C1 Course Unit 41

Presentations: C1 Course Unit 41

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Start with Part A Phonetics then Part A English. Then go on to Part B.

Unit 41 Part A Phonetics

  1. ɪ t   ɔ f ə n   s n əʊ z   ɪ n   ə l æ s k ə
  2. t ɔ m   w ʌ tʃ ə z   ə   m uː v iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə v r i   d eɪ
  3. ɪ t   r eɪ n d   j e s t ə d eɪ
  4. e l ə   w ʌ tʃ t – t e l ɪ v ɪ ʃ n   l ɑː s (t)   n aɪ t
  5. ɪ t l   b iː   n aɪ s   t ə m ɔ r əʊ
  6. ɪ t s   ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ   t ə   b iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɔː f l   ð ɪ s   w iː k e n d
  7. e m ɪ l iː   w ɪ l – l ʊ k   ə (t)   ð ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ˈɑː t ɪ k l   n e k t – t aɪ m
  8. w ɪ l j e m z   ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ   t ə   w ɑː tʃ   t i v iː   t ə n aɪ t
  9. ʌ l ɪ v iː ə z̽   s l iː p ɪ ŋ   r aɪ (t)   n aʊ
  10. ʃ iː   w ə z̽   s l iː p ɪ ŋ   w e n   aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ə ˈr aɪ v d
  11. h iː l   p r ɔ b ə b l ɪ   b iː   w ɜː k i ŋ   w e n   w iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə ˈr aɪ v
  12. m ɪ s ɔ k iː   h æ z   ɔː l ˈr e d ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ iː t n
  13. e l ə   h æ d   ˈɔː l r e d ɪ   f ɪ n ɪ ʃ t   w e n   h ə   f r e n d   ə r aɪ v d
  14. j ə m ɔ t əʊ   w ɪ l   h æ v   ɔː l r e d ɪ   l e f t
  15. w e n   h ɪ z   f r e n d   ə r aɪ v z
  16. h iː z   b iː n   s t ʌ d ɪ ɪ ŋ   f ə ‿ ʷ ‿ aʊə z
  17. ʃ iː d   b iː n  s t ʌ d ɪ ɪ ŋ   f ə   t uː ‿ ʷ ‿ aʊə z
  18. b ɪ ˈf ɔː   h ə   f r e n d   k æ m
  19. t ɔ m ɪ s   w ɪ l   (h) ə v   b ɪ n   w ɑː k ɪ ŋ   f ə   θ r iː ‿ ʲ ‿ aʊə z
  20. b aɪ   ð ə   t aɪ m   (h) ɪ z   f r e n (d)   k ɔː l z
  21. ə ˈt e n d ɪ ŋ   ə   w e d ɪ ŋ   f ə   ð ə   f ɜː s t – t aɪ m
  22. ə   l ɪ t l   ɡ ɜː l   w ɪ s p ɜː (d)   t ə   h ə   m ʌ ð ə
  23. w aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ z   ð ə   b r aɪ d   d r e s t   ɪ n   w aɪ t
  24. ð e   m ʌ ð ə   ˈr iː p l aɪ d
  25. b ɪ k ɔ z   w aɪ t   ɪ z   ð ə   k ʌ l ə r   ə v   h æ p ɪ n ə s
  26. ə n (d)   t ə d eɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ z   ð ə   h æ p ɪ ə s (t)   d eɪ   ə v   h ə   l aɪ f
  27. ð ə   tʃ aɪ l (d)   θ ɔː t   ə b aʊ (t)   ð ɪ s   f ə r ‿ ə   m əʊ m ə n t   ð ə n   s e d
  28. s əʊ   w aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ z   ð ə   ɡ r uː m   w eə ɪ ŋ   b l æ k

Unit 41 Part A English

  1. It often snows in Alaska.
  2. Tom watches a movie every day.
  3. It rained yesterday.
  4. Ella watched television last night.
  5. It'll be nice tomorrow.
  6. It's going to be awful this weekend.
  7. Emily will look at the article next time.
  8. William's going to watch TV tonight.
  9. Olivia's sleeping right now.
  10. She was sleeping when I arrived.
  11. He'll probably be working when we arrive.
  12. Misaki has already eaten.
  13. Ella had already finished when her friend arrived.
  14. Yamato will already have left ...
  15. when his friend arrives.
  16. He's been studying for hours.
  17. She'd been studying for two hours ...
  18. before her friend came.
  19. Thomas will have been walking for three hours ...
  20. by the time his friend calls.
  21. Attending a wedding for the first time,
  22. a little girl whispered to her mother,
  23. "Why is the bride dressed in white?"
  24. The mother replied,
  25. "Because white is the color of happiness,
  26. and today is the happiest day of her life."
  27. The child thought about this for a moment, then said,
  28. "So why is the groom wearing black?"

