Advanced Course Unit 152

Presentations: The Advanced Course Unit 152

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 152 Part A Phonetics

 

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

 

Unit 152 Part A English

 

1    Anyone who wants to come with us is welcome.
2    Anyone wanting to come with us is welcome.
3    George Washington, who was the first US president,
4    was wealthy.
5    George Washington, the first US president, was wealthy.
6    Paris, the capital of France, is an exciting city.
7    I read a book by Mark Twain, a famous American author.
8    Fruit that is fresh tastes better than old, soft fruit.
9    Fresh fruit tastes better than old, soft fruit.

 

Unit 152 Part B Phonetics

 

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

 

Unit 152 Part B English

 

10    The travel agent gave me...
11    a ten per cent discount.
12    You'd have enjoyed it.
13    You should have phoned me.
14    You could have saved yourself...
15    a lot of trouble.
16    I wish you'd do something useful...
17    instead of watching TV.
18    Have you seen my purse anywhere?
19    No, you must have left it at home.
20    We'll manage somehow.

 

 

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