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Advanced Course Unit 158
Presentations: The Advanced Course Unit 158
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 158 Part A Phonetics
1 h æ v ɪ ŋ s iː n ð ə m uː v iː b ɪ f ɔː r aɪ d əʊ n (t) w ɔ n t – t ə ɡ əʊ ə 'ɡ e n 2 h æ v ɪ ŋ s iː n ð ə m uː v iː b ɪ f ɔː r aɪ d ɪ d n (t) w ɔ n t – t ə ɡ əʊ ə 'ɡ e n 3 b ɪ 'k ə z ʃ ɪ w ə z ʌ n eɪ b l t ʊ ‿ w ‿ ə 'f ɔː d ə k ɑː ʃ ɪ b ɔː t ə 'b aɪ s ɪ k l 4 b iː ɪ ŋ ʌ n eɪ b l t ʊ ‿ w ‿ ə 'f ɔː d ə k ɑː ʃ ɪ b ɔː t ə 'b aɪ s ɪ k l 5 ʌ n eɪ b l t ʊ ‿ w ‿ ə 'f ɔː d ə k ɑː ʃ ɪ b ɔː t ə 'b aɪ s ɪ k l 6 ʌ p ɔ n r iː tʃ ɪ ŋ ð i ‿ j ‿ eɪ dʒ ə v t w e n t i w ʌ n aɪ r iː s iː v d m aɪ ɪ n 'h e r ɪ t ə n t s 7 w e n aɪ r iː tʃ (t) ð i ‿ j ‿ eɪ dʒ ə v t w e n t i w ʌ n aɪ r iː s iː v d m aɪ ɪ n 'h e r ɪ t ə n t s 8 s e t l f ə w ɔ t ʒ ‿ j ʊ h æ v w aɪ l – l ʊ k ɪ ŋ f ə s ʌ m θ ɪ ŋ b e t ə 9 j ʊ ʃ ʊ d b ɪ dʒ ʌ s t ə z k eə f l ɪ n tʃ uː z ɪ ŋ j ɔː p l e ʒ ə z 10 æ z j ʊ ‿ w ‿ ɑː r ɪ n ə 'v ɔɪ d ɪ ŋ k ə 'l æ m ɪ t iː z
Unit 158 Part A English
1 Having seen the movie before, I don't want to go again. 2 Having seen the movie before, I didn't want to go again. 3 Because she was unable to afford a car, she bought a bicycle. 4 Being unable to afford a car, she bought a bicycle. 5 Unable to afford a car, she bought a bicycle. 6 Upon reaching the age of 21, I received my inheritance. 7 When I reached the age of 21, I received my inheritance. 8 Settle for what you have while looking for something better. 9 You should be just as careful in choosing your pleasures ... 10 as you are in avoiding calamities.
Unit 158 Part B Phonetics
11 ɪ t w ə z k w aɪ t ɪ k s p e n s ɪ v 12 b ə t ɪ t w ə z w ɜː θ ɪ t 13 h aʊ n aɪ s t ə s iː j uː ‿ w ‿ ə ɡ e n 14 h aʊ j uː v tʃ eɪ n dʒ d 15 aɪ d ɪ d n t ɪ v n 'r e k ə ɡ n aɪ z j uː 16 d ɪ d n t ʃ j uː j uː s t ə h æ v ə b ɪə d 17 w ɔ t n aɪ s w e ð ə w iː v b ɪ n h æ v ɪ ŋ 18 aɪ j uː s (t) t ə l ʌ v ð ə h iː t 19 b ə t n aʊ ‿ w ‿ aɪ k ɑː n t s t æ n d ɪ t
Unit 158 Part B English
11 It was quite expensive... 12 but it was worth it. 13 How nice to see you again. 14 How you've changed! 15 I didn't even recognise you. 16 Didn't you use to have a beard? 17 What nice weather we've been having. 18 I used to love the heat, 19 but now I can't stand it.
