developing listening skills

YEREVAN STATE LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY AFTER V. BRUSOV

Developing Listening Skills And Pronunciation(By H. Tovmasyan, M. Kocharyan)

YEREVAN LINGVA 2009

YEREVAN STATE LINGUSTIC UNIVERSITY AFTER V.BRUSOV

The textbook is accredited and recommended for publishing by the Science Council of YSLU

Editorial Board:

S.Margaryan, PhD, Assistant Professor S.Gyurjayants, PhD, Assistant Professor

The present textbook of practical phonetics is designed for the firstyear students of English faculties and departments. It consists of 10 units. Each unit is composed of a variety of phonetic exercises, dialogues and texts. The aim of the textbook is to develop and improve the listening, comprehension and pronunciation skills of the students.

ISBN

978-9939-56-019-9

Tovmasyan, 2009 Kocharyan, 2009 Lingva, 2009

From the authors:The Developing Listening Skills and Pronunciation introduces central exercises relating to sound and pronunciation patterns in English. The Developing Listening Skills and Pronunciation is designed to improve pronunciation skills so as to be easily understood understand live English speech improve conversational skills eliminate the frustration students once felt increase confidence as a speaker increase success in any communicative situation

The Developing Listening Skills and Pronunciation is a complex of phonetic exercises concentrated on ear-training. The exercises explore the range of sound types available in speech, paying particular attention to British English. Students learn to produce and recognize speech sounds in different phonetic contexts, and develop basic listening skills. An important aim of the manual is to enable students to appreciate how native and non-native speakers of a language produce speech sounds under varying phonetic conditions, and to note how they relate to standard phonetic descriptions of English. This will equip them with the basic tools necessary to undertake practical analyses of speech in the context. Students as well as foreign-born speakers who want to reduce their accent and improve their listening skills can benefit from the Developing Listening Skills and Pronunciation.

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ContentsDEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS ....................................................... 1 AND PRONUNCIATION............................................................................ 1 UNIT I.......................................................................................................... 5 LISTENING COMPREHENSION .................................................................... 9 HOTEL SERVICES ...................................................................................... 9 UNIT II ...................................................................................................... 22 LISTENING COMPREHENSION .................................................................. 26 IN FLIGHT ............................................................................................... 26 UNIT III .................................................................................................... 33 LISTENING COMPREHENSION .................................................................. 37 TRAVELING ............................................................................................. 37 UNIT IV..................................................................................................... 45 LISTENING COMPREHENSION .................................................................. 50 BUSINESS ................................................................................................ 50 UNIT V ...................................................................................................... 67 LISTENING COMPREHENSION .................................................................. 71 SHOPPING ............................................................................................... 71 UNIT VI..................................................................................................... 77 LISTENING COMPREHENSION .................................................................. 81 FOOD AND DRINK ................................................................................... 81 UNIT VII ................................................................................................... 90 LISTENING COMPREHENSION .................................................................. 94 TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS ................................................................. 94 UNIT VIII.................................................................................................. 97 LISTENING COMPREHENSION ................................................................ 100 AT THE AIRPORT................................................................................... 100 UNIT IX................................................................................................... 107 LISTENING COMPREHENSION ................................................................ 111 ENTERTAINMENT .................................................................................. 111 UNIT X .................................................................................................... 114 LISTENING COMPREHENSION ................................................................ 119 CULTURAL DIVERSITIES. ...................................................................... 119 4

BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................... 127

UNIT I SPEECH SOUNDS

Exercise I a. Tick the right variant.

1. Fat [f:t] [ft] [fa:t] 2. rock [rk] [rk] [r:k] 3. their [o] [eI] []

4. mouth [ma] [m] [ma:] 5. both [b:] [bo] [b] 6. comb [kom] [kam] [keIm]

b. Now listen and check.

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Exercise II a. Listen and repeat the following words. Pay attention to their pronunciation: Group 1 []: am - cat - Japan - bag - thanks - packet - fat - that Group 2 [a:]: hard - artist - car - grass - arm - calm - father Group 3 []: about - Saturday - Japan - grammar - cassette - woman Group 4 [:]: fall - small - saw all b. Which groups do these words go in? (Write: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 ) grandmother ball cathedral bad America dark talk sat can Brazil c. Now listen and check.

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tomato park call accident again war have strawberries ask dance

2

man are half apple bank March walk hat cant warm

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Exercise III a. Cross the silent letters in the following words and transcribe them. 1. sign 2. honest 3. cupboard 4. salmon [ [ [ [ ] ] ] ] 5. receipt 6. knee 7. half 8. whistle [ [ [ [ ] ] ] ]

b. Now listen and check. Exercise IV a. Tick the correct variant.

1.

television[] []

6.

June[] []

2.

Jew[] []

7.

pleasure[] []

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3.

manager[]

8.

revision[]

[]4. occasion[] [] 5. January [] [] 10. soldier

[]9. orange[] []

[] []


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Listening Comprehension Hotel Services

Exercise I. Listen to Edgars conversation at the hotel. Tick () the facilities Edgars room has. Facility King-size bed Bath Shower Yes No

TVIn-room movies

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Room safe Mini bar

Exercise II Listen to the dialogue. Circle the correct answer.

1.

Where is the situation? a. at the restaurant b. at the airport c. at the hotel restaurant d. at the hotel reception

2.

When does she plan to check-in? a. tomorrow morning b. tonight c. in a fortnight d. in two hours10

3.

How long does she plan to stay? a. a week b. a fortnight c. a month d. four nights

4.

What kind of room does she want? a. double b. twin c. single deluxe d. single

5.

How is she going to pay? a. by a Cirrus Maestro Card b. by transfer c. in cash d. by a MasterCard

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Exercise III Listen to the dialogue. Circle the right answer. 1. Where does she call? a. room service b. car service c. laundry service d. delivery service 2. What does she want? a. something to eat b. to find the city map c. a hairdryer d. an iron 3. What does she order to drink? a. white wine b. red wine c. whiskey d. cherrydans 4. What wine brand does she prefer? a. Burgundi b. California Chardonnay c. Bordeau d. Chateau 5. How long does it take to bring the order? a. five minutes12

b. twenty minutes c. half an hour d. fifteen minutes Exercise IV Vancouver: Alicia is checking in. Pearl Li is at reception. a. Listen to the dialogue and underline anything that is different. Pearl: Alicia: Pearl: Alicia: Pearl: Alicia: Pearl: Good evening, maam. Good evening. I want to check in. Do you have a booking? Yes, I do. What name? Romero. Alicia Romero. Just a moment... I dont have your surname on the list. Alicia: Try my company. Thats Sagebrush Tours.

