Advanced Course Unit 137

Presentations: The Advanced Course Unit 137

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 137 Part A Phonetics

1    aɪ   l ɔ k (t)   ð ə   d ɔː   f aɪ v   m ɪ n ɪ t s   ə 'ɡ əʊ
2    ð ə   d ɔː   w ə z   l ɔ k (t)   b aɪ   m ɪ   f aɪ v   m ɪ n ɪ t s   ə 'ɡ əʊ
3    n aʊ   ð ə   d ɔː r   ɪ z   l ɔ k t
4    æ n   b r əʊ (k)   ð ə   'w ɪ n d əʊ   'j e s t ə d eɪ
5    ð ə   'w ɪ n d əʊ   w ə z   b r əʊ k n   b aɪ ‿ j ‿ æ n
6    n aʊ   ð ə   'w ɪ n d əʊ ‿ w ‿ ɪ z   b r əʊ k n
7    aɪ m   'ɪ n t r ə s t ɪ d   ɪ n   'tʃ aɪ n iː z   ɑː t
8    h iː z̟   's æ t ɪ s f aɪ d   w ɪ θ   h ɪ z   dʒ ɔ b
9    e m ə l i ‿ j ‿ ɪ z   m æ r iː (d)  t ə   æ l ɪ k s
10    aɪ   d əʊ n t   n əʊ    w eə r   aɪ ‿ j ‿ ə m    aɪ m   l ɔ s t
11    aɪ   k ɑː n t   f aɪ n d   m aɪ   p ɜː s    ɪ t s   ɡ ɔ n
 

Unit 137 Part A English

1    I locked the door five minutes ago.
2    The door was locked by me five minutes ago.
3    Now the door is locked.
4    Ann broke the window yesterday.
5    The window was broken by Ann.
6    Now the window is broken.
7    I'm interested in Chinese art.
8    He's satisfied with his job.
9    Emily is married to Alex.
10    I don't know where I am. I'm lost.
11    I can't find my purse. It's gone.
 

Unit 137 Part B Phonetics

12    aɪ m   f ɪ n ɪ ʃ (t)   w ɪ θ   m aɪ   w ɜː k
13    aɪ m   d ʌ n   w ɪ θ   m aɪ   w ɜː k
14    h iː z   n ɔ t   ə 'k ʌ s t ə m (d)   t ə   f ɪ n ɪ ʃ ɪ ŋ   ɑː f t ə r   ə   'd e d l aɪ n
15    h iː d   l aɪ k   t ə   b ɪ   ə 'k w eɪ n t ɪ d   w ɪ θ   ð ə   s ʌ b dʒ e k t
16    b ə t   h iː z   b ɪ n   s əʊ   b ɔː d   w ɪ θ   s k uː l – l eɪ t l i
17    aɪ   t ɔ l d   (h) ɪ m   t ə   b ɪ   m ɔː   d e d ɪ k eɪ t ɪ (d)   t ə   h ɪ z   s t ʌ d iː z
18    h ɪ   r ɪ p l aɪ (d)   ð æ t   h ɪ   w ə z   ɪ ɡ 'z ɔː s t ɪ (d)   f r ə m   w ɜː k
19    b e n iː ‿ j ‿ ə n   k æ r ɪ n   h æ v n (t)   b ɪ n   f ɪ l d   w ɪ θ   s ʌ tʃ   dʒ ɔɪ
20    s ɪ n s   ð eɪ   w ə   f r aɪ t ə n (d)  b aɪ   ð ə   'h aʊ z ɪ ŋ   'k r aɪ s ɪ s
 

Unit 137 Part B English

 

12    I'm finished with my work.
13    I'm done with my work.
14    He's not accustomed to finishing after a deadline.
15    He'd like to be acquainted with the subject.
16    But he's been so bored with school lately.
17    I told him to be more dedicated to his studies.
18    He replied that he was exhausted from work.
19    Benny and Karen haven't been filled with such joy ...
20    since they were frightened by the housing crisis.

 

 

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