A funny photographer

PHOTOGRAPHER: Good afternoon. How can I help you?

FRED: I’m Fred Phillips. I want a photograph of myself and my wife Phillippa.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Certainly, Mr Phillips. a) Please fill in this form.

PHILLIPPA: I’ll fill it in, Fred.

PHOTOGRAPHER: b) ________ Mr Phillips, do you prefer a full front photograph or a profile?

FRED: A full front, don't you think, Phillippa?

PHILLIPPA: Yes, A full front photograph.

FRED: Full front.

PHILLIPPA: (hands in the form) it’s finished.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Thank you, Mrs Phillips. c) ________ ls it comfortable?

PHILLIPPA: Yes. It feels fine.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Mr Phillips, d) ________.

FRED: That's difficult. lf you say something funny I can laugh.

PHOTOGRAPHER: And, Mrs Phillips, e) ________.

FRED: (laughs)

PHOTOGRAPHER: That's it finished.

FRED: Finished?

PHOTOGRAPHER: Finished, Mr Phillips.

PHILLIPPA: Will the photograph be ready for the fifth of February?

PHOTOGRAPHER: Yes. f) ________.

Practise reading the dialogue aloud.

Sound [V]

219. Track 68. Tick the words a), b) or c) that you hear in the sentences.

     1 a) lift	□	b) lived	□
     2 a) half	□	b) halve	□
     3 a) fast	□	b) vast	□
     4 a) boat	□	b) vote	□
     5 a) bolts	□	b) volts	□
     6 a) safe	□	b) save	□

220. Track 69. First practise the target sound /v/ in some of the words from the dialogue. Read the words aloud.

view lived five of have love village valley very Vander lovely Victor living arrived Vivienne

A fine view

VIVIENNE: Has the Vander family lived here for very long, Victor?

VICTOR: Five and a half years, Vivienne. We arrived on the first of February.

VIVIENNE: What a lovely view you have!

VICTOR: Yes it’s fabulous.

VIVIENNE: Look! You can see the village down in the valley.

VICTOR: Yes. We just love living here because of the view.

Sounds in contrast [f] — [V]

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

ı. [f]			2. [v]
fit	leaf	coffee	vicar	cave	rival
fat	safe	fifteen	vain	grave	review
fort	life	Africa	vast	brave	over
farm	knife	telephone	veal	wave	lover
feel	deaf	ruffian	very	save	ever
fair	proof	sofa	veil	verve	forever
full	half	safer	view		cover
four	calf	refuse	veer		savour
five	enough	sniffing	vile		vivacious
fee	rough	different	village		divide

3. [v] —[f]

van — fan veil — fail

veal — feel vine — fine

vast — fast alive — a life

believe — belief prove — proof

222. Read the following sense-group, mind the rhythm and intonation.

vicar; a village vicar; versus a village vicar; devils versus a village vicar; evil devils versus a village vicar; seven evil devils versus a village vicar.

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

[v] (a) 1. Seven evil devils have no virtue.

2. Every evening Victor and Vivian visit Eve.

3. Both vow to love Eve forever.

4. But Eve is very vain.

5. Vivienne is vivacious and full of nerve.

6. Eventually Victor gives Eve up and goes over to Vivienne leaving Eve to Vivian.

[f] b) 1. The rough, tough ruffians make fierce faces to frighten the four friends.

2. The friends fight off the ruffians.

3. Four oafs fall flat on the floor and the rest flee in fear.

4. It's Phillip's fourth birthday on Friday.

5. That's funny. Phillip is fifteen.

6. But it's his fourth birthday. Phillip was born on February 29th.

[v] — [f] (c) 1. My father's job involves travelling.

2. We've lived in five different places in the last seven years.

3. I love it. I've got friends I can visit in all five places.

4. Five of the men v/ere carrying knives.

5. I grow flowers and vegetables in an old farmhouse outside the village.

224. Read the tongue-twisters and learn them.

1. Fancy that Fan is full of fads and fancies.

2. Five fit fishers shipped six thick fish dishes.

3. That fish has a fat fin, this fish is a fish that has a thinner fin than that fish.

225. Read the dialogue, mark the stresses and tunes. Learn it. Act out the dialogue.