A1 Course Unit 1
Presentations: A1 Course Unit 1
Listen to the recordings to practice this study group. Repeat each line after the speaker. Practice one group at a time. Start with Part A Phonetics then Part A English. Then go on to Part B.
Unit 1 Part A Phonetics
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h ə l əʊ
m aɪ n eɪ m z v ɪ n s n t
v iː ‿ ʲ ‿ aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ e n s iː ‿ ʲ ‿ iː ‿ ʲ ‿ e n t iː
aɪ m ə s t j uː d n t
ə n ɪ t æ l i ə n s t j uː d n t
ð ɪ s ɪ z n ɪ k m æ s n
h ɪ z m aɪ t iː tʃ ə
m aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɪ ŋ ɡ l ɪ ʃ t iː tʃ ə
h ɪ z ə m e r ɪ k ə n
f r ə m ʃ ɪ k ɔ ɡ əʊ
h aɪ aɪ m s ɪ l v i ə w i l j ə m s
aɪ m ə n e n dʒ ɪ ˈn ɪə
aɪ m ɔ s t r eɪ l i ə n
f r ə m s ɪ d n i
ð ɪ s ɪ z æ n ə w aɪ t
d ʌ b l ‿ j uː ʷ eɪ tʃ ‿ aɪ tiː iː
æ n ə z m aɪ ˈk ɔ l iː ɡ
ʃ i z ə ɡ ʊ d f r e n d
ʃ i z ə m e r ɪ k ə n
f r ə m n j uː j ɔː k
ɡ ʊ d iː v n ɪ ŋ
ð ɪ s ɪ z m aɪ f r e n d p ɔː l ə
p ɔː l ə z k ə n eɪ d i ə n
ʃ ɪ z f r ə m t ə r ɔ n t əʊ
n aɪ s t ə m iː t ʃ ‿ j ʊ p ɔː l ə
w ʌ n t uː θ r iː f ɔː
f aɪ v s ɪ k s – s e v n ‿ eɪ t
n aɪ n t e n ɪ l e v n t w e l v
ɪ t s l eɪ t
aɪ m t aɪə d
ɡ ʊ d n aɪ t
Unit 1 Part A English
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Hello.
My name's Vincent.
V I N C E N T.
I'm a student,
an Italian student.
This is Nick Mason.
He's my teacher,
my English teacher.
He's American,
from Chicago.
Hi! I'm Silvia Williams.
I'm an engineer.
I'm Australian ...
from Sydney.
This is Anna White.
W H I T E
Anna's my colleague.
She's a good friend.
She's American ...
from New York.
Good evening.
This is my friend Paula.
Paula's Canadian.
She's from Toronto.
Nice to meet you, Paula.
one, two, three, four
five, six, seven, eight
nine, ten, eleven, twelve
It's late.
I'm tired.
Good night.
Unit 1 Part B Phonetics
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ɡ ʊ (d) m ɔː n ɪ ŋ
ð ɪ s ɪ z j ɔː r eɪ d i əʊ s t eɪ ʃ n
k eɪ w aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ əʊ ‿ uː
ɪ t s eɪ t ə k l ɔ k
ə n d ɪ t s ə b j uː t ɪ f l d eɪ
ɡ ʊ d ɑː f t ə ˈn uː n
m aɪ n eɪ m z b ɔ b h æ r ɪ s
aɪ m j ə p aɪ l ə t – t ə d eɪ
ð ɪ s ɪ z f l aɪ t b iː eɪ w ʌ n f ɔː θ r iː
t ə l ʌ n d ə n
h æ v ə n aɪ s d eɪ
h ə l əʊ
h aɪ h aʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ˈɑː j ʊ
f aɪ n θ æ ŋ k s ə n d ʒ ‿ ˈj uː
aɪ m əʊ k eɪ θ æ ŋ k s
w e l h æ v ə n aɪ s d eɪ
b aɪ b aɪ
s iː j ʊ l aɪ t ə
w ɔ t s h ɪ z n eɪ m
h ɪ z n eɪ m ɪ z̽ s t iː v n
w ɔ t s h ə n eɪ m
h ə n eɪ m ɪ z m ɑː θ ə
ə j ʊ h ɔ t
n əʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aɪ m k əʊ l d
ə n d aɪ m h ʌ n ɡ r i
ɪ k ˈs k j uː z m i
ə ˈj uː l ɪ n d ə w ɔ t s n
j e s ð æ t s r aɪ t
h ə l əʊ m ə z w ɔ t s n
aɪ m f r ə m ð i ‿ ʲ ‿ ɑː ɡ əʊ ‿ eɪ dʒ ə s i
w e l k ə m t ʊ tʃ aɪ n ə
θ æ ŋ k j ʊ
Unit 1 Part B English
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Good morning!
This is your radio station...
K Y O U.
It's eight o'clock...
and it's a beautiful day.
Good afternoon.
My name's Bob Harris.
I'm your pilot today.
This is flight BA143...
to London.
Have a nice day.
Hello.
Hi, how are you?
Fine, thanks, and you?
I'm OK, thanks.
Well, have a nice day!
Bye Bye.
See you later.
What's his name?
His name is Stephen.
What's her name?
Her name is Martha .
Are you hot?
No, I'm cold...
and I'm hungry.
Excuse me,
are you Linda Watson?
Yes, that's right.
Hello, Ms Watson.
I'm from the Argo Agency.
Welcome to China.
Thank you.
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