A special washing machine

MRS MARSH: (a) Does this shop sell washing machines?

MR SHAW: Yes. This is the latest washing machine.

MRS MARSH: (b) Is it Swedish?

MR SHAW: No, madam. It’s English.

MRS MARSH: (c) Could you show me how it washes?

MR SHAW: (d) Shall I give you a demonstration? This one is our special demonstration machine. It’s so simple. (e) You take some sheets and shirts. (f) You put them in the machine. (g) You shut this door And you push this button.

MRS MARSH: (h) The machine shouldn't shake like that, should it?

MR SHAW: Washing machines always shake, madam Ah! It’s finished now.

MRS MARSH: (i) But the sheets have shrunk, and so have the shirts.

MR SHAW: (j) Do you wish to buy this machine, madam?

MRS MARSH: .. I'm not sure.

First check your answers by listening to the dialogue again.

Practise reading the dialogue aloud.

/S/ sounds are joined between words.

EXAMPLE English_sheep

Rewrite these phrases following the example in l.

I shops in England English shops

2 ships made in Denmark________________

3 sheep in Scotland ________________

4 shampoo from Sweden ________________

5 champagne from France ________________

6 sheets from Ireland________________

7 shirts made in Poland________________

8 shorts from Finland________________

9 sugar from Turkey________________

I0 shoes made in Spain________________

193. Track 58. Listen and check your answers.

Read the phrases aloud, joining the / S / sounds.

EXAMPLE English_shops

194. Track 59. Listen to the dialogue and act out. Mind pronunciation of sounds.

Sh! Baby's Sleeping!

-I said, Sh! Sh! Baby's_sleeping!

I said, Sh! Sh! Baby's_sleeping!

-What_did_you say?

What_did you say?

-I said, Hush! Hush! Baby's_sleeping!

I said, Hush! Hush! Baby's_sleeping!

-What _did_you say?

What did you say?

-I said, Please be quiet, Baby's sleeping!

I said, Please be quiet, Baby's sleeping!

-What_did_you say?

What_did_you say?

-I said, Shut up! Shut up! Baby's_sleeping!

I said, Shut up! Shut up! Baby's_sleeping!

W AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Not_anymore.

Sound [tS]

195. Track 60. Tick the words a) or b) that you hear in the sentences.

     I a) shop	□	b) chop	□
     2 a) sherry	□	b) cherry	□
     3 a) washing	□	b) watching	□
     4 a) ships	□	b) chips	□
     5 a) shin	□	b) chin	□
     6 a) shoes	□	b) choose	□

196. Track 61. First practise the target sound /C/ in words from the dialogue. Read the words aloud.

choose chops Charles much lunch Church butcher chicken children cheaper cheerful charming Cheshire chump chops

Then read the dialogue and guess which words are strongly stressed in each sentence. The number in brackets tells you how many words will be strongly stressed by the speaker in that line. The first line has been done as an example. Then listen to the dialogue as many times as necessary before deciding on your answers

At the butcher's shop

(5) Charles Cheshire is a very cheerful, charming butcher.)

Charles: (2) Good morning, Mrs Church.

MRS Church: (5) Good morning, Charles I’d like some chops for the children's lunch.

CHARLES: (2) Chump chops or shoulder chops, Mrs Church?

MRS CHURCH: (4) I’ll have four shoulder chops, and I want a small chicken.

CHARLES: (3) Would you like to choose a chicken, Mrs Church?

MRS CHURCH: (2) Which one is cheaper?

CHARLES: (4) This one's the cheapest. It’s a delicious chicken.

MRS CHURCH: (8) How much is all that? I haven't got cash. Can I pay by credit card?

CHARLES: (2) Of course, Mrs Church.

Check your answers by listening to the dialogue again.

Practise reading the dialogue aloud.

Sounds in contrast [ʧ] – [ʃ]

197. Read the following words paying special attention to correct pronunciation.

1. [ʧ]			2. [ʃ]
chew	witch	fortune	she	cash	nation
chop	watch	future	shy	wish	mission
chair	catch	kitchen	short	ash	ocean
chance	each	nature	shock	leash	mention
cheap	much	picture	shame	fish	station
chief	reach	question	shoot	crush	patient
child	speech	teacher	shot	fresh	position
choice	teach	preacher	shine	push	motion
choose	touch	reaches	sure	rush	anxious
church	which	lecture	shape	dish	revolution

3. [ʧ] - [ʃ]

witch — wish cheap — sheep catch — cash

match — mesh chair — share watch — wash

chop — shop chew — shoe chips — ships

198. Read the following sense-groups, mind the rhythm and intonation.

(a) watch chain; Dutch cheese; catch Charles; catch a chill; such chips.

(b) dispatches; matches and dispatches; catches, matches and dispatches; hatches, catches, matches and dispatches.

199. Transcribe and intone the following sentences. Practise reading them in pairs.

[ʧ] (a) 1. Charles is not much of a catch.

2. Here are two pictures which are a match. Nothing much to choose between them.

3. Charles is a cheerful chicken farmer.

4. Charles is scratching his itching chin.

5. A poacher is watching Charles' chickens choosing which to snatch.

6. He chuckles at the chance of a choice chicken to chew for his lunch.

7. But the chuckle reaches Charles who chases the poacher and catches him.

[ʃ] (b) 1. She is an accomplished musician.

2. This shop is a fish shop.

3. Patricia Fisher is a traditional politician.

4. Shear your sheep in May, you shear them all away.

5. They saw a mission station in the bush.

[ʧ] — [ʃ] (c) 1. Shirley and Charles are a match.

2. She is an accomplished liar.

3. Charles made a substantial contribution to literature.

4. Sheila is a beautiful creature with most unusual features.

200. Read the tongue-twister and learn it.

A thatcher of Thatchwood went to Thatchet a-thatching.

201. Read the dialogues, mark the stresses and tunes. Learn them. Act out the dialogues.