ə m ɪ r æ k 15 ʌ ð ə z ə f r ə m b r ə 'z ɪ l w aɪ l ʌ ð ə z ə f r ə m æ l 'dʒ eɪ r i ə 16 aɪ h ə v θ r iː b ʊ k s t ʊ ‿ w ‿ ə m aɪ n 17 ð i ʌ ð ə b ʊ k ɪ z j ɔː z 18 m iː n w aɪ l aɪ l b i h ɪə f ə r ə 'n ʌ ð ə θ r iː j ɪə z 19 ɔ l ð ə s eɪ m aɪ n iː d ə 'n ʌ ð ə f aɪ v d ɔ l ə z 20 d ɪ s p aɪ (t) ð æ t w iː d r əʊ v ə 'n ʌ ð ə t e n m aɪ l z
Unit 133 Part B English
12 For instance, they are always ready to help me. 13 The students in the class come from many countries. 14 One of them is from Mexico while another is from Iraq. 15 Others are from Brazil while others are from Algeria. 16 I have three books. Two are mine. 17 The other book is yours. (The other is yours.) 18 Meanwhile, I'll be here for another three years. 19 All the same, I need another five dollars. 20 Despite that, we drove another ten miles.