It provides systematic practice of English pronunciation, stress and intonation through a wide variety of interesting exercises and activities. The course is accompanied by a recording of all the practice material on three cassettes.
The book and the recordings are both designed for use in class and by students working alone. Cassettes 3 This book will train students to recognise and produce English sounds, and includes work on stress and intonation. Student's Book This book will train students to recognise and produce English sounds, and includes work on stress and intonation.
Collect as many same sound pairs as you can in a time limit, e. TEST You can use a dictionary if you wish, but you don't have to understand every word to do this test. Thenci rcl etheone word - or part of a word - that is said twice. Incomplete words have the rest of the word written in brackets, e. Is your name spelt C-K? My occupation. I'm not a wine taster. I'm a food tester. Listenand e- repeat. The secondpart of the soundis shorter. Thedog'sin theshade. It'sa difficultage.
That's That's M in i ma l p a i rwords B28a tl Listen and repeat the words. Notice which words are nouns, adjectives or main verbs. These are often important, and the most important words for the meaning of a sentence are stressed. Then listen to the sentences again and underline the sentence stress on page The 8.
My timetablesays:BakerStreettrain- B. Oh no. The BakerStreettrainleavesat B. MayI seethe new timetable? B: A mistake? A: They changed the timetable. B: Changed it? Note that number 7 needs a different word in the answer. Draw intonation arrows following the example in l. Check your answers by Iistening to the recording and then practise the intonation. Record your voice to compare your production of the intonation with the recording.
B: rhe eighth? It's Mrs Grey'sbirthday today. B: 3 A: Yes. B: 4 A: Yes. And she'sgoingaway for a holiday B: 5 A: That'sright. And she'sgoingby plane. B: 6 A: Yes. Shewants to go to Spain. B: 7 A: That'sright.
Are you all riglrt? I'm fine. I'm just flring mv kite. Have a nice time! I The second part ofthe sound is shorter. Whata noisybike. Checkthe height. B3zae SentenCestreSS Listen to the minimal pair sentencesagain and underline the sentence stress on page I a cart I b kite I 2 a darning! Then read the dialogue and fill the gaps l-f 0 with the correcr words from the box. Hi, Nigel. No thanks,Nigel l'm busytyping.
Do you likemotor riding,Caroline? Mobilephone rings. Nigel'sput somethingbehindyourcomputer. A: I think is quite exciting. Do you like it? Wouldyou liketo come with me on Friday? R: l'd reallyliketo But l'm busyon Friday.
Wouldsomeothertime be all right? EV ball boil It'sa ballonhishead. It'sa boil on his head. Lookat that goldencoin. M Minimalpairwords toal Roy Hearthe engineroar. Hearthe engine,Roy.
Then listen and repeat. For each word, write for ltl sound L or 2 for lctl sound 2. The less important words for the meaning are r4i. Underline the most important words in the sentences on page It'sout of oil. And l ookl poi nti ng Or evendestroyed it. How disappointing! They all contain the samesound. Then listen and checkyour answers. Whenyou meet a newword, you can checkthe word stressin a good dictionary. Most dictionaries use the symbolrin front of the main stressedsyllable,and the symbol, to show any secondarystress usuallyin longer words , e.
Choosefour of the longestwords in the list in 4a and useyour dictionary to checkifthere is any secondarystress. Nlaui house ' ; r'our cow? It's running : :r't ask aboutyour car! I said how'syour cow? The second part of the sound is shorter. It wasa longbow. Her browwaswrinkled grass glouse There's grasshere. There's beautiful beautiful arch ouch Arch! For each word write I for latl sound l or 2 for laul sound 2. B4sae Sentence stress First read the minimal pair sentences and notice which words are adjectives or adverbs.
These are often important for the meaning of a sentence aswell as nouns and main verbs. I 6a tarn I b tourn tr! Dialogue O a First practisethe sound laul inwords from the dialogue. Readthe words aloud or visit the websiteto practise. Readthe dialogueand listen to the recordingat the sametime.
You'reshoutingtoo loudly. Sit down and don't frown. A littleroundmouse. Cet it out somehowWe don'twanta mousein our house. Oursis the cleanesthousein the townl c Practise reading the corrected dialogue. I He's sitting dolrm. I Put it dornm. Maybe I'll go with Bert. That'smy boat. I wokeearly. He likesfloating M i n i m apl a i rw o rd s Bssaa Listenand repeatthe words. Notice how all the other words in the sentence are said more quiddyand quietly. Underline the sentence stressin the sentences on page It'sa note.
