Special education of the republic of uzbekistan

1. Give the correct symbols for the boldface letters

[ʌ]

Ex. His name is Doug.
a) 1. That company makes books. 2. Is this Kate’s hat? 3. The weather is awful. 4. Mark has a new toy. 5. Leave it to me. 6. This is delicious tea. 7. He goes to bed at eleven. 8. She loves ice cream. 9. It’s hot day. 10. Would you like some cake? 11. They have a beautiful home. 12. Do you want some soda? 13. Turn right at that corner. 14. May I use your pen? 15. She’s sleeping now. 16. Dave is thirsty. 17. Checkers is their dog.
b) 1. When he walks to work, he stops and has coffee. 2. He buys old houses, fixes them, and then sells them.
c) 1. Mrs. Wall’s sister Jean is a lawyer. 2. Sonia isn’t here; she’s at work. 3. Lisa’s house has a pretty yard.
d) 1. Bob is taking a flight to Rome tonight. 2. Jim plays soccer on Sundays. 3. In hot weather he likes to go swimming.
e) 1. That boy is an excellent basketball player. 2. Jimmy is upstairs taking a bath. 3. Do they sell vegetables in that store? 4. This is a pretty neighborhood, isn’t it?
f) worked, washed, cooked, cleaned, moved, delivered, turned, studied, hated, watched, called, painted, handed;
g) brother, think, those, weather, thirsty, either
h) 1. I’m all right, Jack. 2. Rosie ran about a mile yesterday. 3. She teaches photography at the community center. 4. He writes for a travel magazine.
i) 1. George had chicken for dinner. 2. Judy has a job on a magazine. 3. The furniture store is on the corner.
j) 1. I just bought some sugar. 2. You should drink a lot of water. 3. It isn’t usually so noisy here. 4. The boys had a great summer vacation.
2. Transcribe and intone the sentences below. Pay attention to the differentiatory function of stress in the italicized words
1. a) He spoke with no trace of accent. b) The way you accent these words tells me you were not born in England. 2. a) That’s very abstract. b) One can abstract several general rules from an examination of these facts. 3. a) He was not on the missing list. b) They couldn’t find the missing list, it’s been missing for several days. 4. a) “That’s what I call a silver tip” the taxi-driver said contentedly. b) This is obviously a silver tip’, no other metal would have been strong enough for the job. 5. a) You will need a permit in order to visit that place. b) The job has to be done very quickly; it does not permit of any delay. 6. a) We entered a very dark room. b) A darkroom is a room for photographic processing. 7. a) Who is going to refund our losses? b) The refund did not amount to too much but it was extremely welcome. 8. a) This is all the spending money you’ll get from me for this month. b) Spending money is easy; making it may prove more of a problem.
3. Copy out these texts. Observe correct rhythmic groups. Mark the stresses and tunes