1. Practice reading the following.

1. [ʌnʹfɔ:tʃənιt]	5. [͵laιzəʹlu:]
2. [ʹri:snt]	6. [gɑ:spt]
3. [wɒtʹevǝ]	7. [ʹfɜ:nιtʃə]
4. [ʹpræktιsιŋ]	8. [kənʹtιnjʊəlι]

Underline transcription of the proper name in the list above.

2. Listen to Chapter 18, concentrate your attention on the pronunciation of the given words, define their stressed syllables and put down the stress marks.

1. [kəmpleιnt]	3. [hιstɔ:rιənz]
2. [əbdӡekt]	4. [ιnflʊənst]

3. Listen to Chapter 18, and define who says the given sentences.

[ʹdιə ʹbɔι aι ʹhəʊp hι wιl ʹget ʹhəʊm ʹseιflι]

[ˏlaιzəʹlu: ʹwɒts ðə ʹmætə]

[ʹmʌðər ιz ʹverι ʹιl]

[aιm ʹgəʊιŋ tə ʹfaιnd ɔ:l ðə hιʹstɔ:rιənz raʊnd hιə]

[wɒt ə jʊ ʹdu:ιŋ hιə]

[ʹðæts kwaιt ʹtru: ιn ʹwʌn ʹweι]

[aι dӡəst ʹdəʊnt ʹwɒnt tə ʹlιv ət ʹɔ:l]

[bət ʹfɑ:ðə wəz əʊnlι ə ʹlιtl bιt ʹιl]

4. Listen and write down the complete text of Chapter 18.

5. Compare the text you have written with the original script and correct mistakes if any.

6. Look through the text which you have written and corrected and underline the words from Exercises 1-2 in it.

7. Listen to Chapter 18 again, simultaneously following the text and indicate pauses in the text.

8. Practice reading the text of Chapter 18 imitating the narrator’s pronunciation.

Chapter 19

1. Practice reading the following.

1. [ʹju:slǝs]	4. [ʹkærəktə]	7. [rιʹælιtι]
2. [ʹklaιmιt]	5. [ʹɔ:kwədlι]	8. [ʹmιsιzʹbrʊks]
3. [ʹi:gəlι]	6. [´egdǝnʹwʊdz]	9. [´sændbɔ:n]

Underline transcription of the proper names in the list above.

2. Listen to Chapter 19, concentrate your attention on the pronunciation of the given words, define their stressed syllables and put down the stress marks.

1. [ιmpeιʃəntlι]	4. [əmju:zmənt]
2. [sιdju:st]	5. [ri:lækseιʃn]
3. [aʊtbɜ:st]	6. [pəhæps]

3. Listen to Chapter 19, then restore the given sentences mentioned in the audiotext.

   [ ʃι ʹgeιv ə ʹkraι ənd ʹtɜ:nd əʹweι ιn ʹsɒrəʊ]

   [ ðə ʹkru:əl ʹklaιmιt ənd ʹhɑ:d ʹwɜ:k həd ʹeιdӡd hιm baι ʹtwentι ʹjιəz]

   [ aι məst ʹget hə ʹbæk]

   [ hι ədʹmιtιd ʃι wəz ʹraιt tə ʹbi: ʹæŋgrι]

   [ aι ʹkænɒt ʹtel jʊ weə ʃι ιz ʹsteιιŋ]

   [ ʃι ʹsi:md ιmʹbærəst tə ʹsi: hιm]

   [ pli:z ʹbi: ʹkaιnd tə ə ʹmιzərəbl ʹləʊnlι ʹmæn]

   [ ιt ʹsi:md ə ʹstreιndӡ ʹpleιs tə ʹkleə]

4. Listen and write down the complete text of Chapter 19.

5. Compare the text you have written with the original script and correct mistakes if any.

6. Look through the text which you have written and corrected and underline the words from Exercises 1-2 in it.

7. Listen to Chapter 19 again, simultaneously following the text and indicate pauses in the text.

8. Practice reading the text of Chapter 19 imitating the narrator’s pronunciation.

Chapter 20