A2 Course Unit 17

Presentations: A2 Course Unit 17

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Unit 17 Part A Phonetics

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

Unit 17 Part A English

  1. Do you feel better this morning?
  2.  No, I've still got a temperature.
  3.  Shall I phone the doctor?
  4.  That's a good idea.
  5.  But the surgery isn't open yet.
  6.  Well, I'll phone in half an hour.
  7.  Why don't you stay in bed...
  8.  and try to sleep?
  9.  I think you should take...
  10.  another pill.
  11.  I'll get you a glass of water.
  12.  Here you are.
  13.  What's the problem?
  14.  I've got a terrible pain...
  15.  in my back.
  16.  Do your legs hurt too?
  17.  Yes, they do.
  18.  I can hardly walk.
  19.  Have you had this before?
  20.  Yes, I get it about once a year.
  21.  Here's the prescription.
  22.  Take one tablet after every meal.
  23.  Thank you, doctor.
  24.  How long should I take them for?
  25.  Ten days should be enough.
  26.  I can't play golf.
  27.  Can you teach me?
  28.  Hold the club like this.
  29.  Put your left hand here...
  30.  and your right hand here.
  31.  Keep your feet apart...
  32.  and your head down.
  33.  And keep your eye on the ball.
  34.  Today's Tuesday, isn't it?

Unit 17 Part B Phonetics

 
  1. d (ə)   j ʊ   n iː (d)   ð ə   k ɑː
  2. n əʊ ‿ aɪ   d əʊ n t   n iː d   ɪ t – t ə d eɪ
  3. b ə t  aɪ l   n iː d   ɪ t – t ə ˈm ɔ r əʊ
  4. t ə   t eɪ (k)   dʒ e n i   t ə   ð ə   d ɔ k t ə
  5. ʃ i   ɡ eɪ v   ð ə   b ʊ (k)   t ə   h ə   s ʌ n
  6. ʃ i   ɡ eɪ v   h ə   s ʌ n   ð ə   b ʊ k
  7. h i   b ɔː t   s ə m   f l aʊə z   f ə   h ɪ z   m ʌ ð ə
  8. h i   b ɔː t   h ɪ z   m ʌ ð ə   s ə m   f l aʊə z
  9. dʒ æ k   h ɜː t   h i z   l e ɡ
  10. p l eɪ ɪ ŋ   f ʊ t b ɔː l   j e s t ə d eɪ
  11. i z   ð ə   s ɜː dʒ ə r i ‿ ʲ ‿ əʊ p ə n
  12. n ɔ t ʃ ‿ j e t
  13. ɪ z   ˈə m ɪ l iː   s t ɪ l   ɔ n   ˈh ɔ l ɪ d eɪ
  14. j e (s) ‿ ʃ i   w əʊ n (t)   b i   b æ (k)   t ɪ l   m ʌ n d eɪ
  15. w ʌ n s   ə   d eɪ 
  16. t w aɪ s   ə   w iː k
  17. θ r iː   t aɪ m z   ə   m ʌ n θ
  18. aɪ v   b iː n   w ɪ ð – ð ɪ s   k ʌ m p ə n i
  19. f ə   t w e n t i   f aɪ v   j ɪə z
  20. aɪ v   l ɪ v d   ɪ n   ð ɪ s – s ɪ t i 
  21. ɔː l   m aɪ   l aɪ f
  22. aɪ v   ɔː l w eɪ z   w ɔ n t ɪ d 
  23. t ə   ɡ əʊ   t ə   s aʊ θ   ə m e r ɪ k ə
  24. b ə t   aɪ v   n e v ə   b iː n   eɪ b l
  25. t ʊ ‿ ə ˈf ɔː d   ɪ t
  26. h aʊ   l ɔ ŋ   h ə v   j ʊ   h æ (d)   ð ɪ s   k ɑː
  27. aɪ v   əʊ n l ɪ   h æ d   ɪ t
  28. f ə r ‿ ə   k ʌ p l   ə v   m ʌ n (θ) s
  29. aɪ   b ɔː t   ɪ t – t uː   m ʌ n (θ) s   ə ɡ əʊ
  30. h æ v     h æ d     h æ d
  31. n əʊ     n j uː     n əʊ n
 

Unit 17 Part B English

  1.  Do you need the car?
  2.  No, I don't need it today,
  3.  but I'll need it tomorrow...
  4.  to take Jenny to the doctor.
  5.  She gave the book to her son.
  6.  She gave her son the book.
  7.  He bought some flowers for his mother.
  8.  He bought his mother some flowers.
  9.  Jack hurt his leg...
  10.  playing football yesterday.
  11.  Is the surgery open?
  12.  Not yet.
  13.  Is Emily still on holiday?
  14.  Yes, she won't be back till Monday.
  15.  once a day
  16.  twice a week
  17.  three times a month
  18.  I've been with this company...
  19.  for twenty-five years.
  20.  I've lived in this city...
  21.  all my life.
  22.  I've always wanted...
  23.  to go to South America,
  24.  but I've never been able...
  25.  to afford it.
  26.  How long have you had this car?
  27.  I've only had it...
  28.  for a couple of months.
  29.  I bought it two months ago.
  30.  have - had - had
  31.  know - knew - known

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