Advanced Course Unit 138

Presentations: The Advanced Course Unit 138

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 138 Part A Phonetics

 

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

 

Unit 138 Part A English

1    He said he was interested in archeology,
2    and he'd been involved in several important discoveries.
3    One in particular was renowned the world over.
4    However, your access is limited to one user only.
5    The production plant is located in China.
6    This new line of products is made of natural materials.
7    They've been married to each other for ages.
8    Above all, they're quite pleased with their children.
9    In a way, they've been protected from a lot of suffering.
10    In any case, he's not qualified for the job at all.
11    His past experiences aren't related to what we need.
 

Unit 138 Part B Phonetics

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

Unit 138 Part B English

 

12    Sales have increased...
13    by twenty per cent.
14    We couldn't have done it without you.
15    A massive increase in spending...
16    will boost the economy.
17    She asked him...
18    if he still loved her.
19    He wondered ...
20    why she wanted to know.

 

 

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