Friends

Adele: Hi, Emma! Hi, Ben! Hello, Emily! Hello! Eddie! Hi, everybody!

Everybody except Kevin: Hi, Adele!

Emily: Nice to see you again, Adele. Kevin, this is Adele. Adele, this is Kevin.

Adele: Hi, Kevin,1_______? It's terribly loud.

Kevin: Yes ... (turns the music down) 2_______? (Adele nods her head) 3_______?

Adele: Yes.

Kevin: Emma said she had a friend called Adele.

Eddie: Help yourself to Mexican food, Adele. It's on the kitchen bench.

Emily: And there's French bread on the shelf.

Ben: 4_______?

Adele: Yes, thanks, Ben. Some lemonade with a bit of ice in it.

Emma: 5_______?

Kevin: Yes. I've just met her. She's very friendly.

Ben: 6_______?

Adele: I went to South America with my best friend Kerrie.

Everybody: Well!

Emma: We're all jealous.

Eddie: 7_______?

Adele: Not very. But l spent everything. I haven't any money left.

Listen to the dialogue again to check your answers. Then practice reading the dialogue aloud.

Sound [X]

14. Track 7. Tick the words a) or b) that you hear in the sentences.

    1 a) pen 2 a) men 3 a) end 4 a) feta 5 a) pet 6 a) bed

    □ □ □ □ □ □

    b) pan b) man b) and b) fatter b)pat b)bad

    □ □ □ □ □ □

15. Track 8. Listen to the recorded messages, paying attention to the target sound. Now listen again and complete the sentences below. Each missing word has the sound [x]. Number 1 has been done as an example.

1 Aaron works at the Ajax Travel Agency.

2 He’s on holiday in_______.

3 His boss is Mrs. _______.

4 Aaron left an _______and _______on his desk.

5 He _______ to contact Anthony about the _______of _______he _______on _______.

6 Aaron has a _______habit of being _______from work.

7 Aaron booked a _______to San _______with three_______: an anteater, an_______, and an_______.

8 The computer has _______and Aaron hadn't done the _______up for the _______ programmes. Mrs. Allen is very_______.

9 The best advertising _______have been _______because of Aaron's bad_______.

10 Aaron doesn't _______to come _______to the _______agency because he's been_______.

Listen to the complete sentences and check your answers then practice reading the sentences aloud.

16. Track 8. Listen to the dialogue and act out. Mind pronunciation of sounds.

A Bad Day

I overslept and missed my train,

slipped on the sidewalk in the pouring rain,

sprained my ankle, skinned my knees,

broke my glasses, lost my keys,

got stuck in the elevator,

it wouldn't go,

kicked it twice and stubbed my toe,

bought a pen | that didn't write,

took it back and had a fight,

went home angry,

locked the door,

crawled into bed,

couldn’t take any more.

More Bad Luck

The bread was stale, it was four days old.

The milk was sour.

The coffee was cold.

The butter was rancid.

The steak was tough.

The service was dreadful.

The waiter was rough.

My bill was huge.

His tip was small.

I'm sorry I went to that place at all.

Sounds in contrast [æ] - [e]

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

    1. [æ]		2. [e]		3. [æ] - [e]
    Al	pal	any	get	bat — bet
    Alma	bag	Aetna	pet	at — ate
    alphabet	lab	anyhow	let	lad — led
    add	cab	v anyway	bet	mat — met
    Ann	pan	anyone	best	rat — red
    apple	ban	ate	mess	rack — wreck
    amateur	ham	men	neck	bad — bed
    Africa	badge	pen	peck	sad — said
    abbey	fancy	den	left	Dan — den
    abstract	balcony	said	press	tan — ten
    happen	hat	bread	ready	pat — pet
    happy	lap	bed	settle	sat — set
    chapter	nap	red		Pat — pet
    chatter	back	bell		shall — shell
    catch	rack	sell
    Alice	grammar	fell

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

(a) a rat; a fat rat; catching a fat rat; a cat catching a fat rat; a black cat catching a fat rat.

(b) his hands; clapping his hands; a man clapping his hands; a fat man clapping his hands; a fat man clapping his hands is Pat's Dad.

(c) a hat; a black hat; Pat's black hat; a cat is in Pat's black hat; a black cat is in Pat's black hat; Pat's black cat is in Pat's black hat.

(d) Franz; friend Franz; Czech friend Franz; Jack's Czech friend Franz, Jack's Czech friend Franz and Pat; Jack's Czech friend Franz and French friend Pat; Jack's Czech friend Franz and Franz's French friend Pat.

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

[æ] (a) 1. Ann has plaits and black slacks.

2. Harry has a hacking jacket.

3. Harry and Ann are standing hand in hand.

4 Can you imagine that? That's absolutely fantastic!

5. That's flat! That's bad! And that's that.

6. Fancy that! Dan acted on Dad's advice!

[e] (b) 1. Very well then.

2. Well said.

3. Ted meant to get ahead.

4. Ed will never get the better of Ted.

5. I expect Betty spends a pretty penny on dress.

[æ] — [e] (c) 1. A black cat sat on a mat and ate a fat rat.

2. Ted has Dad's hat on his head.

3. Jack has a check cap in his hand.

4. Accidents will happen in the best regulated families.

5. Can you imagine that? Success went to' Pat's head.

20. Read the tongue-twisters and learn them.

1. He that hatches matches hatches catches.

2. If you, Andy, have two candies, give one candy to Sandy, Andy.

3. A black ape on a real ladder dropped a black cape on a real adder.

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