Presentation: B1 Course Unit 26
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B1 Course Unit 26 |
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Part 2
Grammar
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Grammar Presentation
Part 1
- What does this word mean?
- How do you pronounce it?
- How do you spell it?
- What do you say...
- when you meet a person...
- for the first time?
- Nice to meet you.
- Where does your sister work?
- She's a research assistant.
- She works at the university.
- Are you busy on Tuesday?
- What about Wednesday?
- Can we meet on Thursday?
- No, but I'm free on Friday.
- I've arranged a meeting...
- for Monday week...
- to discuss the results...
- of the latest survey.
- Sales have increased...
- by twenty per cent
- both in supermarkets...
- and in grocer's shops.
- Congratulations...
- on an excellent job.
- We couldn't have done it without you.
- Everyone's very impressed.
- You're a great team!
- Keep up the good work!
- I don't know which shirt to buy.
- Why don't you buy them both? (both of them)
- A massive increase in spending...
- will boost the economy.
- Do you see what I mean?
- I'm doing my best.
- w ɔ (t) d ə z ð ɪ s w ɜː d m iː n
- h aʊ d uː j uː p r ə n aʊ n s ɪ t
- h aʊ d uː j uː s p e l ɪ t
- w ɔ (t) d uː j uː s eɪ
- w e n j uː m iː t ə p ɜː s ə n
- f ə ð ə f ɜː s t - t aɪ m
- n aɪ s t ə m iː t ʃ j uː
- w eə d ə z j ɔː s ɪ s t ə w ɜː k
- ʃ iː z ə r ɪ ˈ s ɜː tʃ ə ˈ s ɪ s t ə n t
- ʃ iː w ɜː k s ə (t) ð ə j uː n ɪ v ɜː s ɪ t ɪ
- ɑː j uː b ɪ z ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɔ n t j uː z d eɪ
- w ɔ t ə b aʊ t w e n z d eɪ
- k æ n w iː m iː t ɔ n θ ɜː z d eɪ
- n əʊ b ə t aɪ m f r iː ʲ ɔ n f r aɪ d eɪ
- aɪ v ə r eɪ n dʒ d ə m iː t ɪ ŋ
- f ə m ʌ n d eɪ w iː k
- t ə d ɪ s ˈk ʌ s ð ə r ɪ ˈz ʌ l t s
- ə v ð ə l eɪ t ɪ s t ˈs ɜː v eɪ
- s eɪ l z h ə v ɪ n ˈk r iː s t
- b aɪ t w e n t ɪ p ə s e n t
- b əʊ θ ɪ n s uː p ə m ɑː k ɪ t s
- æ n d ɪ n ɡ r əʊ s ə z̽ ʃ ɔ p s
- k ə n ɡ r æ tʃ ʊ l eɪ ʃ n z
- ɔ n ə n ˈe k s ə l ə n (t) dʒ ɔ b
- w iː k ʊ d n t ə v d ʌ n ɪ t w ɪ ð aʊ t ʃ j uː
- e v r ɪ w ʌ n z v e r ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ m p r e s t
- j ɔː r ə ɡ r eɪ t - t iː m
- k iː p ʌ p ð ə ɡ ʊ d w ɜː k
- aɪ d əʊ n t n əʊ w ɪ tʃ ʃ ɜː t - t ə b aɪ
- w aɪ d əʊ n t ʃ j uː b aɪ ð ə m b əʊ θ
- ə m æ s ɪ v ˈɪ n k r iː s ɪ n s p e n d ɪ ŋ
- w ɪ l b uː s (t) ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ ˈk ɔ n ə m ɪ
- d uː j uː s iː w ɔ t aɪ m iː n
- aɪ m d uː ɪ ŋ m aɪ b e s t
Part 2
- Everything seems to be getting...
- more and more expensive.
- A thousand euros...
- is the most we can afford.
- Money makes the world go round.
- Do you mind...
- if we change the subject?
- She asked him...
- if he still loved her.
- He wondered ...
- why she wanted to know.
