Presentation: B1 Course Unit 28
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B1 Course Unit 28 |
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Part 1
- Do you see what I mean?
- Do you think I'm right?
- Do you agree?
- Not necessarily.
- I asked them how they felt...
- about their relationship.
- What did they say?
- She said...
- she'd never been so happy.
- He said...
- he'd always remember...
- the first time they'd met.
- They were both casually dressed.
- He was wearing jeans and a T-shirt.
- She had on denim shorts...
- and a blue tank top.
- Flying always makes me nervous.
- Really? I find it relaxing!
- Have you got a moment?
- Can I ask you some questions?
- Sure, go ahead.
- How do you get to work?
- I usually walk.
- Sometimes I take the bus.
- Haven't you got a car?
- Yes, but I don't use it...
- to go to the office.
- What time do you leave home?
- About seven thirty.
- What do you do?
- I work for London Transport
- What an interesting job!
- It was one of those times...
- when everything seemed to go wrong.
- d uː j uː s iː w ɔ t aɪ m iː n
- d uː j uː θ ɪ ŋ k aɪ m r aɪ t
- d uː j uː ʷ ə ɡ r iː
- n ɔ t n e s ɪ ˈs e r ɪ l ɪ
- aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɑː s k (t) ð ə m h aʊ ð eɪ f e l t
- ə b aʊ (t) ð eə r ɪ ˈl eɪ ʃ n ʃ ɪ p
- w ɔ (t) d ɪ (d) ð eɪ s eɪ
- ʃ iː s e d
- ʃ iː d n e v ə b ɪ n s əʊ h æ p ɪ
- h iː s e d
- h iː d ɔː l w eɪ z r ɪ m e m b ə
- ð ə f ɜː s (t) t aɪ m ð eɪd m e t
- ð eɪ w ə b əʊ θ k æ ʒ ʊə l ɪ d r e s t
- h iː w ə z w eə r ɪ ŋ dʒ iː n z ə n d ə ˈt iː ʃ ɜː t
- ʃ iː h æ d ɔ n d e n ɪ m ʃ ɔː t s
- ə n d ə b l uː t æ ŋ (k) t ɔ p
- f l aɪ ɪ ŋ ɔː l w eɪ z m eɪ k s m iː n ɜː v ə s
- r ɪə l ɪ aɪ f aɪ n d ɪ t r ɪ l æ k s ɪ ŋ
- h æ v j uː ɡ ɔ t ə m əʊ m ə n t
- k æ n aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɑː s k j uː s ə m k w e s tʃ n z
- ʃ ʊə ɡ əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ə h e d
- h aʊ d uː j uː ɡ e (t) t ə w ɜː k
- aɪ j uː ʒ ʊə l ɪ w ɔː k
- s ʌ m t aɪ m z aɪ t eɪ k ð ə b ʌ s
- h æ v n t ʃ j uː ɡ ɔ t ə k ɑː
- j e s b ə t aɪ d əʊ n t j uː z ɪ t
- t ə ɡ əʊ t ə ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɔ f ɪ s
- w ɔ (t) t aɪ m d uː j uː l iː v h əʊ m
- ə b aʊ t s e v n θ ɜː t ɪ
- w ɔ (t) d uː j uː d uː
- aɪ w ɜː k f ə l ʌ n d ə n ˈt r æ n s p ɔː t
- w ɔ t ə n ˈɪ n t r ə s t ɪ ŋ dʒ ɔ b
- ɪ t w ə z w ʌ n ə v ð əʊ z t aɪ m z
- w e n e v r ɪ θ ɪ ŋ s iː m (d) t ə ɡ əʊ r ɔ ŋ
Part 2
- The airline lost our luggage.
- Then we missed the ferry.
- Most of the hotels and restaurants...
- were closed for the winter.
- The ones that were open...
- were so expensive...
- that we almost ran out of money.
- It was too cold to go swimming.
- Fran was feeling homesick.
- In the end...
- we came home a week early.
- There are only two or three people here...
- whose names I know.
- Who's that tall, good-looking guy?