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Pearl:

Ah, yes. I have it here. Sagebrush Tours, 1276 Market Street, San Diego. Ms Romero. A double room for ten nights.

Alicia: Pearl:

Thats right. And the rooms reserved on your MasterCard card. Are you paying with that card?

Alicia: Pearl:

Yes, I am. OK, I just need you to complete this application form.

Alicia: Pearl:

Thank you. Uh, sorry, whats the date today? March 12th.You is in room 1631.

b. Listen again and correct above the line.

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Car ServicesExercise I Natalie Trudeau is at the Federal U.S.A. car rental office in the airport terminal. Read the conversation and complete the sentences. Then listen to the recording and compare.

Natalie Trudeau:

Good morning. Id like ., please.

Clerk: Natalie Trudeau: Clerk:

Yes, maam. For ..? For three days. All right. Where .to leave the car?

Natalie Trudeau:

I leave it at the downtown office?

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Clerk:

Sure you can our cars at any of our offices. What kind of car ?

Natalie Trudeau: Clerk: Natalie Trudeau:

.. see your brochure? .. . Uh, its not important really. . this one?

Clerk:

OK. .. drivers license?

Natalie Trudeau:

I have an International Drivers License and a French one.

Clerk:

Fine. Thank you. Now, C.D.W and personal accident insurance?

Natalie Trudeau: Clerk:

Sure. Ill take both. Right, can you check these two boxes, and put your initials here, and again here.

Natalie Trudeau: Clerk: Natalie Trudeau:

. . How do you want ? American Express, please.16

Clerk:

Thats fine. Would you be interested in our Federal Charge Card? It can be used at any federal Rental Office.

Natalie Trudeau:

I think I have too . charge cards already.

Exercise II Listen to the dialogues. a. b. Decide whether the statements are true or false. Fill in the blanks with the correct variants

Call I True 1. Edgar wants to rent a small car.17

False

2. Edgar has a pre-reservation.

3. Edgar wants a car for the week-end.

4. Edgar doesn't prefer very small vehicles.

Call 2 True 1. Edgar wants to rent a full-size car. False

2. The price on mid-size cars is $55.

3. The drop of charge is $10.

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4. The clerk cannot hold the car for Edgar.

Exercise III Listen to the conversations and fill in the blanks. Conversation A Clerk: Edgar: Clerk: Hello. Do you have a _________________? Yes. Young. Edgar Young. OK, Mr. Young, I have it right here. May I see your __________________________? Edgar: Clerk: Edgar: Clerk: There you go. And this is your current home address? Thats right. May I have a ________________________ ___________________________________? Edgar: My home number or my hotel in San Diego?

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Clerk: Edgar: Clerk: Edgar: Clerk: Edgar: Clerk:

Whatever. Home. 604-559-4173. Are there any other drivers? No. ____________________. How are you paying for this? ___________________. Visa. There you go. Thank you. What about collision damage waiver and personal accident________________?

Edgar: Clerk:

Yes, I want both of them. OK. Could you sign your name hereand _____________ here. Thanks. The car has a full tank of gas. You can return it full, or we can fill it for you.

Conversation B

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Edgar: Clerk:

Fine. Do you have a ____________? Yes. There you go. These are the keys. The cars in the __________________. Its a white Pontiac Achieve. You can find it in bay 39.

Edgar:

Thanks. Uh, does it have _________________________?

Clerk:

Yes. All our cars in California have air conditioning.

Edgar:

Good. Its a ____________ hot day!

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UNIT II SPEECH SOUNDSExercise I a. Tick the correct variant.

1.

business

5. to live[

aI

]

None of the above answers


2.

tower [ ou ]

6. palace



3.

ocean [ ou ]

7. a life[ aI ]

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4.

parliament

8. to show [ ou ]None of the above answers None of the above answers


Exercise II a. Write the following words next to the correct diphthong.

where know high pay

clear sure enjoy go

stay now aloud my

shy noise poor boy

beer phone near how

weigh bear hair tour

[I] [][eI]23

[o] [aI] [I] [a] []


Exercise III Tick the correct variant.

1. those [ ] [] 2. thing [ ] [] 3. maths [ ] []

6.

cloth [ ] []

7.

tooth [ ] []

8.

another [ ] []

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4. weather [ ] [] 5. with [ ] []b. Now listen and check.

9.

thin [ ] []

10.

brother [ ] []

Exercise IV. a. Each word contains one or two silent vowels or consonants. Fill in the blanks with a letter or letters with no sound: Example :

h

what

hour sandwich work would night half

could secretary sight lamb every tired

reading brought honest dark often answer

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Listening Comprehension In FlightExercise I a. Listen and underline which is different from what you hear.

L adies and gentlemen, this is your pilot speaking. I hope youreenjoying your flight to Milan this morning. At the moment, were passing over the beautiful city of Geneva, in the east of Switzerland. If youre sitting on the right-hand side of the plane, you can see the city from the window. Were flying at 10,000 meters and were traveling at a speed of 700 km/h. Im afraid the weather in Milan this morning is not very good. Its raining and there is a light wind blowing. Enjoy the rest of your flight. Thank you for flying with us today!

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b. Listen again and check your answers to exercise I.

Exercise II Jeff Kramer has to change planes in Denver. Listen to the announcements during his flight to Denver.

Announcement 1 Listen, and check () the correct boxes. a Theyre on a Boeing 767. Theyre on a Boeing 747.

b

They have just taken off. They havent taken off yet.27

c

They cant smoke at the moment. They cant smoke at all during the flight.

Announcement 2 Listen, and check () the correct boxes. a They have just taken off. They havent taken off yet.

b

Mr. Kramer must be worried about his connection. Mr. Kramer has nothing to worry about.

Announcement 3 d e The passengers will have lunch in a few hours. The pilot hopes theyll be less than 30 minutes late.

Announcement 4 Are these statements true () or false (X) ? a b They havent landed yet. They have just landed.

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c

Mr. Kramer has 45 minutes before his connecting flight.

