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Pronunciation

Unit 1

h /h/ at the beginning of words

Unit 2

Past Simple -ed endings /d/ /t/ /d/

Unlike Italian, in English we usually pronounce the letter h at the beginning of words. There are a few exceptions, for example, hour, honest and honour.

1 T3.17 Listen to the sentences. Then listen

again and repeat.

1 /h/ Annie and Ben are hugging. 2 /h/ How old are you? 3 /h/ Have you got a pet? 4 /h/ He's on holiday at the moment. 5 /-/ She's got an honest face.

2 T3.18 Listen to each sentence and write the

correct sound: /h/ or /-/.

1

I hope everything's OK.

2

This TV show lasts an hour.

3

Meg helps people.

4

I'm telling you the truth, honestly.

5

Are you happy?

6

It's an honour to meet you.

In English we pronounce -ed or -d of the Past

simple form of regular verbs in three ways

depending on the sound which comes before it: ? /d/ only when a verb ends in /t/ or/d/ ? /t/ after `unvoiced' (or silent) sounds at the end

of a verb, for example, after /f/, /k/, /p/, /s/, //, /t/ ? /d/ after `voiced' sounds at the end of a verb

(most other verbs), for example, after /b/, //, /l/, /m/, /n/, /r/, /v/, /w/

1 T3.19 Listen to the words. Then listen again

and repeat.

1 /d/ recorded wanted painted 2 /t/ finished watched checked 3 /d/ enjoyed argued lived

2 T3.20 Listen and repeat the sounds. Then

listen and write the words in the correct column.

/d/

/t/

/d/

helped respected

shared visited walked

stayed cooked evicted cleaned asked

excluded arrived shouted listened shocked

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Unit 3

Sentence stress

In English not all the words in a sentence are stressed. We stress words which give us the most important information, usually nouns, verbs and adjectives. Words like articles or prepositions and sometimes the verb be and some auxiliary verbs are not usually stressed. In these unstressed words we often pronounce the vowel with the schwa sound //.

1 T3.21 Listen to the sentences. Then listen

again and repeat.

/@/

1 Barcelona is a great football team.

/@/

2 People are friendlier here.

/@/

/f@/

3 I've got a new camera for my holiday.

/D@/

/@v/

4 What's the capital of Spain?

/D@n/

5 English is easier than Physics.

2 T3.22 Listen to each sentence and choose

the unstressed word.

1 I had an amazing time at the party.

an

amazing time

party

2 I'd like a bottle of water.

like

bottle

of

water

3 We're giving the largest room to you.

giving largest

room

to

4 Smoking is a terrible habit.

Smoking

a

terrible

habit

Unit 4

Strong and weak forms: have /h?v/, /hv/ and has /h?z/, /hz/

In English we use the strong forms of have /h?v/ and has/h?z/ in negative sentences and short answers. In positive sentences and questions, we stress the main verb in the sentence and we pronounce have and has with the schwa sound //.

1 T3.23 Listen to the sentences. Then listen

again and repeat.

1 /hv/ They have created a web page. 2 /hv/ Have you read the email from Kerry? 3 /hz/ Has Jill changed her computer? 4 /h?z/ Yes, she has.

2 T3.24 Listen to each sentence and choose

the correct alternative.

1 Have you ever shopped online?

/h?v/

/hv/

2 Yes, John has.

/h?z/

/hz/

3 David has spent all his money on computer games.

/h?z/

/hz/

4 They have redesigned the web page.

/h?v/

/hv/

5 Has anybody seen my MP3 player?

/h?z/

/hz/

6 Yes, I have. /h?v/

/hv/

5 London is the biggest city in Britain.

London

the

biggest Britain

6 The city is more polluted than the country.

city

polluted than

country

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Unit 5

Unit 6

just /d/ and yet /j/

have /h?v/, /hv/ and have to /h?f t/

1 T3.25 Listen to the sentences. Then listen

again and repeat.

1 /d/ I've just had some good news. 2 /d/ He's wearing a dark jacket. 3 /j/ I haven't finished yet. 4 /j/ My brother is at university.

2 T3.26 Listen and repeat the sounds. Then

listen and write the words in the correct column.

/d/

/j/

We can pronounce have with a strong or weak form (see Unit 4), but the final sound is always /v/. We pronounce have to as one word, so the final /v/ sound becomes /f/, and we pronounce pronounce to with the schwa sound //.

1 T3.27 Listen to the sentences. Then listen

again and repeat. 1 /hv/ I have no idea where they are. 2 /hv/ Have we got an exam on Friday? 3 /h?v/ Yes, we have. 4 /h?f t/ We have to wear a uniform at our

school. 5 /h?f t/ You really have to work harder.

join yellow

joke year

job yesterday

useful June

jump your genius usually

2 T3.28 Listen to each sentence and choose

the correct sound.

1 I have never cheated in an exam.

/h?f/

/hv/

2 You have to finish this exercise soon.

/h?f/

/hv/

3 Do you have to switch your phone off at school?

/h?f t/

/hv/

4 I have too many text messages!

/h?f/

/hv/

5 We have to work hard.

/h?f/

/hv/

6 The students have finished their exams.

/h?f/

/hv/

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Unit 7

c sounds /k/ /s/ /t/

In English we pronounce the letter c in three ways, depending on the letter which follows it: ? c + a, o, u or consonant = /k/ ? c + e or i = /s/ ? ch + a, e, i, o or u = /t/ Some exceptions to this rule include chemist, chemistry, chemical and school.

1 T3.29 Listen to the words. Then listen again

and repeat.

1 /k/ campaign continue practical 2 /s/ decide centre exercises 3 /t/ changes children choose

1 T3.30 Listen to each sentence and write the

correct sound: /k/, /s/ or /t/.

1

They each made an exciting discovery.

2

Each country had a team.

3

That child needs more exercise.

4

They came to protest against the war.

5

This charity works to help children.

6

I'd like to participate

Unit 8

Strong and weak forms: can /k?n/, /kn/ and can't /knt/

In English we use the strong forms of can and can't only in negative sentences and short answers. In positive sentences and questions we stress the main verb in the sentence, and we pronounce can with the schwa sound //.

1 T3.31 Listen to the sentences. Then listen

again and repeat.

1 /kn/ She can act really well. 2 /kn/ Can you remember the name of the film? 3 /k?n/ Yes, I can. 4 /knt/ I can't hear the film very well. 5 /knt/ No, you can't.

2 T3.32 Listen to each sentence and choose

the correct sound.

1 I can play the piano.

/k?n/

/kn/

2 Can Maria speak French?

/k?n/

/kn/

3 Yes, she can. /k?n/

/kn/

4 My friend can speak Spanish, but I can't.

/kn/

/knt/

5 Mikey can sing and dance wonderfully.

/k?n/

/kn/

6 Can you see the screen from here? Yes, I can.

/k?n/

/kn/

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Unit 9

a sounds: /?/ // /e/

In English we can pronounce a in different ways. The pronunciation depends on the spelling of the word, and there is some variety in accent as well. Like many of the common words of English, there are a great number of irregularities and exceptions.

1 T3.33 Listen to the words. Then listen again

and repeat.

1 /?/ gallery abstract pattern 2 // art masterpiece marble 3 /e/ portrait favourite strange

2 T3.34 Listen and repeat the sounds. Then

listen and write the words in the correct column.

/?/

//

/e/

answer paint passive catch active

France table name ask imagination

explain pass

exactly change

start

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