We had a boatpicnic. Civeme thebowl. For each word vwite I for lcll sound l or 2 for laul sound 2. I a fern I b phone I 2 a o r I b o h I 3 a ball I b bowl I 4 a b u rn I b b o n e tr 5 a walk I b work tr c woke f 5 Dialogue u Eitrt practisethe target sound laul inwords from the dialogue. Snowin October Joe Jones is sleeping, but Joonno woke up a few minutes ogo.
Whatis it, Joanna? JoE: No. My eyesare closed,and l'm goingto go to sleepagain. Don'tgo to sleep,Joe. Lookat the snow! JoE: Snow? But it's only October. JoE: You'rejoking,Joanna, There'sno snow. I've been ht aring that joke about a bee in my bt't-'rfor nearly sixty-three y rars.
J- rr,,,. It'sa smallbeer. Pea Prel It'san old pea. He hasa blackbeard. Minimalpairwords rp. For eachword, write l for lill sound l or 2 for lrcl sound2. Then listen to the sentencesagain and underline the sentence stress on page Then read the dialogue and fitl the gaps f -B with the correct words from the box below.
Theyhavevery good beer here. Two beers. This'rule' only applies to some speakersof English, e. But many native speakersalways pronounce lrl, e. Here'sthe beer. Then listen and check. I can hear Mr Lear. He can hear us too. Mr Lear calls her'dear'.
Dear old Mrs Lear is here in the kitchen. He's a mountaineer. A mountaineer always spends some time each year in the mountains. Oh, my dear, I wouldn't dare! J Ioin the two sounds: leeeel. That'sa rear. Lfr - Cheers! Read the - words aloud or visit the website to practise. A pairof hairclips Claire. Theyiust aren'tanywhere! Theyiust aren't Everywhere! M AR Y:H m! But many native speakers always pronounce lrl , e. It's there. There it is. They're here. They're under a table.
I've looked everywhere for them. I've looked everywhere in the house. Take turns to quickly turn your top card face up and put it on top of a ner.
Then you can add all those cards to your pile. Collect as many cards as you can in a time limit, e. B;z I For each line 1, 2, 3,4, 5 , first listen to the whole line, then circle the one word, or part of a word, that is said twice. Woy Woy. Score I for each correct line. I We're looking for a builder or an architect, Adler and Anderson. Score Wordstress Underline the stressedsyllable in these words or phrases.
I Listen again to the dialoguein that unit, listening for the target sound. You can also use this review task as a quick self-test,by doing steps2 and 4 only. I Are theseconsonantsvoiced or unvoiced? Write v.
B a Closeyour lips. Touchyour side teeth with the sidesofyour tongue. U e Touchthefrontoftheroofofyour mouthwith the front of your tongue. How are Englishconsonantsoundsmade? Pleasecouldyou help me? This is an unvoiced sound. Then push air forward in vour mouth. Pen Pen,pleasel Peal Lookat the yellowpear!
PUP Whata livelypup! PoPPy Do youlikePoppy? Listen and repeat the words. Practiselisteningfor theseimportant words. They are underlinedhere. It's a usefulpiu. Look at the yellow pcar. It's an old cap. What a livelv oun! Do you like Poppy? Readthe - words aloud or visit the websiteto practise. One-syllablewords: pot pie piece spoon plate plane please Two-syllablewords: pencil Peter pepper pocket Poppy postcard pulling Paris airport stupid practise plastic people apple The strongstressis alwayson the first syllablein thesewords.
TWo-syllablewords:surprised perhaps The strongstressis alwayson the secondsyllablein thesewords. Three-syllablewords:passenger newspaper potato impatient pepperpot.
Note on word stress:Word stressdoesn'tusuallycfrange. Bold is usedto showyou which part of the word is stronglystressed,i. Note on sentencestress:Sentencestresschangeswith the speaker's meaning. Underliningis usedhereto showyou which words in the sentencearebeing stronglystressed,i. Peteris surpdsed. Vhathappens to the quiet sound if the next word begins with a vowel?
Notice that it is sometimes louder or quieter. Then read the dialogue and fill the gaps and a-f with the correct words from the boxes. Numbers I and a have been done as examples. I think l've lostthe t possporfs! Putthe thingsin the plasticbag. The first one in eachcolumn hasbeen done as an example.
Checkyour answers,then listen and repear. In a list, the intonation goes up with each item but down on the last item. He bought a pen. He bought a pelt and a pencil. He bought a pen and a pcacil and a piu. You must remember what the others have said and then add something to the list. B: Peter went to Paris and he bought a pipe and a picture. C: Peter went to Paris and he bought a pipe, a picture and a plano.
