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Advanced Course Unit 153
Presentations: The Advanced Course Unit 153
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 153 Part A Phonetics
1 d ɪ d ʒ ‿ j ʊ ‿ w ‿ ɔː l r e d ɪ ɡ əʊ ʃ ɔ p ɪ ŋ 2 j e s ə n b aɪ d ə w eɪ aɪ l n e v ə ɡ əʊ b æ k t ə ð æ (t) ʃ ɔ p ə 'ɡ e n 3 w ɪ w e n (t) f ɪ ʃ ɪ ŋ 'j e s t ə d eɪ 4 ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ s eɪ l ɪ ŋ ɪ z w ʌ n ə v l aɪ f s l ɪ t l 'p l e ʒ ə z f ə m ɪ n aʊ 5 aɪ d m ʌ tʃ r æ θ ə ɡ əʊ k æ m p ɪ ŋ ð ə n s p e n d ə w iː k ɪ n ə h əʊ 't e l 6 s æ n d r ə d ə z n (t) ɡ əʊ d ɑː n s ɪ ŋ ə z ɔ f ə n ə z aɪ d l aɪ k t ʊ 7 w ʊ d n t ɪ (t) b ɪ n aɪ s t ə f laɪ t ə r əʊ m ə n ɡ əʊ 's aɪ t s iː ɪ ŋ 8 w ɪ k ʊ d w ɔː k ɪ n ð ə s e n t ə r ə n ɡ əʊ w ɪ n d əʊ ʃ ɔ p ɪ ŋ ə z w e l 9 ð eɪ s eɪ ð æ t 'f ɔː tʃ uː n s ɪ ɡ 's ɪ s t ə 'm ʌ ŋ 'l e f t əʊ v ə z 10 b e t ə d ʊ ‿ w ‿ ə ɡ ʊ d – d iː (d) n ɪə r ə t h əʊ m 11 ð æ n ɡ əʊ f ɑː r ə 'w eɪ t ə b ɜː n 'ɪ n s e n s
Unit 153 Part A English
1 Did you already go shopping? 2 Yes, and by the way, I'll never go back to that shop again. 3 We went fishing yesterday. 4 Going sailing is one of life's little pleasures for me now. 5 I'd much rather go camping than spend a week in a hotel. 6 Sandra doesn't go dancing as often as I'd like to. 7 Wouldn't it be nice to fly to Rome and go sightseeing? 8 We could walk in the centre and go window shopping as well. 9 They say that fortunes exist among leftovers. 10 Better do a good deed near at home, 11 than go far away to burn incense.
Unit 153 Part B Phonetics
12 w ɪ h æ d f ʌ n p l eɪ ɪ ŋ v ɔ l i b ɔ l 13 w ɪ h æ d ə ɡ ʊ (d) t aɪ m p l eɪ ɪ ŋ v ɔ l i b ɔ l 14 aɪ h æ (d) t r ʌ b l f aɪ n d ɪ ŋ h ɪ z h aʊ s 15 aɪ h æ d – 'd ɪ f ɪ k ə l t i f aɪ n d ɪ ŋ h ɪ z h aʊ s 16 aɪ h æ d ə h ɑː (d) t aɪ m f aɪ n d ɪ ŋ h ɪ z h aʊ s 17 aɪ h æ d ə 'd ɪ f ɪ k ə l t – t aɪ m f aɪ n d ɪ ŋ h ɪ z h aʊ s 18 s æ m s p e n d s m əʊ s t ə v h ɪ z t aɪ m w ɜː k ɪ ŋ 19 aɪ w eɪ s t ə l ɔ t ə v t aɪ m w ɔ tʃ ɪ ŋ t iː v iː 20 ʃ ɪ s æ t ə t h ə d e s k r aɪ t ɪ ŋ ə l e t ə 21 aɪ s t uː (d) ð eə 'w ʌ n d ə r ɪ ŋ w ɔ t – t ə d ʊ n e k s t
Unit 153 Part B English
12 We had fun playing volley ball. 13 We had a good time playing volley ball. 14 I had trouble finding his house. 15 I had difficulty finding his house. 16 I had a hard time finding his house. 17 I had a difficult time finding his house. 18 Sam spends most of his time working. 19 I waste a lot of time watching TV. 20 She sat at her desk writing a letter. 21 I stood there wondering what to do next.