Basic Course Unit 56

Presentations: The Basic Course Unit 56

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 56 Part A Phonetics

1    ɪ t   w ə z   s n əʊ ɪ ŋ
2    w e n   ð eɪ   ɡ ɔ t – t ə   ð ə   h əʊ t e l
3    ð eɪ   tʃ e k t   ɪ n   ə t   ð ə   d e s k
4    ə n (d)   w e n t   ʌ p   t ə   ɡ e (t)   d r e s t
5    f ə   ð ə   d ɪ n ə   p ɑː t i
6    d ʊ ‿ w ‿ aɪ   r iː ə l i   h æ f   t ə   w eə r ‿ ə   t aɪ
7    j e s   d ɪə r ‿ ɪ t s   ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ   t ə   b i ‿
8    ə   v e r i   s m ɑː t   ə k eɪ ʒ n
9    j ʊ   ʃ ʊ d   w eə   j ə   n j uː   ʃ ɜː t – t uː
10    ə n   aʊə   l eɪ t ə
11    ð eɪ   w e n (t)   d aʊ n   t ə   ð ə   d aɪ n ɪ ŋ   r uː m
12    t ə   m iː (t)   ð i ‿ j ‿ ʌ ð ə   ɡ e s t s
 

Unit 56 Part A English

1    It was snowing...
2    when they got to the hotel.
3    They checked in at the desk...
4    and went up to get dressed...
5    for the dinner party.
6    'Do I really have to wear a tie?'
7    'Yes, dear. It's going to be...
8    a very smart occasion.
9    You should wear your new shirt, too.'
10    An hour later,
11    they went down to the dining room...
12    to meet the other guests.

 

Unit 56 Part B Phonetics

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

 

Unit 56 Part B English


1    It began to rain...
2    while we were having lunch.
3    Sally took off her sunglasses.
4    I gave her the ring...
5    and she put it on.
6    a powerful lap-top computer
7    a high-speed laser printer
8    Olivia downloaded the programme
9    onto the hard disk.
10    She read the instructions on the screen.
11    Do you wear glasses?
12    No, I wear contact lenses.

 

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