They've just been. It'sa usefulbin Pen Ben -:' Pen,please! Peal Lookat the yellowpear. Gab lt'san old cab. Poppy Bobby Whata livelypub! Notice that the target sound is quieter in cab and pub. B85ae sentence stress Listen and underline the strongly stressedwords in the minimal pair sentences on page Read the 6 words aloud or visit the website to practise.
Is it louder when the next word begins with a vowel? Somebody gaveme thisblousefor my birthday blouse! BoB: Did er mm Rubybuy it for you? And my brothergaveme a bookaboutbirds. BOs: I didn'trememberyourbirthday, Barbara. I leftmy old job. The one in the pub. Cuess what? Don'tworryaboutthe birthdaypresent,Bob But,rememberthat proverb:'Betterlatethan never'. Wordstress trusa In compound nouns, the stressis on the first word.
I a shelf a bookshelf 2 a brush a hairbrush a paintbrush 3 a card a postcard a birthday card 4 a ball a football a ping pong ball 5 abag a handbag a shopping bag 6 am an a policeman a postman sss b Talk about these pictures. Follow the example. Listen and respond.
If they come at the end of a word, stop - don't add another sound. Match these compound words. Could you tell me the time, please?
It's exactly nty minutes to ten. Then push air forward inside your r. Notice how the voice begins to go u. This word is spoken with a very strong stress. Is hers the red cart? Can he wlite well? Does this train srHell? Is there a trtnk here? Readthe C. Practise a quiet ltl here before a consonant. Decide if these are loud L or quiet Q. EXAMPLE assistant L Q travelagent twenty-two tonight student im p o rta n t d e p a rtme n ts to re tomatoes toi l et Now look at the words in the box below and decide whether the target sound is loud L or quiet Q.
EXAMPLE to L , skirts Q to skirts basement telephone cricketbat ex a c tl y c a fe te ri a to m a toes frui t tel l top T h a i ti m e n e x t Check your answers in the key before doing the next exercise.
Check your answers by looking in the box of words on page 90, and then by listening to the dialogue. In I4lH questions, intonation usually begins to go down on the most important word for the speaker'smeaning. How do I get to the sports equipment? The first time we ask somebody's name, we ask: I'Vhat'syour name? This is new information. But if we then forget the name and ask again, we ask: tMhat'syour name? Intonation goes up to show that this is something we have already shared.
Some of them are asking for new information. Some of them want to check old information they have already received just now or in the past.
Numbers I and 2have been done as examples. Take turns to be the assistant at the information desk in a department store. The others ask questions. You can sometimes choose to check the information either straightaway or later by asking the same question again with a different intonation.
First practise the word stressin these words you may use. It's too cold and dark. And I'm too tiretl. I rather stay at home and read a good book. Yousendthe emails? Canhe ridewell? Istherea drunkoutside? Notice that the target sound is quieter in the words send, card, ride. I a wriring! C Readthe words aloud or visit the websiteto practise.
Number I and a have been done as examples. Check your answers by looking in the box of rvords above, and then by listening to the dialogue. Youforgotour 3-, drdn'tyou? I had a b - cold,so I er deridedto stavat home. Whatdid er Donalddo yesterday? Did he and Dianego 7?
Theyjust stayedat home and d - No,they didn'tyesterday. DATSY: e -. Did you playcardstoo? I s - to phoneyou hruenty times! Work with a partner or Iisten to the recording. He snored. And some of my chocolate cake? I like cake. But I'm allergic to chocolate.
Then push air forward behind your tongue. It'sa brilliant back She'sgot a strongback. UNIT27 rk, kev croa a In the words on page 97, notice that the target sound is quieter in the word, back. Does the intonation go up or dovun? Then listen to the sentencesagain and underline the sentence stress ot page Do the two words join together? Make the two sounds different. There can be a slight pause between the two sounds. Choosethe correct heading from this box for each list of consonant clusters below.
Practisesayingthe clusters. Look at the wordsin the box belowand decidewhetherthe targetsound is loud L or quiet Q. Check your answers by Iistening to the dialogue. Doesn'tit se 'cuckoo'? Whata cleverclock! Get me some bagels if they've got any Thisis an unvoiced sound. He'sgot a lovelygirl. F class glass It'sa brilliant class. Btd55, nY a. She'sgot a strongbag. Notice that the target sound is quieter in thewordbag.
