Vocal English

ESCM
Cristina Sá nchez
2020-2021

Read the following text and conjugate the verbs in the present tense. Then write the
phonetic transcription of the verbs in the boxes below

John’s typical day

Every day John _wakes up__(1)___ (wake) up at 7.00 in the morning but he really
___(2)_gets__ (get) up at about 7.15. Then, he _shaves__(3)___ (shave) and
__takes_(4)___ (take) a shower. He always ___(5) sings___ (sing) in the shower. He
___(6)_gets__ (get) dressed. He __has_(7)___ (have) to wear a suit and a tie. Usually,
he ___(8)has___ (have) white coffee, toast and biscuits for breakfast. Every morning,
he ___(9)_takes__ (take) a look at the online papers while he __has_(10)___ (have)
breakfast. 
After that, he ___(11)goes___ (go) to work, normally by underground. He
___(12)_leaves__ (leave) home at 7.45 and ___(13)gets___ (get) to work at 8.00. He
___(14)__works_ (work) in an office as an accountant. He ___(15)_likes__ (like) his job
but ___(16)__hates_ (hate) his boss because he __is_(17)___ (be) very strict. He often
___(18)_speaks__ (speak) to customers on the phone. He ___(19)_uses__ (use) a
computer every day. He ___has (20)___ (have) lunch at about 12.00 and
__finishes_(21)___ (finish) work at 5.00. He ___goes(22)___ (go) to the gym for one
hour on Mondays and Wednesdays. He __goes_(23)___ (go) to English classes for two
hours twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He ___(24)_studies__ (study)
English very hard because he ___loves(25)___ (love) travelling and meeting new
people. On Fridays and weekends, he ___ goes(26)___ (go) out with his friends to the
cinema, the theatre, the pubs or shopping. Later in the evening, he ___relaxes(27)___
(relax) and ___watches(28)___ (watch) television. Sometimes he ___surfes (29)___
(surf) the internet, ___checks(30)___ (check) and ___writes(31)___ (write) e-mails.
Normally, he ___(32)does_ (do) the washing-up and ___(33)tidies___ (tidy) his
room too, but he never __cooks_(34)___ (cook) because he __thinks_(35)___ (think)
cooking ___is(36)___ (be) boring. Once a month, he ___goes(37)___ (go) away for the
weekend because he ___enjoys(38)___ (enjoy) sightseeing. He ___doesn’t live(39)___
(not / live) near his parents so he ___visits(40)___ (visit) them three or four times a
year.
At 9.00 p.m. he ___has(41)___ (have) dinner and __brushes_(42)___ (brush) his
teeth. Then, he ___(43)_reads__ (read) for a little while and finally ___goes(44)___
(go) to bed early. 

1weɪks ʌp 2 gɛts 3 ʃeɪvz 4teɪks

5sɪŋz 6 gɛts 7 hæz 8 hæz
9 teɪks 10 hæz 11 goʊz 12 liːvz
13 gɛts 14 wɜːks 15 laɪks 16 heɪts
17 ɪz 18 spiːks 19 juːsɪz 20 hæz
21 ˈfɪnɪʃɪz 22 goʊz 23 goʊz 24 ˈstʌdiz
25 lʌvz 26 goʊz 27 rɪˈlæksɪz 28 ˈwɒʧɪz
29 sɜːfs 30 ʧɛks 31 raɪts 32 dʌz 
33 ˈtaɪdiz 34 kʊks 35  θɪŋks 36 ɪz
37 goʊz 38 ɪnˈʤɔɪz 39 dʌznt lɪv 40 vɪzɪts
41 hæz 42 ˈbrʌʃɪz 43 riːdz 44 goʊz
 Vocal English
ESCM
Cristina Sá nchez
2020-2021
Now, make the complete phonetic transcription of the following words:

biscuits ˈbɪskɪts weekends ˈwiːkˈɛndz

papers ˈpeɪpəz pubs pʌbz
customers ˈkʌstoməz friends frɛndz
Mondays ˈmʌndeɪz e-mails ˈiːmeɪlz
classes ˈklɑːsɪz parents ˈpeərənts
hours ˈaʊəz times taɪmz