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YEREVAN STATE LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY
AFTER V. BRUSOV
Developing Listening Skills

And Pronunciation
(By H. Tovmasyan, M. Kocharyan)
YEREVAN
“LINGVA”
2009
YEREVAN STATE LINGUSTIC UNIVERSITY
AFTER V.BRUSOV
The textbook is accredited and recommended for publishing by the

Science Council of YSLU
Editorial Board: S.Margaryan, PhD, Assistant Professor

S.Gyurjayants, PhD, Assistant Professor
The present textbook of practical phonetics is designed for the first-

year students of English faculties and departments. It consists of 10
units. Each unit is composed of a variety of phonetic exercises,
dialogues and texts. The aim of the textbook is to develop and
improve the listening, comprehension and pronunciation skills of the
students.
ISBN 978-9939-56-019-9 © Tovmasyan, 2009

© Kocharyan, 2009
© “Lingva”, 2009
From the authors:
The Developing Listening Skills and Pronunciation introduces central

exercises relating to sound and pronunciation patterns in English.
The Developing Listening Skills and Pronunciation is designed to
• improve pronunciation skills so as to be easily understood
• understand live English speech
• improve conversational skills
• eliminate the frustration students once felt
• increase confidence as a speaker
• increase success in any communicative situation
The Developing Listening Skills and Pronunciation is a complex of
phonetic exercises concentrated on ear-training.
The exercises explore the range of sound types available in speech,
paying particular attention to British English. Students learn to produce and
recognize speech sounds in different phonetic contexts, and develop basic
listening skills.
An important aim of the manual is to enable students to appreciate how
native and non-native speakers of a language produce speech sounds under
varying phonetic conditions, and to note how they relate to standard
phonetic descriptions of English. This will equip them with the basic tools
necessary to undertake practical analyses of speech in the context.
Students as well as foreign-born speakers who want to reduce their
accent and improve their listening skills can benefit from the Developing
Listening Skills and Pronunciation.
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Contents
DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS ....................................................... 1
AND PRONUNCIATION............................................................................ 1
UNIT I.......................................................................................................... 5
LISTENING COMPREHENSION .................................................................... 9
HOTEL SERVICES ...................................................................................... 9
UNIT II ...................................................................................................... 22
LISTENING COMPREHENSION .................................................................. 26
IN FLIGHT ............................................................................................... 26
UNIT III .................................................................................................... 33
TRAVELING ............................................................................................. 37
UNIT IV..................................................................................................... 45
BUSINESS ................................................................................................ 50
UNIT V ...................................................................................................... 67
SHOPPING ............................................................................................... 71
UNIT VI..................................................................................................... 77
FOOD AND DRINK ................................................................................... 81
UNIT VII ................................................................................................... 90
TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS ................................................................. 94
UNIT VIII.................................................................................................. 97
LISTENING COMPREHENSION ................................................................ 100
AT THE AIRPORT................................................................................... 100
UNIT IX................................................................................................... 107
ENTERTAINMENT .................................................................................. 111
UNIT X .................................................................................................... 114
CULTURAL DIVERSITIES. ...................................................................... 119
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BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................... 127
UNIT I
SPEECH SOUNDS
Exercise I
a. Tick the right variant.
1. Fat 4. mouth
[fɔ:t] [maʊθ]
[fæt] [məʊθ]
[fa:t] [ma:θ]
2. rock 5. both
[rɒk] [bɔ:θ]
[rʊk] [boʊθ]
[rɔ:k] [bʌθ]
3. their 6. comb
[ðoʊ] [koʊm]
[ðeI] [kaʊm]
[ðεə] [keIm]
b. Now listen and check.
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Exercise II
a. Listen and repeat the following words. Pay attention to their

pronunciation:
Group 1 – [æ]: am - cat - Japan - bag - thanks - packet - fat - that

Group 2 – [a:]: hard - artist - car - grass - arm - calm - father
Group 3 – [ə]: about - Saturday - Japan - grammar - cassette - woman
Group 4 – [ɔ:]: fall - small - saw – all
b. Which groups do these words go in? (Write: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 )
grandmother 1 tomato 2 man 1
ball park are

cathedral call half
bad accident apple
America again bank
dark war March
talk have walk
sat strawberries hat
can ask can’t
Brazil dance warm
c. Now listen and check.
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Exercise III
a. Cross the silent letters in the following words and transcribe
them.
1. sign [ ] 5. receipt [ ]
2. honest [ ] 6. knee [ ]
3. cupboard [ ] 7. half [ ]
4. salmon [ ] 8. whistle [ ]
Exercise IV
a. Tick the correct variant.
1. television 6. June
[Ʒ] [Ʒ]
[ʤ] [ʤ]
2. Jew 7. pleasure
[Ʒ] [Ʒ]
[ʤ] [ʤ]
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3. manager 8. revision
[Ʒ] [Ʒ]
[ʤ] [ʤ]
4. occasion 9. orange
[Ʒ] [Ʒ]
[ʤ] [ʤ]
5. January 10. soldier
[Ʒ] [Ʒ]
[ʤ] [ʤ]
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Listening Comprehension
Hotel Services
Exercise I.
Listen to Edgar’s conversation at the hotel. Tick (√) the facilities

Edgar’s room has.
Facility Yes No
King-size bed □ □
Bath □ □
Shower □ □
TV □ □
In-room movies □ □
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Room safe □ □
Mini bar □ □
Exercise II Listen to the dialogue. Circle the correct answer.
1. Where is the situation?

a. at the restaurant
b. at the airport
c. at the hotel restaurant
d. at the hotel reception
2. When does she plan to check-in?

a. tomorrow morning
b. tonight
c. in a fortnight
d. in two hours
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3. How long does she plan to stay?
a. a week
b. a fortnight
c. a month
d. four nights
4. What kind of room does she want?
a. double
b. twin
c. single deluxe
d. single
5. How is she going to pay?
a. by a Cirrus Maestro Card
b. by transfer
c. in cash
d. by a MasterCard
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Exercise III
Listen to the dialogue. Circle the right answer.
1. Where does she call?

