Sound [j]

239. Track 73. Tick the words a) or b) that you hear in the sentences.

     1 a) joke	□	b) yolk	□
     2 a) jam	□	b) yam	□
     3 a) Jess	□	b) yes	□
     4 a) jeers	□	b) years	□
     5 a) juice	□	b) use	□
     6 a) jet	□	b) yet	□

240. First practise the target sound /j/ in words from the dialogue. Read the words aloud.

York years Young news few Hugh stew tunes huge yellow yesterday tutor student onion newspaper produces beautiful excuse me used to did you use to music knew New tubes stupid university tuba Europe

241. Track 74. Read the dialogue below and fill the gaps (I-B) with the correct words from the box below. Then listen to the recording and check your answers.

music knew New tubes stupid university tuba Europe

Not so stupid

JOHN YEE: Excuse me. Did you use to live in York?

JOE YOUNG: Yes.

JOHN YEE: Did you use to be a tutor at the 1 ________ ?

JOE YOUNG: Yes. For a few years.

JOHN YEE: Do you remember Hugh Yip? He was a 2 ________ student.

JOE YOUNG: Hugh Yip? Did he use to have a huge yellow jeep?

JOHN YEH: Yes. And he used to play beautiful tunes on the 3 ________.

JOE YOUNG: Yes, I 4 ________ Hugh. He used to be a very stupid student. Do you have any news of Hugh?

JOHN YEE: Yes He's a millionaire now in 5 ________ York.

JOE YOUNG: A millionaire? Playing the tuba?

JOHN YEE: Oh, no. He produces Jam in 6 ________, and tins of onion stew, and sells them in 7 ________ I read about Hugh in the newspaper yesterday.

JOE YOUNG: Oh! Well, he wasn't so 8 ________.

Practise reading the dialogue aloud.

Sound [h]

242. Track 75. Tick the words a) or b) that you hear in the sentences.

     I a) eels	□	b) heels	□
     2 a) and	□	b) hand	□
     3 a) eye	□	b) high	□
     4 a) art	□	b) heart	□
     5a) ow	□	b) how	□
     6 a) air	□	b) hair	□

243. Track 76. First practise the target sound /h/ in words from the dialogue. Read the words aloud.

Hi he how has had have hit heard hope house horse Holly husband happened behind perhaps unhappy hospital horrible Helena

Read the dialogue and fill in the gaps. After each number there are two gaps. The first gap is a word starting with /h/. The second gap is a word starting with a vowel. Choose words from the box below. Number 1 has been done as an example.

having ambulance he unhappy hit all hospital heard accident how Helena ice-cream injured operation

A horrible accident

EMMA: Hi, Holly.

HOLLY: Emma, have you 1 heard ? There's been a horrible accident?

EMMA: Oh, dear! What's happened?

HOLLY: Helena's husband has had an accident on his horse.

EMMA: 2 ________ awful! Is he?

HOLLY: Yes. He's been taken to 3 ________ in an ________.

EMMA: How did it happen?

HOLLY: He was 4 ________by an ________ van. It was on the crossing just behind his house.

EMMA: How horrible!

HOLLY: He's 5________ an emergency ________ in hospital now. Poor 6 _______! She's so ________.

EMMA: Perhaps 7________'ll be ________ right, Holly.

HOLLY: I hope so.

Check your answers by listening to the dialogue, then practise reading the dialogue aloud.