Presentation: B2 Course Unit 39
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B2 Course Unit 39 |
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Part 2
Grammar
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Grammar Presentation
Part 1
- The movers couldn't get the piano...
- through the front door.
- Do you swear to tell the truth...
- and nothing but the truth?...
- the young - the elderly
- the rich - the poor
- An attempted robbery...
- at a local restaurant...
- failed last night.
- The robbers...
- were wearing fancy dress costumes.
- The cashier screamed,
- and they ran away.
- It began to rain...
- while we were having lunch.
- It was snowing...
- when we got to the hotel.
- We checked in at the desk...
- and went up to our room.
- Do you wear glasses?
- No, I wear contact lenses.
- I've never been to the Caribbean.
- Neither have I.
- They say it's a wonderful place...
- for a restful holiday.
- I've checked...
- and double-checked the invoice,
- but I still can't find the mistake.
- It's not at all like you ...
- to give up without a fight.
- Health insurance...
- can be extremely costly...
- for self-employed people.
- Thank you for reminding me.
- ð ə m uː v ə z k ʊ d n (t) ɡ e (t) ð ə p ɪ æ n əʊ
- θ r uː ð ə f r ʌ n (t) d ɔː
- d uː j uː s w eə t ə t e l ð ə t r uː θ
- æ n d n ʌ θ ɪ ŋ b ʌ (t) ð ə t r uː θ
- ð ə j ʌ ŋ ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ e l d ə l ɪ
- ð ə r ɪ tʃ ð ə p ʊə
- ə n ə t e m p t ɪ d r ɔ b ə r ɪ
- ə t ə l əʊ k ə l r e s t r ɔ n t
- f eɪ l d l ɑː s t n aɪ t
- ð ə r ɔ b ə z
- w ə w eə r ɪ ŋ f æ n s ɪ d r e s ˈk ɔ s t j uː m z
- ð ə k æ ʃ ɪə s k r iː m d
- ə n (d) ð eɪ r æ n ə w eɪ
- ɪ (t) b ɪ ɡ æ n t ə r eɪ n
- w aɪ l w iː w ə h æ v ɪ ŋ l ʌ n tʃ
- ɪ t w ə z̽ s n əʊ ɪ ŋ
- w e n w iː ɡ ɔ (t) t ə ð ə h əʊ t e l
- w iː tʃ e k t ɪ n ə (t) ð ə d e s k
- ə n d w e n t ʌ (p) t ʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aʊə r uː m
- d uː j uː w eə ɡ l ɑː s ɪ z
- n əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ w eə ˈk ɔ n t æ k t l e n z ɪ z
- aɪ v n e v ə b ɪ n t ə ð ə k æ r ɪ ˈb iː ə n
- n aɪ ð ə h æ v aɪ
- ð eɪ s eɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ t s ə w ʌ n d ə f l p l eɪ s
- f ə r ə r e s t f l h ɔ l ɪ d eɪ
- aɪ v tʃ e k t
- ə n d - d ʌ b l tʃ e k (t) ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ˈɪ n v ɔɪ s
- b ə t aɪ s t ɪ l k ɑː n t f aɪ n (d) ð ə m ɪ s t eɪ k
- ɪ t s n ɔ t ə t ɔː l l aɪ k j uː
- t ə ɡ ɪ v ʌ p w ɪ ð aʊ t ə f aɪ t
- h e l θ ɪ n ˈʃ ʊə r ə n s
- k ə n b iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ k ˈs t r iː m l ɪ k ɔ s t l ɪ
- f ə s e l f ɪ m ˈp l ɔɪ (d) p iː p l
- θ æ ŋ k j uː f ə r ɪ ˈm aɪ n d ɪ ŋ m iː
Part 2
- I have to be up tomorrow...
- at the crack of dawn.
- So do I.
- But I can't sleep in this heat.
- Neither can I.
- What took you so long?
- The lift got stuck.
- May I ask what it is...
- that attracts you to the idea...
- of living here permanently?
