Presentation: A2 Course Unit 19

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A2 Course Unit 19

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Part 1

  1.  It was snowing...
  2.  when they got to the hotel.
  3.  They checked in at the desk...
  4.  and went up to get dressed...
  5.  for the dinner party.
  6.  ‘Do I really have to wear a tie?’
  7.  ‘Yes, dear. It's going to be...
  8.  a very smart occasion.
  9.  You should wear your new shirt, too.’
  10.  An hour later,
  11.  they went down to the dining room...
  12.  to meet the other guests.
  13.  It began to rain...
  14.  while we were having lunch.
  15.  Sally took off her sunglasses.
  16.  I gave her the ring...
  17.  and she put it on.
  18.  a powerful lap-top computer
  19.  a high-speed laser printer
  20.  Olivia downloaded the programme
  21.  onto the hard disk.
  22.  She read the instructions on the screen.
  23.  Do you wear glasses?
  24.  No, I wear contact lenses.
  25.  Have you ever been to the Seychelles?
  26.  No, I haven't.
  27.  Where are they exactly?
  28.  they're a group of islands...
  29.  east of Africa ...
  30.  in the Indian Ocean.
  31.  Pam and I went there...
  32.  last year.
  33.  We want to go back again...
  34.  next year.
  35.  That's interesting.
  36.  I'll have to go there sometime.

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

Part 2

  1.  come - came - come
  2.  go - went - gone
  3.  Adrian's never studied Spanish,
  4.  but he speaks it quite well.
  5.  He's been to South America...
  6.  five or six times.
  7.  Have you written those letters?
  8.  Yes, I have.
  9.  Have you finished the report?
  10.  No, I haven't.
  11.  Have you sent that fax?
  12.  Not yet.
  13.  run - ran - run
  14.  begin - began - begun
  15.  Have you ever been to Scotland?
  16.  No, I've never been there.
  17.  And I've never been to Wales.
  18.  But I've been to Ireland twice.
  19.  I've never had any trouble...
  20.  with this computer.
  21.  It works perfectly.
  22.  I never had any trouble...
  23.  with my old computer.
  24.  It worked perfectly.
  25.  lose - lost - lost
  26.  find - found - found
  27.  Have you tried the quiche?
  28.  No, I haven't. Is it good?
  29.  It's delicious. Have some.
  30. Have you met my cousin?
  31. No, we've never met.
  32. Is dinner ready?
  33. Well, I've made the soup…
  34. but I haven't made the salad yet.
  35. Would you like to help me? 
  36. bring brought brought
  37. take took taken
  1. k ʌ m     k eɪ m     k ʌ m
  2. ɡ əʊ    w e n t    ɡ ɔ n
  3. eɪ d r i ə n z   n e v ə   s t ʌ d i d   s p æ n ɪ ʃ
  4. b ə t   h i    s p iː k s   ɪ (t)   k w aɪ t   w e l
  5. h iː z   b iː n   t ə   s aʊ θ   ə m e r ɪ k ə
  6. f aɪ v   ɔː   s ɪ k s   t ai m z
  7. h ə v   j ʊ   r ɪ t n   ð əʊ z   l e t ə z
  8. j e s   aɪ   h æ v
  9. h ə v   j ʊ   f ɪ n ɪ ʃ (t)   ð ə   r ɪ p ɔː t
  10. n əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ   h æ v n t
  11. h ə v   j ʊ   s e n (t)   ð æ t   f æ k s
  12. n ɔ t ʃ ‿ j e t
  13. r ʌ n    r æ n    r ʌ n
  14. b ɪ ɡ ɪ n    b ɪ ɡ æ n   b ɪ ɡ ʌ n
  15. h ə v   j ʊ ‿ e v ə   b iː n   t ə   s k ɔ t l ə n d
  16. n əu ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ v   n e v ə   b iː n   ð eə
  17. ə n (d)   ai v   n e v ə   b iː n   t ə   w eɪ l z
  18. b ə t   aɪ v   b iː n   t ʊ ‿ aɪə l ə n (d)   t w aɪ s
  19. aɪ v   n e v ə   h æ d   e n i   t r ʌ b l
  20. w ɪ ð – ð ɪ s   k ə m p j uː t ə
  21. ɪ t   w ɜː k s   p ɜː f ɪ k t l i
  22. aɪ   n e v ə   h æ d   e n ɪ   t r ʌ b l
  23. w ɪ ð   m aɪ ‿ əʊ l (d)   k ə m p j uː t ə
  24. ɪ t   w ɜː k t   p ɜː f ɪ k t l i
  25. l uː z    l ɔ s t   l ɔ s t
  26. f aɪ n d    f aʊ n d    f aʊ n d
  27. h ə v   j ʊ   t r aɪ (d)   ð ə   k iː ʃ
  28. n əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ   h æ v n t    ɪ z   ɪ (t)   ɡ ʊ d
  29. ɪ t s   d ɪ l ɪ ʃ ə s    h æ v   s ʌ m
  30. h ə v   j ʊ   m e t   m aɪ   k ʌ z n
  31. n əʊ   w i v   n e v ə    m e t
  32. ɪ z   d ɪ n ə   r e d i
  33. w e l   aɪ v   m eɪ (d)   ð ə   s uː p 
  34. b ə t   aɪ   h æ v n t   m eɪ (d)   ð ə   s æ l ə d   j e t
  35. w ʊ d ʒ ‿ j ʊ   l aɪ (k)   t ə   h e l (p)   m i
  36. b r ɪ ŋ    b r ɔː t   b r ɔː t
  37. t eɪ k   t ʊ k    t eɪ k ə n
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