a. room service
b. car service
c. laundry service
d. delivery service
2. What does she want?
a. something to eat
b. to find the city map
c. a hairdryer
d. an iron
3. What does she order to drink?
a. white wine
b. red wine
c. whiskey
d. cherrydans
4. What wine brand does she prefer?
a. Burgundi
b. California Chardonnay
c. Bordeau
d. Chateau
5. How long does it take to bring the order?
a. five minutes
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b. twenty minutes
c. half an hour
d. fifteen minutes
Exercise IV
Vancouver: Alicia is checking in. Pearl Li is at reception.
a. Listen to the dialogue and underline anything that is different.
Pearl: Good evening, ma’am.
Alicia: Good evening. I want to check in.
Pearl: Do you have a booking?
Alicia: Yes, I do.
Pearl: What name?
Alicia: Romero. Alicia Romero.
Pearl: Just a moment... I don’t have your surname
on the list.
Alicia: Try my company. That’s Sagebrush Tours.
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Pearl: Ah, yes. I have it here. Sagebrush Tours,
1276 Market Street, San Diego. Ms Romero.
A double room for ten nights.
Alicia: That’s right.
Pearl: And the room’s reserved on your
MasterCard card. Are you paying with that
card?
Alicia: Yes, I am.
Pearl: OK, I just need you to complete this
application form.
Alicia: Thank you. Uh, sorry, what’s the date today?
Pearl: March 12th.You is in room 1631.
b. Listen again and correct above the line.
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Car Services
Exercise I
Natalie Trudeau is at the Federal – U.S.A. car rental office in the
airport terminal. Read the conversation and complete the
sentences. Then listen to the recording and compare.
Natalie Trudeau: Good morning. I’d like
…………………………….…, please.
Clerk: Yes, ma’am. For …………………..?
Natalie Trudeau: For three days.
Clerk: All right. Where ………………………….to
leave the car?
Natalie Trudeau: ……… I leave it at the downtown office?
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Clerk: Sure – you can ……………our cars at any
of our offices. What kind of car
…………………………?
Natalie Trudeau: …………….. see your brochure?
Clerk: …………………………….. .
Natalie Trudeau: Uh, it’s not important really.
……………………. this one?
Clerk: OK. ……………………….. driver’s
license?
Natalie Trudeau: I have an International Driver’s License and
a French one.
Clerk: Fine. Thank you. Now, ……………………
C.D.W and personal accident insurance?
Natalie Trudeau: Sure. I’ll take both.
Clerk: Right, can you check these two boxes, and
put your initials here, and again here.
Natalie Trudeau: ………………………. .
Clerk: How do you want …………………?
Natalie Trudeau: American Express, please.
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Clerk: That’s fine. Would you be interested in our
Federal Charge Card? It can be used at any
federal Rental Office.
Natalie Trudeau: I think I have too ………………. charge
cards already.
Exercise II
Listen to the dialogues.
a. Decide whether the statements are true or false.
b. Fill in the blanks with the correct variants
Call I
True False
1. Edgar wants to rent a small car. □ □
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2. Edgar has a pre-reservation. □ □
3. Edgar wants a car for the week-end. □ □
4. Edgar doesn't prefer very small vehicles. □ □
Call 2
True False
1. Edgar wants to rent a full-size car. □ □
2. The price on mid-size cars is $55. □ □
3. The drop of charge is $10. □ □
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4. The clerk cannot hold the car for Edgar. □ □
Exercise III
Listen to the conversations and fill in the blanks.
Conversation A
Clerk: Hello. Do you have a _________________?
Edgar: Yes. Young. Edgar Young.
Clerk: OK, Mr. Young, I have it right here. May I
see your __________________________?
Edgar: There you go.
Clerk: And this is your current home address?
Edgar: That’s right.
Clerk: May I have a ________________________
___________________________________?
Edgar: My home number or my hotel in San Diego?
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Clerk: Whatever.
Edgar: Home. 604-559-4173.
Clerk: Are there any other drivers?
Edgar: No. ____________________.
Clerk: How are you paying for this?
Edgar: ___________________. Visa. There you go.
Clerk: Thank you. What about collision damage
waiver and personal
accident________________?
Edgar: Yes, I want both of them.
Clerk: OK. Could you sign your name here…and
_____________ here. Thanks. The car has a
full tank of gas. You can return it full, or we
can fill it for you.
Conversation B
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Edgar: Fine. Do you have a ____________?
Clerk: Yes. There you go. These are the keys. The
car’s in the __________________. It’s a
white Pontiac Achieve. You can find it in
bay 39.
Edgar: Thanks. Uh, does it have
_________________________?
Clerk: Yes. All our cars in California have air
conditioning.
Edgar: Good. It’s a ____________ hot day!
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UNIT II
SPEECH SOUNDS
Exercise I
1. business 5. to live

aI
[ ]

None of None of
the above the above
answers answers
2. tower 6. palace
[ ou ]

None of None of
the above the above
answers answers
3. ocean 7. a life
[ ou ]
[ aI ]

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None of None of
the above the above
answers answers
4. parliament 8. to show

[ ou ]

None of None of
the above the above
answers answers
Exercise II
a. Write the following words next to the correct diphthong.
where clear stay shy beer weigh

know sure now noise phone bear
high enjoy aloud poor near hair
pay go my boy how tour
[Iə]
[ɛə]
[eI]
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[oʊ]
[aI]
[ƆI]
[aʊ]
[ʊə]
Exercise III
Tick the correct variant.
1. those 6. cloth
[ θ] [ θ]
[ð] [ð]
2. thing 7. tooth
[ θ] [ θ]
[ð] [ð]
3. maths 8. another
[ θ] [ θ]
[ð] [ð]
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4. weather 9. thin
[ θ] [ θ]
[ð] [ð]
5. with 10. brother
[ θ] [ θ]
[ð] [ð]
Exercise IV.
a. Each word contains one or two silent vowels or consonants.
Fill in the blanks with a letter or letters with no sound:
Example : h what
hour could reading

sandwich secretary brought
work sight honest
would lamb dark
night every often
half tired answer
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In Flight
Exercise I
a. Listen and underline which is different from what you hear.
L adies and gentlemen, this is your pilot speaking. I hope you’re

enjoying your flight to Milan this morning. At the moment, we’re
passing over the beautiful city of Geneva, in the east of
Switzerland. If you’re sitting on the right-hand side of the plane,
you can see the city from the window. We’re flying at 10,000
meters and we’re traveling at a speed of 700 km/h. I’m afraid the
weather in Milan this morning is not very good. It’s raining and
there is a light wind blowing. Enjoy the rest of your flight. Thank
you for flying with us today!
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b. Listen again and check your answers to exercise I.
Exercise II
Jeff Kramer has to change planes in Denver. Listen to the
announcements during his flight to Denver.
Announcement 1
Listen, and check (√) the correct boxes.
a □ They’re on a Boeing 767.
□ They’re on a Boeing 747.
b □ They have just taken off.
□ They haven’t taken off yet.
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c □ They can’t smoke at the moment.
□ They can’t smoke at all during the flight.
Announcement 2
Listen, and check (√) the correct boxes.
a □ They have just taken off.
□ They haven’t taken off yet.
b □ Mr. Kramer must be worried about his connection.
□ Mr. Kramer has nothing to worry about.
Announcement 3
d □ The passengers will have lunch in a few hours.
e □ The pilot hopes they’ll be less than 30 minutes late.
Announcement 4
Are these statements true (√) or false (X) ?
a □ They haven’t landed yet.
b □ They have just landed.
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c □ Mr. Kramer has 45 minutes before his connecting flight.
Exercise III
Conversation A
Hiroshi is Japanese. He is on a flight from Tokyo to Vancouver.
Listen to the conversations. Fill in the blanks.
Flight Attendant: Salmon, chicken or
______________?
Hiroshi: _________________, please.
Flight Attendant: Anything to drink?
Hiroshi: Yes. Water, please.
Flight Attendant: Still or ___________________?
Hiroshi: _____________, I don’t understand.
Flight Attendant: This is Evian. It’s still. And this is
Perrier. It’s ________________.
Hiroshi: Oh, yes. Evian, please.
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Conversation B
Alicia is flying from San Diego to Vancouver.
Flight Attendant: Tea or coffee?
Alicia: ___________________, please.
Flight Attendant: _______________ or decaffeinated?
Alicia: Regular.
Flight Attendant: ________________ or sugar?
Alicia: Cream, please. No sugar.
Flight Attendant: There you go.
Alicia: __________________.
Flight Attendant: For you, sir?
Alicia: No, thanks. I’m fine.
Exercise IV
Listen to the arrival record.
a. Underline what is different from what you hear.
b. Listen again and give the correct answers above the lines.
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This is your I-94 Arrival Record. Please complete it in pencil
and in block capitals. Section 1: write your name – don’t forget the
block capitals. Section 2 is for your surname. In section 3, write your
birth date. First the month, then the year, and finally the day. Section
4 is for your country of residence. Section 5 is sex – male or female.
In section 6, put your Credit card number, then in 7, your passport
number. This is on your boarding pass, for example Asian Airways
Flight 177 – write BA 177. For British Airlines Flight 210, write AA
210. In 8, write the city where you are living now, and in section 9,
the city where you boarded this flight. For section 10, look at your
serial number in your passport. Write the city where the visa was
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given, and in section 11 the date of your visa. Again write day, then
month, then year. Section 12 is your first address in Britain – put the
number and street here. In section 13, write the city and the state. Put
your I-94 in your passport, and hand it to passport control in Britain.
Thank you for following us.
Exercise V
Listen to the dialogue and circle the right answer.
1. What does the voice remind the passengers?