Listen to the minimal pair sentences again and underline the strongly stressedwords on page l0l. Guess again. She'sgone to Portugal and Greeceuntil August. This is an example. Another example is fog. Also smog. It's a big garden. Hes a big guy. Has the fog gone? Then complete the sentencesbelow.
Number t has been done as an example. Listen to the complete sentencesfrom 3b and check your answers. Then practise reading the sentences aloud. Record your voice to compare your production of the sounds lkl and lgl with the recording.
Shufflethe cardsand deal them face dovynall over the table. Turn over any two cardsand read their sentencesaloud. If they are minimal pairs consonants ,you keepthem and you continueplaying. If those two cardsaren'tminimal pairs, turn them face down again and the next personplays.
Collectasmany minimal pairs asyou can in a time limit, e. You can use a dictionary if you wish, but you don't have to understand everyword to do this test.
I For eachline 1,2,3,4,5 , firstlistento the wholeline. Thencirclethe one word that is said twice. Note that meaning is not so important in this exercise. The purpose is to review the soundsby hearing them in contrast. EXAMPLE telephoned rained answered walked I brushed washed emptied tossed 2 walked watched laughed filled 3 waited departed combed painted 4 pushed snowed cleaned filled 5 whispered played rained shouted Score 4 Stress Underline the stressedsyllable in each item.
You can also use this review task as a quick self-test, by doing steps 2 and l only. What's upsetting you? S het ak esm y b o o k s o u to fmy - r and puts them somewhere else. She makes me so cross! Put the tip of your tongue forwardto nearlytouch the roof of your mouth. Don't useyour voice. I hearda bus. C piece I wantthebigpiece. F siP price Sipit slowly. What'sthe price? Listento the sentences. Sentencestress meaningarestronglystressed. The most importantwordsfor the speaker's Guesswhich two wordswill be stronglystressedin eachsentenceabove.
Then listento the sentencesagainand underlinethe sentencestress. Listenand repeatthe sentences. Readthe words aloud or visit the website to practise.
It's expensive sAM: Let'sgoto the seaside on Saturday, sweetie. Letsgo sailing andwater-skiing. SAM:lt'sexpensive, Let'sjustsitin the sunandgo swimming sweetie.
Youneverwantto spendmorethanthe smallest sumof money,SamSmith- you'resucha cheapskate! Listenand respond,like the example. Response: Samhateshats too. Listento checkand repeat. Practisethe targetsoundin consonantclusters.
Thesmile of a snake She speaks slowly, and eats special, expensive chocolates, As she steps upstairs, her long skirt sweeps over her silver slippers.
She is small and smart and sweet-smelling. Her skin is like snow 'You have stolen my heart! But when she smiled. But it isn't. They're like ice. Look at the arms I'm going to buy one of his paintings.
Thatzoo was amazing. Zipit slowly. I heardabuzz. N piece I wantthe big piece. Peas I wantthe bigpeas. What'sthe prize? That Sue was amazing. That zoo was amazing. Recordyour voiceto compareyou' production of those soundswith the recording.
Theyore busy sortingporcels. Whatdoesit say? What'sin thissack? SUSAN:lt'smakinga strangehissrng norse. SAcK: hrsses Sssssssssssssssss! ZENA:So it is! And whatdo you think'sin thisbox,Susan? SUSAN:lt'smakinga buzzingsound. ZENA:A parcelof mice.. What : you thinkaboutthis,Susan,on yourfirstday in the parcelsoffice? Listen and respond, like the example. Response:Mr Suzuki loves dogs too. Note: The following titles are only used with a family name: Mr lmisrel for men and Ms lmrzl for women.
I A horsetrainer a grows only roses. B A rose grower h sometimes washes clothes. II A politician k moderniseshouses. Check your answers in the key. Then read the answers aloud.
Finally, cover the second half of the sentences and try to remember them, while still being careful with the clusters. I'm not sure if you should Both are unvoiced: lsl and lU. I likeshoes. Shipit carefully. Then listen, and mark where the intonation begins to go down on the most strongly stressedword on page Then read the dialogue and write a-j against the numbers in the box below. The first one has been done as an example.
Thisis the latestwashingmachine. Thisone is our special demonstration machine. Then check in the key. I shops in England Englishshops 2 ships made in Denmark 3 sheep in Scotland 4 shampoo from Sweden 5 champagne from France 6 sheetsfrom Ireland 7 shirts made in Poland 8 shorts from Finland 9 sugarfromTurkey I0 shoes made in Spain csz b Listen and checkyour answers.
