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department store. Notice the intonation of A’s polite phrases.
A:
Excise me, I’m looking for some sewing cotton.
B: Pardon?
A: I’m looking for some sewing cotton. Can you tell me which department I need?
B: I’m not certain.
A:
Well, is it Fashion or Haberdashery?
B: I don’t know. You’d better ask an assistant.
A:
I
beg your
pardon. I thought you were an assistant.
Exercise 3 b. Make similar conversations, using the Store Directory below. Ask for these
things.
curtains
wooden bowls
garden furniture
buttons
Ground floor
Basement
Fashion
Kitchenware
Haberdashery
Furniture
Soft Furnishing
Garden Equipment
♫ Exercise 4 a. Say [t] or [d] followed by [l]. Listen and read out this notice.
RAFFLE - prizes to be won - big and little!
an electric kettle, a bottle of wine, an atlas, a Victorian medal,
a pair of headlights, a packet of needles,
a jar of dried rose petals, a model of the Channel Tunnel
Exercise 4 b . Which things would you like to win? Which would you not like? List them
in order of preference. Read out your list.
♫ Exercise 5. Say longer clusters of consonants. Listen, and practise.
Lesson 15.
Word junctures in connected speech. Speech junctures of the type: consonant plus vowel
(C+V)
♫ Exercise 1. Link [p, b ,t, d, k, g] to a following vowel smoothly.
My neck͜ aches.
Wrap̮ it͜ in a scarf.
Drink͜ a cup͜ of tea.
Take͜ an aspirin,
Don’t think͜ about it.
Rub͜ it.
I’ve got͜ a big͜ emerald ring.
Put͜ it͜ on.
Keep͜ it safe.
Lock͜ it up.
Take͜ it to the bank.
Put͜ it͜ in a big͜ envelope, and hide͜ it under the bed.
I’ve got͜ a week͜ off. What shall I do?
Make͜ a dress.
Knit͜ a jumper.
Read͜ a book.
Paint͜ a picture.
Sit͜ and relax.
What would͜ Anne like for Christmas?
a big͜ umbrella
a bag͜ and some 'gloves
a book͜ on music
a red͜ and white scarf
♫ Exercise 2. Link [f, v, ʃ, ʧ, ʤ, s, z, θ] to a following vowel. Listen, and practise this
conversation.
A: What do you want to do when you leave School?
B: I ‘want to move͜ into a flat with some friends.
A: It’s less͜ expensive to live͜ at home.
В: I’m going to give͜ a party.
A: Don’t damage͜ anything!
В: I’d like to buy myself͜ a sports car.
A: Don’t crash͜ into anything!
B: I want to catch͜ a plane to South America.
A: Arrange͜ a cheap flight!
B: What do you 'want to do, when you leave school?
A: I want to get a job in a large͜ organisation, and save͜ all my money.
♫ Exercise 3 a. Link [r] to a following vowel. Listen to this conversation in a hospital
waiting room.
A: We’ve been waiting for͜ an hour and a half.
B: Say your͜ aunt is very ill. A doctor͜ ought to see her at once.
A: There isn’t a doctor͜ available. They’re͜ all busy.
B: Ask the receptionist to hurry͜ up.
A: I’ve asked her͜ over͜ and over͜ again. The more͜ I ask, the longer͜ I wait.
Exercise 3 b. Now practise the conversation. Make sure to link [r] to a following vowel.
Unit 16.
Word junctures in connected speech. Junctures of the type: vowel plus vowel (V+V)
♪ Exercise . Listen and repeat, linking the vowels [i, ɔ, ei] to the following vowel in the
next word.
Make sure you pronounce the word junctures smoothly. Notice the appearance of a
transitional weak sound ([j] or [w]) at the juncture which helps to make the linking smooth.
very interesting
the story is very interesting
The end of the story is very interesting
a lovely ice cream
enjoy a lovely ice cream
I always enjoy a lovely ice cream
a day or two
stay at home for a day or two
I ought to stay at home for a day or two
♫ Exercise . Listen and repeat these sentences which were all overheard at a party. Link
vowels [u:, əu, ei, ai] to a following vowel.
I couldn’t do anything about it.
Let’s go into the next room.
Do you know everyone here?
I’ve moved to a hew office - next to Oxford Circus station.
I knew I would be late.
Are you in the same place?
You always say that.
It was so exciting.
I don’t know all the students, but I know all the teachers.
How old is she?
There was snow and ice everywhere
We travelled trough Africa.
I don’t know anything about him.
♫ Exercise . Listen to this conversation which contains all types of junctures practised in
this laboratory work, followed by a vowel.
Recognise and reproduce the links between words. Look for an example of each type of link
and mark the link.
A: Anne’s just phoned. She and Diana are both on their way. Is dinner nearly ready?
Can I help with anything?
B: Yes. Can you get out two eggs from the fridge?
A: Which eggs? The large ones or the small ones?
B: The large eggs. Small eggs are no good.
A: OK. Anything else?
B: Yes. Squeeze another orange, and put the fresh orange juice in a jug, please.
A: Right. What next?
B: There's a pie in the oven. Take it out, and slide it under the grill. Then finish laying
the table for me. Each person needs a knife and fork, and a cup and saucer. And then,
could you scrub all these potatoes.
A: Come on, Ann and Diana!
♫ Exercise . Now practise the conversation, linking the words smoothly.
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