a. that they should avoid sleeping on the flight
b. that the use of any electronic equipment is prohibited on the
flight.
c. That they should fasten their seat belts
2. Why doesn’t Edgar follow the rules?
a. he didn’t hear the announcement
b. he is working on an important document
c. he is in the middle of an interesting computer game.
3. Why should Edgar turn off his computer?
a. it’s dangerous for the passengers
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b. it may interfere with the airplane’s equipment
c. he will have to pay a fee
4. Edgar is traveling by
a. Air France
b. Air Alaska
c. Air Canada
UNIT III
SPEECH SOUNDS
Exercise I
1. fruit 6. sugar
[ u: ]
[ u: ]
2. woman 7. school
[ u: ]
[ u: ]
3. June 8. look
[ u: ] [ u: ]

4. could 9. push
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[ u: ] [ u: ]
5. pull 10. do
[ u: ]
[ u: ]
Exercise II

pronunciation:
Group 1 – [I]: his - it - big - is - sing - dictionary - many
Group 2 – [aI]: my - right - night - ninety - bike - hi - ice
Group 3 – [3:]: bird - thirty - birthday - girl – first
b. Which groups do these words go in? - (Write: 1 - 2 - 3)
video 1 shirt 2 wine 1
Itґs kind dirty write

English third Italy tie
Brazil sit skirt why
like in milk five
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sir bye think six
lie have walk walk
live with firm cry
ship time river build
rich life might
Exercise III

Note: [∅] (silent letter – no sound)
1. Scissors 4. talk
[∅] [∅]
[s] [ Ɔ: ]
[k] [ɒ]
2. Secretary 5. Tuesday
[∅] [∅]
[ a: ] [e]
[Ə] [I]
3. Blouse 6. guilty
[∅] [∅]
[b] [I]
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[ʊ]
Exercise IV
a. Match the following words with the stress patterns:
potato, award, teacher, receive, unhappy, eleventh, evening, banana,
language, director, forgetful, forget, beginner, politely, bottle,
disgusting, unwilling, funny, decide, industrious, begin, believe,
summer, honey
happy appear tomato
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Traveling
Exercise I.
Listen to Mary and Bill from the USA who went on a tour
around Europe. Tick (√) the things they did and cross (×) the
things they didn’t.
(Vienna)
buy some souvenirs

have a steam bath
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visit the museums and galleries
write some postcards
fly home
go to the Opera
do some shopping
take a tram
find a cheap hotel
lose a wallet
stay with friends
have a meal in a smart restaurant
meet some New Yorkers
read the English newspapers
make friends with local people
relax in the parks
listen to a concert
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see the queen
(Budapest)
Exercise II
a. Listen to the conversation. Which countries have they visited?
Man ___________________________________________
Woman ________________________________________
b. Listen again and tick the things they have seen or the places
they have visited.
kangaroos
Moscow

surfing beaches
mountain scenery

Sydney Opera House
Zurich

Lake Constance
Red Square

a ski resort
the Kremlin

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Moscow, Red Square Switzerland, a ski resort
Exercise III
a. Listen to the conversation and number the places as Duncan
mentions them.
Machu Picchu ______
Amazon. ______
Santiago ______
jungles ______
Lima ______
South America ______
Sugar Loaf mountain ______
Valparaiso ______
Rio ______
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b. Listen to the conversation again. Try to remember what
Duncan plans to do in each place. Put the number of the place
by what he’s going to do there.
lie on the beach

spend a week in the jungle
visit the ruins
go round the museum
do some sightseeing
take the cable car up the
mountain
stay in a hotel
buy some souvenirs
meet his girlfriend
hire a car
travel by coach
learn to dance the samba
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Exercise IV
a. You are going to listen to a doctor talk about what you
should and shouldn’t do to stay healthy when you travel.
Match the complaints with the advice.
Complaint Advice
1. Jet lag a. Drink lots of water.
b. Don’t spend all day in the sun.
2. Stomach upsets c. Take an insect repellent.
d. Cover your arms and legs.
3. Insect bites water e. Wear a hat.
f. Drink only bottled or boiled
4. Sunstroke g. Don’t eat uncooked food.
h. Try to stay awake.
b. Listen to the doctor again and check if you were right.
Exercise V
It’s Wednesday May 30th. Alicia is talking to Simon about her
trip.
Listen to Alicia.
a. Put a tick (√) if the statement is true and a cross (x) if it is

false.
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True False
1. They took off from Vancouver Harbor. □ □
2. The flight lasted fifty minutes. □ □
3. They got there by a floatplane. □ □
4. The pilot gave them a bottle of sparkling water. □ □
5. They saw two bears in the mountains. □ □
6. They stayed in the mountains for two hours. □ □
7. The take-off was rather easy. □ □
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8. They managed to make over the mountain. □ □
b. Listen again and correct the statements.
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UNIT IV
SPEECH SOUNDS
Exercise I
a. Listen to these words and pay attention to their

pronunciation:
Group 1 – [ e ]: beg - web - lend - fell - American - bell - sell - tell -

bed - less - pencil - ten - spell - help - yes
Group 2 – [ Ə ]: mother - perhaps - rubber - them - secret - accident -

nevertheless - paper - president - over - never
Group 3 – [ 3: ]: refer - service - term - person - perfume - her - verb

