Middle Course Unit 118

Presentations: The Middle Course Unit 118

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 118 Part A Phonetics

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

Unit 118 Part A English

1    A sensible diet...
2    helps to prevent heart attacks,
3    and so does regular exercise.
4    Self confidence ...
5    is often a determining factor...
6    in an athlete's performance.
7    Worrying about things...
8    doesn't help,
9    but neither does ignoring them.
10    She's a difficult person...
11    to deal with.
12    She reminds me of someone...
13    I used to know.

 

Unit 118 Part B Phonetics

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

 

Unit 118 Part B English


1    Have you ever been to Scotland?
2    No, I've never been there.
3    And I've never been to Wales.
4    But I've been to Ireland twice.
5    I've never had any trouble...
6    with this computer.
7    It works perfectly.
8    I never had any trouble...
9    with my old computer.
10    It worked perfectly.
11    Have you met my cousin?
12    No, we've never met.
13    Have you sent that fax?
14    Not yet.

 

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