Basic Course Unit 68

Presentations: The Basic Course Unit 68

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 68 Part A Phonetics

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

Unit 68 Part A English

1    I don't think you've met my wife.
2    No, we've never met.
3    I've heard so much about you.
4    In a way,
5    I feel I already know you.
6    They've closed the centre of town to traffic.
7    How long has it been closed?
8    Since Sunday.
9    Do you know...
10    if the printer's been fixed yet?
11    No, it still isn't working.
12    Lightning never strikes...
13    in the same place twice.

 

Unit 68 Part B Phonetics

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

 

Unit 68 Part B English


1    Is there a post office near here?
2    Yes, it's in the next street...
3    near the church.
4    Where's the men's department?
5    It's upstairs...
6    on the first floor.
7    Where are the stairs?
8    They're over there.
9    Can I help you?
10    Just looking, thank you.
11    How much is this shirt?
12    How much are those sunglasses?
13    How much is it?
14    How much are they?
15    Sorry I'm late.
16    The traffic's terrible today.

 

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