A1 Course Unit 9

Presentations: A1 Course Unit 9

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Start with Part A Phonetics then Part A English. Then go on to Part B.

Unit 9 Part A Phonetics

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

Unit 9 Part A English

  1. Did you enjoy the film last night?
  2. Yes, we did.
  3. How long did it last?
  4. About two hours.
  5. It finished after midnight.
  6. Afterwards,
  7. we walked home.
  8. I phoned - I didn't phone
  9. we arrived - we didn't arrive
  10. they moved - they didn't move
  11. I enjoy walking...
  12. but I don't enjoy jogging at all.
  13. Did you have a good holiday?
  14. Yes, I had a wonderful time.
  15. Where did you go?
  16. I went to Thailand.
  17. How long were you there?
  18. I was there for two weeks.
  19. What was the weather like?
  20. It was perfect.
  21. Is it as beautiful as they say?
  22. Yes, it is.
  23. Are you glad to be back?
  24. Yes, I am.
  25. Cathy went to Mexico...
  26. for her holiday.
  27. She stayed in Mexico City...
  28. for two days,
  29. then she spent a week...
  30. on an island...
  31. in the Caribbean Sea.
  32. Do you want to go swimming?
  33. Do you want to go shopping?

Unit 9 Part B Phonetics

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

Unit 9 Part B English

  1. I have to go now.
  2. I have to meet Bob...
  3. at seven o'clock.
  4. I see - I saw
  5. I come - I came
  6. Tell me about the party.
  7. Did you have a good time?
  8. Did you meet...
  9. any interesting people?
  10. Yes, I met a very nice girl.
  11. What was her name?
  12. Her name was Yulia.
  13. Where was she from?
  14. She was Russian.
  15. I think - I thought
  16. I buy - I bought
  17. I missed the bus.
  18. I had to walk.
  19. What did you do...
  20. on Saturday afternoon?
  21. I went shopping.
  22. I bought some new clothes.
  23. What did you buy?
  24. I bought a jacket...
  25. and a pair of shoes.
  26. What about Saturday evening?
  27. What did you do?
  28. Where did you go?
  29. I went dancing.
  30. Did you have a good time?
  31. Yes, I had a great time.

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