50 lctl boy - I put all this oil in the rice? -Yes, all the oil, and then let it boil. Target sound /crl nrrr a First practise the sound /crl (see page 33). Then practise the short sound /r/ (see page 7). Listen and repeat. rrrrt' b Ioin the two sounds: lctc'.c r|. nr r, c Listen and repeat the target sound /cll. The second part of the sound is shorter. 2 Minimal pairs Sound I lttl all It's all there. ball It's a ball on his head. cotn Look at that golden corn. J:. r <-:=> # ri3 t @ M ffi Roy Hear the EV A nn .{i{+ rU'' V s- toal Hear the engine roar. engine, Roy. Minimal pair words Ir.'r a Listen and repeat the words. Then listen and repeat. nr:t' b You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word, write for ltl (sound L) or 2 for lctl (sound 2). EXAMPLE Pair l: 1,2,I,2,2 Minimal pair sentences B{ ra c Listen to the minimal pair sentences. u.r *, d Listen to five of the sentences and write I for lctl (sound l) or 2 for ltl (sound 2). Sound 2 Ittl oil It's oil there. boil It's a boil on his head. coin Look at that golden coin. tore toy The paper tore. The paper toy. UNIT 17 hrl bov '6*t e Sentencestress Listen to the minimal pair sentences again and notice that the most important words for the speaker's meaning are LOUDer. The less important words for the meaning are r4i.iir:t*r. Underline the most important words in the sentences (on page 60). EXAMPLE Hear the engine, Roy. . f Tick the words a) or b) that you hear in the sentences. I a) corn f b)coin I z a) bawling I b) boiling ! 3a)all tr b)oil I 4a)aw I b)oi tr 5 a) bore tr b) boy tr 6a) all tr b)oil tr 3 ogue I a First practise the target sound /crl in words from the dialogue. Read the \- words aloud or visit the website to practise. boy toy noise voice spoilt pointing destroyed employed appointment annoying disappointing lntonation in names The main stress is on the last name. Joyce Royal Roy Coyne Rolls Royce b Listen to the dialogue, paying attention to the target sound. Royal's Rolls Royce (Joyce Royol tokes her noisy Rolls Royce to the mechonic employed ot the goroge, o young boy nomed Roy Coyne. Roy loves Rolls Royces) ROY COYNE: What a terrible noise, Mrs Royall JOYCE ROYAL: lsn't it annoying, Roy? It's out of oil. ROY CoYNE: A Rolls Royce!Outof oil? . And lookl(pointing) Thewate/s boilingl Perhaps you've spoilt the motor. Or even destroyed it. How disappointing! lt's such a beautiful Rolls Roycel (oising his voicd AND A ROLLS ROYCE ISN'T A TOY! JGYCE ROYAL: How disappointing! l'll be late for my appointment. ffi unr fl lctlboy c Practise reading the dialogue aloud. Record your voice to compare your production of the target sound with the recording. 4 Word stress sao a Guess the main stressed syllable in each word in this list. (They all contain the same sound.) Then listen and check your answers. annoying unemployment oyster employer appointment enjoy poisonous destroyer ointment moist embroidery toilet disappointed join b Dictionary work: secondary stress ln Ship or Sheep? the main stress in a word is shonm in bold, e.g. employment. When you meet a newword, you can check the word stress in a good dictionary @.g. Cambridge Learner's Dictionary). Most dictionaries use the symbolr in front of the main stressed syllable, and the symbol , to show any secondary stress (usually in longer words), e.g. /'nnrmrplcrment/. Choose four of the longest words in the list in 4a and use your dictionary to check ifthere is any secondary stress. 5 Spelling Look back over this unit at words with the target sound, and write what you noticed about how to spell the sound /crl. Nlaui house ' ; r'our cow? :r":er no\r'I'm taking it to Roy Coyne. It's running : :r't ask aboutyour car! I said how's your cow? - Know, your br cow! '':et sound /aul - a First practise the sound lel (see page 23). Then practise the sound /u/ (see page 36). Listen and repeat. b Ioin the two sounds: lna,r;al. - c Listen and repeat the target sound /aul. The second part of the sound is shorter. ' ^imal pairs Sound I Sound 2 la;l laol car cow It's the best car. lt's the best It was a long bow It was a brow arch ouch Arch!' he said loudlv. 