- version - perfect - nervous - external - jersey
Group 4 – [ i: ]: see - he - three - medium - weekend - extreme -

week - equal - female - be - evening - seen – sleep
b. Which groups do these words go in? - (Write: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4)
feel 1 we 3 herself 2
later even German

welcome secretary need
French expert these
brother hers she
yesterday red tennis
very see worker
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desk me letter
men species twelve
Exercise II
a. Read the following groups of words. Which word in each
group has a different sound? Fill in the blanks in the following
exercise with them:
beard - dear - heard - hear
lion - million - billion - millionaire
fruit - suit - juice - built
horse - history - story - cord
arrived - lived - needed - joined
asks - rubs - sails - rains
wanted – depended - watched - waited
country - young - youth - couple
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Exercise III
1. chocolate 4. business
[∅] [∅]
[Ɔ: ] [I]
[ɒ] [ i:]
2. night 5. screen
[∅] [∅]
[g] [s]
[ gh ] [k]
3. climb 8. design
[∅] [∅]
[b] [g]
Exercise IV
a. Transcribe the following words:
child brother we
friend English beach
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pretty intelligent town
eleven afternoon night
right housewife thirty
very different worker
six student twelve
age second
Exercise V
1. nine 6. telephone
[ ŋ] [ ŋ]
[n] [n]
2. wrong 7. single
[ ŋ] [ ŋ]
[n] [n]
3. thanks 8. machine
[ ŋ] [ ŋ]
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[n] [n]
4. nationali 9. many
ty
[ ŋ] [ ŋ]
[n] [n]
5. since 10 monkey
.
[ ŋ] [ ŋ]
[n] [n]
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Business
Exercise I.
a. Listen to the conversation below and complete the sentences.
Dr. Santos is attending the Sixth International Convention of

Civil Engineers. He has just registered.
Dr. Santos: Excuse me, ___________________________
where the Convention Secretary’s office is?
Sophie: Sure. Go down the hall, turn right, and it’s the
first door on your left.
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Dr. Santos: Thank you. Now – what did you say?
_______________________________________
I’ll find his door __________________________ .
Oh, here it is. James McGovern – Convention
Secretary.
James McGovern: Come in!
Dr. Santos: Good morning. _______________
Dr. Joao Santos.
James McGovern: Well, Dr. Santos, it’s a pleasure to
_________________________ .
Dr. Santos: I understand you _______________ me to
________________ a speech tonight.
James McGovern: Yes, ________________________________
the best person to do it.
Dr. Santos: You _____________________ me to
_________________________ the Japanese
Ambassador.
James McGovern: That’s right.
Dr. Santos: And how long _______________________
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me to _________________________ ?
James McGovern: Oh, about ten or fifteen ________________.
You _______________________________
a warm welcome in the name of the
engineering profession and perhaps say
___________________________________
about the purpose of the convention.
Dr. Santos: Sure, I can do that.
James McGovern: That’s great. I’ll leave it to you, then.
Dr. Santos: All right. ____________________ and
prepare _____________________________.
James McGovern: Fine. _______________________________
at dinner.
Dr. Santos: ___________________________________.
b. Listen to the recording and compare.
Exercise II
a. Read the conversations and complete the sentences, using the
expressions from the box below.

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Conversation A
Consuela Rodriguez: Well, good-bye, Ryan. Don’t forget,
_______________________________
_______________________________
Ryan Thomas: I will. ______________________________?
Consuela Rodriguez: Of course.
Ryan Thomas: _______________________________ .
Consuela Rodríguez: Oh, yes. It was fine. Except for the last few
days. It’s been full of people for the
Engineer’s Convention!
Conversation B
Max Devereux: So, __________________________ in
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Seattle.
Michael Robertson: Yes. I’ll report back to my bosses in Toronto
tomorrow, and ______________________ .
Max Devereux: I certainly think we can do business together,
Michael.
Michael Robertson: I hope so.
Conversation C
Bell Captain: Excuse me! Mr. Meeks!
Wilbur Meeks: Ah, yes?
Bell Captain: The Front Desk Manager wants to
speak to you before you leave, sir.
Wilbur Meeks: ______________________________
___________ .
Bell Captain: ____________________________
___________ sir.
There’s something about a cleaning charge
for your carpet …
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Conversation D
James McGovern: Thank you again, Dr. Santos.
_____________________________
_____________________________
________________ .
And thank you for your impressive
speech!
Joao Santos: Well, _______________________ .
_____________________________
__________________________
James McGovern: That’s what I’m here for.
Joao Santos: Well, _______________________ .
_____________________________
__________________________
Good-bye.
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Expressions:
… it’s been nice to meet you.
I’ll call your secretary to arrange a meeting.
I’ll look forward to seeing you.
I’m in a hurry. I have a plane to catch.
… if you are ever in Mexico City, you should come and see us.
… thank you for all your help.
And we’ll see you again next year?
It’s been a pleasure having you here.
It will only take a moment.
I hope the hotel was OK.
Exercise III. Wilbur Meeks is a sales representative. Last

week he signed a contract with Burlingham Inc. He wrote a
report for the Chief Executive of his company. Yesterday the
Chief Executive asked to see him. Listen to the recording, then
answer questions a-h in the box.
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a. Whose office was it? ___________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
b. Was the Chief Executive angry? __________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
c. Why was Wilbur Meeks surprised?________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
d. What was the Chief Executive happy about? ________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
e. Did he know Wilbur well?_______________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
f. Was the contract worth $100,000? ________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
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g. How much was it worth? _______________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
h. What was the mistake in Wilbur Meeks report? ______________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Exercise IV
Listen to the conversations. Underline anything that is different.
A Job Interview
Conversation A
Ms. Dukakis: Come in. Mr. Lo, isn’t it? Please, have a
seat.
Mr. Lo: Thank you.
Ms. Dukakis: Did you have a good journey?
Mr. Lo: Yes, thanks. I came up from San Diego the
day before yesterday.
Ms. Dukakis: And did you find a nice hotel?

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Mr. Lo: No. I’m staying at a resort in Oakland.
Ms. Dukakis: Oh, that’s all right, you’re from the Bay
area, aren’t you?
Mr. Lo: Yes. I was born and raised in Oakland.
Ms. Dukakis: When did you leave?
Mr. Lo: I went to school in L.A. That was in 1988.
Ms. Dukakis: So, where are you presently working?
Mr. Lo: Soledad Computers in San Diego. Have you
been there?
Ms. Dukakis: No, not really. How long have you been with
them?
Mr. Lo: I’ve been working there since I graduated
from college.
Ms. Dukakis: Why do you want to change jobs now?
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Mr. Lo: I’d like to do some traveling. I want to use
my computer skills, and I want a funny
job.
Ms. Dukakis: Yes. I see here that you speak Turkish and
Spanish. Puede usted traducirmelo?
Mr. Lo: Excuse me? Can you say that once again?
Ms. Dukakis: That’s OK. Do you want to live closer to
your parents?
Mr. Lo: That’s not the reason why I want this job.
But yes, I'd like to live in this city again.
Ms. Dukakis: Well, thank you, Mr. Lo. We'll call you.
Conversation B
Ms. Dukakis: Come in, Ms. Danziger. Please have a ….
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Ms. Danziger: Please call me Crystal. My, you have a large
office.
Ms. Dukakis: Thank you. Did you have a nice trip?
Ms. Danziger: It was OK. I got in on the late flight last
night.
Ms. Dukakis: Ah, you’re from Los Angeles, aren’t you?
Ms. Danziger: I live in L.A. at the present time, but I’m
originally from New York. Of course, I’m
not often in L.A. I’ve been to nine countries
this year.
Ms. Dukakis: Tell me about your previous job.
Ms. Danziger: I’m a secretary for a book publisher …
Travel Books Incorporated. We sell travel
books and maps. I travel around North
America. You see from my resume that I
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speak Russian and Deutch. I majored in
Russian for my Masters degree and then …
Ms. Dukakis: Where did you get your degree?
Ms. Danziger: I got it from the University of Moscow. But,
before that, I did my Bachelors at the
University of Amsterdam.
Ms. Dukakis: How long have you been with your Travel
Books?
Ms. Danziger: Three years. Before that I was with the
Disney company for a year in Florida, and
before that I worked at a public stationary
company in Dallas for ten months.
Ms. Dukakis: Have you ever sold perfume?
Ms. Danziger: No, but selling is selling. It's all the same to
me.
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Ms. Dukakis: And do you speak any Asian languages?
Ms. Danziger: No, but I learn fast. I majored in languages.
Now, I want to ask you some questions
about this job ...
b. listen again and correct the conversations above the lines.
Exercise V
Listen to the conversations and fill in the blanks.
Conversation A
Jack Hudson is at the offices of Pacific Rim Cruises. It’s Friday

