1. Practice reading the following.

1. [´wıspǝd]	5. [tʃıǝd]	9. [ʌn´laıtıd]	13. [´berıd]
2. [´daʊtfǝlı]	6. [kɒf]	10. [´sıǝrıǝslı]	14. [ʹhevn]
3. [´ri:zn]	7. [´grædjʊǝlı]	11. [tıǝz]	15. [peιl]
4. [´wægǝn]	8. [´vaıǝlǝnt]	12. [fɔ:lt]	16. [´mɜ:dǝd]

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

1. [kɒnvǝseıʃn]	5. [rıǝlaızd]
2. [pǝtıkjʊlǝlı]	6. [kǝmpli:t]
3. [ımædʒıneıʃn]	7. [ǝkeıʒn]
4. [deılaıt]	8. [fɒlǝʊıŋ]

3. Practice reading transcription of the given words. Then divide them into two columns according to how they are used in the audiotext.

[prıns]	[bi:z]	[´pǝʊst draıvǝ]
[´eıbrǝˏhæm]	[´træntrıdʒ]	[´kɑ:stǝbrıdʒ]
[´spi:dıŋ]	[´æbı]	[´dıstǝns]

PROPER NAMES	COMMON NOUNS

4. Write down transcription of each proper name (see Ex. 3).

Casterbridge –

Trantridge –

Abraham –

Aby –

Prince –

5. Listen and write down the complete text of Chapter 2.

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

7. Look through the text which you have written and corrected and underline the words from Exercises 1-3 in it.

8. Listen to Chapter 2 again, simultaneously following the text and indicate pauses in the text.

9. Practice reading the text of Chapter 2 imitating the narrator’s pronunciation.

Chapter 3

1. Practice reading the following.

1. [´regjələlι]	7. [brɑ:ntʃ]	13. [məʹstɑ:ʃ]
2. [´wʌndəd]	8. [´θɔ:tləslι]	14. [kɜ:ld]
3. [stɜ:]	9. [´æksιdənt]	15. [´ælık]
4. [blʌd]	10. [ʹfraιtənd]	16. [´mɜ:məd]
5. [pəʹsweιd]	11. [əʊnd]	17. [´wɒndəd]
6. [ʹpraʊdlι]	12. [stǝʊk]	18. [rı´zʌlt]

2. Listen to Chapter 3, concentrate your attention on the pronunciation of the given words, define their stressed syllables and put down the stress marks.

1. [sədӡəstʃən]	5. [ιntrəstιdlι]	9. [gri:nhaʊzιz]
2. [ınəsəntlι]	6. [rιplaι]	10 [sιgəret]
3. [rιspɒnsəbl]	7. [rιgret]	11. [ædʌlt]
4. [reprιzent]	8. [ədmaιərιŋlι]	12. [dιleι]

3. Listen to Chapter 3, put the sentences below in the order they are mentioned in the audiotext.

[ ʃι ʹstɒpt ιn əʹmeιzmənt]

[ ʹðιs ðen wəz ðə bəʹgιnιŋ]

[ jʊ ʹnevə ʹnəʊ]

[ aι ʹlaιk ʹfu:lιʃ ʹθιŋz]

[ bət aιl ʹgəʊ]

[ hι ʹtʊk hə tə ðə ʹgri:nhaʊzιz]

4. Listen and write down the complete text of Chapter 3.

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 3 again, simultaneously following the text and indicate pauses in the text.

8. Practice reading the text of Chapter 3 imitating the narrator’s pronunciation.

Chapter 4