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PRE INTERMEDIATE UNIT 12
12.1
PRONUNCIATION EXTRA
4
A
12.5
CONTRACTIONS: hypothetical
conditionals
Look at the sentences. Which words
can be contracted in fast speech? Listen and check.
1
If I had more money, I would buy a new phone.
2
She would tell me if she knew anything.
3
If I were you, I would not ask.
4
He would do well if he worked harder.
1
A
B
12.1
WORD STRESS: films
Write ten types of
film from lesson 12.1. Then listen and check.
Listen again and find four types of film with the
stress pattern Ooo. Underline the main stressed
syllables in the other types of film. Then listen and
repeat.
2
A
CONTRASTIVE STRESS and INTONATION
Look at
B
the quotes. Which group is from a) a job application
to be a tourist guide, b) a phone call to work and
c) a personal profile on a website?
1 a)
‘I’m thirty-one.’
b)
‘I’m a lawyer.’
c)
‘I have a big flat in town.’
2 a)
‘I can speak French.’
b)
‘I know Paris well.’
c)
‘I can drive.’
3 a)
‘I don’t feel well.’
b)
‘I’m staying in bed today.’
c)
‘I’ll phone you this a ernoon.’
Write the sounds in the box in the correct place
under the contractions in Exercise 4A. Then listen
again and say the sentences with the speakers.
/hɪd/
/ʃɪd/
/wʊdənt/
/aɪd/
C
12.6
Listen and write five sentences. Then
listen again and say the sentences with the
speakers. Copy the stress and contracted forms.
12.3
5
A
B
12.2
Listen to the conversations and correct
the information about each person. Make notes
next to the quotes in Exercise 2A.
1 a)
‘I’m thirty-one.’
forty.
12.3
Listen and check. Then listen again and
repeat. Copy the stress and intonation.
He said he was thirty-one, but in fact he’s forty.
C
12.7
INTONATION: o ers
Listen and underline
the word/phrase you hear.
1
Shall I bring you the
dessert/drinks
menu?
2
Do you want me to come back later when you’ve
chosen/decided
?
3
I’ll organise a taxi to take you
home/to your hotel
,
if you like.
4
Shall I
get/bring
you some water?
5
Would you like me to
phone/call
you back?
Listen again. Do the o ers start high or low? Say
the o ers with the speakers.
B
12.2
3
A
WORD STRESS: unstressed su
xes
Read the
Pronunciation tip. Then circle twelve su xes in
sentences 1–4.
PRONUNCIATION TIP
6
A
We never stress su xes:
celebration
.
/ə/
The su x very o en has the sound
/ə/
.
1
I’m a photographer and also a travel writer.
2
He’s a famous climber. He’s very adventurous and
goes to dangerous places.
3
She’s a wonderful doctor, really helpful and very
successful.
4
I’ve never met a politician who’s also a musician
before.
12.8
SENTENCE STRESS: asking for more time
Listen to the conversation. Where does B work?
How does she feel?
A:
Hello, I can’t get into my room.
Could you give me another key?
And would you be able to iron my shirt?
B:
Can you give me a moment? I’ll see.
A:
Hello, hello. Is anyone there?
I think I’ve forgotten my book.
And we’d like to go out to a good restaurant.
B:
Hold on a moment, I’ll look.
A:
Hello, hello. It’s me again.
Yes, me in room seventy-nine.
Would it be OK to book a boat tour?
B:
Just a moment, I’ll check it online.
B
12.4
Which su xes are pronounced
/ə/
(
teacher
), and which are pronounced
/ʊ/
(
look
)?
Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat.
B
Listen again and say B’s part with the speaker.
Then listen and say A’s part. Pay attention to the
stress and rhythm.
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