May 26th.
Marsha: ________________, there’s someone at the
door. Come in!
Jack: Good morning, Ms. Irving?
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Marsha: Yes, I’m Marsha Irving. Uh, do you have an
_____________________?
Jack: Jack Hudson? Absolutely Arizona Mineral
Waters? This is my ___________.
Marsha: Oh, yes. You’re very ___________…excuse
me…Stefan, can I ______________? I have
a ___________. OK. In about twenty
minutes.
Conversation B
Jack: I just want to try this.
Marsha: ________________________?
Jack: I want you to try a ____________ of
Absolutely Arizona…before I say anything.
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Marsha: OK. Mm. Yes, it’s all right.
Jack: All right? This is the best
____________________________ in North
America. It’s produced and _____________
in Arizona, and…
Marsha: Did you say “Arizona”?
Jack: Yes, ma’am. I did.
Marsha: But Arizona’s one of the ___________
states…it’s ______________, isn’t it?
Jack: It’s not all desert. This comes from high in
the mountains.
Marsha: But our passengers want well-known
_____________________. Perrier, Evian.
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Jack: I can give you a very special deal …we have
a lot of Absolutely Arizona here in
Vancouver. We can __________________
immediately. You can try it out on your next
______________.
Marsha: I’m sorry, Mr. Hudson. You’re
_______________ your time. You see, I just
_______________________ for our next
cruise. Sorry.
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UNIT V
SPEECH SOUNDS
Exercise I
1. use, uses 6. ring, rings
[s] [s]
[z] [z]
[ Iz ] [ Iz ]
2. tell, tells 7. live, lives
[s] [s]
[z] [z]
[ Iz ] [ Iz ]
3. pass, passes 8. cook, cooks
[s] [s]
[z] [z]
[ Iz ] [ Iz ]
4. write, writes 9. hope, hopes
[s] [s]
[z] [z]
[ Iz ] [ Iz ]
5. run, runs 10. love, loves
[s] [s]
[z] [z]
[ Iz ] [ Iz ]
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Exercise II. Transcribe the following words. Be careful! They all
have silent letters.
1. castle [ ]
2. foreign [ ]
3. bomb [ ]
4. heart [ ]
5. sandwich [ ]
6. knowledge [ ]
7. island [ ]
8. psychology [ ]
9. knock [ ]
10. hymn [ ]
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Exercise III
a. Group the following words according to the vowel sounds they
contain.
break, done, small, bud, pray, boot, paid, sort, son, nut, look, good,
rose, fork, nose, foot, talk, made, cut, smoke shoot, walk, owes, port,
broke, lady.
[ʊ] [ɔ:] [ʌ] [eI] [oʊ]
Exercise IV
a. Each word contains one or two silent vowels or consonants.

Fill in the blanks with silent letters:
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castle neighbour sure
climb psychology should
should chocolate write
horse upstairs talk
are yesterday bomb
word bought person
wrong garden
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Shopping
Exercise I.
Listen to the dialogue, circle the right answer.

a) at a restaurant
b) at a library
c) at a department store
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2. What is the customer looking for?
a) trousers
b) a sweater
c) a pair of shoes
3. What colour sweater did the customer want?

a) green
b) blue
c) yellow
4. How did the green sweater fit the customer? It was

a) too small
b) too tight
c) too big
5. What colour sweater did the assistant suggest?

a) green
b) pink
c) red
Exercise II Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.
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1. What magazine does Michael Robertson want to buy?
2. How much does the magazine cost?
3. What kind of gum does Michael prefer?
4. What else did Michael buy?
5. What time was it?
Exercise III
Consuela Rodriguez is in Los Angeles on business. She has some
spare time on her first morning, and she has come to the Drake
Mall to do some shopping. Listen to the four conversations, then
listen again and complete the chart.
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Conversation Which store What did she Who was How much
was she in? buy? it for? did she
spend?
1
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Exercise IV
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
Alicia: These _______________are really beautiful.
Assistant: Yes, they are. They’re _____________
Native American designs, made of pure
________, and they’re made here in Alaska.
Alicia: I need some throws for my
___________________…but I need more
than one.
Assistant: How many do you need?
Alicia: __________, maybe three.
Assistant: Well, they’re $______ each but I can give
you a ____________________.
Alicia: Really? How much?
Assistant: $________ for the three.
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Alicia: Hmm. I don’t have much _________ in my
cabin.
Assistant: We can _________ them anywhere in the
United States.
Alicia: San Diego?
Assistant: Sure. That’s no problem.
Alicia: They’re really nice…but I don’t know.
Assistant: We won’ __________ you for hipping.
Alicia: OK. It’s a _______. Do you take American
Express?
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UNIT VI
SPEECH SOUNDS
Exercise I
1. rained 6. begged
[t] [t]
[d] [d]
[ Id ] [ Id ]
2. started 7. hoped
[t] [t]
[d] [d]
[ Id ] [ Id ]
3. arrived 8. opened
[t] [t]
[d] [d]
[ Id ] [ Id ]
4. helped 9. walked
[t] [t]
[d] [d]
[ Id ] [ Id ]
5. visited 10. wanted
[t] [t]
[d] [d]
[ Id ] [ Id ]
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b. Now listen and check
Exercise II
a. Notice how you pronounce the definite article the, put these
words into correct columns:
the event, the game, the office, the train, the bouquet, the airport, the
service, the order, the hour, the opportunity, the harvest, the edge, the
manager, the olives, the interpreter, the twins, the force, the pleasure,
the exhibition, the possibility.
/ðǝ/ /ðI/
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Exercise III
1. knee 6. calm
[∅] [∅]
[k] [l]
2. listen 7. thought
[∅] [∅]
[s] [g]
3. talk 8. key
[∅] [∅]
[l] [k]
4. enough 9. knife
[∅] [∅]
[f] [k]
5. build 10. kill

