ASSIGNMENT 2nd AUGUST 2021

PART 1 Write complete sentences based on the transcription.

1. |nekst tʊ ə greɪt ˈfɒrɪst ðeə lɪvd ə p pɔː ˈwʊdkʌtə wɪð ɪz waɪf ənd ɪz tuː
ˈʧɪldrən|
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Next to a great forest there lived a poor woodcutter with his wife and his two children
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next to a great forest there lived a poor woodcutter with his wife and his two children
2. |ˈɜːlɪ ðə nekst ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ ðə ˈwʊmən keɪm ən gɒt ðə ˈʧɪldrən frəm ðeə
bedz|
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Early the next morning, the woman came and got the children from the beds
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early the next morning, the women came and got the children from their beds
3. |ʃiː tʊk ðəm baɪ hə hændz ən led ðəm ˈɪntə hɜː haʊs|
she took them by her hands and led them into her house
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4. |ðen ʃi kləʊzd ðiː ˈaɪən dɔːr ən sɪˈkjʊəd ɪt wɪð ə bɑː|
the iron door and secured it with a bar then she closed the ion door and secured it with
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then she closed
a bar
5. |ðə mæn həd nɒt hæd ˈiːvn wʌn ˈhæpi ˈaʊə sɪns hi həd left ðə ˈʧɪldrən ɪn
ðə wʊdz|
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the man had not had even one happy hour since he had left the children in the woods
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6. | ðə ˈbætl əv ˌkəʊpənˈheɪɡən ɪz ə siː ˈbætl bɪˈtwiːn ðə ˈneɪvɪz əv ˈbrɪtn ən
ˈdenmɑːk ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðə nəˌpəʊlɪˈɒnɪk wɔː|
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The battle of Copenhagen is a sea battle between the Naves of Britain and Denmark during
the Napoleonic war
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7. |ˈnelsn wəz ɪn ʧɑːʤ əv ə gruːp əv ʃɪps əˈtækɪŋ ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ʃɪps ɪn
ˌkəʊpənˈheɪɡən ˈhɑːbə|
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Nelson was in charge of a group of ships attacking the Danish ships in Copenhagen habour
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8. |ɪt ɪz ə ˌwel ˈnəʊn ˈstɔːrɪ ɪn ˈbrɪtn ðət ˈnelsn wəz sent ə ˈsɪgnl ˈɔːdərɪŋ
hɪm tə liːv ðə ˈbætl/ bət hi pʊt ɪz ˈtelɪskəʊp tə hɪz blaɪnd aɪ ən sed ðət
hi kəd nɒt siː ðə ˈsɪgnl|
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is well-know story in Britain that Nelson was sent a signal ordering him to leave the battle.
But he put his telescope to his blind eye and said that he could not see the signal
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9. |hɪz ʃɪps steɪd weə ðeɪ wər ən wʌn ðə ˈbætl|
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His ships stayed where they were and won the battle
 10. |jʊ maɪt bi əsˈtɒnɪʃt ət ðiː aɪˈdɪə əv ˈtɒsɪŋ siːdz əv waɪld ˈflaʊəz ə
triːz ˈɪntu ən ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt ˈeərɪə wɪð ðə həʊp ðət ɪt wɪl ˈmædʒɪkli tɜːn
ˈɪntu ə ˈflaʊərɪ ˈmedəʊ ɔː ˈfɒrɪst|
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You might be astonished at the idea of tossing seeds of wild flowers or trees into an
impoverished area with the hope that it will magically turn into a flowery meadow or
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forest.
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11. |ˈɑːftər ɔːl/ siːdz ˈskætə ɪn ˈneɪʧə baɪ ʧɑːns| siːdz bləʊ ɪn ðə wɪnd/
stɪk tə ðə ˈbɒdɪ əv ən ˈænɪml drɒp tə ðə graʊnd/ ɔː get ˈiːtn baɪ ˈænɪmlz
ənd eksˈkriːtɪd ɪn ə ˈdɪstənt ləʊˈkeɪʃən| ðɪs ɪz kɔːld siːd dɪˈspɜːsl|
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all, seeds scatter in nature by chance. Seeds blow in the wind, stick to the body
of an animal drop to the ground, or get eaten by animals and excreted in a distant
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location. This is called seed dispersal
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12. |kleɪ ənd ɔːˈgænɪk ˈmætər ə mɪkst wɪð siːdz ən θrəʊn ˈɪntu
əˈbændnd lɒts/ ˈrəʊdsaɪdz/ ˈreɪlweɪ laɪnz/ dɪˈfɒrɪstɪd lændz/ ənd
ˈenɪweə wʌn həʊps tu æd mɔː plɑːnt ˈspiːʃiːz|
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Clay and organic matter a mixed with seeds and thrown into abandoned lots,
roadsides, railway lanes, deforested lands, and anywhere one hopes to add more
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plant species
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13. |waɪl ðeər ɪz nəʊ ˈsaɪəns ