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A2 Course Unit 18
Presentations: A2 Course Unit 18
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 18 Part A Phonetics
h aʊ l ɔ ŋ h ə v j ʊ n əʊ n s uː z n
aɪ v n əʊ n h ə f ə r ‿ ə w aɪ l
d ə j ʊ n əʊ h ə h ʌ z b ə n d
n əʊ ‿ aɪ v n e v ə m e t h ɪ m
aɪ w əʊ n (t) b i ‿ ʲ ‿ eɪ b l
t ə m iː t ʃ ‿ j ʊ ð ɪ s ɑː f t ə ˈn uː n
b ə t aɪ ʃ ʊ (d) b i ‿ ʲ ‿ eɪ b l
t ə s iː j ʊ t ə m ɔ r əʊ m ɔː n ɪ ŋ
aɪ v ɡ ɔ t – t ə ɡ əʊ t ə ð ə b æ ŋ (k) t ə d eɪ
aɪ v ɡ ɔ t – t ə ɡ e t s ə m k æ ʃ
aɪ v əʊ n l i ɡ ɔ t -
t ʊ θ aʊ z n d ɪ n ð ə b æ ŋ k
h aʊ l ɔ ŋ h ə v j ʊ b iː n m æ r i d
w i v b iː n m æ r i d
f ə f ɪ f ˈt iː n j ɪə z
w i m e t ɪ n ð ə b ə ˈh ɔː m ə z
w i ɡ ɔ (t) m æ r i d ɪ n m ɔ s k əʊ
w ɪ v l ɪ v d ɪ n ˈk e n j ə
s ɪ n s l ɑː s t ʃ ‿ j ɪə
ð æ t s ə n aɪ s k æ b ɪ n b æ ɡ
ɪ z ɪ t n j uː
n əu ‿ aɪ v h æ d ɪ t f ə r ‿ ə w aɪ l
aɪ v h æ d ɪ t s ɪ n s k r ɪ s m ə s
s p iː k s p əʊ k s p əʊ k ə n
r aɪ t r əʊ t r ɪ t n
s æ t ə d eɪ ‿ ɪ z r ɪ t n
w ɪ ð ə k æ p ɪ t l e s
h ə v w i ɡ ɔ t – t aɪ m f ə r ‿ ə w ɔː k
b ɪ f ɔː l ʌ n tʃ
j e s ɪ t s əʊ n l i h ɑː f p ɑː s t ɪ l e v n
s iː s ɔː s iː n
b iː w ɔ z b iː n
aɪ h æ v n t s iː n j ʊ f ə r ‿ eɪ dʒ ɪ z
h aʊ l ɔ ŋ h ə z ɪ (t) b iː n
Unit 18 Part A English
How long have you known Susan?
I've known her for a while.
Do you know her husband?
No, I've never met him.
I won't be able...
to meet you this afternoon,
but I should be able...
to see you tomorrow morning.
I've got to go to the bank today.
I've got to get some cash.
I've only got...
two thousand in the bank.
How long have you been married?
We've been married...
for fifteen years.
We met in the Bahamas.
We got married in Moscow.
We've lived in Kenya...
since last year.
That's a nice cabin bag.
Is it new?
No, I've had it for a while.
I've had it since Christmas.
speak - spoke - spoken
write - wrote - written
‘Saturday’ is written...
with a capital S.
Have we got time for a walk...
before lunch?
Yes, it's only half past eleven.
see - saw - seen
be - was - been
I haven't seen you for ages.
How long has it been?
Unit 18 Part B Phonetics
ə k ʌ p l ə v w iː k s
ə k ʌ p l ə v m ʌ n (θ) s
ə k ʌ p l ə v j ɪə z
w i k ɑː n t ə f ɔː d
t ə m ɪ s ð ɪ s ɔ p ə ˈt j uː n ə t i
aɪ d ɪ d n t n əʊ j ʊ s p əʊ k r ʌ ʃ n
aɪ w ə z h æ v ɪ ŋ l ʌ n tʃ
ð i ‿ ʲ ‿ ʌ ð ə d eɪ
ɪ n ə r e s t r ɔ n t n ɪ ə m aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɔ f ɪ s
ð ə k ʌ p l ə (t) ð ə n e k s t – t eɪ b l
w ə r ‿ iː t ɪ ŋ ð eə m iː l ɪ n s aɪ l ə n s
ɑː f t ə r ‿ ə w aɪ l ð ə j ʌ ŋ m æ n s e d
w ɔ t ə j ʊ θ ɪ ŋ k ɪ ŋ ə b aʊ (t) d ɑː l ɪ ŋ
ð ə ɡ ɜː l s t ɔ p t iː t ɪ ŋ
ə n (d) l ʊ k t ə t h ɪ m t e n d ə l i
aɪ w ə z θ ɪ ŋ k ɪ ŋ m aɪ d ɪə
ð ə t s aɪ l ə n s m ə s (t) b i ‿ ʲ ‿ ə s aɪ n ə v l ʌ v