Unit 41 Part B Phonetics

  1. aɪ m   k ʌ m ɪ ŋ   t ə    ˈ n j uː k ɑː s l 
  2. ɔ n   ð ə   t w e n t ɪə θ
  3. w ɔ t   ə b aʊ t    m iː t ɪ ŋ    f ə   l ʌ n tʃ 
  4. ɔ n   ð ə   t w e n t ɪ   θ ɜː d
  5. aɪ l   b iː   f r iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə r aʊ n d  w ʌ n
  6. w ɪə   ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ   t ə   t eɪ k   ɔ f   ɪ n   f aɪ v   m ɪ n ɪ t s
  7. w ɔ t   ə b aʊ t   ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ   aʊ t   f ə r‿ ə   m iː l
  8. ð æ t   s aʊ n d z   ɡ r eɪ t 
  9. ɪ t s   d ɪ f ɪ k l t - t ə   r ɪ m e m b ə 
  10. ɔː l   ð iː z   r uː l z 
  11. l ɜː n ɪ ŋ   ə   ˈf ɔ r ɪ n   ˈl æ ŋ ɡ w ɪ dʒ 
  12. t eɪ k s   t aɪ m   ə n (d)   p eɪ ʃ n s 
  13. t ə   b ə ˈɡ ɪ n   w ɪ θ   æ n z   v e r ɪ   s ɪ k   t ə d eɪ
  14. l aɪ k w aɪ z   ɔ m ə d z   n ɜː v ɪ s   ə ˈb aʊ (t)   ð i ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ ɡ ˈz æ m
  15. dʒ æ (k)   d ə z n (t)   f iː l   w e l   b ə t   h iː   r ɪ f j uː z ɪ z   t ə   s iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə   d ɔ k t ə
  16. f r æ n k l ɪ   s p iː k ɪ ŋ   aɪ   θ ɪ ŋ k   h iː z   b iː ɪ ŋ   k w aɪ t   f uː l ɪ ʃ
  17. s uː z   b iː ɪ ŋ   v e r ɪ   k w aɪ ə t – t ə d eɪ
  18. aɪ   w ʌ n d ə r ‿ ɪ f   e n ɪ θ ɪ ŋ  ɪ z   r ɔː ŋ
  19. dʒ e n ə r ə s   f ʌ n ɪ   f eə   k aɪ n d   ə n (d)   ˈl ɔ dʒ ɪ k l
  20. k r ʊə l   ɪ ˈl ɔ dʒ ɪ k l   ɪ m p ɔ ˈl aɪ t   ɪ r ɪ ˈs p ɔ n s ə b l   ə n d   l aɪ z ɪ
  21. aɪ l   b ə ɡ ɪ n   t ə   s t ʌ d ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ə t   s e v n
  22. w eə r æ z   j uː l   b iː   h eə r ‿ ə t   eɪ t
  23. ɪ n   ʌ θ ə   w ɜː d z   aɪ l   b iː   s t ʌ d ɪ ɪ ŋ   w e n   j uː   k ʌ m
  24. d əʊ n (t)   k ɔː l   m iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə t   n aɪ n   b ɪ k ɔː z   aɪ   w əʊ n (t)   b iː   h əʊ m
  25. aɪ m   ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ   t ə   b iː   ʃ ɔ p ɪ ŋ   ə (t)   ð ə   m ɔː l
  26. d əʊ n (t)   ɡ e t   ɪ m p eɪ ʃ n t      ʃ iː l   b iː   k ʌ m ɪ ŋ   s uː n
  27. d əʊ n (t)   ɡ e t   ˈɪ r ɪ t eɪ t ɪ d       ɪ t l   əʊ n l ɪ   m aɪ k   j ə   f iː l   w ɜː s

 

Unit 41 Part B English

  1. I'm coming to Newcastle...
  2. on the 20th.
  3. What about meeting for lunch...
  4. on the 23rd?
  5. I'll be free around one.
  6. We're going to take off in five minutes
  7. What about going out for a meal?
  8. That sounds great.
  9. It's difficult to remember...
  10. all these rules.
  11. Learning a foreign language...
  12. takes time and patience.
  13. To begin with, Ann's very sick today.
  14. Likewise, Ahmed's nervous about the exam.
  15. Jack doesn't feel well, but he refuses to see a doctor.
  16. Frankly speaking, I think he's being quite foolish.
  17. Sue's being very quiet today.
  18. I wonder if anything is wrong.
  19. generous, funny, fair, kind and logical
  20. cruel, illogical, impolite, irresponsible and lazy
  21. I'll begin to study at seven ...
  22. whereas you'll be here at eight.
  23. In other words, I'll be studying when you come.
  24. Don't call me at nine because I won't be home.
  25. I'm going to be shopping at the mall.
  26. Don't get impatient. She'll be coming soon.
  27. Don't get irritated. It'll only make you feel worse.

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