B1 Course Unit 22

Presentations: B1 Course Unit 22

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 22 Part A Phonetics

  1. w ɪ l   j uː   tʃ eɪ n dʒ   s iː t s   w ɪ ð   m iː 
  2. aɪ   k ɑː n t   s iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə   θ ɪ ŋ 
  3. b r eɪ n s t ɔː m ɪ ŋ   ɪ z   ə n    ˈe k s ə l ə n t   w eɪ 
  4. ə v   f aɪ n d ɪ ŋ   k r iː ˈeɪ t ɪ v   s ə l uː ʃ n z 
  5. θ æ ŋ k   j uː   f ə   j ɔː   t aɪ m 
  6. aɪ l   s iː   j uː   t ə   ð ə   d ɔː 
  7. h ɪ z   p eə r ə n t s   
  8. w ɔ n t   h ɪ m   t ə   b iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə n   æ k t ə 
  9. b ə t   h iː   w ɔ n t s   t ə   b iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə   l ɔɪə 
  10. æ n   d ʌ z n t   h æ v   ə   k r e d ɪ (t)   k ɑː d 
  11. s əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ə z   n ɔ t - t ə   h æ v   d e t s 
  12. aɪ m   ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ   t ə   ɡ r əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ə   b ɪə d 
  13. d uː   j uː   θ ɪ ŋ k   ɪ t   w ɪ l   s uː t   m iː 
  14. w ɪə   ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ   t ə   h æ f   t ə   ʃ ʌ (t)   ð ə   w ɪ n d əʊ 
  15. t ə   k iː p   aʊ (t)   ð ə   m ə s  ˈk iː t əʊ z 
  16. aɪ m   ə f r eɪ d   w iː   w əʊ n (t)   b iː ‿ ʲ ‿ eɪ b l 
  17. t ə   k ʌ m   ɔ n   m ʌ n d eɪ 
  18. ɪ k s k j uː z   m iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɑː   j uː   l ɪ n d ə   w ɪ l s ə n 
  19. j e s   ð æ t s   r aɪ t 
  20. h ə l əʊ   m ə z   w ɪ l s ə n 
  21. aɪ m   f r ə m   ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɑː ɡ əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ eɪ dʒ n s ɪ 
  22. w e l k ə m   t ʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ɪ t ə l ɪ 
  23. w ɔ t s   h ɪ z   f ɜː s t   n eɪ m 
  24. w ɔ t s   h ɜː   l ɑː s t   n eɪ m 
  25. w ɔ t s   ð eə r   ə ˈd r e s 
  26. ɑː   j uː   h ɔ t 
  27. n əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ m   k əʊ l d 
  28. ə n d   aɪ m   h ʌ ŋ ɡ r ɪ 
  29. ɪ t s   n ɔ t   ə   l ɔ ŋ   f l aɪ t 
  30. ɪ t s   n ɔ t   v e r ɪ   f ɑː 
  31. θ ɜː t iː n     f ɔː t iː n 
  32. f ɪ f t iː n     s ɪ k s t iː n 
  33. s e v n t iː n     eɪ t iː n     n aɪ n t iː n 
  34. ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ʌ ð ə r   iː v n ɪ ŋ 
  35. w iː   w ə r   iː t ɪ ŋ   ɪ n   ə   r e s t r ɔ n t 
  36. w e n   s ʌ m θ ɪ ŋ   f ʌ n ɪ   h æ p ə n d

Unit 22 Part A English

 
  1.  Will you change seats with me?
  2.  I can't see a thing.
  3.  Brainstorming is an excellent way...
  4.  of finding creative solutions.
  5.  Thank you for your time.
  6.  I'll see you to the door.
  7.  His parents...
  8.  want him to be an actor,
  9.  but he wants to be a lawyer.
  10.  Ann doesn't have a credit card...
  11.  so as not to have debts.
  12.  I'm going to grow a beard.
  13.  Do you think it will suit me?
  14.  We're going to have to shut the window...
  15.  to keep out the mosquitoes.
  16.  I'm afraid we won't be able...
  17.  to come on Monday.
  18.  Excuse me, are you Linda Wilson?
  19.  Yes. that's right.
  20.  Hello, Ms Wilson.
  21.  I'm from the Argo Agency.
  22.  Welcome to Italy.
  23.  What's his first name?
  24.  What's her last name?
  25.  What's their address?
  26.  Are you hot?
  27.  No, I'm cold...
  28.  and I'm hungry.
  29.  It's not a long flight.
  30.  It's not very far.
  31.  thirteen, fourteen
  32.  fifteen, sixteen
  33.  seventeen, eighteen, nineteen
  34.  The other evening...
  35.  we were eating in a restaurant...
  36.  when something funny happened.

