1. Practice reading the following.

1. [əbʹzɜ:v]	4. [ʹkrιstʃən]
2. [ʹplʌndӡιŋ]	5. [dιʹrekt]
3. [ʹmɜ:sιʹtʃɑ:nt]	6. [ʹkʌrιdӡ]

Underline transcription of the proper name in the list above.

2. Listen to Chapter 12, concentrate your attention on the pronunciation of the given words, define their stressed syllables and put down the stress marks.

1. [əfekʃn]	5. [ιnsʌltιd]
2. [dιlaιtιd]	6. [dιtɜ:mιnd]
3. [ʌnιmædӡιnətιv]	7. [ιnsʌlts]
4. [di:teιl]	8. [sιvιlaιzeιʃn]

3. Listen to Chapter 12, match the beginning and the end of the sentences mentioned in the audiotext.

ðə ʹnaιts wə	ʹɒnιst ʹmæn
ʹkleə wəz ə ʹθɔ:tfʊl	ənd hιz ʹblaιnd ʹmʌðə
hι ʹθɔ:t hι wəd ʹgəʊ	ðəʊ səʹpraιzd tə ʹsi: hιm
hιz ʹfæmιlι wə dιʹlaιtιd	ʹfιzιkl ʹbju:tι
ʹeιndӡəl ʹfelt ɔ:l ðə ʹmɔ: dιʹtɜ:mιnd	əz ʹhɒt əz ðə ʹdeιz
ʃι ʹlιvz wɒt ʹpəʊιts	ənd ʹsi: hιz ʹfæmιlι
ðeə wəz ə ʹjʌŋ ʹmæn	əʊnlι ʹraιt
hə ʹhəʊl ʹsəʊl ʹbri:ðd ʹaʊt	tə ʹki:p tə hιz ʹtʃɔιs

4. Listen and write down the complete text of Chapter 12.

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

8. Practice reading the text of Chapter 12 imitating the narrator’s pronunciation.

Chapter 13

1. Practice reading the following.

1. [ʹdӡæk ´dɒlǝp]	4. [ʹflaʊəmιl]
2. [ʹæŋkʃəslι]	5. [ʹkraʊdιd]
3. [ʹpraιvιtlι]	6. [draʊn]

Underline transcription of the proper name in the list above.

2. Listen to Chapter 13, concentrate your attention on the pronunciation of the given words, define their stressed syllables and put down the stress marks.

1. [rιzιst]

2. [kændllaιt]

3. [selfsækrιfaιs]

3. Decode the sentences from Chapter 13 written in transcription from right to left, then listen to the audiotext and define their intonation.

[negʹə əh tksɑ:ʹιh ətιelʹzιedʹ u: jf ʹə]

[ιewʹə kʊlʹ dnə deh əh kιeʃʹ ιlnʊəʹ dək ιʃ]

[zʊənʹ ιh new mιh lιkʹ ιem tι təb]

[ιm ðιw fιesʹ tnɑ:ʹ ʊj]

[mʊəhʹ tegʹ ιw ɔ:fʹιb]

[ιlιmæfʹ ιam nι lbʌrtʹ zəw əeð təb]

[tι və kŋιθʹ u:jʹ əd tɒw]

[ɔ:mʹ tι vu:rpʹ sιð lιw]

4. Listen and write down the complete text of Chapter 13.

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

8. Practice reading the text of Chapter 13 imitating the narrator’s pronunciation.

Chapter 14