Presentation: A2 Course Unit 19
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A2 Course Unit 19 |
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Part 1
- It was snowing...
- when they got to the hotel.
- They checked in at the desk...
- and went up to get dressed...
- for the dinner party.
- ‘Do I really have to wear a tie?’
- ‘Yes, dear. It's going to be...
- a very smart occasion.
- You should wear your new shirt, too.’
- An hour later,
- they went down to the dining room...
- to meet the other guests.
- It began to rain...
- while we were having lunch.
- Sally took off her sunglasses.
- I gave her the ring...
- and she put it on.
- a powerful lap-top computer
- a high-speed laser printer
- Olivia downloaded the programme
- onto the hard disk.
- She read the instructions on the screen.
- Do you wear glasses?
- No, I wear contact lenses.
- Have you ever been to the Seychelles?
- No, I haven't.
- Where are they exactly?
- they're a group of islands...
- east of Africa ...
- in the Indian Ocean.
- Pam and I went there...
- last year.
- We want to go back again...
- next year.
- That's interesting.
- I'll have to go there sometime.
- ɪ t w ə z̽ s n əʊ ɪ ŋ
- w e n ð eɪ ɡ ɔ t – t ə ð ə h əʊ t e l
- ð eɪ tʃ e k t ɪ n ə t ð ə d e s k
- ə n (d) w e n t ʌ p t ə ɡ e (t) d r e s t
- f ə ð ə d ɪ n ə p ɑː t i
- d ʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ r iː ə l i h æ f t ə w eə r ‿ ə t aɪ
- j e s d ɪə r ‿ ɪ t s ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ t ə b i ‿
- ə v e r i s m ɑː t ə k eɪ ʒ n
- j ʊ ʃ ʊ d w eə j ə n j uː ʃ ɜː t – t uː
- ə n aʊə l eɪ t ə
- ð eɪ w e n (t) d aʊ n t ə ð ə d aɪ n ɪ ŋ r uː m
- t ə m iː (t) ð i ‿ ʲ ‿ ʌ ð ə ɡ e s t s
- ɪ (t) b ɪ ɡ æ n t ə r eɪ n
- w aɪ l w i w ə h æ v ɪ ŋ l ʌ n tʃ
- s æ l i t ʊ k ɔ f h ə ˈs ʌ n ɡ l ɑː s ɪ z
- aɪ ɡ eɪ v h ə ð ə r ɪ ŋ
- ə n ʃ ɪ p ʊ t ɪ t ɔ n
- ə p aʊə f l l æ p t ɔ (p) k ə m p j uː t ə
- ə h aɪ s p iː d l eɪ z ə p r ɪ n t ə
- ə ˈl ɪ v ɪə d aʊ n ləʊ d ɪ (d) ð ə ˈp r əʊ ɡ r æ m
- ɔ n t ə ð ə h ɑː d – d ɪ s k
- ʃ iː r e (d) ð i ‿ ɪ n s t r ʌ k ʃ n z ɔ n θ ə s k r iː n
- d (ə) j ʊ w eə ɡ l ɑː s ɪ z
- n əu ‿ aɪ w eə ˈk ɔ n t æ k t l e n z ɪ z
- h ə v j ʊ ‿ e v ə b iː n t ə ð ə ˈs eɪ ʃ e l z
- n əu ‿ aɪ h æ v n t
- w eə r ‿ ɑː ð eɪ ‿ ɪ ɡ z æ k t l i
- ð eə r ə ɡ r uː p ə v aɪ l ə n d z
- iː s t ə v ˈæ f r ɪ k ə
- ɪ n ð ə ‿ ˈɪ n d ɪə n əʊ ʃ n
- p æ m ə n (d) aɪ w e n (t) ð eə
- l ɑː s t ʃ ‿ j ɪə
- w i w ɔ n t – t ə ɡ əʊ b æ k ə ɡ e n
- n e k s t ʃ ‿ j ɪə
- ð æ t s ˈɪ n t r ə s t ɪ ŋ
- aɪ l h æ f t ə ɡ əʊ ð eə s ʌ m t aɪ m
Part 2
- come - came - come
- go - went - gone
- Adrian's never studied Spanish,
- but he speaks it quite well.
- He's been to South America...
- five or six times.
- Have you written those letters?
- Yes, I have.
- Have you finished the report?
- No, I haven't.
- Have you sent that fax?
- Not yet.
- run - ran - run
- begin - began - begun
- Have you ever been to Scotland?
- No, I've never been there.
- And I've never been to Wales.
- But I've been to Ireland twice.
- I've never had any trouble...
- with this computer.
- It works perfectly.
- I never had any trouble...
- with my old computer.
- It worked perfectly.
- lose - lost - lost
- find - found - found
- Have you tried the quiche?
- No, I haven't. Is it good?
- It's delicious. Have some.
- Have you met my cousin?
- No, we've never met.
- Is dinner ready?
- Well, I've made the soup…
- but I haven't made the salad yet.
- Would you like to help me?
- bring brought brought
- take took taken
- k ʌ m k eɪ m k ʌ m
- ɡ əʊ w e n t ɡ ɔ n
- eɪ d r i ə n z n e v ə s t ʌ d i d s p æ n ɪ ʃ
- b ə t h i s p iː k s ɪ (t) k w aɪ t w e l
- h iː z b iː n t ə s aʊ θ ə m e r ɪ k ə
- f aɪ v ɔː s ɪ k s t ai m z
- h ə v j ʊ r ɪ t n ð əʊ z l e t ə z
- j e s aɪ h æ v
- h ə v j ʊ f ɪ n ɪ ʃ (t) ð ə r ɪ p ɔː t
- n əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ h æ v n t
- h ə v j ʊ s e n (t) ð æ t f æ k s
- n ɔ t ʃ ‿ j e t
- r ʌ n r æ n r ʌ n
- b ɪ ɡ ɪ n b ɪ ɡ æ n b ɪ ɡ ʌ n
- h ə v j ʊ ‿ e v ə b iː n t ə s k ɔ t l ə n d
- n əu ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ v n e v ə b iː n ð eə
- ə n (d) ai v n e v ə b iː n t ə w eɪ l z
- b ə t aɪ v b iː n t ʊ ‿ aɪə l ə n (d) t w aɪ s
- aɪ v n e v ə h æ d e n i t r ʌ b l
- w ɪ ð – ð ɪ s k ə m p j uː t ə
- ɪ t w ɜː k s p ɜː f ɪ k t l i
- aɪ n e v ə h æ d e n ɪ t r ʌ b l
- w ɪ ð m aɪ ‿ əʊ l (d) k ə m p j uː t ə
- ɪ t w ɜː k t p ɜː f ɪ k t l i
- l uː z l ɔ s t l ɔ s t
- f aɪ n d f aʊ n d f aʊ n d
- h ə v j ʊ t r aɪ (d) ð ə k iː ʃ
- n əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ h æ v n t ɪ z ɪ (t) ɡ ʊ d
- ɪ t s d ɪ l ɪ ʃ ə s h æ v s ʌ m
- h ə v j ʊ m e t m aɪ k ʌ z n
- n əʊ w i v n e v ə m e t
- ɪ z d ɪ n ə r e d i
- w e l aɪ v m eɪ (d) ð ə s uː p
- b ə t aɪ h æ v n t m eɪ (d) ð ə s æ l ə d j e t
- w ʊ d ʒ ‿ j ʊ l aɪ (k) t ə h e l (p) m i
- b r ɪ ŋ b r ɔː t b r ɔː t
- t eɪ k t ʊ k t eɪ k ə n