Presentations: The Top Course Unit 188
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 188 Part A |
| 1 ð ə ə 's ɪ s t ə n t s e d w ɔ (t) ʃ ʊ d w ɪ d uː 2 ð ə p ɔ l ɪ 't ɪ ʃ n r ə p l aɪ d aɪ m ɡ əʊ ŋ t ə r ʌ n f ə m ai l aɪ f 3 aɪ m h æ v ɪ ŋ m aɪ t iː h ɪ s e d h ɪ w ə z h æ v ɪ ŋ h ɪ z t iː 4 aɪ v b ɪ n h ɪə b ɪ 'f ɔː ʃ ɪ s e (d) ʃ ɪ d b ɪ n h ɪə b ɪ 'f ɔː 5 ð eɪ s m aɪ l d 'ɪ n ə s n t l i ʃ ɪ s e (d) ð eɪ (d) s m aɪ l d 'ɪ n ə s n t l i 6 w ɪ d n e v ə b ɪ n s əʊ h æ p i ð eɪ s e (d) ð eɪ (d) n e v ə b ɪ n s əʊ h æ p i 7 aɪ l d ʊ ð ɪ s r aɪ t ə 'w eɪ aɪ s e d aɪ w ə z ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ t ə d ʊ ð ɪ s r aɪ t ə 'w eɪ 8 aɪ k æ n t s t æ n (d) m aɪ dʒ ɔ b ʃ ɪ s e d ʃ ɪ k ʊ d n t s t æ n (d) h ə dʒ ɔ b 9 ʃ ɪ s e d ʃ ɪ ʃ ʊ d n t – t eɪ k ɔ n e n i m ɔː w ɜː k 10 w ɔ tʃ t iː v iː ʃ ɪ t ɔ l (d) m ɪ t ə w ɔ tʃ t iː v iː 11 j e s h ɪ s e d h ɪ w ɔ n t ɪ d ə s t ə r iː d tʃ æ p t ə s ɪ k s 12 aɪ ‿ j ‿ ɪ n s ɪ s t ɪ (d) ð æ t h ɪ p eɪ m ɪ ð ə m ʌ n i 13 aɪ r e k ə m e n d ɪ (d) ð æ (t) ʃ ɪ n ɔ t ɡ əʊ t ə ð ə k ɔ n s ə r t |
| 1 The assistant said, "What should we do?" 2 The politician replied, "I'm going to run for my life." 3 "I am having my tea."/ He said he was having his tea. 4 "I've been here before."/ She said she'd been here before. 5 "They smiled innocently."/ She said they'd smiled innocently. 6 "We'd never been so happy."/ They said they'd never been so happy. 7 "I'll do this right away."/ I said I'd do this right away. 8 "I can't stand my job."/ She said she couldn't stand her job. 9 She said she shouldn't take on any more work. 10 "Watch TV"/ She told me to watch TV. 11 Yes, he said he wanted us to read Chapter Six. 12 I insisted that he pay me the money. 13 I recommended that she not go to the concert. |
Unit 188 Part B |
| 1 aɪ s ə 'dʒ e s t ɪ (d) ð æ (t) ʃ ɪ s iː ‿ j ‿ ə d ɔ k t ə 2 'n ʌ n ð ə l e s ð ə l ɔɪ ə z r e k ə m e n d ɪ (d) ð æ (t) ð ə k eɪ s b iː k ləʊ z d 3 ð eə r ɪ z s ʌ m w ʌ n h uː m aɪ w ɔ n t ʒ ‿ j ʊ t ə m iː t 4 e n ɪ b ʌ d i h ʊ w ɔ n t s t ə k ʌ m ɪ z w e l k ʌ m 5 p ɔː l ə w ə z ð i ‿ j ‿ əʊ n l i w ʌ n aɪ n uː ‿ w ‿ ə (t) ð ə p ɑː t i 6 's k ɔ l ə ʃ ɪ p s ə r ə 'v eɪ l ə b l f ə ð əʊ z h ʊ n iː (d) f aɪ n æ n tʃ l h e l p 7 ð ə p r ə 'f e s ə h ʊ t iː tʃ ə s 'k e m ɪ s t r i ‿ j ‿ ɪ z ə n 'e k s ə l ə n t l e k tʃ ə r ə 8 m ɪ s ɪ z s m ɪ θ h ʊ‿ w ‿ ɪ z ə r ɪ t aɪ r (d) t iː tʃ ə d ə z v ɔ l ə n 't ɪə w ɜː k 9 ð ə m æ n h ʊ ‿ w ‿ aɪ m e t – t iː tʃ ə z e k ə 'n ɔ m ɪ k s 10 m ɪ s t ə l iː h uː m aɪ m e t j e s t ə d eɪ t iː tʃ ə z e k ə 'n ɔ m ɪ k s 11 ð ə ' tʃ ɪ l d r ə n h ʊ w ɔ n t ɪ (d) t ə p l eɪ s ɔ k ə r æ n t ʊ ‿ w ‿ ə n əʊ p n f iː l d 12 m əʊ s t ə v ð ə m ɑː f r ə m ð ə f ɑː r iː s t 13 ɪ n m aɪ k l ɑː s ð eə r ɑː t w e n t i 's t j uː d ə n t s 14 h ɪ ɡ eɪ v 's e v r ə l 'r iː z ə n z əʊ n l i ‿ j ‿ ə f j uː ‿ w ‿ ə (v) w ɪ tʃ w ə 'v æ l ɪ d 15 ð eɪ d ɪ s k ʌ s (t) dʒ ɪ m w ʌ n ə v h uː z p r ʌ b l ə m s w ə z l æ k ə v s l iː p |
| 1 I suggested that she see a doctor. 2 Nonetheless, the lawyers recommend that the case be closed. 3 There is someone whom I want you to meet. 4 Anybody who wants to come is welcome. 5 Paula was the only one I knew at the party. 6 Scholarships are available for those who need financial help. 7 The professor who teaches Chemistry is an excellent lecturer. 8 Mrs. Smith, who is a retired teacher, does volunteer work. 9 The man who I met teaches Economics. 10 Mr. Lee, whom I met yesterday, teaches Economics. 11 The children who wanted to play soccer ran to an open field ... 12 Most of them are from the Far East. 13 In my class there are 20 students, most of whom are from Asia. 14 He gave several reasons, only a few of which were valid. 15 They discussed Jim, one of whose problems was lack of sleep. |