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Gary

Building something?

[ bıldın sʌmθın ]
Jim

Nope. My damn toilette won’t flush. I have to get a new plunger.

[ nop . mai dæm toilə won flʌʃ . ai gadə gedə nu plʌnʤr ]

Gary

Same thing happened to me last year. Couldn’t fix it myself, though. Had to call in a plumber.

[ seim θiŋ hæpəndə mi læs jır . kʊdn fıks ıʔ maiself ðo . hædte kal ın ə plʌmr ]

Jim

Normally I would, too. But I figured I’d give it a shot since it’s my day off and all. And you? What are you up to on a fine day like this?

[ norməli ai wʊd tu . bʌdai fıgjʊrd aid gıv ıdə ʃa sıns ıts mai dei af æn al . ænʤu . hwʌʧə ʌptu anə fain dei laik ðis ]

Gary

Well, you know. All this sun got me thinking that I should get out and take up running again. Problem is, I couldn’t find my running shoes.

[ wel ju no . al ðıs sʌn gami θiŋkın ðædai ʃʊd gedæʊdæn teik ʌp rʌnın əgen . prabləm ız ai kʊdn fain mai rʌnın ʃuz ]

Jim

Going down to the sports store and get them there?

[ goın dæʊn tə ðə sports stor æn gedəm ðer ]

Gary

I thought I’d take a look. But I don’t want to spend much. I might drop by the mall, too. Cheaper there.

[ ai θadaid teikə lʊk . bʌdai don wanə spend mʌʧ . ai maiʔ drap bai ðə mal tu . ʧipr ðer ]

Jim

Uh-huh. Sounds like a plan. Oh, looks like my bus is coming. It was nice meeting you.

[ ʌhʌ↗ . sæʊnz laik ə plæn . o lʊks laik mai bʌsz kʌmiŋ . ıwʌz nais midiŋ ju ]

Gary

Same here. By the way, my name is Gary.

[ sim hır . bai ðə wei mai neimz geri ]
Jim

I’m Jim. Jim Buckley. Nice to meet you.

[ aim ʤım . ʤım bʌkli . nais tə miʧə ]

Gary

You, too. Well, good luck with the toilette.

[ ju tu . wel gʊd lʌk wıθ ðə toilət ]

Jim

Thanks, Gary. See you around!

[ θeiŋks geri . si jə əræʊnd ]

Gary

Take care.

[ teiker ]


Appendix A

Answer Key

Exercise 1 (page 7)

1. 
   If you need me, I’ll be waiting in the back room with Tom and Mary.
   

[ ıf jə nid mi, ail bi weidiŋ ın ðə bæk rum wıθ tam ən meri ]

2. 
   Fifteen people sat under the tree in the hot summer sun.
   

[ fıftin pipl sæt ʌndr ðə tri ın ðə hat sʌmr sʌn ]

3. 
   She found her keys under the sofa, along with a ten dollar bill.
   

[ ʃi fæʊnd hr kiz ʌndr ðə sofʌ, ʌlaŋ wıθ ə ten dalr bıl ]

4. 
   You will need to set up one hundred and fifty chairs.
   

[ ju wıl nid tə set ʌp wʌn hʌndrəd æn fıfdi ʧerz ]

5. 
   Instead of eating junk food every day, you should eat vegetables.
   

[ ınsted əv idiŋ ʤʌnk fud evri dei, ju ʃʊd it veʤtəblz ]

Exercise 2 (page 10)

1. 
   The boss wants Robin to go shopping at Loft One on Broadway.
   

[ ðə bas wans rabın tə go ʃapiŋ æt laft wʌn an bradwei ]

2. 
   He got a bottle of beer in the bar when he finished his job.
   

[ hi gadə badl ə bır ın ðə bar hwen i fınıʃd ız ʤab ]

3. 
   My dog ate a box of rotten donuts.
   

[ mai dag eidə baks ə raɁn donʌts ]

4. 
   Hot coffee costs two bucks, but it’s half off today.
   

[ hat kafi kasts tu bʌks, bʌt ıts hæf af tədei ]

5. 
   She has long blond hair and a lot of freckles.
   

[ ʃi hæz laŋ bland her ænə ladə freklz ]


Exercise 3 (page 14)

1. 
   We really think the fish and chips are impressive.
   

[ wi rıli θink ðə fıʃ æn ʧıps ar ımpresıv ]

2. 
   Living in this city is very interesting.
   

[ lıviŋ ın ðıs sıdi ız veri ıntrəstiŋ ]

