Presentation: B2 Course Unit 33
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B2 Course Unit 33 |
Part 1
Part 2
Grammar
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Grammar Presentation
Part 1
- If you happen to see Leigh...
- please give her my regards.
- She's a very dear friend of mine.
- If only we'd known then...
- what we know now.
- Did you enjoy the show?
- Yes, I did.
- It was better than I expected.
- We need more information.
- We need some good advice.
- It's hot in summer.
- It's cold in winter.
- It's cool in autumn.
- It's warm in spring.
- Business is not very good this year...
- but last year it was worse.
- The test wasn't very easy.
- It was more difficult than I thought.
- We had dinner last night...
- at Grandma's Kitchen.
- I heard about it...
- on the radio.
- Who did you go with?
- I went with my sister-in-law...
- What an experience!
- The food was delicious.
- Everything was beautifully served...
- on lovely old blue and white china...
- just like my mother used to have.
- It was quite expensive...
- but it was worth it.
- ɪ f j uː h æ p ə n t ə s iː l iː
- p l iː z ɡ ɪ v h ɜː m aɪ r ɪ ɡ ɑː d z
- ʃ iː z ə v e r ɪ d ɪə f r e n d ə v m aɪ n
- ɪ f əʊ n l ɪ w iː d n əʊ n ð e n
- w ɔ t w iː n əʊ n aʊ
- d ɪ d ʒ j uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ɪ n dʒ ɔɪ ð ə ʃ əʊ
- j e s aɪ d ɪ d
- ɪ t w ə z b e t ə ð ə n aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ k ˈs p e k t ɪ d
- w iː n iː d m ɔː r ɪ n f ə m eɪ ʃ n
- w iː n iː d s ə m ɡ ʊ d ə d v aɪ s
- ɪ t s h ɔ t ɪ n s ʌ m ə
- ɪ t s k əʊ l d ɪ n w ɪ n t ə
- ɪ t s k uː l ɪ n ɔː t ə m
- ɪ t s w ɔː m ɪ n s p r ɪ ŋ
- b ɪ z n ɪ s ɪ z n ɔ t v e r ɪ ɡ ʊ (d) ð ɪ s j ɪə
- b ə t l ɑː s t j ɪə r ɪ t w ə z w ɜː s
- ð ə t e s t w ɔ z n t v e r ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ iː z ɪ
- ɪ t w ə z m ɔː d ɪ f ɪ k l (t) ð ə n aɪ θ ɔː t
- w iː h æ (d) d ɪ n ə l ɑː s t n aɪ t
- ə (t) ˈɡ r æ n m ɑː z k ɪ tʃ n
- aɪ h ɜː d ə b aʊ t ɪ t
- ɔ n ð ə r eɪ d ɪ əʊ
- h uː d ɪ d ʒ j uː ɡ əʊ w ɪ ð
- aɪ w e n t w ɪ ð m aɪ s ɪ s t ə r ɪ n l ɔː
- w ɔ t ə n ɪ k s p ɪə r ɪə n s
- ð ə f uː d w ə z d ɪ l ɪ ʃ ə s
- e v r ɪ θ ɪ ŋ w ə z b j uː t ɪ f l ɪ s ɜː v d
- ɔ n l ʌ v l ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ əʊ l (d) b l uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ə n d w aɪ (t) tʃ aɪ n ə
- dʒ ʌ s t l aɪ k m aɪ m ʌ ð ə j uː s t - t ə h æ v
- ɪ t w ə z k w aɪ t ɪ k s p e n s ɪ v
- b ə t ɪ t w ə z w ɜː θ ɪ t
Part 2
- How nice to see you again.
- How you've changed!
- I didn't even recognise you.
- Didn't you use to have a beard?
- Yes, I did.
- But that was quite a long time ago.
- How time flies!
- I saw it on television.
- I read about it in the paper.
- Earth was once considered...
- the centre of the universe.
- The news...
- spoilt my whole day.