- I wonder if you could possibly...
- rephrase your question.
- Who sent you those roses?
- My cousin Kevin.
- A sensible diet...
- helps to prevent heart attacks,
- and so does regular exercise.
- Self confidence ...
- is often a determining factor...
- in an athlete's performance.
- Worrying about things...
- doesn't help,
- but neither does ignoring them.
- She's a difficult person...
- to deal with.
- She reminds me of someone...
- I used to know.
- Have you ever been to Scotland?
- No, I've never been there.
- And I've never been to Wales.
- But I've been to Ireland twice.
- I've never had any trouble...
- with this computer.
- It works perfectly.
- I never had any trouble...
- with my old computer.
- It worked perfectly.
- Have you met my cousin?
- No, we've never met.
- Have you sent that fax?
- Not yet.
- aɪ h æ f t ə b iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ʌ (p) t ə m ɔ r əʊ
- æ (t) ð ə k r æ k ə v d ɔː n
- s əʊ d uː ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ
- b ə t aɪ k ɑː n t s l iː p ɪ n ð ɪ s h iː t
- n aɪ ð ə k æ n aɪ
- w ɔ t - t ʊ k j uː s əʊ l ɔ ŋ
- ð ə l ɪ f (t) ɡ ɔ t s t ʌ k
- m eɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɑː s k w ɔ t ɪ t ɪ z
- ð ə t ə t r æ k t s j uː t ə ð iː ‿ ʲ ‿ aɪ d ɪə
- ə v l ɪ v ɪ ŋ h ɪə ˈp ɜː m ə n ə n t l ɪ
- aɪ w ʌ n d ə r ɪ f j uː k ʊ (d) p ɔ s ɪ b l ɪ
- r iː f r eɪ z j ɔː k w e s tʃ n
- h uː s e n t ʃ j uː ð əʊ z r əʊ z ɪ z
- m aɪ k ʌ z n k e v n
- ə ˈs e n s ɪ b l d aɪə t
- h e l p s t ə p r ɪ ˈv e n t h ɑː t ə t æ k s
- ə n d s əʊ d ʌ z ˈr e ɡ j ʊ l ə r ˈe k s ə s aɪ z
- s e l f ˈk ɔ n f ɪ d ə n s
- ɪ z ɔ f n ə d ɪ ˈt ɜː m ɪ n ɪ ŋ f æ k t ə
- ɪ n ə n ˈæ θ l iː t s p ə ˈf ɔː m ə n s
- w ʌ r ɪ ɪ ŋ ə b aʊ (t) θ ɪ ŋ z
- d ʌ z n t h e l p
- b ə t n aɪ ð ə d ʌ z ɪ ɡ ˈn ɔː r ɪ ŋ ð ə m
- ʃ iː z ə d ɪ f ɪ k l (t) p ɜː s n
- t ə d iː l w ɪ ð
- ʃ iː r ɪ m aɪ n d z m iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ə v s ʌ m w ʌ n
- aɪ j uː s t - t ə n əʊ
- h æ v j uː ‿ ʷ ‿ e v ə b ɪ n t ə s k ɔ t l ə n d
- n əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ v n e v ə b ɪ n ð eə
- ə n d aɪ v n e v ə b ɪ n t ə w eɪ l z
- b ə t aɪ v b ɪ n t ʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ l ə n (d) t w aɪ s
- aɪ v n e v ə h æ d e n ɪ t r ʌ b l
- w ɪ ð ð ɪ s k ə m p j uː t ə
- ɪ t w ɜː k s p ɜː f ɪ k t l ɪ
- aɪ n e v ə h æ d e n ɪ t r ʌ b l
- w ɪ ð m aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ əʊ l (d) k ə m p j uː t ə
- ɪ t w ɜː k (t) p ɜː f ɪ k t l ɪ
- h æ v j uː m e t m aɪ k ʌ z n
- n əʊ w iː v n e v ə m e t
- h æ v j uː s e n (t) ð æ t f æ k s
- n ɔ t ʃ j e t