- Which one?
- The one with the fabulous tan.
- That's Brad Somebody-or-Other.
- I don't really know him.
- And who's the pretty girl...
- in the sexy red dress?
- That's Nancy, my neighbour.
- She's awfully nice.
- I'll introduce you to her...
- if you like.
- First, tell me everything...
- you know about her.
- You'll have a great party...
- if you plan it carefully.
- Find an evening...
- when all of your friends are free.
- Work out exactly what you need...
- and what it's going to cost.
- Thanks for the advice.
- I don't know...
- what I'd do without you.
- It sounds too good to be true.
- Don't call before noon.
- I'm going to sleep in tomorrow.
- Which book did you buy in the end?
- The one you recommended.
- ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ˈeə l aɪ n l ɔ s t aʊə ˈl ʌ ɡ ɪ dʒ
- ð e n w iː m ɪ s (t) ð ə f e r ɪ
- m əʊ s t ə v ð ə h əʊ t e l s ə n d r e s t r ɔ n t s
- w ə k l əʊ z d f ə ð ə w ɪ n t ə
- ð ə w ʌ n z ð ə t w ə r əʊ p ə n
- w ə s əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ɪ k ˈs p e n s ɪ v
- ð ə t w iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɔː l m əʊ s t r æ n aʊ t ə v m ʌ n ɪ
- ɪ t w ə z t uː k əʊ l (d) t ə ɡ əʊ s w ɪ m ɪ ŋ
- f r æ n w ə z f iː l ɪ ŋ ˈh əʊ m s ɪ k
- ɪ n ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ e n d
- w iː k eɪ m h əʊ m ə w iː k ɜː l ɪ
- ð eə r ɑː r əʊ n l ɪ t uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ɔː θ r iː p iː p l h ɪə
- h uː z n eɪ m z aɪ n əʊ
- h uː z ð æ (t) t ɔː l ɡ ʊ d l ʊ k ɪ ŋ ɡ aɪ
- w ɪ tʃ w ʌ n
- ð ə w ʌ n w ɪ ð ð ə f æ b j ʊ l ə s t æ n
- ð æ t s b r æ d ˈs ʌ m b ə d ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɔː r ʌ ð ə
- aɪ d əʊ n t r ɪə l ɪ n əʊ h ɪ m
- æ n d h uː z ð ə p r ɪ t ɪ ɡ ɜː l
- ɪ n ð ə s e k s ɪ r e (d) d r e s
- ð æ t s n æ n s ɪ m aɪ n eɪ b ə
- ʃ iː z ɔː f l ɪ n aɪ s
- aɪ l ɪ n t r ə d j uː s j uː t ə h ɜː
- ɪ f j uː l aɪ k
- f ɜː s (t) t e l m iː ‿ ʲ ‿ e v r ɪ θ ɪ ŋ
- j uː n əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ə b aʊ t h ɜː
- j uː l h æ v ə ɡ r eɪ (t) p ɑː t ɪ
- ɪ f j uː p l æ n ɪ (t) k eə f ə l ɪ
- f aɪ n d ə n iː v n ɪ ŋ
- w e n ɔː l ə v j ɔː f r e n d z ə f r iː
- w ɜː k aʊ t ɪ ɡ z æ k t l ɪ w ɔ t ʃ j uː n iː d
- ə n d w ɔ t ɪ t s ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ t ə k ɔ s t
- θ æ ŋ k s f ə ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə d ˈv aɪ s
- aɪ d əʊ n t n əʊ
- w ɔ t aɪ d - d uː w ɪ ð aʊ t ʃ j uː
- ɪ t s aʊ n d z t uː ɡ ʊ (d) t ə b iː t r uː
- d əʊ n (t) k ɔː l b ɪ f ɔː n uː n
- aɪ m ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ t ə s l iː p ɪ n t ə m ɔ r əʊ
- w ɪ tʃ b ʊ (k) d ɪ d ʒ j uː b aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ n ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ e n d
- ð ə w ʌ n j uː r e k ə ˈm e n d ɪ d