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)
-
If you need me, I’ll be waiting in the back room with Tom and Mary.
[ ıf jə n
id m
i,
ail bi weidiŋ ın ðə b
æk r
um wıθ t
am ən m
er
i ]
-
Fifteen people sat under the tree in the hot summer sun.
[ f
ıft
in p
ipl s
æt
ʌndr ðə tr
i ın ðə h
at s
ʌmr s
ʌn ]
-
She found her keys under the sofa, along with a ten dollar bill.
[ ʃ
i fæʊnd hr k
iz
ʌndr ðə s
of
ʌ,
ʌl
aŋ w
ıθ ə t
en d
alr b
ıl ]
-
You will need to set up one hundred and fifty chairs.
[ ju w
ıl n
id tə s
et
ʌp w
ʌn h
ʌndrəd æn f
ıfdi ʧ
erz ]
-
Instead of eating junk food every day, you should eat vegetables.
[ ınst
ed əv
id
iŋ ʤ
ʌnk f
ud
evr
i dei, ju ʃ
ʊd
it v
eʤtəblz ]
Exercise 2 (page 10)
-
The boss wants Robin to go shopping at Loft One on Broadway.
[ ðə b
as w
ans r
ab
ın tə go ʃ
ap
iŋ æt l
aft w
ʌn
an br
adw
ei ]
-
He got a bottle of beer in the bar when he finished his job.
[ h
i g
adə b
adl ə b
ır ın ðə b
ar hw
en i f
ın
ıʃd ız ʤ
ab ]
-
My dog ate a box of rotten donuts.
[ m
ai d
ag
eidə b
aks ə r
aɁn d
on
ʌts ]
-
Hot coffee costs two bucks, but it’s half off today.
[ h
at k
af
i k
asts t
u b
ʌks, b
ʌt
ıts h
æf
af tədei ]
-
She has long blond hair and a lot of freckles.
[ ʃ
i h
æz l
aŋ bl
and h
er ænə l
adə fr
eklz ]
Exercise 3 (page 14)
-
We really think the fish and chips are impressive.
[ w
i r
ıl
i θ
ink ðə f
ıʃ æn ʧ
ıps ar
ımpr
es
ıv ]
-
Living in this city is very interesting.
[ l
ıv
iŋ
ın ð
ıs s
ıd
i ız v
er
i ıntrəst
iŋ ]
-
It will be impossible to be there at six o’clock.
[
ıt w
ıl b
i ımp
asəbl tə b
i ð
er
æt s
ıks əklak ]
-
Immigration is an important issue these days.
[
ıməgr
eiʃən
ız ən
ımportənt
ıʃ
u ð
iz d
eiz ]
-
She shipped the sheepskin rugs in tins to the ten teens.
[ ʃ
i ʃ
ıpd ðə ʃ
ipsk
ın r
ʌgz
ın t
ınz tə ðə t
en t
inz ]
Exercise 4 (page 17)
-
Would you look under the wood box in the back?
[ w
ʊʤə l
ʊk
ʌndr ðə w
ʊd b
aks
ın ðə b
æk ]
-
Truth was under attack in two new books.
[ tr
uθ wəz
ʌndr ət
æk ın t
u n
u b
ʊks ]
-
The rookie broke through with an outstanding batting average.
[ ðə r
ʊk
i br
ok θr
u w
ıθ ən æʊtst
ænd
iŋ b
æd
iŋ
ævreʤ ]
-
They should view the bulding as a good model.
[ ðei ʃ
ʊd vj
u ðə b
ıld
iŋ æz ə g
ʊd m
adl ]
-
I couldn’t prove it unless I used a computer.
[ ai k
ʊdn pr
uv ıt
ʌnl
es ai j
uzd ə kəmpj
udr ]
Exercise 5 (page 23)
-
These problems are extremely complicated.
[
ði
z p
rablə
mz ar e
kstrimli
ka
mplı
keidəd ]
-
Charlie tried to measure the yellow cotton jacket.
[
ʧa
rli
traid tə mei
ʒr ðə
je
lo ka
Ɂn
ʤækət ]
-
She was singing a song written at the turn of the century.
[
ʃi
wʌ
z si
ŋi
ŋ ə sa
ŋ rı
Ɂn æɁðə trn əðə
sen
ʧʊri ]
-
I think they thought about the theory for three thousand years.
[ ai
ði
nk
ðei
θa
t əbæʊt ðə
θıri fr
θri
θæʊ
znd
jır
z ]
-
Thomas usually works on his homework a few hours every night.
[
taməs
juʒli
wrks an hız
ho
mwrk ə f
ju æʊr
z e
vri nai
t ]
Exercise 6 (page 27)
-
Leftovers really taste much better if they are fried.
[ lefdovrz rıli teist mʌʧ bedr ıf ðei ar fraid ]
-
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 ]
-
Larry loves his girlfriend more than anything in the world.
[ leri lʌvz hız grlfrend mor thən eniθiŋ ın ðə wrld ]
-
A pleasing smell drifted through the livingroom.
[ ə pliziŋ smel drıfdəd θru ðə lıviŋrum ]
-
Clearly her brother likes beer more than other drinks.
[ klırli hr brʌðr laiks bır mor ðæn ʌθr driŋks ]
Exercise 7 (page 31)
-
Thirty other leather coats were there in the bathtub.
[
θrdi ʌ
ðr le
ðr kots wr
ðer ın
ðə bæ
θtʌb ]
-
Clothing can be thought of as an expression of thought.
