Advanced Course Unit 148

Presentations: The Advanced Course Unit 148

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 148 Part A Phonetics

 

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

 

Unit 148 Part A English

 

1    In my class there are 20 students,
2    most of whom are from Asia.
3    He gave several reasons.
4    Only a few of them were valid.
5    He gave several reasons, only a few of which were valid.
6    The teachers discussed Jim.
7    One of his problems was poor study habits.
8    They discussed Jim, one of whose problems was lack of sleep.
9    Jack of all trades, master of none.
10    One man's loss is another man's gain.

 

Unit 148 Part B Phonetics

 

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

 

Unit 148 Part B English

 

11    Is it true they're going to freeze...
12    the price of petrol?
13    I hope so...
14    but I don't think so.
15    Let's move on...
16    to our next point for discussion.
17    Our deadline...
18    is the day after tomorrow, right?
19    I'm afraid so.
20    I wish you'd stop being so negative.

 

 

 

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