Presentation: B1 Course Unit 29
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B1 Course Unit 29 |
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Part 1
- Marconi discovered...
- how to transmit radio waves...
- in 1894.
- He moved to England...
- to continue his research.
- He lived and worked abroad...
- for many years.
- Did you enjoy the film last night?
- How long did it last?
- My uncle's a physicist.
- My aunt's a biologist.
- I studied political science.
- I graduated two years ago.
- Is it true they're going to freeze...
- the price of petrol?
- I hope so...
- but I don't think so.
- Let's move on...
- to our next point for discussion.
- Would it be all right...
- if I took some time off next week?
- I have to get my passport renewed.
- I suppose so.
- If I didn't know him better...
- I'd say he was lying.
- I don't know him well enough...
- to be able to judge.
- Nothing ever gets done...
- unless I do it.
- I beg your pardon?
- You're wrong, you know.
- I'm sorry to contradict you...
- but there's obviously been a mistake.
- That's enough!
- m ɑː k əʊ n ɪ d ɪ s k ʌ v ə d
- h aʊ t ə t r æ n s m ɪ t r eɪ d ɪ əʊ w eɪ v z
- ɪ n eɪ t iː n n aɪ n t ɪ f ɔː
- h iː m uː v (d) t ʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ ɪ ŋ ɡ l ə n d
- t ə k ə n t ɪ n j uː h ɪ z r ɪ ˈs ɜː tʃ
- h iː l ɪ v d ə n d w ɜː k t ə b r ɔː d
- f ə m e n ɪ j ɪə z
- d ɪ d ʒ j uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ɪ n dʒ ɔɪ ð ə f ɪ l m l ɑː s t n aɪ t
- h aʊ l ɔ ŋ d ɪ d ɪ t l ɑː s t
- m aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ʌ ŋ k l z ə f ɪ z ɪ s ɪ s t
- m aɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɑː n t s ə b aɪ ɔ l ə dʒ ɪ s t
- aɪ s t ʌ d ɪ (d) p ə l ɪ t ɪ k l s aɪə n s
- aɪ ˈɡ r æ dʒ ʊ eɪ t ɪ (d) t uː j ɪə z ə ɡ əʊ
- ɪ z ɪ (t) t r uː ð eə ɡ əʊ ɪ ŋ t ə f r iː z
- ð ə p r aɪ s ə v p e t r ə l
- aɪ h əʊ p s əʊ
- b ə t aɪ d əʊ n (t) θ ɪ ŋ k s əʊ
- l e t s m uː v ɔ n
- t ʊ ‿ ʷ ‿ aʊə n e k s (t) p ɔɪ n t f ə d ɪ s k ʌ ʃ n
- w ʊ d ɪ (t) b iː ‿ ʲ ‿ ɔː l r aɪ t
- ɪ f aɪ t ʊ k s ə m t aɪ m ɔ f n e k s t w iː k
- aɪ h æ f t ə ɡ e t m aɪ p ɑː s p ɔː t r ɪ ˈn j uː d
- aɪ s ə p əʊ z̽ s əʊ
- ɪ f aɪ d ɪ d n t n əʊ h ɪ m b e t ə
- aɪ d s eɪ h iː w ə z l aɪ ɪ ŋ
- aɪ d əʊ n t n əʊ h ɪ m w e l ɪ n ʌ f
- t ə b iː ‿ ʲ ‿ eɪ b l t ə dʒ ʌ dʒ
- n ʌ θ ɪ ŋ e v ə ɡ e t s d ʌ n
- ə n l e s aɪ d uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ɪ t
- aɪ b e ɡ j ɔː p ɑː d n
- j ɔː r ɔ ŋ j uː n əʊ
- aɪ m s ɔ r ɪ t ə k ɔ n t r ə ˈd ɪ k t j uː
- b ə (t) ð eə z ˈɔ b v ɪə s l ɪ b ɪ n ə m ɪ s ˈt eɪ k
- ð æ t s ɪ n ʌ f
Part 2
- Perhaps it was...