Exercise III Conversation A Hiroshi is Japanese. He is on a flight from Tokyo to Vancouver. Listen to the conversations. Fill in the blanks. Flight Attendant: Salmon, chicken or ______________? Hiroshi: Flight Attendant: Hiroshi: Flight Attendant: Hiroshi: Flight Attendant: _________________, please. Anything to drink? Yes. Water, please. Still or ___________________? _____________, I dont understand. This is Evian. Its still. And this is Perrier. Its ________________. Hiroshi: Oh, yes. Evian, please.

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Conversation B Alicia is flying from San Diego to Vancouver. Flight Attendant: Alicia: Flight Attendant: Alicia: Flight Attendant: Alicia: Flight Attendant: Alicia: Flight Attendant: Alicia: Tea or coffee? ___________________, please. _______________ or decaffeinated? Regular. ________________ or sugar? Cream, please. No sugar. There you go. __________________. For you, sir? No, thanks. Im fine.

Exercise IV Listen to the arrival record. a. Underline what is different from what you hear. b. Listen again and give the correct answers above the lines.30

This is your I-94 Arrival Record. Please complete it in pencil

and in block capitals. Section 1: write your name dont forget the

block capitals. Section 2 is for your surname. In section 3, write your

birth date. First the month, then the year, and finally the day. Section

4 is for your country of residence. Section 5 is sex male or female.

In section 6, put your Credit card number, then in 7, your passport

number. This is on your boarding pass, for example Asian Airways

Flight 177 write BA 177. For British Airlines Flight 210, write AA

210. In 8, write the city where you are living now, and in section 9,

the city where you boarded this flight. For section 10, look at your

serial number in your passport. Write the city where the visa was31

given, and in section 11 the date of your visa. Again write day, then

month, then year. Section 12 is your first address in Britain put the

number and street here. In section 13, write the city and the state. Put

your I-94 in your passport, and hand it to passport control in Britain.

Thank you for following us.

Exercise V Listen to the dialogue and circle the right answer. 1. a. What does the voice remind the passengers? that they should avoid sleeping on the flight flight. c. That they should fasten their seat belts 2. Why doesnt Edgar follow the rules? a. he didnt hear the announcement b. he is working on an important document c. he is in the middle of an interesting computer game. 3. Why should Edgar turn off his computer? a. its dangerous for the passengers32

b. that the use of any electronic equipment is prohibited on the

b. it may interfere with the airplanes equipment c. he will have to pay a fee 4. Edgar is traveling by a. Air France b. Air Alaska c. Air Canada

UNIT III SPEECH SOUNDSExercise I a. Tick the correct variant.

1.

fruit [ u: ]

6.

sugar [ u: ]

2.

woman [ u: ]

7.

school [ u: ]

3.

June [ u: ]

8.

look [ u: ]

4.

could33

9.

push

[ u: ] 5. pull [ u: ] 10. do

[ u: ]

[ u: ]b. Now listen and check. Exercise II a. Listen and repeat the following words. Pay attention to their pronunciation:

Group 1 [I]: his - it - big - is - sing - dictionary - many Group 2 [aI]: my - right - night - ninety - bike - hi - ice Group 3 [3:]: bird - thirty - birthday - girl firstb. Which groups do these words go in? - (Write: 1 - 2 - 3) video Its English Brazil like

1

shirt kind third sit in

2

wine dirty Italy skirt milk34

1write tie why five

sir lie live ship rich

bye have with time life

think walk firm river might

six walk cry build

c. Now listen and check. Exercise III a. Tick the correct variant. Note: [] (silent letter no sound)

1.

Scissors[]

4. talk[]

[s] [k] 2. Secretary 5. Tuesday

[ : ] [] [] [e][I] 6. guilty

[] [ a: ][] 3. Blouse

[] [b]35

[][I]

[]b. Now listen and check. Exercise IV a. Match the following words with the stress patterns: potato, award, teacher, receive, unhappy, eleventh, evening, banana, language, director, forgetful, forget, beginner, politely, bottle, disgusting, unwilling, funny, decide, industrious, begin, believe, summer, honey

happy

appear

tomato

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Listening Comprehension TravelingExercise I. Listen to Mary and Bill from the USA who went on a tour around Europe. Tick () the things they did and cross () the things they didnt.

(Vienna)buy some souvenirs

have a steam bath37

visit the museums and galleries write some postcards fly home go to the Opera do some shopping take a tram find a cheap hotel lose a wallet stay with friends have a meal in a smart restaurant meet some New Yorkers read the English newspapers make friends with local people relax in the parks listen to a concert

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see the queen

(Budapest)

Exercise II a. Listen to the conversation. Which countries have they visited?

Man ___________________________________________

Woman ________________________________________

b. Listen again and tick the things they have seen or the places they have visited. kangaroos surfing beaches Sydney Opera House Lake Constance a ski resort Moscow mountain scenery Zurich Red Square the Kremlin

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Moscow, Red Square Exercise III

Switzerland, a ski resort

a. Listen to the conversation and number the places as Duncan mentions them.

Machu Picchu Amazon. Santiago jungles Lima South America Sugar Loaf mountain Valparaiso Rio

______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

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b. Listen to the conversation again. Try to remember what Duncan plans to do in each place. Put the number of the place by what hes going to do there. lie on the beach spend a week in the jungle visit the ruins go round the museum do some sightseeing take the cable car up the mountain stay in a hotel buy some souvenirs meet his girlfriend hire a car travel by coach learn to dance the samba

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Exercise IV a. You are going to listen to a doctor talk about what you should and shouldnt do to stay healthy when you travel. Match the complaints with the advice.

Complaint1. Jet lag

Advicea. Drink lots of water. b. Dont spend all day in the sun.

2. Stomach upsets

c. Take an insect repellent. d. Cover your arms and legs.

3. Insect bites water

e. Wear a hat. f. Drink only bottled or boiled

4. Sunstroke

g. Dont eat uncooked food. h. Try to stay awake.

b. Listen to the doctor again and check if you were right.

Exercise V Its Wednesday May 30th. Alicia is talking to Simon about her trip. Listen to Alicia. a. Put a tick () if the statement is true and a cross (x) if it is false.42

True 1. They took off from Vancouver Harbor.

False

2.

The flight lasted fifty minutes.

3.

They got there by a floatplane.

4.

The pilot gave them a bottle of sparkling water.

5.

They saw two bears in the mountains.

6.

