Basic Course Unit 53

Presentations: The Basic Course Unit 53

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 53 Part A Phonetics

1    aɪ v   b iː n   w ɪ ð – ð ɪ s   k ʌ m p ə n i
2    f ə   t w e n t i   f aɪ v   j ɪə z
3    aɪ v   l ɪ v d   ɪ n   ð ɪ s – s ɪ t i
4    ɔː l   m aɪ   l aɪ f
5    aɪ v   ɔː l w eɪ z   w ɔ n t ɪ d
6    t ə   ɡ əʊ   t ə   s aʊ θ   ə m e r ɪ k ə
7    b ə t   aɪ v   n e v ə   b iː n   eɪ b l
8    t ʊ ‿ ə 'f ɔː d   ɪ t
9    h aʊ   l ɔ ŋ   h ə v   j ʊ   h æ (d)   ð ɪ s   k ɑː
10    aɪ v   əʊ n l ɪ   h æ d   ɪ t
11    f ə r ‿ ə   k ʌ p l   ə v   m ʌ n (θ) s
12    aɪ   b ɔː t   ɪ t – t uː   m ʌ n (θ) s   ə ɡ əʊ
13    h æ v     h æ d     h æ d
14    n əʊ     n j uː     n əʊ n
 

Unit 53 Part A English

1    I've been with this company...
2    for twenty-five years.
3    I've lived in this city...
4    all my life.
5    I've always wanted...
6    to go to South America,
7    but I've never been able...
8    to afford it.
9    How long have you had this car?
10    I've only had it...
11    for a couple of months.
12    I bought it two months ago.
13    have - had - had
14    know - knew - known

 

Unit 53 Part B Phonetics

1    h aʊ   l ɔ ŋ   h ə v   j ʊ   n əʊ n   s uː z n
2    aɪ v   n əʊ n   h ə   f ə r ‿ ə   w aɪ l
3    d ə   j ʊ   n əʊ   h ə   h ʌ z b ə n d
4    n əʊ ‿ aɪ v   n e v ə   m e t   h ɪ m
5    aɪ   w əʊ n (t)   b i ‿ j ‿ eɪ b l
6    t ə   m iː t ʃ ‿ j ʊ   ð ɪ s   ɑː f t ə 'n uː n
7    b ə t   aɪ   ʃ ʊ (d)   b i ‿ j ‿ eɪ b l
8    t ə   s iː   j ʊ   t ə m ɔ r əʊ   m ɔː n ɪ ŋ
9    aɪ v   ɡ ɔ t – t ə   ɡ əʊ   t ə   ð ə   b æ ŋ (k)   t ə d eɪ
10    aɪ v   ɡ ɔ t – t ə   ɡ e t   s ə m   k æ ʃ
11    aɪ v   əʊ n l i   ɡ ɔ t -
12    t ʊ   θ aʊ z n d   ɪ n   ð ə   b æ ŋ k

 

Unit 53 Part B English


1    How long have you known Susan?
2    I've known her for a while.
3    Do you know her husband?
4    No, I've never met him.
5    I won't be able...
6    to meet you this afternoon,
7    but I should be able...
8    to see you tomorrow morning.
9    I've got to go to the bank today.
10    I've got to get some cash.
11    I've only got...
12    two thousand in the bank.

 

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