'Ouch!' he said -al pair words :a 3 Listen and repeat the words. ,, b You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word write I for latl (sound l) or 2 for laul (sound 2). EXAMPLE Pair 1: 2, l,1,2,2 bar Dar. long bow. There's beautiful bra Her bra was wrinkled. Her brow was wrinkled grass glouse grass here. There's beautiful ffi urrrr 18 /aul house Minimal pair sentences s"rga c Listen to the minimal pair sentences. nlsb d Listen to five of the sentences and write I for lat l (sound l) or 2 for laul (sound 2). B4sae Sentence stress First read the minimal pair sentences and notice which words are adjectives or adverbs. These are often important for the meaning of a sentence (as well as nouns and main verbs). Then listen to the sentences again and underline the sentence stress (on page 63). EXAMPLE It's the best car. aso f Tick the words a) or b) that you hear in the sentences. la)car I b)cow I 2 a) grass I b) grouse I 3a)bra tr b)brow I 4a)ha 5a)ah 6a) tarn I b) tourn tr ! Dialogue I b)how tr I b)ow! I O a First practise the sound laul inwords from the dialogue. Read the words aloud or visit the website to practise. ow! now how shouting house mouse couch loudly town dor.tm frovrm brovrm round found lounge ground somehow mountain around pronounce upside down asr b Correction There are six items to change in the dialogue. Read the dialogue and listen to the recording at the same time. Make the words the same as the recording, mouse in the house MR BROWN: MRS BROWN: MR BROWN: MRS BROWN: MR BROWN: MRS BROWN: MR BROWN: (shouting loudly) l'YE FOUND A MOUSE! Ow! You're shouting too loudly. Sit down and don't frown. (sitting down) l've found a mouse in the house. A town mouse? Yes. A little round mouse. lt's running around in the lounge. On the ground? Yes. lt's under the couch now. UNIT l8 /ailr house 55 MRS BROWN: Well, get it out. MR BR0WN: How? MRS BROWN: Turn the couch upside down. Cet it out somehow We don't want a mouse in our house. Ours is the cleanest house in the townl c Practise reading the corrected dialogue. Record your voice to compare your production of the target sound with the recording. Stress in phrasal verbs ir;: a EXAMPLE f Sit dor,r,n. Listen and repeat. I He's sitting dolrm. 2 He's lying down. 3 He's standing up. 4 He's turning round. 5 He's shouting out. 6 He's running around. 4 Turn it down. 5 Work it out. b Match these oictures with the correct sentences in 4a. d Match these pictures with the correct sentences in 4c. Spelling Look back over this unit at words with the target sound, and write what you noticed about how to spell the sound /aul. a) ,.| \ e) e) a (( (: B;.r C EXAMPLE 2 Get it out. Listen and repeat. I Put it dornm. 2 Take it out. 3 Throw it out. 66 lleur'phone - Are you going to go to the boat sh - Mmm don't know Maybe I'll go with Bert. - Does Bert have a boat? -No. -oh. 1 Target sound /eu/ Bs4a a First practise the sound /sr/ (see page 43). Then practise the sound /u/ (see page 36). Listen and repeat. ss+n b Join the two sounds: /slsrsru/. Bs4c c Listen and repeat the target sound /au/. The second oart of the sound is shorter. 3: -' :: -_:: u z-:- fern phone It's a green fern. lt's a green phone. Bert boat That's my Bert. That's my boat. work woke I work early. I woke early. flirt float He likes flirting. He likes floating Minimal pair words Bssa a Listen and repeat the words. essu b You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word write I for lc'^l (sound I) or 2 for leul (sound 2). E)(AMPLE Pair 1: 2,I,I,2,7 # m Sound I Sound 2 ls'^l laul burn bone It's a large burn. lt's a large bone. . that the most important words for the speaker's meaning are LOUDer. The less important words for the meaning are r4i.iir:t*r. Underline the most important words in the sentences. he said -al pair words :a 3 Listen and repeat the words. ,, b You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word write I for latl (sound l) or 2 for laul (sound 2). EXAMPLE. floating Minimal pair words Bssa a Listen and repeat the words. essu b You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word write I for lc'^l (sound I) or 2 for leul (sound