They stayed in the mountains for two hours.

7.

The take-off was rather easy.

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8.

They managed to make over the mountain.

b. Listen again and correct the statements.

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UNIT IV SPEECH SOUNDSExercise I a. Listen to these words and pay attention to their pronunciation: Group 1 [ e ]: beg - web - lend - fell - American - bell - sell - tell bed - less - pencil - ten - spell - help - yes Group 2 [ ]: mother - perhaps - rubber - them - secret - accident nevertheless - paper - president - over - never Group 3 [ 3: ]: refer - service - term - person - perfume - her - verb - version - perfect - nervous - external - jersey Group 4 [ i: ]: see - he - three - medium - weekend - extreme week - equal - female - be - evening - seen sleep

b. Which groups do these words go in? - (Write: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4) feel later welcome French brother yesterday very

1

we even secretary expert hers red see45

3

herself German need these she tennis worker

2

desk men c. Now listen and check. Exercise II

me species

letter twelve

a. Read the following groups of words. Which word in each group has a different sound? Fill in the blanks in the following exercise with them:

beard - dear - heard - hear lion - million - billion - millionaire fruit - suit - juice - built horse - history - story - cord arrived - lived - needed - joined asks - rubs - sails - rains wanted depended - watched - waited country - young - youth - couple b. Now listen and check.

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Exercise III a. Tick the correct variant. Note: [] (silent letter no sound)

1. chocolate

4. business

[] [: ][] 2. night 5. screen

[] [I] [ i:]

[] [g][ gh ] 3. climb 8. design

[] [s][k]

[] [b]

[][g]

b. Now listen and check. Exercise IV a. Transcribe the following words:

child friend

brother English47

we

beach

pretty eleven rightvery

intelligent afternoon housewife different student second

town night thirtyworker

six agec. Now listen and check.

twelve

Exercise V a. Tick the correct variant.

1.

nine

6.

telephone

[ ] [n]2. wrong 7. single

[ ] [n] [ ] [n]8. machine

[ ] [n]3. thanks

[ ]48

[ ]

[n]4. nationali ty 9. many

[n]

[ ] [n]5. since 10 . monkey

[ ] [n]

[ ] [n]b. Now listen and check.

[ ] [n]

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Listening Comprehension BusinessExercise I. a. Listen to the conversation below and complete the sentences.

Dr. Santos is attending the Sixth International Convention of Civil Engineers. He has just registered. Dr. Santos: Excuse me, ___________________________ where the Convention Secretarys office is? Sophie: Sure. Go down the hall, turn right, and its the first door on your left.

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Dr. Santos:

Thank you. Now what did you say? _______________________________________ Ill find his door __________________________ . Oh, here it is. James McGovern Convention Secretary.

James McGovern: Dr. Santos:

Come in! Good morning. _______________ Dr. Joao Santos.

James McGovern:

Well, Dr. Santos, its a pleasure to _________________________ .

Dr. Santos:

I understand you _______________ me to ________________ a speech tonight.

James McGovern:

Yes, ________________________________ the best person to do it.

Dr. Santos:

You _____________________ me to _________________________ the Japanese Ambassador.

James McGovern: Dr. Santos:

Thats right. And how long _______________________51

me to _________________________ ? James McGovern: Oh, about ten or fifteen ________________. You _______________________________ a warm welcome in the name of the engineering profession and perhaps say ___________________________________ about the purpose of the convention. Dr. Santos: James McGovern: Dr. Santos: Sure, I can do that. Thats great. Ill leave it to you, then. All right. ____________________ and prepare _____________________________. James McGovern: Fine. _______________________________ at dinner. Dr. Santos: ___________________________________.

b. Listen to the recording and compare. Exercise II a. Read the conversations and complete the sentences, using the expressions from the box below.52

Conversation AConsuela Rodriguez: Well, good-bye, Ryan. Dont forget, _______________________________ _______________________________ Ryan Thomas: I will. ______________________________?

Consuela Rodriguez: Of course. Ryan Thomas: _______________________________ .

Consuela Rodrguez: Oh, yes. It was fine. Except for the last few days. Its been full of people for the Engineers Convention!

Conversation BMax Devereux: So, __________________________ in53

Seattle. Michael Robertson: Yes. Ill report back to my bosses in Toronto tomorrow, and ______________________ . Max Devereux: I certainly think we can do business together, Michael. Michael Robertson: I hope so.

Conversation CBell Captain: Wilbur Meeks: Bell Captain: Excuse me! Mr. Meeks! Ah, yes? The Front Desk Manager wants to speak to you before you leave, sir. Wilbur Meeks: ______________________________ ___________ . Bell Captain: ____________________________ ___________ sir. Theres something about a cleaning charge for your carpet

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Conversation D James McGovern: Thank you again, Dr. Santos. _____________________________ _____________________________ ________________ . And thank you for your impressive speech! Joao Santos: Well, _______________________ . _____________________________ __________________________ James McGovern: Joao Santos: Thats what Im here for. Well, _______________________ . _____________________________ __________________________ Good-bye.

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Expressions: its been nice to meet you. Ill call your secretary to arrange a meeting. Ill look forward to seeing you. Im in a hurry. I have a plane to catch. if you are ever in Mexico City, you should come and see us. thank you for all your help. And well see you again next year? Its been a pleasure having you here. It will only take a moment. I hope the hotel was OK.

Exercise III. Wilbur Meeks is a sales representative. Last week he signed a contract with Burlingham Inc. He wrote a report for the Chief Executive of his company. Yesterday the Chief Executive asked to see him. Listen to the recording, then answer questions a-h in the box.

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a. Whose office was it? ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ b. Was the Chief Executive angry? __________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ c. Why was Wilbur Meeks surprised?________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ d. What was the Chief Executive happy about? ________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ e. Did he know Wilbur well?_______________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ f. Was the contract worth $100,000? ________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________57

g. How much was it worth? _______________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ h. What was the mistake in Wilbur Meeks report? ______________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

Exercise IV Listen to the conversations. Underline anything that is different. A Job Interview

Conversation A Ms. Dukakis: Come in. Mr. Lo, isnt it? Please, have a seat. Mr. Lo: Ms. Dukakis: Mr. Lo: Thank you. Did you have a good journey? Yes, thanks. I came up from San Diego the day before yesterday. Ms. Dukakis: And did you find a nice hotel?58

Mr. Lo: Ms. Dukakis:

No. Im staying at a resort in Oakland. Oh, thats all right, youre from the Bay area, arent you?