3. 
   It will be impossible to be there at six o’clock.
   

[ ıt wıl bi ımpasəbl tə bi ðer æt sıks əklak ]

4. 
   Immigration is an important issue these days.
   

[ ıməgreiʃən ız ən ımportənt ıʃu ðiz deiz ]

5. 
   She shipped the sheepskin rugs in tins to the ten teens.
   

[ ʃi ʃıpd ðə ʃipskın rʌgz ın tınz tə ðə ten tinz ]
Exercise 4 (page 17)

1. 
   Would you look under the wood box in the back?
   

[ wʊʤə lʊk ʌndr ðə wʊd baks ın ðə bæk ]

2. 
   Truth was under attack in two new books.
   

[ truθ wəz ʌndr ətæk ın tu nu bʊks ]

3. 
   The rookie broke through with an outstanding batting average.
   

[ ðə rʊki brok θru wıθ ən æʊtstændiŋ bædiŋ ævreʤ ]

4. 
   They should view the bulding as a good model.
   

[ ðei ʃʊd vju ðə bıldiŋ æz ə gʊd madl ]

5. 
   I couldn’t prove it unless I used a computer.
   

[ ai kʊdn pruv ıt ʌnles ai juzd ə kəmpjudr ]

Exercise 5 (page 23)

1. 
   These problems are extremely complicated.
   

[ ðiz prabləmz ar ekstrimli kamplıkeidəd ]

2. 
   Charlie tried to measure the yellow cotton jacket.
   

[ ʧarli traid tə meiʒr ðə jelo kaɁn ʤækət ]

3. 
   She was singing a song written at the turn of the century.
   

[ ʃi wʌz siŋiŋ ə saŋ rıɁn æɁðə trn əðə senʧʊri ]

4. 
   I think they thought about the theory for three thousand years.
   

[ ai ðink ðei θat əbæʊt ðə θıri fr θri θæʊznd jırz ]

5. 
   Thomas usually works on his homework a few hours every night.
   

[ taməs juʒli wrks an hız homwrk ə fju æʊrz evri nait ]
Exercise 6 (page 27)

1. 
   Leftovers really taste much better if they are fried.
   

[ lefdovrz rıli teist mʌʧ bedr ıf ðei ar fraid ]

2. 
   Please leave the rest of the papers in the tray on the right.
   

[ pliz liv ðə rest əv ðə peiprz ın ðə trej an ðə rait ]

3. 
   Larry loves his girlfriend more than anything in the world.
   

[ leri lʌvz hız grlfrend mor thən eniθiŋ ın ðə wrld ]

4. 
   A pleasing smell drifted through the livingroom.
   

[ ə pliziŋ smel drıfdəd θru ðə lıviŋrum ]

5. 
   Clearly her brother likes beer more than other drinks.
   

[ klırli hr brʌðr laiks bır mor ðæn ʌθr driŋks ]

Exercise 7 (page 31)

1. 
   Thirty other leather coats were there in the bathtub.
   

[ θrdi ʌðr leðr kots wr ðer ın ðə bæθtʌb ]

2. 
   Clothing can be thought of as an expression of thought.
   

[ kloðiŋ kn bi θat əv æz ən ekspreʃən əf θat ]

3. 
   My mother and brother visited me when I went north.
   

[ mai mʌðr æn brʌðr vızıdəd mi hwen ai went norθ ]

4. 
   The weather thankfully cleared up last month.
   

[ ðə weðr θeiŋkfʊli klırd ʌp læs mʌnθ ]

5. 
   One tenth of the math problems were beneath the graph.
   

[ wʌn tenθ əv ðə mæθ prabləmz wr biniθ ðə græf ]


Exercise 8 (page 34)

1. 
   She seemed ready to finish.
   

[ ʃi simd redi tə fınıʃ ]

2. 
   She sells shiny seashells by the seashore.
   

[ ʃi selz ʃaini siʃelz bai ðə siʃor ]

3. 
   You should sweep up the sheep hair.
   

[ ju ʃʊd swip ʌp ðə ʃip her ]

4. 
   We’ll go shopping at City Center.
   

[ wıl go ʃapiŋ æt sıdi senr ]

5. 
   She likes to sip soda on the deck of the ship.
   

[ ʃi laiks tə sıp sodə an ðə dek əðə ʃıp ]




Exercise 9 (page 37)

1. 
   I bought an orange cotton shirt with big buttons.
   

[ ai badən ornʤ kaɁn ʃrt wıθ bıg bʌɁnz ]

