Presentations: The Top Course Unit 194
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 194 Part A Phonetics |
| 1 w ɪ h ə v ə n æ n t iː k t eɪ b l ð ə t ɔ p ə v w ɪ tʃ (h) ə z dʒ eɪ d ɪ n l eɪ 2 t ɔ m w ə z l eɪ t w ɪ tʃ s ə 'p r aɪ z d m ɪ 3 ð ə l ɪ f t ɪ z aʊ t ə v ɔː d ə w ɪ tʃ ɪ z t ʊ b æ d 4 ð ə ɡ ɜː l s ɪ t ɪ ŋ n e k s t – t ə m i ‿ j ‿ ɪ z m ə r iː ə 5 ð ə m æ n t ɔː k ɪ ŋ t ə dʒ ɔ n ɪ z f r ə m k ɔ 'r iː ə 6 ð i ‿ j ‿ aɪ 'd ɪə z w ɪ tʃ ɑː p r ə 'z e n t ɪ d ɪ n ð æ (t) b ʊ k ə ɡ ʊ d 7 æ n ɪ z ð ə w ʊ m ə n h ʊ ‿ w ‿ ɪ z r ɪ 's p ɔ n s ə b l f ə ð i ‿ j ‿ e r ə 8 ɪ ŋ ɡ l ɪ ʃ h ə z ə n æ l f ə b e (t) k ə n ' s ɪ s t ɪ ŋ ə v t w e n t i s ɪ k s l e t ə z 9 e n ɪ w ʌ n w ɔ n t ɪ ŋ t ə k ʌ m w ɪ θ ə s ɪ z w e l k ʌ m 10 dʒ ɔː dʒ w ɔː ʃ ɪ ŋ t n h ʊ w ə z ð ə f ɜː s t j uː ‿ w ‿ e s p r e z ə d e n t w ə z w e l θ i 11 'p æ r i s ð ə 'k æ p ɪ t l ə v f r ɑː n t s ɪ z ə n i k 's aɪ t ɪ ŋ s ɪ t i 12 f r uː (t) ð æ t ɪ z f r e ʃ t eɪ s t s b e t ə ð ə n ɔ l (d) s ɔ f t f r uː t |
Unit 194 Part A English |
| 1 We have an antique table, the top of which has jade inlay. 2 Tom was late, which surprised me. 3 The lift is out of order, which is too bad. 4 The girl sitting next to me is Maria. 5 The man talking to John is from Korea. 6 The ideas which are presented in that book are good. 7 Ann is the woman who is responsible for the error. 8 English has an alphabet consisting of 26 letters. 9 Anyone wanting to come with us is welcome. 10 George Washington, who was the first US president, was wealthy. 11 Paris, the capital of France, is an exciting city. 12 Fruit that is fresh tastes better than old, soft fruit. |
Unit 194 Part B Phonetics |
| 1 j e s ə n b aɪ d ə w eɪ aɪ l n e v ə ɡ əʊ b æ k t ə ð æ (t) ʃ ɔ p ə 'ɡ e n 2 ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ s eɪ l ɪ ŋ ɪ z w ʌ n ə v l aɪ f s l ɪ t l 'p l e ʒ ə z f ə m ɪ n aʊ 3 aɪ d m ʌ tʃ r æ θ ə ɡ əʊ k æ m p ɪ ŋ ð ə n s p e n d ə w iː k ɪ n ə h əʊ 't e l 4 w ʊ d n t ɪ (t) b ɪ n aɪ s t ə f laɪ t ə r əʊ m ə n ɡ əʊ 's aɪ t s iː ɪ ŋ 5 w ɪ k ʊ d w ɔː k ɪ n ð ə s e n t ə r ə n ɡ əʊ w ɪ n d əʊ ʃ ɔ p ɪ ŋ ə z w e l 6 w ɪ h æ d ə ɡ ʊ (d) t aɪ m p l eɪ ɪ ŋ v ɔ l i b ɔ l 7 aɪ h æ (d) t r ʌ b l f aɪ n d ɪ ŋ h ɪ z h aʊ s 8 aɪ h æ d ə h ɑː (d) t aɪ m f aɪ n d ɪ ŋ h ɪ z h aʊ s 9 s æ m s p e n d s m əʊ s t ə v h ɪ z t aɪ m w ɜː k ɪ ŋ 10 aɪ w eɪ s t ə l ɔ t ə v t aɪ m w ɔ tʃ ɪ ŋ t iː v iː 11 aɪ s t uː (d) ð eə 'w ʌ n d ə r ɪ ŋ w ɔ t – t ə d ʊ n e k s t 12 aɪ w eɪ t ɪ d ə m ɪ n ɪ t m ɔː 13 ð e n aɪ k ɔː t h ɪ m l ʊ k ɪ ŋ θ r uː m aɪ d e s k d r ɔː z 14 m aɪ f ɑː θ ə l e t s m ɪ d r aɪ v h ɪ z k ɑː 15 m aɪ b r ʌ θ ə h e l p t m ɪ t ə w ɔː ʃ m aɪ k ɑː |
Unit 194 Part B English |
| 1 Yes, and by the way, I'll never go back to that shop again. 2 Going sailing is one of life's little pleasures for me now. 3 I'd much rather go camping than spend a week in a hotel. 4 Wouldn't it be nice to fly to Rome and go sightseeing? 5 We could walk in the centre and go window shopping as well. 6 We had a good time playing volley ball. 7 I had trouble finding his house. 8 I had a hard time finding his house. 9 Sam spends most of his time working. 10 I waste a lot of time watching TV. 11 I stood there wondering what to do next. 12 I waited a minute more, 13 then I caught him looking through my desk drawers. 14 My father lets me drive his car. 15 My brother helped me to wash my car. |