Advanced Course Unit 153

Presentations: The Advanced Course Unit 153

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 153 Part A Phonetics

 

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

 

Unit 153 Part A English

 

1    Did you already go shopping?
2    Yes, and by the way, I'll never go back to that shop again.
3    We went fishing yesterday.
4    Going sailing is one of life's little pleasures for me now.
5    I'd much rather go camping than spend a week in a hotel.
6    Sandra doesn't go dancing as often as I'd like to.
7    Wouldn't it be nice to fly to Rome and go sightseeing?
8    We could walk in the centre and go window shopping as well.
9    They say that fortunes exist among leftovers.
10    Better do a good deed near at home,
11    than go far away to burn incense.

 

Unit 153 Part B Phonetics

 

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

 

Unit 153 Part B English

12    We had fun playing volley ball.
13    We had a good time playing volley ball.
14    I had trouble finding his house.
15    I had difficulty finding his house.
16    I had a hard time finding his house.
17    I had a difficult time finding his house.
18    Sam spends most of his time working.
19    I waste a lot of time watching TV.
20    She sat at her desk writing a letter.
21    I stood there wondering what to do next.

 

 

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