- Some people...
- always expect the worst.
- My father is actually much older ...
- than he looks.
- You're only as old as you feel.
- Things aren't as bad as they seem.
- Why are your eyes so red?
- Because I'm allergic...
- to something in the air.
- autumn leaves
- winter sports
- spring rain
- I like reading novels.
- I don't like writing letters.
- I never watch TV.
- Do you like going to the cinema?
- What kind of films do you like?
- Thrillers and comedies, mainly.
- Do you prefer tea or coffee?
- I prefer coffee in the morning...
- and tea in the afternoon.
- What a beautiful apartment!
- What a wonderful view!
- What are your symptoms?
- I'm not sleeping well.
- I feel dizzy and weak.
- I'd better have a look at you.
- Take a deep breath.
- Does this hurt?
- Ouch! Yes, it does!
- e v r ɪ θ ɪ ŋ s iː m z t ə b iː ɡ e t ɪ ŋ
- m ɔː r ə n d m ɔː r ɪ k ˈs p e n s ɪ v
- ə θ aʊ z ə n d j ʊə r əʊ z
- ɪ z ð ə m əʊ s t w iː k ə n ə f ɔː d
- m ʌ n ɪ m eɪ k s ð ə w ɜː l (d) ɡ əʊ r aʊ n d
- d uː j uː m aɪ n d
- ɪ f w iː tʃ eɪ n dʒ ð ə s ʌ b dʒ ɪ k t
- ʃ iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɑː s k t h ɪ m
- I f h iː s t ɪ l – l ʌ v d h ɜː
- h iː w ʌ n d ə d
- w aɪ ʃ iː w ɔ n t ɪ (d) t ə n əʊ
- s ʌ m p iː p l
- ɔː l w eɪ z ɪ k s p e k (t) ð ə w ɜː s t
- m aɪ f ɑː ð ə r ɪ z æ k tʃ ʊə l ɪ m ʌ tʃ əʊ l d ə
- ð ə n h iː l ʊ k s
- j ɔː r əʊ n l ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ə z əʊ l d ə z j uː f iː l
- θ ɪ ŋ z ɑː n t ə z b æ d ə z ð eɪ s iː m
- w aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɑː j ɔː r aɪ z̽ s əʊ r e d
- b ɪ k ɔ z aɪ m ə l ɜː dʒ ɪ k
- t ə s ʌ m θ ɪ ŋ ɪ n ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ eə
- ɔː t ə m l iː v z
- w ɪ n t ə s p ɔː t s
- s p r ɪ ŋ r eɪ n
- aɪ l aɪ k r iː d ɪ ŋ n ɔ v l z
- aɪ d əʊ n t l aɪ k r aɪ t ɪ ŋ l e t ə z
- aɪ n e v ə w ɔ tʃ t iː v iː
- d uː j uː l aɪ (k) ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ t ə ð ə s ɪ n e m ə
- w ɔ (t) k aɪ n d ə v f ɪ l m z d uː j uː l aɪ k
- θ r ɪ l ə z ə n d k ɔ m ə d ɪ z m eɪ n l ɪ
- d uː j uː p r ɪ f ɜː t iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɔː k ɔ f ɪ
- aɪ p r ɪ f ɜː k ɔ f ɪ ʲ ɪ n ð ə m ɔː n ɪ ŋ
- ə n (d) t iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ n ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɑː f t ə ˈn uː n
- w ɔ t ə b j uː t ɪ f l ə p ɑː t m ə n t
- w ɔ t ə w ʌ n d ə f l v j uː
- w ɔ t ɑː j ɔː s ɪ m p t ə m z
- aɪ m n ɔ t s l iː p ɪ ŋ w e l
- aɪ f iː l d ɪ z ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ə n d w iː k
- aɪ (d) b e t ə h æ v ə l ʊ k ə t ʃ j uː
- t eɪ k ə d iː (p) b r e θ
- d ə z ð ɪ s h ɜː t
- aʊ tʃ j e s ɪ (t) d ʌ z