Mr. Lo: Ms. Dukakis: Mr. Lo: Ms. Dukakis: Mr. Lo:

Yes. I was born and raised in Oakland. When did you leave? I went to school in L.A. That was in 1988. So, where are you presently working? Soledad Computers in San Diego. Have you been there?

Ms. Dukakis:

No, not really. How long have you been with them?

Mr. Lo:

Ive been working there since I graduated from college.

Ms. Dukakis:

Why do you want to change jobs now?

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Mr. Lo:

Id like to do some traveling. I want to use my job. computer skills, and I want a funny

Ms. Dukakis:

Yes. I see here that you speak Turkish and Spanish. Puede usted traducirmelo?

Mr. Lo: Ms. Dukakis:

Excuse me? Can you say that once again? Thats OK. Do you want to live closer to your parents?

Mr. Lo:

Thats not the reason why I want this job. But yes, I'd like to live in this city again.

Ms. Dukakis:

Well, thank you, Mr. Lo. We'll call you.

Conversation B Ms. Dukakis: Come in, Ms. Danziger. Please have a .

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Ms. Danziger:

Please call me Crystal. My, you have a large office.

Ms. Dukakis: Ms. Danziger:

Thank you. Did you have a nice trip? It was OK. I got in on the late flight last night.


Ah, youre from Los Angeles, arent you? I live in L.A. at the present time, but Im originally from New York. Of course, Im not often in L.A. Ive been to nine countries this year.


Tell me about your previous job. Im a secretary for a book publisher Travel Books Incorporated. We sell travel books and maps. I travel around North America. You see from my resume that I

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speak Russian and Deutch. I majored in Russian for my Masters degree and then Ms. Dukakis: Ms. Danziger: Where did you get your degree? I got it from the University of Moscow. But, before that, I did my Bachelors at the University of Amsterdam. Ms. Dukakis: How long have you been with your Travel Books? Ms. Danziger: Three years. Before that I was with the Disney company for a year in Florida, and before that I worked at a public stationary company in Dallas for ten months. Ms. Dukakis: Ms. Danziger: Have you ever sold perfume? No, but selling is selling. It's all the same to me.

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And do you speak any Asian languages? No, but I learn fast. I majored in languages. Now, I want to ask you some questions about this job ...

b. listen again and correct the conversations above the lines.

Exercise V Listen to the conversations and fill in the blanks. Conversation A Jack Hudson is at the offices of Pacific Rim Cruises. Its Friday May 26th. Marsha: ________________, theres someone at the door. Come in! Jack: Good morning, Ms. Irving?

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Marsha:

Yes, Im Marsha Irving. Uh, do you have an _____________________?

Jack:

Jack Hudson? Absolutely Arizona Mineral Waters? This is my ___________.

Marsha:

Oh, yes. Youre very ___________excuse meStefan, can I ______________? I have a ___________. OK. In about twenty minutes.

Conversation B Jack: Marsha: Jack: I just want to try this. ________________________? I want you to try a ____________ of Absolutely Arizonabefore I say anything.64

Marsha: Jack:

OK. Mm. Yes, its all right. All right? This is the best ____________________________ in North America. Its produced and _____________ in Arizona, and

Marsha: Jack: Marsha:

Did you say Arizona? Yes, maam. I did. But Arizonas one of the ___________ statesits ______________, isnt it?

Jack:

Its not all desert. This comes from high in the mountains.

Marsha:

But our passengers want well-known _____________________. Perrier, Evian.65

Jack:

I can give you a very special deal we have a lot of Absolutely Arizona here in Vancouver. We can __________________ immediately. You can try it out on your next ______________.

Marsha:

Im sorry, Mr. Hudson. Youre _______________ your time. You see, I just _______________________ for our next cruise. Sorry.

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UNIT V SPEECH SOUNDSExercise I a. Tick the correct variant.

1. use, uses

6.

ring, rings

[s] [z] [ Iz ]2. tell, tells 7. live, lives

[s] [z] [ Iz ] [s] [z] [ Iz ]8. cook, cooks

[s] [z] [ Iz ]3. pass, passes

[s] [z] [ Iz ]4. write, writes 9. hope, hopes

[s] [z] [ Iz ] [s] [z] [ Iz ]10. love, loves

[s] [z] [ Iz ]5. run, runs

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[s] [z] [ Iz ]

b. Now listen and check. Exercise II. Transcribe the following words. Be careful! They all have silent letters.

1. castle 2. foreign 3. bomb 4. heart 5. sandwich 6. knowledge 7. island 8. psychology 9. knock 10. hymn

[ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [

] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]

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b. Now listen and check. Exercise III a. Group the following words according to the vowel sounds they contain. break, done, small, bud, pray, boot, paid, sort, son, nut, look, good, rose, fork, nose, foot, talk, made, cut, smoke shoot, walk, owes, port, broke, lady.

[]

[:]

[]

[eI]

[o]

b. Now listen and check. Exercise IV a. Each word contains one or two silent vowels or consonants. Fill in the blanks with silent letters:69

castle climb should horse are word wrong b. Now listen and check.

neighbour psychology chocolate upstairs yesterday bought garden

sure should write talk bomb person

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Listening Comprehension ShoppingExercise I.

Listen to the dialogue, circle the right answer. 1. Where is the situation? a) at a restaurant b) at a library c) at a department store

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2. What is the customer looking for? a) b) c) trousers a sweater a pair of shoes

3. What colour sweater did the customer want? a) green b) blue c) yellow 4. How did the green sweater fit the customer? It was a) too small b) too tight c) too big 5. What colour sweater did the assistant suggest? a) green b) pink c) red Exercise II Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.

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1. What magazine does Michael Robertson want to buy?

2. How much does the magazine cost?

3. What kind of gum does Michael prefer?

4. What else did Michael buy?

5. What time was it?

Exercise III Consuela Rodriguez is in Los Angeles on business. She has some spare time on her first morning, and she has come to the Drake Mall to do some shopping. Listen to the four conversations, then listen again and complete the chart.

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Conversation Which store What did she Who was How much was she in? buy? it for? did she spend? 1

2

3

4

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Exercise IV Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.

Alicia: Assistant:

These _______________are really beautiful. Yes, they are. Theyre _____________ Native American designs, made of pure ________, and theyre made here in Alaska.

