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Advanced Course Unit 154
Presentations: The Advanced Course Unit 154
Listen to the recordings to practice this study group. Repeat each line after the speaker. Practice one group at a time. Start with Part A Phonetics then Part A English. Then go on to Part B.
Unit 154 Part A Phonetics
1 h i ‿ j ‿ ɪ z l aɪ ɪ ŋ ɪ n ə b e d r iː d ɪ ŋ ə 'n ɔ v l 2 w e n aɪ w ɔː k t ɪ n t ə m aɪ ‿ j ‿ ɔ f ɪ s aɪ f aʊ n (d) dʒ ɔː dʒ j uː s ɪ ŋ m aɪ f əʊ n 3 aɪ w eɪ t ɪ d ə m ɪ n ɪ t m ɔː 4 ð e n aɪ k ɔː t h ɪ m l ʊ k ɪ ŋ θ r uː m aɪ d e s k d r ɔː z 5 m aɪ f ɑː θ ə l e t s m ɪ d r aɪ v h ɪ z k ɑː 6 aɪ l e t m aɪ f r e n (d) b ɔ r əʊ m aɪ 'b aɪ s ɪ k l 7 l e t s ɡ əʊ t ʊ ə 'm uː v iː 8 m aɪ b r ʌ θ ə h e l p t m ɪ w ɔː ʃ m aɪ k ɑː 9 m aɪ b r ʌ θ ə h e l p t m ɪ t ə w ɔː ʃ m aɪ k ɑː 10 t ə m aɪ k ə n ɔ m l ə t j ʊ h æ v t ə b r e k e ɡ z 11 ð ə b e s t l eɪ (d) p l æ n z ə v m aɪ s ə n m e n ɔ f ə n ɡ əʊ ə 'r aɪ
Unit 154 Part A English
1 He is lying in a bed reading a novel. 2 When I walked into my office, I found George using my phone. 3 I waited a minute more, ... 4 then I caught him looking through my desk drawers. 5 My father lets me drive his car. 6 I let my friend borrow my bicycle. 7 Let's go to a movie. 8 My brother helped me wash my car. 9 My brother helped me to wash my car. 10 To make an omelette you have to break eggs. 11 The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
Unit 154 Part B Phonetics
12 aɪ m s ɔ r ɪ t ə b ɔ ð ə j uː 13 b ə t aɪ n iː d ʒ ‿ j ɔː r ə d 'v aɪ s 14 'ɑː ɡ j ʊ ɪ ŋ w ɪ ð h ɜː r ɪ z p ɔɪ n t l ə s 15 ʃ iː l d uː ‿ w ‿ e n ɪ θ ɪ ŋ 16 t ə ɡ e t h ɜː r əʊ n w eɪ 17 p l iː z d əʊ n (t) b ɔ ð ə 18 k ʌ m ɪ ŋ t ə ð ə d ɔː 19 aɪ l f aɪ n d m aɪ ‿ j ‿ əʊ n w eɪ ‿ j ‿ aʊ t 20 b aɪ ð ə t aɪ m w iː ɡ ɔ t – t ə ð ə θ ɪə t ə 21 ð ə f ɜː s t æ k t w ə z əʊ v ə
Unit 154 Part B English
12 I'm sorry to bother you... 13 but I need your advice. 14 Arguing with her is pointless. 15 She'll do anything... 16 to get her own way. 17 Please don't bother... 18 coming to the door. 19 I'll find my own way out. 20 By the time we got to the theatre... 21 the first act was over.