Unit 22 Part B Phonetics

  1. ə   j ʌ ŋ   m æ n   k eɪ m   ɪ n 
  2. ə n d   ɑː s k (t)   ð ə   k æ ʃ ɪə 
  3. f ə r   ɔː l   ð ə   m ʌ n ɪ 
  4. ɪ n   ð ə   k æ ʃ   ˈr e ɡ ɪ s t ə 
  5. ð ə   k æ ʃ ɪə r   ɪ k s p l eɪ n (d)   t ə   h ɪ m 
  6. ð ə t   ʃ iː   k ʊ d n t   əʊ p n   ɪ t 
  7. ə n l e s   h iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɔː d ə d   s ʌ m θ ɪ ŋ 
  8. ð ə   j ʌ ŋ   m æ n   s e d 
  9. h iː   w ɔ z n t   h ʌ ŋ ɡ r ɪ 
  10. ə n d   l e f t 
  11. ɪ k s k j uː z   m iː 
  12. s ɔ r ɪ 
  13. aɪ   θ ɪ ŋ k   j ɔː   s ɪ t ɪ ŋ   ɪ n   m aɪ   s iː t 
  14. aɪ m   s ɔ r ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ aɪ   θ ɔːt  ɪ t   w ə z   f r iː 
  15. w ʊ d ʒ   j uː   m aɪ n d   m uː v ɪ ŋ   j ɔː   b æ ɡ   
  16. aɪ   k ɑː n (t)   ɡ e (t)   p ɑː s t 
  17. aɪ m   s ɔ r ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ aɪ   d ɪ d n t   s iː   j uː  
  18. ɡ e s   w ɔ t 
  19. aɪ   s ɔː   s æ l ɪ   l ɑː s t   w iː k 
  20. ə (t)   b ɑː b r ə z   b ɜː θ d eɪ   p ɑː t ɪ 
  21. aɪ   d ɪ d n (t)   n əʊ   ʃ iː   w ə z   ɪ n   t aʊ n 
  22. aɪ   θ ɔː t   ʃ iː   w ə z   ə w eɪ 
  23. ʃ iː   s e d   ʃ iː   w ə z   p l iː z (d)   t ə   b iː   b æ k 
  24. j ɔː   f əʊ n   w ə z   b ɪ z ɪ 
  25. f ə r   aʊə z   l ɑː s t   n aɪ t
  26. h uː   w ə   j uː   t ɔː k ɪ ŋ   t uː 
  27. aɪ   w ə z   tʃ æ t ɪ ŋ   ɔ n   ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿  ˈɪ n t ə n e t
  28. w eə   w ə   j uː   b ɔː n 
  29. aɪ   w ə z   b ɔː n   ɪ n   ˈb r ɪ z b ə n 
  30. b ə t   aɪ   ɡ r uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ʌ p   ɪ n   s ɪ d n ɪ 
  31. w ʊ d  ʒ   j uː   m aɪ n d 
  32. ɡ ɪ v ɪ ŋ   m iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə   l ɪ f t - t ə   ð ə   s t eɪ ʃ n 
  33. ʃ ʊə 
  34. aɪ l   p ɪ k   j  uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ʌ p   ə t   eɪ t 
  35. w ɔ t   ɑː   w iː   w eɪ t ɪ ŋ   f ɔː 
  36. w ɪə   w eɪ t ɪ ŋ   f ə   j uː ‿ ʷ ‿ æ k tʃ ʊ ə l ɪ

Unit 22 Part B English

  1.  A young man came in...
  2.  and asked the cashier...
  3.  for all the money...
  4.  in the cash register.
  5.  The cashier explained to him...
  6.  that she couldn't open it...
  7.  unless he ordered something.
  8.  The young man said...
  9.  he wasn't hungry...
  10.  and left.
  11.  Excuse me.
  12.  Sorry?
  13.  I think you're sitting in my seat.
  14.  I'm sorry, I thought it was free.
  15.  Would you mind moving your bag?
  16.  I can't get past.
  17.  I'm sorry, I didn't see you.
  18.  Guess what!
  19.  I saw Sally last week...
  20.  at Barbara's birthday party.
  21.  I didn't know she was in town.
  22.  I thought she was away.
  23.  She said she was pleased to be back.
  24.  Your phone was busy...
  25.  for hours last night.
  26.  Who were you talking to?
  27.  I was chatting on the Internet.
  28.  Where were you born?
  29.  I was born in Brisbane...
  30.  but I grew up in Sydney
  31.  Would you mind...
  32.  giving me a lift to the station?
  33.  Sure.
  34.  I'll pick you up at eight.
  35.  What are we waiting for?
  36.  We're waiting for you, actually.
 

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