Alicia:

I

need

some

throws

for

my

___________________but I need more than one. Assistant: Alicia: Assistant: How many do you need? __________, maybe three. Well, theyre $______ each but I can give you a ____________________. Alicia: Assistant: Really? How much? $________ for the three.

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Alicia:

Hmm. I dont have much _________ in my cabin.

Assistant:

We can _________ them anywhere in the United States.

Alicia: Assistant: Alicia: Assistant: Alicia:

San Diego? Sure. Thats no problem. Theyre really nicebut I dont know. We won __________ you for hipping. OK. Its a _______. Do you take American Express?

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UNIT VI SPEECH SOUNDSExercise I a. Tick the correct variant.

1. rained

6.

begged

[t] [d] [ Id ]2. started 7. hoped

[t] [d] [ Id ] [t] [d] [ Id ]8. opened

[t] [d] [ Id ]3. arrived

[t] [d] [ Id ]4. helped 9. walked

[t] [d] [ Id ] [t] [d] [ Id ]10. wanted

[t] [d] [ Id ]5. visited

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[t] [d] [ Id ]

b. Now listen and check

Exercise IIa. Notice how you pronounce the definite article the, put these words into correct columns: the event, the game, the office, the train, the bouquet, the airport, the service, the order, the hour, the opportunity, the harvest, the edge, the manager, the olives, the interpreter, the twins, the force, the pleasure, the exhibition, the possibility.

//

/I/

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b. Now listen and check. Exercise III a. Tick the correct variant. Note: [] (silent letter no sound)

1. knee

6.

calm

[] [k]2. listen 7. thought

[] [l] [] [g]8. key

[][s] 3. talk

[][l] 4. enough 9. knife

[] [k] [] [k]10. kill

[][f] 5. build

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[] [k]

b. Now listen and check. Exercise IV a. Which word doesnt belong to the group?

[i:]

sit

ski - leave - sit - sea - key

[] [] [] [a:] [e] [I] [:] [u:] [eI] [aI]

cat - bag - hand - dark - bad hot - doctor - wrong - stop - sport money - mother - home - some - nothing glass - talk - father cant - park video - pencil - tennis - men - bed think - field - this - Italy - big forty - more - short - born - actor June - curly - fruit - true - flu name - orange - train - plane - they five - like - live - fine nice


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Listening Comprehension Food and DrinkI. Listen to the waiter. Hes describing one of the dishes. Tick () the foods the waiter mentions.

tuna olive oil shrimp basil ketchup tomato salt eggplant

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zucchini garlic potatoes onion lettuce spinach pepper lemons

Exercise II a. Listen to the dialogues and underline anything that is different.

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Dialogue 1

A:

Look, there are some seats in the corner.

B:

You three go and sit down and Ill get the orders.

What would you like?

A:

Id like a gin and tonic, please.

B:

Would you like ice with your gin?

A:

Yes, please.

C:

And Id like a mineral water, please. No ice.

B:

Would you like anything to eat?

A:

No, thanks.

C:

Id like some crisps, please.

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Dialogue 2

A:

Would you like some salad with your steak?

B:

No, thanks, but can I have some more chips, please.

A:

Yes, help yourself. But leave some for your sister.

B:

Can I get the tomato ketchup?

A:

Yes. Its in the fridge. Can you bring me a glass of

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water from the kitchen?

B:

Is there any mustard?

A:

Im afraid there isnt any left.

b. Listen again and correct the dialogues above. Write the corrections above the words and phrases you underlined. Exercise III. Listen to three people giving their orders. Note what they order and the words they use for requests.

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Cecilia:____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Ken:_______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Josie:______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

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Exercise IV. Listen to Jack and the server. Answer the questions:

a. Would he like vanilla or chocolate ice cream? ___________________________________ b. How much is it? ___________________________________ c. What bill does Jack offer the server? ____________________________________ d. Can the server make change? ____________________________________ e. Does Jack have anything smaller? _____________________________________

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Exercise V Listen to the dialogue and circle the right answer. 1. What does Jeff Kramer want to order? a. fish b. chicken c. pork 2. What dish is special for today? a. mashed potatoes b. French fries c. green beans 3. What dressing does Jeff prefer? a. rice b. sauce c. green beans 4. What else does Jeff want with his meal? a. mineral water b. a roll c. cheese 5. What does the Counter Help suggest instead of pecan pie. a. ice-cream b. currant jelly c. choc manger

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Exercise VI Listen to the conversation and circle the right answer. 1. Where is the situation? a. at a department store b. at a restaurant c. at a hotel reception desk 2. Which of the food stuff mentioned by the waiter is a usual ingredient for a pizza? a. clam chowder b. spinach c. mozzarella 3. What polite expression did the waiter use to repeat the question? a. Pardon me b. Excuse me c. Sorry 4. What did Kenji order? a. spinach and egg salad b. spinach and bacon salad c. spinach and bacon omelet 5. What did the waiter decide to do to solve the situation? a. to prove that Kenji had really ordered clam chowder b. to eat the clam chowder himself c. to bring the salad.

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UNIT VII SPEECH SOUNDSExercise I a. Listen and repeat the following words. Pay attention to their pronunciation: Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 [ ] rubber - understand - under - fun - but [ ] supply - surprise - measure - adventure [ 3: ] hurt - purse - church - curl - murderer [ I ] busy [ u: ] flu rule [ ] put - bull - education - bush - pudding

b. Which groups do these words go in? - (Write: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6)

cup husband crush autumn purple February push

1

Thursday nurse suppose burn sun number Sunday90

3

August turtle busy ugly sugar picture June

2

gun pull Saturday lunch furniture c. Now listen and check.

must club bus Russian

surname full curly butcher

Exercise II Listen and repeat the following words after the speaker, insert them into correct columns. helps, bosses, meets, does, sends, catches, eats, drugs, churches, pictures, animals, buses, actors, matches, bushes, wants, Bushs, James, legs, cats, maps, Roberts.

[s]

[z]

[Iz]

c. Now listen and check.91


1. sign

6.

every

[] [g] [ j]2. high 7. cupboard

[] [I] [e]

[][g] 3. autumn 8. island

[] [p]

[] [n] []4. honour 9. home

[] [s] [z]

[][h] 5. half 10. hour

[] [h] [][h]

[][l]b. Now listen and check.92

Exercise IV a. Group the following words so that they match the stress patterns in the table. infamous dinosaur enjoyment excel begin Banana Imply Mountain Passage Arrive calendar cluster eternal before worry statement kingdom countless defeated history

.angry

.forget

.