2. 
   I recently moved into a new apartment.
   

[ ai risənɁli muvd ıntu ə nu əparɁmən ]

3. 
   If you had eaten the rotten potatoes you would be sick.
   

[ ıf ju hæd iɁn ðə raɁn pəteidoz ju wʊd bi sık ]

4. 
   I haven’t seen any frightening movies lately.
   

[ ai hævn sin eni fraiɁniŋ muviz leiɁli ]

5. 
   Have you forgotten why he was beaten?
   

[ hæv ju forgaɁn hwai hi wʌz biɁn ]


Exercise 10 (page 40)

1. 
   These fine wines are made from the vines of France.
   

[ ðiz fain wainz r meid frəm ðə vainz ə fræns ]

2. 
   The Fern Island ferry is very fast.
   

[ ðə frn ailən feri ız veri fæst ]

3. 
   They’ve decided to leave if the fire covers the field.
   

[ ðeiv dısaidəd tə liv ıf ðə fajr kʌvrz ðə fıld ]

4. 
   The police have to cuff her and cover her with a towel.
   

[ ðə pəlis hæf tə kʌfr and kʌvr r wıθ ə tæwəl ]

5. 
   If you live in Finland, you’ll find that Finish food is wonderful.
   

[ ıf ju lıv ın fınlənd , jul faind ðæt fınıʃ fud ız wʌndrfʊl ]




Exercise 11 (page 43)

1. 
   I don’t know what to think of this.
   

[ ai don no hwə tə θiŋk ə ðıs ]

2. 
   I got four of these for only four dollars.
   

[ ai gaɁ for ə ðiz fr onli for dalrz ]

3. 
   To be successful we like to plan for every outcome.
   

[ tə bi səksesfʊl wi laik tə plæn fr evri æʊɁkəm ]

4. 
   She sang a song of love for her sweetheart.
   

[ ʃi seiŋ ə saŋ ə lʌv fr r swiɁhart ]

5. 
   There were two days of auditions for the four parts.
   

[ ðer wr tu deiz əv adıʃənz fr ðə for parts ]


Exercise 12 (page 46)

1. 
   Can you believe the reaction and reception you got?
   

[ kæn jə bəliv ðə riækʃən ən resepʃən jə gat ]

2. 
   You have a big and powerful voice and good intonation.
   

[ jəhævə bıgn pæwrfʊl voisngʊd ıntoneiʃən ]

3. 
   I think you should focus on conversation and communication.
   

[ ai θiŋk jə ʃʊd fokəs an kanvrseiʃən æn kəmjunəkeiʃən ]
Exercise 13 (page 50)

1. 
   These are his papers, but I don’t think he finished them.
   

[ ðiz r ız peiprz , bʌdai don θiŋk i fınıʃd əm ]

2. 
   Where did she have her shoes fixed?
   

[ hwerd ʃi hævr ʃuz fıksd ]

3. 
   Where is his bag?
   

[ hwer z ız bæg ]

4. 
   I saw him talking to them at the mall.
   

[ ai sa ım takiŋ tu əm æɁðə mal ]

5. 
   Why did he leave so early?
   

[ hwai d i liv so rli ]






Exercise 14 (page 54)

1. 
   I’m going to have to call him soon, but I have to call her first.
   

[ aim gənə hæftə kalım sun , bʌdai gadə kalr frs ]

2. 
   We are going to Beijing so we are going to buy a suitcase.
   

[ wır goiŋtə beiʒiŋ so wır gənə bai ə suɁkeis ]

3. 
   You have to do what you want to do!
   

[ jə gadə du hwəʧə wanə du ]

4. 
   I usually hang out at that coffee shop because it’s comfortable.
   

[ ai juʒli heiŋ æʊdæɁðæɁ kafi ʃap kʌz ıts kʌmftəbl ]

5. 
   I want a book that’s interesting.
   

[ ai wanə bʊk ðæts ıntrəstiŋ ]


Exercise 15 (page 58)

1. 
   I’ve been wanting to enter this school since I graduated.
   

[ aiv bın waniŋ tə enr ðıs skul sıns ai græʤueidəd ]

2. 
   It’s pretty hard to be a painter.
   

[ ıts prıdi hard tə bi ə peinr ]

3. 
   Winter was bitterly cold.
   

[ wınr wəz bıdrli kold ]

4. 
   The beautiful letter made him cry.
   

[ ðə bjudıfʊl ledr maid ım krai ]

5. 
   We’ll be waiting at the statue in the center of the university.
   

[ wıl bi weidiŋ aɁ ðə stæʧu ın ðə senr ə ðə junəvrsıdi ]