[∅] [∅]
[ u: ] [k]
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Exercise IV
a. Which word doesn’t belong to the group?
[i:] sit ski - leave - sit - sea - key
[æ] cat - bag - hand - dark - bad
[ɒ] hot - doctor - wrong - stop - sport
[ʌ] money - mother - home - some - nothing
[a:] glass - talk - father – can’t - park
[e] video - pencil - tennis - men - bed
[I] think - field - this - Italy - big
[ɔ:] forty - more - short - born - actor
[u:] June - curly - fruit - true - flu
[eI] name - orange - train - plane - they
[aI] five - like - live - fine – nice
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Food and Drink
I. Listen to the waiter. He’s describing one of the dishes. Tick
(√) the foods the waiter mentions.
tuna □
olive oil □
shrimp □
basil □
ketchup □
tomato □
salt □
eggplant □
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zucchini □
garlic □
potatoes □
onion □
lettuce □
spinach □
pepper □
lemons □
Exercise II
a. Listen to the dialogues and underline anything that is
different.
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Dialogue 1
A: Look, there are some seats in the corner.
B: You three go and sit down and I’ll get the orders.
What would you like?
A: I’d like a gin and tonic, please.
B: Would you like ice with your gin?
A: Yes, please.
C: And I’d like a mineral water, please. No ice.
B: Would you like anything to eat?
A: No, thanks.
C: I’d like some crisps, please.
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Dialogue 2
A: Would you like some salad with your steak?
B: No, thanks, but can I have some more chips, please.
A: Yes, help yourself. But leave some for your sister.
B: Can I get the tomato ketchup?
A: Yes. It’s in the fridge. Can you bring me a glass of
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water from the kitchen?
B: Is there any mustard?
A: I’m afraid there isn’t any left.
b. Listen again and correct the dialogues above. Write the

corrections above the words and phrases you underlined.
Exercise III. Listen to three people giving their orders. Note what
they order and the words they use for requests.
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Cecilia:____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Ken:_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Josie:______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
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Exercise IV.
Listen to Jack and the server. Answer the questions:
a. Would he like vanilla or chocolate ice cream?
___________________________________
b. How much is it?
___________________________________
c. What bill does Jack offer the server?
____________________________________
d. Can the server make change?
____________________________________
e. Does Jack have anything smaller?
_____________________________________
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Exercise V
Listen to the dialogue and circle the right answer.
1. What does Jeff Kramer want to order?
a. fish
b. chicken
c. pork
2. What dish is special for today?
a. mashed potatoes
b. French fries
c. green beans
3. What dressing does Jeff prefer?
a. rice
b. sauce
c. green beans
4. What else does Jeff want with his meal?

a. mineral water
b. a roll
c. cheese
5. What does the Counter Help suggest instead of pecan pie.

a. ice-cream
b. currant jelly
c. choc manger
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Exercise VI
Listen to the conversation and circle the right answer.

a. at a department store
b. at a restaurant
c. at a hotel reception desk
2. Which of the food stuff mentioned by the waiter is a usual
ingredient for a pizza?
a. clam chowder
b. spinach
c. mozzarella
3. What polite expression did the waiter use to repeat the
question?
a. Pardon me…
b. Excuse me…
c. Sorry…
4. What did Kenji order?
a. spinach and egg salad
b. spinach and bacon salad
c. spinach and bacon omelet
5. What did the waiter decide to do to solve the situation?
a. to prove that Kenji had really ordered clam chowder
b. to eat the clam chowder himself
c. to bring the salad.
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UNIT VII
SPEECH SOUNDS
Exercise I

pronunciation:
Group 1 [ ʌ ] rubber - understand - under - fun - but
Group 2 [ Ə ] supply - surprise - measure - adventure
Group 3 [ 3: ] hurt - purse - church - curl - murderer
Group 4 [ I ] busy
Group 5 [ u: ] flu – rule
Group 6 [ ʊ ] put - bull - education - bush - pudding
b. Which groups do these words go in? - (Write: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6)
cup 1 Thursday 3 August 2
husband nurse turtle

crush suppose busy
autumn burn ugly
purple sun sugar
February number picture
push Sunday June
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gun must surname
pull club full
Saturday bus curly
lunch Russian butcher
furniture
Exercise II
Listen and repeat the following words after the speaker, insert
them into correct columns.
helps, bosses, meets, does, sends, catches, eats, drugs, churches,

pictures, animals, buses, actors, matches, bushes, wants, Bush’s,
James’, legs, cats, maps, Robert’s.
[s] [z] [Iz]
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Exercise III

1. sign 6. every
[∅] [∅]
[g] [I]
[ j] [e]
2. high 7. cupboard
[∅] [∅]
[g] [p]
3. autumn 8. island
[∅] [∅]
[n] [s]
[ŋ] [z]
4. honour 9. home
[∅] [∅]
[h] [h]
5. half 10. hour

[∅] [∅]
[l] [h]
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Exercise IV a. Group the following words so that they match the
stress patterns in the table.
infamous Banana calendar statement

dinosaur Imply cluster kingdom
enjoyment Mountain eternal countless
excel Passage before defeated
begin Arrive worry history
•. .• •. . .•.
angry forget emptiness successful
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Telephone Conversations
Exercise I
a. Listen to four telephone conversations. Match the
conversations with the situations.
Phone call 1 ________.
a. informing of a flat to buy.

b. informing of a flight delay.
c. informing of arrangements
to go to a concert.
d. changing a lunch appointment.
b. Listen again and take the messages.
Phone call 1 John Griffiths called; has tickets; concert at
Palace Hall 8.30
Phone call 2 ____________________________________
_______________________________________________
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Phone call 3 ____________________________________
_______________________________________________
Phone call 4 _____________________________________
_______________________________________________
Exercise II
Listen to the telephone conversation and circle the right answer.
1. What number did Edgar call?

a. 322-7844
b. 321-7844
c. 323-7844.
2. What did Tania say when she answered Edgar’s call?
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a. Beauty Salon. This is Tania. Can I do something for you?
b. Beauty Salon. This is Tania. May I help you?
c. Beauty Salon. This is Tania. Can I be of any service to you?
3. Where did Edgar reach when he dialed the number?

a. the hotel reception
b. beauty salon
c. hotel restaurant.
4. What didn’t Edgar reach the place he wanted?

a. because he didn’t dial the outside line number
b. because he didn’t know the number
c. because he wanted to precise the number from the receptionist
5. What is the internal line number?

a. 32
b. 9
c. 22
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UNIT VIII
SPEECH SOUNDS
Exercise I
1. newspaper 4. Cookie
[ u: ] [ u: ]
[ ju: ] [ ju: ]
[ʊ] [ʊ]
2. uniform 5. few
[ u: ] [ u: ]
[ ju: ] [ ju: ]
[ʊ] [ʊ]
3. use 6. rule
[ u: ] [ u: ]
[ ju: ] [ ju: ]
[ʊ] [ʊ]
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Exercise II
a. Write the word containing the given sound in the box.
[ i: ] chips - film - very - leave - build - university
[æ] are - bank - wash - farm - ugly - name - fly
[ʌ] heart - dance - aunt – have - park - mustn’t
[a:] stand - fat - sea - what - sun - large - lunch
[ʊ] Run - busy - you - book - university - laugh
[ u: ] pull - fruit - woman – good - Sunday
[ɔ:] forty – more - short - born - actor
[u:] June - curly - fruit - true - flu
[I] Lion - meet - field - live - life - suitable
[θ] without - brother - bathroom - father - this
[ð] three – bath - ninth - thanks - weather - both
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Exercise III
1. straight 6. Bought
[∅] [∅]
[ gh ] [ gh ]
[g] [g]
2. sky 7. Blouse
[∅] [∅]
[k] [b]
3. could 8. interested
[∅] [∅]
[l] [I]
[e]
4. listen 9. Seaside
[∅] [∅]
[t] [d]
5. whole 10. Champagne

