Presentation: B1 Course Unit 24
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B1 Course Unit 24 |
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Part 2
Grammar
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Grammar Presentation
Part 1
- Our company is moving to Shanghai.
- They want us to be there…
- by the end of the year.
- How do you feel about it?
- It's certainly worth trying.
- I hate leaving things...
- till the last minute.
- I prefer to finish everything...
- in plenty of time.
- Time's up!
- Hand in your papers.
- What time's our plane?
- It's at 4:45.
- Have you got the tickets?
- I'm not sure.
- Hurry up!
- Our train's at 5:15.
- No, it isn't!
- It's at 5:50.
- Where's the Underground station?
- It's on the corner,
- across the street.
- Is Sally from Australia?
- No, she's not.
- She's from South Africa.
- Am I right?
- No, I'm afraid you're wrong.
- Where have you been?
- I've been waiting for you...
- for more than an hour.
- I'll never forgive you.
- That's not fair.
- Try looking at it...
- from my point of view.
- I'd advise you...
- to contact a lawyer.
- The insurance company...
- has agreed to pay...
- all the medical expenses.
- aʊə k ʌ m p ə n ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ z m uː v ɪ ŋ
- t ə ʃ æ ŋ ˈh aɪ
- ð eɪ w ɔ n t ʌ s t ə b iː ð eə
- b aɪ ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ e n d ə v ð ə j ɪə
- h aʊ d uː j uː f iː l ə b aʊ t ɪ t
- ɪ t s ˈs ɜː t n l ɪ w ɜː θ t r aɪ ɪ ŋ
- aɪ h eɪ t l iː v ɪ ŋ θ ɪ ŋ z
- t ɪ l ð ə l ɑː s t m ɪ n ɪ t
- aɪ p r ɪ f ɜː t ə f ɪ n ɪ ʃ e v r ɪ θ ɪ ŋ
- ɪ n p l e n t ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ə v t aɪ m
- t aɪ m z ʌ p
- h æ n d ɪ n j ɔː p eɪ p ə z
- w ɔ t - t aɪ m z aʊə p l eɪ n
- ɪ t s ə t f ɔː f ɔː t ɪ f aɪ v
- h æ v j uː ɡ ɔ (t) ð ə t ɪ k ɪ t s
- aɪ m n ɔ t ʃ ʊə
- h ʌ r ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ʌ p
- aʊə t r eɪ n z ə t f aɪ v f ɪ f ˈt iː n
- n əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ɪ t ɪ z n t
- ɪ t s ə t f aɪ v ˈf ɪ f t ɪ
- w eə z ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ˈʌ n d ə ɡ r aʊ n d s t eɪ ʃ n
- ɪ t s ɔ n ð ə k ɔː n ə
- ə k r ɔ s ð ə s t r iː t
- ɪ z̽ s æ l ɪ f r ə m ɔ s t r eɪ l j ə
- n əʊ ʃ iː z n ɔ t
- ʃ iː z f r ə m s aʊ θ æ f r ɪ k ə
- æ m aɪ r aɪ t
- n əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ m ə f r eɪ d ʒ j ɔː r ɔ ŋ
- w eə h ə v j uː b iː n
- aɪ v b ɪ n w eɪ t ɪ ŋ f ə j uː
- f ə m ɔː ð ə n ə n aʊə
- aɪ l n e v ə r f ə ɡ ɪ v j uː
- ð æ t s n ɔ t f eə
- t r aɪ l ʊ k ɪ ŋ æ t ɪ t
- f r ə m m aɪ p ɔɪ n t ə v v j uː
- aɪ d ə d v aɪ z j uː
- t ə ˈk ɔ n t æ k t ə l ɔɪə
- ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ n ˈ ʃ ʊə r ə n s k ʌ m p ə n ɪ
- h ə z ə ɡ r iː (d) t ə p eɪ
- ɔː l ð ə m e d ɪ k l ɪ k ˈs p e n s ɪ z
Part 2
- Nobody ever phones me.
- Nothing nice ever happens.
- So this is where you live!
- Nice place!
- When did you move in?
