Pronunciation Unit 1

Pronunciation of th Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat. 3 Play Find twelve words with the letters
th. Is the sound /ð/ or /θ/? Listen and check.
We can pronounce th as /ð/ or /θ/. It is often hard to hear
the difference in pronunciation, and to say them correctly.
θ
/ð/ /θ/ Thanks for your texts. Yes, it’s pretty cool
this think here at my grandmother’s. There was a
another toothbrush
thunderstorm right after we arrived last
breathe both
Thursday, but the weather’s lovely now, so
2 Play Listen and choose the correct sounds. we can sunbathe at the beach. The other
Listen again and repeat.
day, we went to the movie theater.
/ð/ /θ/ /ð/ /θ/
1 sunbathe ✓   6 than
4 Play Listen and read the sentences.
2 healthy   7 themselves
3 something   8 south 1 They think the weather in the north will be
better next month.
4 them   9 those
5 thirteen 10 thought 2 Thanks for thinking of us. We’d love some
theater tickets – three, please.
3 Heather and her brother bought a birthday
gift for their mother.

Pronunciation Unit 2
Polite intonation Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat. 3 Play Listen and practice saying the
questions in exercise 2 with polite
When we want to sound polite, our intonation is intonation.
important. Listen to these two sentences. The words
are the same, but A sounds polite and B sounds rude. 4 In pairs, take turns to make polite requests
and give / not give permission. One student
➚
✓ A Is it OK if I go to Tom’s house? should play the role of a parent or teacher.
Use the ideas below or your own ideas.
➙
✗ B Is it OK if I go to Tom’s house?
Can I …   Could I …   Do you mind if …
➚ Is it OK if …  
✓ A Do you mind if I go to the mall later?
➙
✗ B Do you mind if I go to the mall later? Is it OK if I ride my bike
to my friend’s house?
2 Play Listen to the questions. Which of each Sorry, but it’s too
pair is more polite, a or b? late now.
1 Is it OK if I hang out with my friends after school? a ■    b ■
2 Do you mind if I go to the game on Saturday? a ■    b ■
3 Can I stay at my cousins’ house this weekend? a ■    b ■
4 Could I borrow your sunglasses, please? a ■    b ■
5 Is it OK if I use your pens again? a ■    b ■
6 Do you mind if I come to the beach with you? a ■    b ■
 Pronunciation Unit 3
Consonant clusters Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat. 4 Play Listen and repeat.
1 a.c.t act
It is sometimes hard to hear and pronounce
2 eru.p.t. erupt
two consonant sounds together at the
beginning or end of words. 3 te.x.t text
place   special   protect   complaint 4 scienti.s.t scientist
5 stude.n.t student
2 Play Listen and repeat. 6 extin.c.t extinct
1 ssssssschool ssschool school
5 Play Listen and repeat the questions.
2 ssssssstudent ssstudent student
Then, in pairs, ask and answer them.
3 ssssssstudy sssstudy study
1 What do you like about school?
4 sssssssmile ssssmile smile
2 Do you think you’re a good student?
5 ssssssskateboarding sssskateboarding skateboarding
3 Have you ever scored in sports?
6 ssssssscore ssscore score
4 What makes you smile?
3 Play Listen and repeat.
1 c•limate c.limate climate
2 f•lood f.lood flood
3 p•lay p.lay play
4 p•lastic p.lastic plastic
5 p•roblem p.roblem problem
6 t•ruck t.ruck truck

Pronunciation Unit 4
Word stress in nouns ending -ion Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat.
With nouns ending -ion, we stress the syllable
before the -ion.
action  decision  preparation  communication
4 Play Read the clues and find the words. In pairs,
compare answers. Listen, check, and repeat.
animation   collection   conversation
exhibition   invention   possession   
station   transportation

2 Play Listen and find the stress in each word. Listen 1 a group of similar things that someone has
again and repeat. brought together: c ollection

1 permission   6 fashion 2 a thing that someone has made for the first
time: i
2 situation   7 vacation
3 million   8 competition 3 vehicles that you travel in: t
4 prediction   9 information 4 a talk between two or more
5 question 10 discussion people: c

3 Play Say the words. Try to use the correct word stress. 5 a thing that you have or own: p
Listen, check, and repeat 6 a collection of things, for example, works of art,
1 fiction 5 region   9 aviation that are shown to the public: e
2 connection 6 invitation 10 explanation 7 a place where trains stop so that people can get
3 description 7 celebration on and off: s
4 imagination 8 direction
 Pronunciation Unit 5
/ʤ/ and /j/ Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. 4 Play Listen again and repeat. Pay attention to the
Listen and notice the /ʤ/ and /j/ sounds pronunciation of /ʤ/ and /j/.