[∅] [∅]
[l] [g]
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At the Airport
Exercise I
Jeff Kramer is going through the Security Check.
Security: Please put all carry-on _______________ on the
conveyor . . . Please put all carry-on luggage on the
conveyor. Step right this way, ma’am. This way, sir.
(Beep) Please __________ your pockets and go
through again, sir. (Beep) Please step this way, sir.
Pardon me, what do you have in this pocket?
Jeff: Oh sorry, just some _____________.
Security: That’s fine. Thank you, sir. Please put all carry-on
luggage on the conveyor. Step right this way …
Woman: Is this machine ____________________?
Security: Yes, it is, ma’am. Please put all …
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Woman: Are you sure? They’re pictures of my
______________________ first birthday …
Security: You can give the _______________ to me, ma’am.
It doesn’t have to go through the ______________..
Please put all carry-on luggage on the conveyor. Step
right this way …
Jeff goes to pick up his briefcase.
Security (2): Would you mind opening your ______________,
sir?
Jeff: No, not at all … there you go.
Security (2): Would you mind ___________________ the
Walkman?
Jeff: Oh, sorry.
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Security: That’s fine, sir. We just have to check. You can go
through.
Exercise II
Listen to the recording. Where did Wilbur’s suitcase go?
Check the boxes. Put a tick (√) before the cities the suitcase
has appeared in and a cross (x) if it didn’t.
□ Bangkok □ Bombay
□ Hong Kong □ Beijing
□ Baltimore □ New York
□ Boston □ Los Angeles
□ Las Vegas □ Seattle
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□ Rome □ Bologna
Exercise III
Listen to the conversation and try to complete Tadashi’s
answers to the Immigration Inspector’s questions.
Airport Arrivals
Immigration Inspector: Good morning. Where have you
come from?
Tadashi Nakamura: ___________________________
Immigration Inspector: Fine. May I see your passport?
Tadashi Nakamura: ________________________
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Immigration Inspector: What’s the nature of your visit?
Tadashi Nakamura: _________________________
_________________________
Immigration Inspector: And how long are you staying in
the United States?
Tadashi Nakamura: __________________________
Immigration Inspector: Fine. Here is your passport back.
Tadashi Nakamura: __________________________
Immigration Inspector: Welcome to the United States.
Enjoy your stay.
Exercise IV
Edgar Young is at LAX.

Listen to the conversations and circle the right answer.
1. Where is the flight to?

a. Paris
b. Vancouver
c. Vienna
2. Which class check-in is it spoken about in Conversation A?
a. Coach Class
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b. Economy Class
c. Business Class
3. Which is Edgar's flight to Vancouver?

a. Flight CA 455 to Vancouver
b. Flight CA 485 to Vancouver
c. Flight CA 489 to Vancouver
4. How many pieces of baggage does Edgar have?

a. three pieces
b. two pieces
c. four pieces
5. Where is the Clerk asking Edgar to put his baggage?

a. on the scale
b. on the conveyor
c. carousel
6. What kind of sportsmen are flying to Vancouver?

a. Sumo wrestlers
b. arm wrestlers
c. football players
6. What kind of seat does the Clerk suggest to Edgar?

a. an isle seat
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b. a window seat
c. a middle seat
7. The empty seat is between

a. two journalists
b. two lawyers
c. two Sumo wrestlers
8. Where is the flight boarding?

a. at Gate 33
b. at Gate 35
c. at gate 32
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UNIT IX
SPEECH SOUNDS
Exercise I
a. Copy the words using CAPITAL letters to write the stressed
syllables:
toMAto WORKbook
tomato workbook
mountain lion
favourite dictionary
umbrella computer
university television
cinema biology
Japanese banana
Polish coffee
science shampoo
restaurant sandwich
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fourteen video camera
firefighter Brazilian
history hotel
footballer Hungary
telephones Hungarian
English airport
Italian Italy
hamburger
Exercise II
a. Which word in each group has a different sound? – Fill them
in the blanks.
wears - does - loves - knocks
stayed - looked - pulled –-weighed
look - good - blood - foot
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dead - mean - bread - head
rented - landed - assisted - opened
thought - around - sound - house
York - born - Ford – Oxford
lives - reads - writes – begs
Exercise III
1. mountain 6. hen
[∅] [∅]
[ʌ] [h]
[Ə] [j]
2. house 7. scissors
[∅] [∅]
[h] [s]
[j] [k]
3. business 8. talking
[∅] [∅]
[I] [g]
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[ i: ]
4. gift 9. chocolate
[∅] [∅]
[g] [ Ɔ: ]
[w] [ɒ]
5. pig 10. who

[∅] [∅]
[j] [h]
[g] [j]
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Entertainment
Exercise I
a. Listen to the conversation. Tick (√) the activities the man and
the woman talk about.
skiing dancing
driving swimming
cooking speaking English
singing speaking in public
b. Listen again and complete the sentences.
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She can swim quite ____________ but she can't swim very
___________.
She’s quite a _____________ dancer.
She cooks very____________.
She drives too _____________ in town and too ____________
on the motorway.
She’s a ______________ driver.
c. Listen to the recording and compare.
Exercise II
a. Listen to six people answering a question about their perfect
weekend. Put the number of the question they answer by the
name of the speaker.
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Alex
Jane

Alan
Barbara

Daniel
Emma

b. Now put down what their answers were.

Alex would drink coconut milk.
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UNIT X
SPEECH SOUNDS
Exercise I
a. Copy the words using CAPITAL letters to write the stressed
syllables.
WALKman MIneral WAter

walkman mineral water
Germany information
forty lawyer
cassette sixteen
algebra pilot
engineer nephew
daughter thirteen
boyfriend expensive
weekends hospital
eighteen ninety-nine
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Japan Portugal
Portuguese million
China Chinese
director April
potato
Exercise II
a. Which word in each group has a different sound? - Fill them
in the blanks.
kissed - smiled - studied - agreed
day - days - say - says
agrees - makes - stops - cooks
though - brought - ought - thought
night - fifth - sight - climb
museum - use - music - busy
moon - food - foot - poodle
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jeans - steak - sea - weak
studies - runs - wishes - goes
played - helped - laughed - walked
Exercise III
1. night 6. screen
[∅] [∅]
[ gh ] [s]
[g] [k]
2. secretary 7. Tuesday
[∅] [∅]
[Ə] [e]
[ʌ] [I]
3. color 8. climb
[∅] [∅]
[ʌ ] [b]
[ɒ]
4. talk 9. dog
[∅] [∅]
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[ Ɔ: ] [g]
[ʌ] [j]
5. what 10. sandwich