That's enough! Thank you. Any time. So there is often more than one 'correct' way of stressinga sentence, as it depends on the speaker'smeaning. Guess which words might be spoken with stronger stressin the sentences. Then listen to the sentences again and underline the sentence stress on p a g e l l 7. Clothes - 15 -Travel film: CrossingAsi. Talk about which of the television programmes above you would like to watch. Also ask each other about what shows you usually watch.
Would you like to watch the fashion show Casuat Ctothes? First listen and repeat the possible responses. It's a pleasure. My pleasure. That'sall right. B: It's a p. I Thank you for mending rny television. Thank you so much. Thanks a lot. It was great. They're like chalk and cheese. She's a checkout chick; he's the chairman of a television channel. He's rich, charming Do it again more quickly. Don't use your voice.
Thisis a cheapfarm. These are often important for the speaker's meaning, so they are often but not always the stressedwords. Then listen to each sentence and underline the two strongly stressedwords on page 12 0. I a shop I b chop tr 2 a sherry I b cherry tr 3 a washing!
Then read the dialogue and guesswhich words are strongly stressedin each sentence. The number in brackets tells you how manywords will be strongly stressedby the speaker in that line. The first line has been done as an example. Then listen to the dialogue as many times as necessary before deciding on your answers. Then check in th key. Notice how intonation keeps going up on each item of the list, but comes dovyn at the end.
Recipe - Cheese-topped chops Ingredients: a dash of soy sauce four chops one fresh chilli or a. Record your voice to compare your intonation with the recording.
Noticehow intonation can keepgoingup when giving instructionsabout how to do something,but comesdown at the end. I Poura little soysauceoverthe chops. Mix the mushrooms,cheese,shallo. Put the chops on a dish and decorate each chop with a cherry. Practise reading these instructions aloud. Record your voice to compare your stressand intonation with the recording.
Myname is Chaslazz. Iwantto t arranlle to send an item of my luggageon to lapan. Couldyou hold on for iust a moment, please? Their office is iust round the corner. I Targetsound id3i , L i.. It'sa jeeptypeof car. Kn choke joke -E Areyouchoking? Are you joking? A landfullof ridges. Do you likeJerry's? Do I write age here? UNn 35 id3i Januarv - al pairwords a Listen and repeat the words. For each word, write I for ltJl sound l or 2 for ld3l sound 2.
Underline this word on page Then listen to the sentencesagain and mark if the voice begins to go up or dovrmon this word. I a choke I b joke tr 2 a larch I b large tr 3 a cheap I b jeep I 4 a chain I b Iane I 5 a chilly tr b Iilly tr 6 a cheered tr b jeered I srog u e a First practise the target sound ld3l inwords from the dialogue. Then listen and check Vour answers. Charles Whathappened? Do I knowCeorgeChurchill? JoHN: CeorgeChurchill? He'sthe 4- of the travel agencyin Chester.
JoHN: Oh,yes. I rememberCeorge. Well,was anybodyinjured? Oh, yes. JoHN: Oh dear! Clues Across: I Some people get married in a It means to arrive.
Shuffle the cards and deal them face doum all over the table. If they both have any unvoiced consonants in the pair words, you keep them and you continue playing. If they don't, turn them both face down again and the next person plays. Note that meaning is nol important in this exercise.
One word is rarely used in everyday English. Then listen and draw intonation arrows in the boxes for each item l And then pourthe hot milkoverit. We finish at , Mr Foot.
I'm off. And dort't forget the flowers for ;-r rtiie. BIowout air betweenyour liP and your teeth. Dont useYourvoice. Feelthis oranSe. There'sno fork here. For eachword, write l for ipl sound1 or 2 for lfl sound2. I heat feet I likeheaton the back. I likefeet on the back. Minimalpairwords t otrad Listenand repeatthe words.
UNIT37 lf I fan l3,5. Ia p i n tr b fi n I 2a peel tr b feel tr 3 a snipping f b sniffing I 4 a heel I b feel I Sa harm tr b farm tr 6 a pole D b hole I c foal tr " - :l o gue Intonation in requests can be down at the end but it usually sounds more polite going up.
Read the sentencesaloud or visit the website to practise. Then read the dialogue and fill the gaps a-f with the requests above.
The first gap has been done as an example. I wanta photograph of myselfand my wife Phillippa. Yes,A fullfrontphotograph. Thankyou,Mrs Phillips. D- c Practise reading the dialogue aloud. Record your voice to compare your production of the target sound and the intonation with the recording. I If Fredlaughs, a he getsfrightened. Listen to check and repeat. Notice how the intonation goes up and then down.
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