Presentations: The Top Course Unit 184
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 Slow reading then Part A Normal speed. Then go on to Part B.
Unit 184 Part A |
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1 h ɪ s t eɪ z w eə 'r e v ə h ɪ w ɔ n t s w e 'n e v ə h ɪ w ɔ n t s t ʊ |
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| 1 He stays wherever he wants, whenever he wants to. 2 Incidentally, I know the restaurant where he often eats. 3 What they said was appealing. 4 I wrote down exactly what she wanted. 5 It was as if I hadn't listened to what he said. 6 I really don't know where she gets her ideas from. 7 We couldn't make out what she was talking about. 8 Does she always insist when they don't give in? 9 I don't know who attends classes there. 10 Who's at the door? 11 I wonder whose house that is. 12 What she said surprised me. 13 What they should do is obvious to me. 14 I don't know what I should do. |
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Unit 184 Part B |
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| 1 aɪ d əʊ n t n əʊ w ɔ t – t ə d uː 2 p æ m k ɑː n (t) d ə s aɪ d w e θ ə ʃ ɪ ʃ ʊ (d) ɡ əʊ ‿ w ‿ ə s t eɪ ‿ j ‿ ə t h əʊ m 3 ʃ ɪ k ɑː n (t) d ə s aɪ d w e θ ə t ə ɡ əʊ ‿ w ‿ ə s t eɪ ‿ j ‿ ə t h əʊ m 4 p l iː z t e l m ɪ h aʊ ‿ w ‿ aɪ k ə n ɡ e t – t ə ð ə b ʌ s - s t eɪ ʃ n 5 ʃ ɪ t ɔ l d ə s p r ɪ 's aɪ s l i w eə t ə f aɪ n d ɪ t 6 ð æ t ɪ z t ə s eɪ ‿ j ‿ aɪ θ ɪ ŋ k ʃ ɪ z ə n 'e k s ə l ə n t 'æ k t r ə s 7 ð æ t ʃ ɪ d ə z n t ʌ n d ə s t æ n (d) s p əʊ k n 'ɪ ŋ ɡ l ɪ ʃ ɪ z 'ɔ b v i ə s 8 ɪ t s 'ɔ b v i ə s ð æ t ʃ ɪ d ə z n t ʌ n d ə s t æ n (d) s p əʊ k n 'ɪ ŋ ɡ l ɪ ʃ 9 e v r ɪ w ʌ n – n əʊ z ð æ (t) ð ə w ɜː l d ɪ z r aʊ n d 10 h aʊ w e v ə ð eə z ə w e b s aɪ t d e d ɪ k eɪ t ɪ (d) t ʊ ð ə f l æ t ɜː θ 11 ʃ ɪ s e d m aɪ b r ʌ ð ə r ɪ z ə b ɪ z n ɪ s m ə n 12 m aɪ b r ʌ ð ə ʃ ɪ s e d ɪ z ə b ɪ z n ɪ s m ə n 13 m aɪ s ɪ s t ə z ə s t j uː d ə n t ʃ ɪ ə 't e n d s h ɑː v ə d h ɪ s e d 14 m aɪ s ɪ s t ə z ə s t j uː d ə n t h ɪ s e d ʃ ɪ ə 't e n d s h ɑː v ə d 15 ʃ ɪ ‿ j ‿ ɑː s k t w e n w ɪ l j ʊ b iː h ɪə |
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| 1 I don't know what to do. 2 Pam can't decide whether she should go or stay at home. 3 She can't decide whether to go or stay home. 4 Please tell me how I can get to the bus station. 5 She told us precisely where to find it. 6 That is to say, I think she's an excellent actress. 7 That she doesn't understand spoken English is obvious. 8 It's obvious that she doesn't understand spoken English. 9 Everyone knows that the world is round. 10 However, there's a website dedicated to the flat earth. 11 She said, "My brother is a businessman." 12 "My brother," she said, "is a businessman." 13 "My sister's a student. She attends Harvard," he said. 14 "My sister's a student," he said. "She attends Harvard." 15 She asked, "When will you be here?" |