Middle Course Unit 116

Presentations: The Middle Course Unit 116

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 116 Part A Phonetics

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

Unit 116 Part A English

1    I hope you don't mind my asking...
2    but you're British, aren't you?
3    Yes, I'm Welsh, from Cardiff.
4    Exercise is good for you...
5    but you shouldn't overdo it.
6    People tend to overeat...
7    when they're depressed.
8    The movers couldn't get the piano...
9    through the front door.
10    Do you swear to tell the truth...
11    and nothing but the truth?...
12    the young - the elderly
13    the rich - the poor

 

Unit 116 Part B Phonetics

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

 

Unit 116 Part B English


1    An attempted robbery...
2    at a local restaurant...
3    failed last night.
4    The robbers...
5    were wearing fancy dress costumes.
6    The cashier screamed,
7    and they ran away.
8    It began to rain...
9    while we were having lunch.
10    It was snowing...
11    when we got to the hotel.
12    We checked in at the desk...
13    and went up to our room.
14    Do you wear glasses?
15    No, I wear contact lenses.

 

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