- What nice weather we've been having.
- I used to love the heat,
- but now I can't stand it.
- Paul's getting married!
- How exciting! Who to?
- I've been studying so hard,
- I even dream in English.
- This printer is so simple...
- even a child could use it.
- At least a dozen eggs.
- About half a litre of milk.
- Two or three spoonfuls...
- of good brandy.
- The company is growing.
- Business is improving.
- How's that new project going?
- We're having some problems...
- but we're making progress.
- We expect to finish...
- by the end of November.
- The test was too long.
- The questions were too difficult.
- There were too many people...
- and there was too much noise.
- The phone's ringing.
- Can you answer it?
- What's the next item...
- on the programme?
- h aʊ n aɪ s t ə s iː j uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ə ɡ e n
- h aʊ j uː v tʃ eɪ n dʒ d
- aɪ d ɪ d n t ɪ v n ˈr e k ə ɡ n aɪ z j uː
- d ɪ d n t ʃ j uː j uː s t ə h æ v ə b ɪə d
- j e s aɪ d ɪ d
- b ə (t) ð æ t w ə z k w aɪ t ə l ɔ ŋ t aɪ m ə ɡ əʊ
- h aʊ t aɪ m f l aɪ z
- aɪ s ɔː ɪ t ɔ n t e l ɪ v ɪ ʒ n
- aɪ r e d ə b aʊ t ɪ t ɪ n ð ə p eɪ p ə
- ɜː θ w ə z w ʌ n s k ə n s ɪ d ə d
- ð ə s e n t ə r ə v ð ə j uː n ɪ v ɜː s
- ð ə n j uː z
- s p ɔɪ l t m aɪ h əʊ l d eɪ
- w ɔ t n aɪ s w e ð ə w iː v b ɪ n h æ v ɪ ŋ
- aɪ j uː s (t) t ə l ʌ v ð ə h iː t
- b ə t n aʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ k ɑː n t s t æ n d ɪ t
- p ɔː l z ɡ e t ɪ ŋ m æ r ɪ d
- h aʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ɪ k s aɪ t ɪ ŋ h uː t uː
- aɪ v b ɪ n s t ʌ d ɪ ɪ ŋ s əʊ h ɑː d
- aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ iː v n d r iː m ɪ n ɪ ŋ ɡ l ɪ ʃ
- ð ɪ s p r ɪ n t ə r ɪ z̽ s əʊ s ɪ m p l
- iː v n ə tʃ aɪ l (d) k ʊ d j uː z ɪ t
- ə t l iː s t ə d ʌ z n e ɡ z
- ə b aʊ t h ɑː f ə l iː t ə r ə v m ɪ l k
- t uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ɔː θ r iː s p uː n f ʊ l z
- ə v ɡ ʊ (d) b r æ n d ɪ
- ð ə k ʌ m p ə n ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ z ɡ r əʊ ɪ ŋ
- b ɪ z n ɪ s ɪ z ɪ m p r uː v ɪ ŋ
- h aʊ z ð æ t n j uː ˈp r ɔ dʒ e k (t) ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ
- w ɪə h æ v ɪ ŋ s ə m p r ɔ b l ə m z
- b ə t w ɪə m eɪ k ɪ ŋ p r əʊ ɡ r e s
- w iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ k s p e k (t) t ə f ɪ n ɪ ʃ
- b aɪ ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ e n d ə v n əʊ v e m b ə
- ð ə t e s t w ə z t uː l ɔ ŋ
- ð ə k w e s tʃ n z w ə t uː d ɪ f ɪ k l t
- ð eə w ə t uː m e n ɪ p iː p l
- ə n (d) ð eə w ə z t uː m ʌ tʃ n ɔɪ z
- ð ə f əʊ n z r ɪ ŋ ɪ ŋ
- k æ n j uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ɑː n s ə r ɪ t
- w ɔ t s ð ə n e k s t aɪ t ə m
- ɔ n ð ə p r əʊ ɡ r æ m