- a misunderstanding.
- If only there were some way...
- of avoiding a confrontation.
- I wish...
- you wouldn't keep interrupting.
- I wish the bus would come.
- Our deadline...
- is the day after tomorrow, right?
- I'm afraid so.
- Well, it won't be my fault...
- if we're not ready.
- We'd do a much better job...
- if we had more time.
- What exactly do you mean by that?
- I told them the plan wouldn't work...
- but nobody would listen.
- Lack of funds.
- Lack of human resources.
- I wish you'd stop being so negative.
- Did you have a good holiday?
- Where did you go?
- We went to Spain.
- We had a wonderful time.
- What was the weather like?
- It wasn't bad.
- I have to go now.
- I have to meet Maureen...
- at ten fifteen.
- Did you have a good time at the party?
- Did you meet any interesting people?
- I teach - I taught
- I buy - I bought
- I missed the bus...
- and I had to walk.
- p ə h æ p s ɪ t w ə z
- ə m ɪ s ʌ n d ə ˈs t æ n d ɪ ŋ
- ɪ f əʊ n l ɪ ð eə w ə s ʌ m w eɪ
- ə v ə v ɔɪ d ɪ ŋ ə k ɔ n f r ə n ˈt eɪ ʃ n
- aɪ w ɪ ʃ
- j uː w ʊ d n (t) k iː p ɪ n t ə ˈr ʌ p t ɪ ŋ
- aɪ w ɪ ʃ ð ə b ʌ s w ʊ (d) k ʌ m
- aʊə ˈd e d l aɪ n
- ɪ z ð ə d eɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ɑː f t ə t ə m ɔ r əʊ r aɪ t
- aɪ m ə f r eɪ d s əʊ
- w e l ɪ t w əʊ n (t) b iː m aɪ f ɔː l t
- ɪ f w ɪə n ɔ t r e d ɪ
- w iː d - d uː ‿ ʷ ‿ ə m ʌ tʃ b e t ə dʒ ɔ b
- ɪ f w iː h æ d m ɔː t aɪ m
- w ɔ t ɪ ɡ z æ k t l ɪ d uː j uː m iː n b aɪ ð æ t
- aɪ t əʊ l (d) ð ə m ð ə p l æ n w ʊ d n t w ɜː k
- b ə t n əʊ b ə d ɪ w ʊ d l ɪ s n
- l æ k ə v f ʌ n d z
- l æ k ə v h j uː m ə n r ɪ s ɔː s ɪ z
- aɪ w ɪ ʃ j uː d s t ɔ (p) b iː ɪ ŋ s əʊ n e ɡ ə t ɪ v
- d ɪ d ʒ j uː h æ v ə ɡ ʊ d h ɔ l ɪ d eɪ
- w eə d ɪ d ʒ j uː ɡ əʊ
- w iː w e n (t) t ə s p eɪ n
- w iː h æ d ə w ʌ n d ə f l t aɪ m
- w ɔ t w ə z ð ə w e ð ə l aɪ k
- ɪ t w ɔ z n (t) b æ d
- aɪ h æ f t ə ɡ əʊ n aʊ
- aɪ h æ f t ə m iː t m ɔː r iː n
- ə (t) t e n f ɪ f t iː n
- d ɪ d ʒ j uː h æ v ə ɡ ʊ (d) t aɪ m ə (t) ð ə p ɑː t ɪ
- d ɪ d ʒ j uː m iː t e n ɪ ‿ ʲ ‿ ˈɪ n t r ə s t ɪ ŋ p iː p l
- aɪ t iː tʃ aɪ t ɔː t
- aɪ b aɪ aɪ b ɔː t
- aɪ m ɪ s (t) ð ə b ʌ s
- ə n d aɪ h æ (d) t ə w ɔː k