.

..successful

emptiness


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Listening Comprehension Telephone ConversationsExercise I a. Listen to four telephone conversations. Match the conversations with the situations. Phone call 1 ________. Phone call 2 ________. Phone call 3 ________. Phone call 4 ________.

a. informing of a flat to buy. b. informing of a flight delay. c. informing of arrangements to go to a concert. d. changing a lunch appointment. b. Listen again and take the messages. Phone call 1

John Griffiths called; has tickets; concert at

Palace Hall 8.30Phone call 2 ____________________________________ _______________________________________________

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Phone call 3 ____________________________________ _______________________________________________ Phone call 4 _____________________________________ _______________________________________________

Exercise II Listen to the telephone conversation and circle the right answer. 1. What number did Edgar call? a. 322-7844 b. 321-7844 c. 323-7844. 2. What did Tania say when she answered Edgars call?95

a. Beauty Salon. This is Tania. Can I do something for you? b. Beauty Salon. This is Tania. May I help you? c. Beauty Salon. This is Tania. Can I be of any service to you? 3. Where did Edgar reach when he dialed the number? a. the hotel reception b. beauty salon c. hotel restaurant. 4. What didnt Edgar reach the place he wanted? a. because he didnt dial the outside line number b. because he didnt know the number c. because he wanted to precise the number from the receptionist 5. What is the internal line number? a. 32 b. 9

c. 22

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UNIT VIII SPEECH SOUNDSExercise I a. Tick the correct variant.

1. newspaper

4. Cookie

[ u: ] [ ju: ] []2. uniform 5. few

[ u: ] [ ju: ] [] [ u: ] [ ju: ] []6. rule

[ u: ] [ ju: ] []3. use

[ u: ] [ ju: ] []b. Now listen and check.

[ u: ] [ ju: ] []

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Exercise II a. Write the word containing the given sound in the box.

[ i: ] [] [] [a:] [] [ u: ] [:] [u:] [I] [] []

chips - film - very - leave - build - university are - bank - wash - farm - ugly - name - fly heart - dance - aunt have - park - mustnt stand - fat - sea - what - sun - large - lunch Run - busy - you - book - university - laugh pull - fruit - woman good - Sunday forty more - short - born - actor June - curly - fruit - true - flu Lion - meet - field - live - life - suitable without - brother - bathroom - father - this three bath - ninth - thanks - weather - both


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1. straight

6.

Bought

[] [ gh ] [g]2. sky 7.

[] [ gh ] [g] Blouse [] [b]8. interested

[][k] 3. could

[] [l]

[] [I] [e]

4. listen

9.

Seaside

[][t] 5. whole 10. Champagne

[] [d] [] [g]

[][l]b. Now listen and check.

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Listening Comprehension At the AirportExercise I Jeff Kramer is going through the Security Check.

Security:

Please put all carry-on _______________ on the conveyor . . . Please put all carry-on luggage on the conveyor. Step right this way, maam. This way, sir. (Beep) Please __________ your pockets and go through again, sir. (Beep) Please step this way, sir. Pardon me, what do you have in this pocket?

Jeff: Security:

Oh sorry, just some _____________. Thats fine. Thank you, sir. Please put all carry-on luggage on the conveyor. Step right this way

Woman: Security:

Is this machine ____________________? Yes, it is, maam. Please put all 100

Woman:

Are you sure? Theyre pictures of my ______________________ first birthday

Security:

You can give the _______________ to me, maam. It doesnt have to go through the ______________.. Please put all carry-on luggage on the conveyor. Step right this way

Jeff goes to pick up his briefcase. Security (2): Would you mind opening your ______________, sir? Jeff: Security (2): No, not at all there you go. Would you mind ___________________ the Walkman? Jeff: Oh, sorry.

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Security: through. Exercise II

Thats fine, sir. We just have to check. You can go

Listen to the recording. Where did Wilburs suitcase go? Check the boxes. Put a tick () before the cities the suitcase has appeared in and a cross (x) if it didnt.

Bangkok Hong Kong Baltimore Boston Las Vegas

Bombay Beijing New York Los Angeles Seattle

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Rome

Bologna

Exercise III Listen to the conversation and try to complete Tadashis answers to the Immigration Inspectors questions.

Airport Arrivals

Immigration Inspector:

Good morning. Where have you come from?

Tadashi Nakamura: Immigration Inspector: Tadashi Nakamura:

___________________________ Fine. May I see your passport? ________________________103

Immigration Inspector: Tadashi Nakamura:

Whats the nature of your visit? _________________________ _________________________

Immigration Inspector:

And how long are you staying in the United States?

Tadashi Nakamura: Immigration Inspector: Tadashi Nakamura: Immigration Inspector:

__________________________ Fine. Here is your passport back. __________________________ Welcome to the United States. Enjoy your stay.

Exercise IVEdgar Young is at LAX. Listen to the conversations and circle the right answer. 1. Where is the flight to? a. Paris b. Vancouver c. Vienna 2. Which class check-in is it spoken about in Conversation A? a. Coach Class104

b. Economy Class c. Business Class 3. Which is Edgar's flight to Vancouver? a. Flight CA 455 to Vancouver b. Flight CA 485 to Vancouver c. Flight CA 489 to Vancouver 4. How many pieces of baggage does Edgar have? a. three pieces b. two pieces c. four pieces 5. Where is the Clerk asking Edgar to put his baggage? a. on the scale b. on the conveyor c. carousel 6. What kind of sportsmen are flying to Vancouver? a. Sumo wrestlers b. arm wrestlers c. football players 6. What kind of seat does the Clerk suggest to Edgar? a. an isle seat105

b. a window seat c. a middle seat 7. The empty seat is between a. two journalists b. two lawyers c. two Sumo wrestlers 8. Where is the flight boarding? a. at Gate 33 b. at Gate 35 c. at gate 32

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UNIT IX SPEECH SOUNDSExercise I a. Copy the words using CAPITAL letters to write the stressed syllables:toMAto WORKbook

tomato mountain favourite umbrella university cinema Japanese Polish science restaurant

workbook lion dictionary computer television biology banana coffee shampoo sandwich