[ klo
ðiŋ kn bi
θat əv æz ən ekspreʃən əf
θat ]
-
My mother and brother visited me when I went north.
[ mai mʌ
ðr æn brʌ
ðr vızıdəd mi hwen ai went nor
θ ]
-
The weather thankfully cleared up last month.
[
ðə we
ðr
θeiŋkfʊli klırd ʌp læs mʌn
θ ]
-
One tenth of the math problems were beneath the graph.
[ wʌn ten
θ əv
ðə mæ
θ prabləmz wr bini
θ ðə græf ]
Exercise 8 (page 34)
-
She seemed ready to finish.
[ ʃi simd redi tə fınıʃ ]
-
She sells shiny seashells by the seashore.
[ ʃi selz ʃaini siʃelz bai ðə siʃor ]
-
You should sweep up the sheep hair.
[ ju ʃʊd swip ʌp ðə ʃip her ]
-
We’ll go shopping at City Center.
[ wıl go ʃapiŋ æt sıdi senr ]
-
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)
-
I bought an orange cotton shirt with big buttons.
[ ai badən ornʤ kaɁn ʃrt wıθ bıg bʌɁnz ]
-
I recently moved into a new apartment.
[ ai risənɁli muvd ıntu ə nu əparɁmən ]
-
If you had eaten the rotten potatoes you would be sick.
[ ıf ju hæd iɁn ðə raɁn pəteidoz ju wʊd bi sık ]
-
I haven’t seen any frightening movies lately.
[ ai hævn sin eni fraiɁniŋ muviz leiɁli ]
-
Have you forgotten why he was beaten?
[ hæv ju forgaɁn hwai hi wʌz biɁn ]
Exercise 10 (page 40)
-
These fine wines are made from the vines of France.
[ ðiz fain wainz r meid frəm ðə vainz ə fræns ]
-
The Fern Island ferry is very fast.
[ ðə frn ailən feri ız veri fæst ]
-
They’ve decided to leave if the fire covers the field.
[ ðeiv dısaidəd tə liv ıf ðə fajr kʌvrz ðə fıld ]
-
The police have to cuff her and cover her with a towel.
[ ðə pəlis hæf tə kʌfr and kʌvr r wıθ ə tæwəl ]
-
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)
-
I don’t know what to think of this.
[ ai don no hwə tə θiŋk ə ðıs ]
-
I got four of these for only four dollars.
[ ai gaɁ for ə ðiz fr onli for dalrz ]
-
To be successful we like to plan for every outcome.
[ tə bi səksesfʊl wi laik tə plæn fr evri æʊɁkəm ]
-
She sang a song of love for her sweetheart.
[ ʃi seiŋ ə saŋ ə lʌv fr r swiɁhart ]
-
There were two days of auditions for the four parts.
[ ðer wr tu deiz əv adıʃənz fr ðə for parts ]
Exercise 12 (page 46)
-
Can you believe the reaction and reception you got?
[ kæn jə bəliv ðə riækʃən ən resepʃən jə gat ]
-
You have a big and powerful voice and good intonation.
[ jəhævə bıgn pæwrfʊl voisngʊd ıntoneiʃən ]
-
I think you should focus on conversation and communication.
[ ai θiŋk jə ʃʊd fokəs an kanvrseiʃən æn kəmjunəkeiʃən ]
Exercise 13 (page 50)
-
These are his papers, but I don’t think he finished them.
[ ðiz r ız peiprz , bʌdai don θiŋk i fınıʃd əm ]
-
Where did she have her shoes fixed?
[ hwerd ʃi hævr ʃuz fıksd ]
-
Where is his bag?
[ hwer z ız bæg ]
-
I saw him talking to them at the mall.
[ ai sa ım takiŋ tu əm æɁðə mal ]
-
Why did he leave so early?
[ hwai d i liv so rli ]
Exercise 14 (page 54)
-
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 ]
-
We are going to Beijing so we are going to buy a suitcase.
[ wır goiŋtə beiʒiŋ so wır gənə bai ə suɁkeis ]
-
You have to do what you want to do!
[ jə gadə du hwəʧə wanə du ]
-
I usually hang out at that coffee shop because it’s comfortable.
[ ai juʒli heiŋ æʊdæɁðæɁ kafi ʃap kʌz ıts kʌmftəbl ]
-
I want a book that’s interesting.
[ ai wanə bʊk ðæts ıntrəstiŋ ]
Exercise 15 (page 58)
-
I’ve been wanting to enter this school since I graduated.
[ aiv bın waniŋ tə enr ðıs skul sıns ai græʤueidəd ]
-
It’s pretty hard to be a painter.
[ ıts prıdi hard tə bi ə peinr ]
-
Winter was bitterly cold.
[ wınr wəz bıdrli kold ]
-
The beautiful letter made him cry.
[ ðə bjudıfʊl ledr maid ım krai ]
-
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)
-
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 ]
-
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 ]
-
We’ll meet at your place.
[ wıl mid æʧr pleis ]
-
I can’t sit here and let you hurt yourself.
[ ai kæn sıɁ hır æn leʧə hrʧrself ]
-
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)
-
Its kind of far to my house from here.
[ ıts kainə far də mai hæʊs frəm hır ]
-
You have to go to the supermarket on your way to the party.
[ jə gadə godə ðə suprmarkəd an jr wei də ðə pardi ]
-
We’ll be sure to get a good room.
[ wıl bi ʃr də ged ə gʊd rum ]
-
I’m too poor to go to Hawaii for vacation.
[ aim tu por də godə həwaji fr vəkeiʃən ]
-
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]