[∅] [∅]
[h] [d]
Exercise IV
a. Transcribe the following words.
fish April
Monday birthday
bicycle guitar
August friendly
to day walk
match um brella
key twice
tonight look
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shoe meat
become build
drive January
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Cultural Diversities.
Exercise I
a. Read the following information about the origins of the names
of the months, and try to fill in the gaps. There are clues in the
information after the gaps to help you. But be as imaginative as
you like, and don’t worry if your answers are wildly incorrect!
The English names of the months of the year originated in Roman

times. January, for instance, is named after _________________, the
god of ___________________ . He had two faces, so that he could
see who or what was coming and who or what was going. February
comes from the Latin verb februare which means _______________
. The Romans thought that the cold and frosts of winter purified the
Earth. In addition to purification, the Romans considered this to be
the month of sacrifices.
March was named after Mars, the Roman god of
____________________ . There was no fighting during the winter
and this month was the start of the year for soldiers. The word April
comes from the Latin verb aperire, which means
____________________ . This is the month which is associated with
re-birth and growth, when trees open their leaves.
May is named after Maia, who was the mother of Hermes, and was
the goddess of … . This is the month when things start to grow. June
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is named after Juno, the goddess of _______________ and the queen
of the gods.
During the reign of Julius Caesar, the calendar was changed. As a
result of the changes, the fifth month of the year, Quintils, and the
sixth month, Sextilis, become the seventh and eight months of the
year and the months of May and June were introduced for the first
time.
Subsequently, in 44BC, the Roman senate changed the name of the
seventh month to Julius in honour of the Emperor. Later on,
______________ became emperor and was very annoyed that the
Senate named a month after his predecessor, ________________
thought he was just as important as Juius, so he changed the name of
the eighth month in his own honour.
Which brings us to the last four months of the year. Before the
addition to the months of May and June, September, October,
November and December were the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
months of the year. The prefixes sept, oct, nov, dec are all from the
Latin words for _____________ .
Exercise II
Listen to the information about American place names and
answer the questions.
1. Which of these is the nickname for New York City?

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a. The Hot Potato
b. The Cold Turkey
c. The Big Apple
d. The Big Banana
2. Which of the following is the nickname for Hollywood?

a. Tinseltown
b. The Dream Machine
c. The Film Factory
d. Disneyland
3. Which of the following is the nickname for Chicago?

a. The Wet City
b. The Windy City
c. The Cloudy City
d. The Snowy City
4. What is the state of Texas known as?

a. The Big Star State
b. The Lone Star State
c. The One Star State
d. The Little Star State
5. Which of these US state names is the Spanish word for red?

a. California
b. Nevada
c. Montana
d. Colorado
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Exercise III
a. Listen and decide how many people in “A day in the life of
the USA” are speaking.
b. Listen again and find out what they do at these times:
Speaker 1: 8.00am ________________________________
1.00pm ________________________________
6.30pm ________________________________
11.30pm ________________________________
Speaker 2: 8.15am ________________________________
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12.30pm ________________________________
5.30pm ________________________________
7.00pm ________________________________
Exercise IV
a. Listen to Karen, who lives in Hong Kong and Pat, who lives in
San Francisco, talking about a typical breakfast, lunch and
dinner.
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b. Listen to the dialogue and complete the columns Karen and
Pat.
Karen Pat You
Typical
breakfast
Typical lunch
Typical dinner
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c. What do you have for a typical breakfast, lunch and dinner?
Complete the You column in the chart.
Exercise V
a. Listen to Barry, who is Australian, talking about an important

event in Australia.
b. Now answer the questions in the Australia column.
Australia Your country

What’s it called?
When does it take
place?
Where does it take
place?
When did it first take
place?
What happens?
I sit a public
holiday?
Are there any other
interesting features?
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c. Choose an important day in your country and complete the
column Your country.
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Bibliography
1. Carney E., (1995). A Survey of English Spelling. London:

Routledge.
2. Catford J., (1994). A Practical Introduction to Phonetics.
3. Celce – Murcia M., Brinton D., Goodwin J. Teaching
Pronunciation “A Reference for Teachers of English to
Speakers of other Languages”. (1996). Cambridge
University Press.
4. Gimson A., (1962). An Introduction to the Pronunciation of
English. Edward Arnold.
5. Greenall S. (2006). Reward Elementary Student’s Book.
Macmillan Heinemann.
6. Greenall S. and Pye D. (2006). Reward Elementary Practice
Book. Macmillan Heinemann.
7. Greenall S. (1994). Reward Pre-Intermediate Student’s
Book. Macmillan Heinemann.
8. Viney P. (1996). Basic Survival. Heinemann.
9. Viney P. and Curtin J. (1994). Survival English. Heinemann.
10. www.foniks.com
11. www.nextup.com
12. www.phon.ucl.com
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(Cover design and illustration by H.Tovmasyan and M.Kocharyan)
Signed for publishing 22.05.09

Handed in for publishing 25.05.09
Circulation: 150
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Yerevan State Linguistic University after V.Brusov
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YEREVAN STATE LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY

Developing Listening Skills

(By H. Tovmasyan, M. Kocharyan)

The textbook is accredited and recommended for publishing by the

Editorial Board: S.Margaryan, PhD, Assistant Professor

The present textbook of practical phonetics is designed for the first-

ISBN 978-9939-56-019-9 © Tovmasyan, 2009

The Developing Listening Skills and Pronunciation introduces central

b. Now listen and check.

a. Listen and repeat the following words. Pay attention to their

Group 1 – [æ]: am - cat - Japan - bag - thanks - packet - fat - that

Group 4 – [ɔ:]: fall - small - saw – all

b. Which groups do these words go in? (Write: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 )

grandmother 1 tomato 2 man 1

ball park are

c. Now listen and check.

b. Now listen and check.

a. Tick the correct variant.

5. January 10. soldier

b. Now listen and check.

Listen to Edgar’s conversation at the hotel. Tick (√) the facilities

Exercise II Listen to the dialogue. Circle the correct answer.

1. Where is the situation?

2. When does she plan to check-in?

1. Where does she call?

Pearl: Good evening, ma’am.

Alicia: Good evening. I want to check in.

Pearl: Do you have a booking?

Alicia: Yes, I do.

Pearl: What name?

Alicia: Romero. Alicia Romero.

Pearl: Just a moment... I don’t have your surname

Alicia: Try my company. That’s Sagebrush Tours.

1276 Market Street, San Diego. Ms Romero.

A double room for ten nights.

Alicia: That’s right.

Pearl: And the room’s reserved on your

MasterCard card. Are you paying with that

Alicia: Yes, I am.

Pearl: OK, I just need you to complete this

Alicia: Thank you. Uh, sorry, what’s the date today?

Pearl: March 12th.You is in room 1631.

b. Listen again and correct above the line.

Natalie Trudeau: Good morning. I’d like

Clerk: Yes, ma’am. For …………………..?

Natalie Trudeau: For three days.

Clerk: All right. Where ………………………….to

leave the car?

Natalie Trudeau: ……… I leave it at the downtown office?

of our offices. What kind of car

Natalie Trudeau: …………….. see your brochure?

Natalie Trudeau: Uh, it’s not important really.

……………………. this one?

Clerk: OK. ……………………….. driver’s

Natalie Trudeau: I have an International Driver’s License and

Clerk: Fine. Thank you. Now, ……………………

C.D.W and personal accident insurance?

Natalie Trudeau: Sure. I’ll take both.

Clerk: Right, can you check these two boxes, and

put your initials here, and again here.

Natalie Trudeau: ………………………. .

Clerk: How do you want …………………?

Natalie Trudeau: American Express, please.