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fourteen firefighter history footballer telephones English Italian hamburger b. Now listen and check.

video camera Brazilian hotel Hungary Hungarian airport Italy

Exercise II a. Which word in each group has a different sound? Fill them in the blanks.

wears - does - loves - knocks stayed - looked - pulled -weighed look - good - blood - foot

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dead - mean - bread - head rented - landed - assisted - opened thought - around - sound - house York - born - Ford Oxford lives - reads - writes begs b. Now listen and check. Exercise III a. Tick the correct variant. Note: [] (silent letter no sound)

1. mountain

6.

hen

[] [] []2. house 7. scissors

[] [h] [j] [] [s] [k]8. talking

[][h] [j] 3. business

[] [I]

[] [g]

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[ i: ]4. gift 9. chocolate

[][g] [w] 5. pig 10. who

[] [ : ] [] [] [h] [j]

[][j] [g]b. Now listen and check.

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Listening Comprehension EntertainmentExercise I a. Listen to the conversation. Tick () the activities the man and the woman talk about. skiing driving cooking singing dancing swimming speaking English speaking in public

b. Listen again and complete the sentences.

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She can swim quite ____________ but she can't swim very ___________. Shes quite a _____________ dancer. She cooks very____________. She drives too _____________ in town and too ____________ on the motorway. Shes a ______________ driver.

c.

Listen to the recording and compare.

Exercise II a. Listen to six people answering a question about their perfect weekend. Put the number of the question they answer by the name of the speaker.

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Alex Alan Daniel

Jane Barbara Emma

b. Now put down what their answers were.

Alex would drink coconut milk.

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UNIT X SPEECH SOUNDSExercise I a. Copy the words using CAPITAL letters to write the stressed syllables.WALKman MIneral WAter

walkman

mineral water

Germany forty cassette algebra engineer daughter boyfriend weekends eighteen

information lawyer sixteen pilot nephew thirteen expensive hospital ninety-nine

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Japan Portuguese China director potato b. Now listen and check.

Portugal million Chinese April

Exercise II a. Which word in each group has a different sound? - Fill them in the blanks.

kissed - smiled - studied - agreed day - days - say - says agrees - makes - stops - cooks though - brought - ought - thought night - fifth - sight - climb museum - use - music - busy moon - food - foot - poodle115

jeans - steak - sea - weak studies - runs - wishes - goes played - helped - laughed - walkedb. Now listen and check. Exercise III a. Tick the correct variant. Note: [] (silent letter no sound)

1. night

6.

screen

[] [ gh ] [g]2. secretary 7. Tuesday

[] [s] [k] [] [e] [I]8. climb

[][] [] 3. color

[][ ]

[] [b]

[]4. talk 9. dog

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[]

[ : ] [] 5. what 10. sandwich

[g] [j] [] [d]

[][h]b. Now listen and check. Exercise IV a. Transcribe the following words.

fish Monday bicycle August to day match key tonight

April birthday guitar friendly walk um brella twice look

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shoe become driveb. Now listen and check.

meat build January

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Listening Comprehension Cultural Diversities.Exercise I a. Read the following information about the origins of the names of the months, and try to fill in the gaps. There are clues in the information after the gaps to help you. But be as imaginative as you like, and dont worry if your answers are wildly incorrect!

The English names of the months of the year originated in Roman times. January, for instance, is named after _________________, the god of ___________________ . He had two faces, so that he could see who or what was coming and who or what was going. February comes from the Latin verb februare which means _______________ . The Romans thought that the cold and frosts of winter purified the Earth. In addition to purification, the Romans considered this to be the month of sacrifices. March was named after Mars, the Roman god of ____________________ . There was no fighting during the winter and this month was the start of the year for soldiers. The word April comes from the Latin verb aperire, which means ____________________ . This is the month which is associated with re-birth and growth, when trees open their leaves. May is named after Maia, who was the mother of Hermes, and was the goddess of . This is the month when things start to grow. June119

is named after Juno, the goddess of _______________ and the queen of the gods. During the reign of Julius Caesar, the calendar was changed. As a result of the changes, the fifth month of the year, Quintils, and the sixth month, Sextilis, become the seventh and eight months of the year and the months of May and June were introduced for the first time. Subsequently, in 44BC, the Roman senate changed the name of the seventh month to Julius in honour of the Emperor. Later on, ______________ became emperor and was very annoyed that the Senate named a month after his predecessor, ________________ thought he was just as important as Juius, so he changed the name of the eighth month in his own honour. Which brings us to the last four months of the year. Before the addition to the months of May and June, September, October, November and December were the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth months of the year. The prefixes sept, oct, nov, dec are all from the Latin words for _____________ . b. Now listen and check.

Exercise II Listen to the information about American place names and answer the questions. 1. Which of these is the nickname for New York City?120

a. b. c. d.

The Hot Potato The Cold Turkey The Big Apple The Big Banana

2. Which of the following is the nickname for Hollywood? a. Tinseltown b. The Dream Machine c. The Film Factory d. Disneyland 3. Which of the following is the nickname for Chicago? a. The Wet City b. The Windy City c. The Cloudy City d. The Snowy City 4. What is the state of Texas known as? a. The Big Star State b. The Lone Star State c. The One Star State d. The Little Star State 5. Which of these US state names is the Spanish word for red? a. California b. Nevada c. Montana d. Colorado

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Exercise III a. Listen and decide how many people in A day in the life of the USA are speaking. b. Listen again and find out what they do at these times: Speaker 1: 8.00am 1.00pm 6.30pm 11.30pm Speaker 2: 8.15am ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

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12.30pm 5.30pm 7.00pm

________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

Exercise IV a. Listen to Karen, who lives in Hong Kong and Pat, who lives in San Francisco, talking about a typical breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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b. Listen to the dialogue and complete the columns Karen and

Pat.Karen Typical breakfast Typical lunch Pat You

Typical dinner

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c. What do you have for a typical breakfast, lunch and dinner? Complete the You column in the chart.

Exercise V a. Listen to Barry, who is Australian, talking about an important event in Australia. b. Now answer the questions in the Australia column.

AustraliaWhats it called? When does it take place? Where does it take place? When did it first take place? What happens? I sit a public holiday? Are there any other interesting features?

Your country

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c. Choose an important day in your country and complete the column Your country.

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