Top Course Unit 163

Presentations: The Top Course Unit 163

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 163 Part A Phonetics

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

Unit 163 Part A English

 

1    It was such nice weather that we decided to go for a drive.
2    On the way, I thought it might be nice to stop at a coffee shop.
3    It was such good coffee that we stayed for several cups.
4    Then I got so hungry I could have eaten a horse.
5    Kyle had so few friends that he was always lonely.
6    Karen is not only his wife but also a brilliant manager who could,
7    as we facetiously remarked, have come to his rescue.
8    He was drowning himself in booze and self-pity.
9    Fighting with tremendous courage, they turned the tables completely.
10    Even the longest day must have an end.

 

Unit 163 Part B Phonetics

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

 

Unit 163 Part B English

11    Ashley has so much money that she can buy whatever she wants.
12    She had so little trouble as a girl that you'd think she hadn't lived.
13    A plane ran out of fuel and had to make a crash landing.
14    The fact that everyone survived may seem like a small miracle ...
15    or maybe no miracle at all, just good pilot skill.
16    The plane ditched in the sea some twenty miles from the coast.
17    The story was so fascinating, that the survivors became famous.
18    I turned off the TV in order to enable him to study in peace.
19    Nonetheless, both subjects will figure in the discussions today.
20    The CEO is promising action across the board so changes will be made.
21    I cashed a check so that I could buy my textbooks.
 

 

 

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