Violent Bolivian Lover Obsessed by Vow of Revenge

Exercise 6

Listen to the sentences below. Practise saying them paying attention to the sound [w].

Exercise 7

Match the questions and the answers, then listen and check your answers. Practise reading them in pairs.

1. Where was Wendy while they were watching the whales? 2. What was wrong with the weather on Wednesday? 3. Which wine would you like, Winifred? 4. When were they walking in Wales? 5. Why were Wayne and Wanda whispering?

a. While we were in Hawaii. b. The sweet white one, Walter. c. Working in Washington. d. They didn’t want Will to worry. e. It was wet and windy.

Exercise 8

Listen to the dialogue. Practise reading it. Watch for the correct articulation of the sounds [w] and [v].

: Did you see Victor on Wednesday, Wendy?

: Yes. We went for a walk in the woods near the railway.

: Wasn’t it cold on Wednesday?

: Yes. It was very cold and wet. We wore warm clothes and walked quickly to keep

warm.

: It’s lovely and quiet in the woods.

: Yes. Further away from the railway it was very quite, and there were wild squirrels

everywhere. We counted twenty squirrels.

: How wonderful! Twenty squirrels! And did you take lunch with you?

: Yes. About twelve we had veal sandwiches and sweet white wine, and we watched

the squirrels. It was a very nice walk.

Exercise 9

Listen to the sentences, practise saying them first slowly and then faster. Pay attention to the [h]s.

a. Helen has cut her own hair again – it’s absolutely horrible!

b. Have you heard about Hannah’s horrific adventure in Hamburg?

c. Henry’s uncle Herbert has had another heart attack in hospital.

d. Old Hugh hasn’t eaten his ham and eggs already, has he?

e. Hazel and Alan have had another unhappy holiday hitchhiking in Austria

and Hungary.

Exercise 10

Put the jumbled sentences below in the correct order. Listen to the tape and compare your answers. Repeat each sentence with the tape.

a. helped/ I have?

b. hamburgers/ hate/ eating/ I!

c. in/ Abigail/ here/ hovered/ has?

d. Aunt Hannah/ Alan Harbord/ his/ adores.

e. heart attack/ had/ Harriet Elston/ old/ a.

f. Helmut/ Anna/ hurriedly/ about/ asked/ English/ homework/ his.

g. overcoat/ a/ Arthur Harris/ in/ always/ handkerchief/ his/ has.

Exercise 11

Listen to the dialogue. Practise saying it line by line, then read it with a partner.

M: Who’s that with Henry Higgins?

W: It’s his wife, Hazel.

M: Hazel? But his wife’s name’s Helen!

W: Oh no, Helen left him… he’s married to Hazel now.

M: No! How did it happen?

W: Well, you know last Easter, Henry and Helen had a holiday in Honolulu.

M: Yes… What happened?

W: They had a horrible holiday, and when they arrived home, Helen left him!

M: I see.. and who are those horrid little girls?

W: Holly and Hannah, Hazel’s children from her first marriage.

M: But Henry hates children!

W: Mm… how interesting!

Exercise 12

Listen to the dialogue, write it down, then practise reading it, paying attention to the [s] sounds.

Helpful phrases:

Water-skiing

The Six Star Hotel

Exercise 13

Listen to and practise reading the following text, paying attention to the difference in the articulation of the sounds [s] and [ S ].

Sheila is a a receptionist at the International Hotel in Chicago. At the moment she’s studying Spanish.

Exercise 14

Listen to the tape and put down the sentences you hear. Practise saying them as fast as possible.

Exercise 15

Listen to the following headlines and practise saying them.

English Shoppers Short of Cash

Swedish Fashion Show Shocks British