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Top Course Unit 165
Presentations: The Top Course Unit 165
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 165 Part A Phonetics
1 ð ə l ɔɪ ə s p əʊ k – 'k ɔ n f ɪ d ə n t l ɪ w aɪ l ð ə dʒ ʊə r ɪ s iː m d ə n ə 'f e c t ɪ d 2 ð i ‿ j ‿ ə 'k j uː z (d) t w ɪ tʃ (t) n ɜː v ə s l i 3 w eə r æ z h ə d ɪ 'f e n s l ʊ k t k ɑː m 4 ɪ k s p r e ʃ n z w ɪ tʃ w ʌ n s – s aʊ n d ɪ d s uː p ə k uː l ɔː h ɪ p 5 k ə n e n d ʌ p s aʊ n d ɪ ŋ ə b ɪ t n æ f ɔː r iː v n p æ n t s 6 ɡ ʌ v ə n m ə n t s - ʃ ʊ d n t w ɪ θ h əʊ l d ɪ n f ə 'm eɪ ʃ n f r ə m j ʊ 7 ɪ f ɪ t h æ p n z h aʊ w e v ə s ɪ t ɪ z n z k ə n ə 'p iː l t ə h aɪə k ɔː t s ə v l ɔː 8 ɑʊə p ə 'l iː s ə n d dʒ uː 'd ɪ ʃ l s ɪ s t ə m s ə r æ (t) ð ə f ɔː f r ʌ n t ə v w ɜː l d dʒ ʌ s t ɪ s 9 ɪ t s əʊ n l ɪ n æ tʃ ə r l ð æ t ʌ ð ə k ʌ n t r ɪ s w ʊ d w ɔ n t – t ə f ɔ l əʊ ɑː l iː d 10 ð ə w ɜː l d ɪ z f ʌ n ɪ 'p ɔ l ə t ɪ k s ɔ n ð i ‿ j ‿ ʌ ð ə h æ n d ɪ z s ɪə r ɪə s b ɪ z n ɪ s
Unit 165 Part A English
1 The lawyer spoke confidently, while the jury seemed unaffected. 2 The accused twitched nervously, 3 whereas her defense looked calm. 4 Expressions which once sounded 'supercool' or 'hip' ... 5 can end up sounding a bit 'naff' - or even 'pants'. 6 Governments shouldn't withhold information from you. 7 If it happens; however, citizens can appeal to higher courts of law. 8 Our police and judicial systems are at the forefront of world justice. 9 It's only natural that other countries would want to follow our lead. 10 The world is funny. Politics, on the other hand, is serious business.
Unit 165 Part B Phonetics
11 ɪ f aɪ d əʊ n t iː t b r e k f ə s t aɪ ɡ e t h ʌ n ɡ r ɪ 12 j uː l b iː l eɪ t ɪ f j ʊ d əʊ n t h ʌ r ɪ 13 j uː l ɡ e t w e t ʌ n l e s j ʊ t eɪ k j ə r ʌ m 'b r e l ə 14 aɪ ‿ j ‿ ɔː l w eɪ z iː t b r e k f ə s t ʌ ð ə w aɪ z aɪ ɡ e t h ʌ n ɡ r ɪ ə t w ɜː k 15 j ʊ d b e t ə h ʌ r ɪ ʌ ð ə w aɪ z j uː l b iː l eɪ t 16 t eɪ k j ə r ʌ m 'b r e l ə ʌ ð ə w aɪ z j uː l ɡ e t w e t 17 aɪ ‿ j ‿ ɔː l w eɪ z iː t b r e k f ə s t ɔ r e l s aɪ ɡ e t h ʌ n ɡ r ɪ d j ʊə r ɪ ŋ k l ɑː s 18 j ʊ d b e t ə h ʌ r ɪ ɔ r e l s j uː l b iː l eɪ t 19 ð ə h ɪ s t ə r ɪ ə v ð ə k ʌ n s t ɪ 't uː ʃ n ə v ð ə j uː n aɪ t ɪ d k ɪ ŋ d ʌ m 20 ɪ z ə s t ɔː r ɪ ð æ (t) b ə ɡ ɪ n z b ɪ f ɔː ð ə k r iː 'eɪ ʃ n ə v ð ə j uː k eɪ ɪ t s e l f 21 ə n k ʌ n t ɪ n j uː z t ə ð ə p r e z ə n (t) d eɪ
Unit 165 Part B English
11 If I don't eat breakfast, I get hungry. 12 You'll be late if you don't hurry. 13 You'll get wet unless you take your umbrella. 14 I always eat breakfast. Otherwise, I get hungry at work. 15 You'd better hurry. Otherwise, you'll be late. 16 Take your umbrella. Otherwise, you'll get wet. 17 I always eat breakfast, or else I get hungry during class. 18 You'd better hurry, or (else) you'll be late. 19 The History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom ... 20 is a story that begins before the creation of the UK itself ... 21 and continues to the present day.