1. Practice reading the following.

1. [dιʹrekʃn]	5. [wιnd]	9. [ʹstʌmək]
2. [ədʹmaιə]	6. [glɑ:ns]	10. [bʊlz]
3. [tu:mz]	7. [ʹpeιgən]	11. [bιəd]
4. [ʹru:ιnιŋ]	8. [rʌf]	12.[ʹfləʊtιŋ]

2. Listen to Chapter 8, concentrate your attention on the pronunciation of the given words, define their stressed syllables and put down the stress marks.

1. [fɑ:mjɑ:d]	5. [dӡentlmənlι]
2. [bædtempəd]	6. [ιnsιstιd]
3. [vaιəlιn]	7. [emınstǝ]
4. [ʌndəni:θ]	8. [dju:wı]

3. Listen to Chapter 8, then put the given words in the right order to restore the sentences mentioned in the audiotext.

[ðιs ʹmɔ: ʹvju: ʹtʃιəfʊl bət wəz]

[ðən hə ʹrəʊz ʹhəʊps ʹevə ʹhaιə]

[ʹkrιk ðen ʹbιznιs ʹmιstə tə ʹtɜ:nd]

[aιl ʹfɜ:st dӡəst ʹlιtl ʹdrιŋk ʹmιlk ə]

[ʹkaʊ ʹpɔιntιd hι ðə tə ʹnιərəst ənd]

[ə ʹdeərι wəz ʹlɑ:dӡ ιt]

[ə ʹkjʊərιəs ιts ʹstɔ:rι]

[naʊ ʹtes ʹsi: kəd ʹklιəlι hιm]

4. Listen and write down the complete text of Chapter 8.

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

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

Chapter 9

1. Practice reading the following.

1. [veιg]	4. [ʹvælju:d]
2. [pri:st]	5. [dιʹsιӡn]
3. [ədʹvɑ:ntιdӡ]	6. [ʹstrɒŋgə]

2. Listen to Chapter 9, concentrate your attention on the pronunciation of the given words, define their stressed syllables and put down the stress marks.

1. [ʌndιsaιdιd]	3. [pɜ:pəs]
2. [pətιkjʊlə]	4. [ιntelιdӡəns]

3. Listen to Chapter 9, write in the missing words in the given sentences mentioned in the audiotext.

[wen hι wəz ə ʹbɔι ʹpi:pl əʹdmaιəd hιz ʹkwɒlιtιz]

[ðə ʹpɑ:sən wəz ʹʃɒkt]

[hι wəz ə ʹmæn əv aιʹdιəz ənd ə ʹfɜ:m bιʹli:və]

[aι tə ʹri:d fιʹlɒsəfι]

[səʊ ʹeιndӡəl dιd ʹnɒt hæv ədʹvɑ:ntιdӡ əv ə ͵edjʊʹkeιʃən]

[hι bιʹgæn tə ʹwɜ:kιŋ ʹaʊtsaιd]

[hι wəz ʹlɜ:nιŋ ʹneιtʃə ənd əʹbaʊt ʹlaιf]

[ʹɔ:l ðιs hι ʹnevə ʹnəʊn bιʹfɔ:]

4. Listen and write down the complete text of Chapter 9.

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

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

Chapter 10