- I've been living here...
- since I came to London.
- Make yourself at home.
- Help yourself to a drink.
- There's either white wine...
- or fruit juice.
- Sorry about the mess.
- I hate doing housework.
- It's boring and repetitive.
- I think so too.
- Would you like me...
- to do the washing up?
- Come and spend next weekend...
- at our cottage by the sea.
- We love having guests...
- and we've got plenty of room.
- The most convenient train to catch...
- leaves at ten thirty-five.
- I'll come and pick you up...
- at the station.
- It's very kind of you...
- to invite us.
- a two-and-a-half hour journey
- a three-month contract
- a four-year lease
- Will Dave be at the meeting?
- He might be,
- but I very much doubt it.
- What do you think I should do?
- I wouldn't do anything.
- I'd wait and see what happens.
- You never know,
- his story might even be true.
- Electronic devices...
- may not be used...
- during the flight.
- n əʊ b ɔ d ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ e v ə f əʊ n z m iː
- n ʌ θ ɪ ŋ n aɪ s e v ə h æ p ə n z
- s əʊ ð ɪ s ɪ z w eə j uː l ɪ v
- n aɪ s p l eɪ s
- w e n d ɪ d ʒ j uː m uː v ɪ n
- aɪ v b ɪ n l ɪ v ɪ ŋ h ɪə
- s ɪ n s aɪ k eɪ m t ə l ʌ n d ə n
- m eɪ k j ɔː s e l f ə t h əʊ m
- h e l p j ɔː s e l f t ʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ə d r ɪ ŋ k
- ð eə z aɪ ð ə w aɪ t w aɪ n
- ɔː f r uː (t) dʒ uː s
- s ɔ r ɪ ʲ ə b aʊ (t) ð ə m e s
- aɪ h eɪ (t) d uː ɪ ŋ ˈh aʊ s w ɜː k
- ɪ t s b ɔː r ɪ ŋ ə n d r ɪ ˈp e t ɪ t ɪ v
- aɪ θ ɪ ŋ k s əʊ t uː
- w ʊ d ʒ j uː l aɪ k m iː
- t ə d uː ð ə w ɔ ʃ ɪ ŋ ʌ p
- k ʌ m ə n d s p e n d n e k s t w iː k e n d
- ə t aʊə k ɔ t ɪ dʒ b aɪ ð ə s iː
- w iː l ʌ v h æ v ɪ ŋ ɡ e s t s
- ə n d w iː v ɡ ɔ (t) p l e n t ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ə v r uː m
- ð ə m əʊ s (t) k ə n v iː n ɪə n (t) t r eɪ n t ə k æ tʃ
- l iː v z ə (t) t e n θ ɜː t ɪ f aɪ v
- aɪ l k ʌ m ə n (d) p ɪ k j uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ʌ p
- ə (t) ð ə s t eɪ ʃ n
- ɪ t s v e r ɪ k aɪ n d ə v j uː
- t ʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ɪ n v aɪ t ə s
- ə t uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ə n d ə h ɑː f aʊə dʒ ɜː n ɪ
- ə θ r iː m ʌ n θ ˈk ɔ n t r æ k t
- ə f ɔː j ɪə l iː s
- w ɪ l d eɪ v b iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə (t) ð ə m iː t ɪ ŋ
- h iː m aɪ (t) b iː
- b ə t aɪ v e r ɪ m ʌ tʃ d aʊ t ɪ t
- w ɔ (t) d uː j uː θ ɪ ŋ k aɪ ʃ ʊ (d) d uː
- aɪ w ʊ d n (t) d uː ‿ ʷ ‿ e n ɪ θ ɪ ŋ
- aɪ d w eɪ t ə n d s iː w ɔ t h æ p ə n z
- j uː n e v ə n əʊ
- h ɪ z̽ s t ɔː r ɪ m aɪ t iː v n b iː t r uː
- ɪ l e k t r ɔ n ɪ (k) d ɪ ˈv aɪ s ɪ z
- m eɪ n ɔ (t) b iː j uː z d
- d j ʊə r ɪ ŋ ð ə f l aɪ t