Advanced Course Unit 155

Presentations: The Advanced Course Unit 155

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 155 Part A Phonetics

 

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

 

Unit 155 Part A English

 

1    Steve and his friends are coming to dinner.
2    Susan raised her hand and snapped her fingers.
3    He is waving his arms and shouting at us.
4    These shoes are old but comfortable.
5    He wants to watch TV or (to) listen to some music.
6    Steve, Joe and Alice are coming to dinner.
7    Susan raised her hand, snapped her fingers, and sat down.
8    The colors in that fabric are red, gold, black, and green.
9    Steve and his friend are coming to dinner.
10    It was raining hard, and there was a strong wind.

 

Unit 155 Part B Phonetics

 

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

 

Unit 155 Part B English

 

11    He was tired, so he went to bed.
12    The child hid behind his mother's skirt, for he was afraid.
13    She didn't study, yet she passed the exam.
14    Because he was sleepy, he went to bed.
15    He went to bed because he was sleepy.
16    Now that the project is finished,
17    I'm going to rest a bit and then take a trip.
18    Now that he's unemployed, he can't pay his bills.
19    Since Monday is a holiday, we don't have to go to work.
20    Since you're a good cook and I'm not, you should cook the dinner.
21    Even the longest journey must start from where you stand.

 

 

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