It is often hard to say the sounds /ʤ/ 5 Play Read the text and find words that start with
and /j/ at the beginning of words. the sounds /ʤ/ or /j/. Listen and check. Then, in
/ʤ/ /j/ pairs, practice reading the text.
just yet We used to live in Japan, in a city just outside Tokyo.
jeans used to Mom was teaching geography at a university, and Dad
worked at home. He can work anywhere because of
2 Play Listen and repeat the sounds and words. his job – he’s a journalist. I went to an international
school in Tokyo, and one of my favorite subjects
3 Play Listen to six short sentences. Do any of the was Japanese. We’re going to go back next year on
words start with /ʤ/ or /j/? Complete the chart. vacation.
/ʤ/
/ʤ/ /j/
1 ✓
2 /j/
3
4
5
6

Pronunciation Unit 6
Silent letters Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat. Are there
similar words with silent letters in your language?

Some English words have letters that are silent.

climb  tongue  psychology  vegetable

2 Play Say the words. Which letters are silent? Listen, check, and repeat.

1 chocolate 3 dialogue 5 know 7 science

2 different 4 lamb 6 answer 8 listen

3 Play Find the odd one out. Listen and check.

1 wrong  wrote  while  writer
2 knife knew kind knee
3 hour horrible honest what
4 bridge handsome Wednesday understand
 Pronunciation Unit 7
Contractions Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. 3 Play Contracted forms can be hard to hear.
Listen and repeat. Listen. Which do you hear first?

We often use contracted forms of auxiliary
verbs when we speak.
I have been to Canada. I’ve been to Canada.
I would like to visit I’d like to visit
Australia.   Australia.
We will be home soon. We’ll be home soon.
2 Play Listen to the sentences. Do you hear
the full form or the contraction? Choose the
correct words.
1 I will see / ’ll see you next Monday.
2 I am not / ’m not at home.
3 I would donate / ’d donate $10.
4 She has picked up / ’s picked up lots of litter.
5 They are having / ’re having a party.
6 You have had / ’ve had a great time.
1 ■  I like chocolate cake. 4 ■ I help my mom
■  I’d like chocolate cake. on Sunday.
■  I’ll help my mom
2 ■  You had a great time. on Sunday.
■  You’ve had a great time.
5 ■  I volunteer at an
3 ■  I donate money to charity. animal shelter.
■  I’d donate money to charity. ■  I’d volunteer at an
animal shelter.
4 Play Rewrite the sentences using contractions.
Listen, check, and repeat.
1 She would do a great job.  She’d do a great job.
2 They will be late. 
3 I am having lunch at 12:30. 
4 We have been here before. 
5 I would like to have a job. 
6 He has given us his address. 

Pronunciation Unit 8
Stress in questions Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat. 3 Play Underline the words with stress
in the questions. Listen, check, and
In subject questions, the In object questions the stress is repeat.
stress is on the main verb. on the question word and the
main verb. 1 Where do you buy your clothes? Who
pays for them?

Who wrote this song? What did you say? 2 Who gives you money? How much do
you get? What do you spend it on?
2 Play Listen and choose the words with stress in the questions.
Listen again and repeat. 3 What did you do last weekend?

1 Who discovered polonium? Marie Curie. 4 What do you do after school? Who do
you hang out with?
2 When did she discover it? In 1898.
4 In pairs, ask and answer the questions
3 Who designed the Sydney Opera House? A Danish architect
in exercise 3.
called Jørn Utzon.
4 When did they open it? In 1973.
5 Who invented the World Wide Web? Tim Berners-Lee.
6 When did he invent it? In 1989.