Exercise 16 (page 62)

1. 
   I went yesterday, and I went the day before, but I didn’t see you there.
   

[ ai wenʧesdrdei , æn ai wen ðə dei bəfor , bʌdai dıdn si jə ðer ]

2. 
   First we need a bit of hot pepper and then a sweet onion.
   

[ frs wi nid ə bıd ə haɁ pepr æn ðen ə swid ʌnjən ]

3. 
   We’ll meet at your place.
   

[ wıl mid æʧr pleis ]

4. 
   I can’t sit here and let you hurt yourself.
   

[ ai kæn sıɁ hır æn leʧə hrʧrself ]

5. 
   She was lost in the forrest for at least five hours.
   

[ ʃi wəz las ın ðə forəs fr æ lis faiv æʊrz ]


Exercise 17 (page 64)

1. 
   Its kind of far to my house from here.
   

[ ıts kainə far də mai hæʊs frəm hır ]

2. 
   You have to go to the supermarket on your way to the party.
   

[ jə gadə godə ðə suprmarkəd an jr wei də ðə pardi ]

3. 
   We’ll be sure to get a good room.
   

[ wıl bi ʃr də ged ə gʊd rum ]

4. 
   I’m too poor to go to Hawaii for vacation.
   

[ aim tu por də godə həwaji fr vəkeiʃən ]

5. 
   He is going to fly to London to try to convince her to marry him.
   

[ hiz gənə flai də lʌndən tə trai də kənvıns r də meri ım ]

Pronunciation Chart

PARESOL

(Phonetic Alphabet Revised for English for Speakers of Other Languages)
VOWELS

[a]: father, [faðr], top [tap], want [want]

[o]: bone [bon], cone [kon], phone [fon]

[u]: blue [blu], shoe [ʃu], rooster [rustr]

[e]: get [get], feather [feðr], medicine [medəsn]

[i]: feet [fit], heat [hit], mean [min]

[ı]: dig [dıg], ship [ʃıp], picnic [pıknık]

[ʌ]: cup [kʌp], love [lʌv], fun [fʌn]

[ə]: a [ə], of [əv], computer [kəmpiudr]

[æ]: back [bæk], cat [kæt], happy [hæpi]

[ʊ]: book [bʊk], foot [fʊt], neigborhood [neibrhʊd]
CONSONANTS

[b]: baby [beibi], cable [keibl], brown [bræun], bathtub [bæθtʌb]

[d]: dish [dıʃ], order [ordr], advertise [ædvərtaiz], said [sed]

[f]: fish [fıʃ], fox [faks], after [æfdr], photographer [fətagrəfr]

[g]: going [goiŋ], give [gıv], egg [eg]

[h]: hello [helo], hamster [hæmsdr], human [hjumən], ahead [əhed]

[k]: kite [kait], cat [kæt], actor [ækdr], quickly [kwıkli], actually [ækʃli]

[l]: love [lʌv], really [rıli], fall [fal]

[m]: music [miuzık], lamp [læmp], farm [farm]

[n]: nose [noz], funny [fʌni], entertainment [enərtainmen]

[p]: piece [pis], opportunity [apərtunıdi], camp [kæmp]

[r]: ring [riŋ], early [rli], other [ʌðr]

[s]: song [saŋ], basket [bæsket], force [fors]

[t]: telephone [teləfon], interesting [ıntrəstiŋ], boat [bot]

[v]: violin [vaiəlın], over [ovr], give [gıv]

[w]/[hw]: one [wʌn], with [wıθ], where [hwer], when [hwen], why [hwai]

[z]: zebra [zibrə], visible [vızəbl], pickles [pıklz]
[ʃ]: shopping [ʃapiŋ], fashion [fæʃən], finish [fınıʃ]

[ʧ]: child [ʧaild], watching [waʧiŋ], spinach [spınıʧ]

[ʒ]: garage [gəraʒ], measure [meiʒʊr]

[ʤ]: jam [ʤæm], ledger [leʤr], edge [eʤ]

[ð]: this [ðıs], other [ʌðr], bathe [beið]

[θ]: think [θiŋk], author [aθr], math [mæθ]

[ŋ]: ringing [riŋiŋ], hungry [hʌŋgri], Hong Kong [haŋkaŋ]

[ʔ]: cotton [kaʔn], button [bʌʔn], eaten [iʔn]

[j]: yellow [jelo], you [ju]/[jə], saying [seijiŋ]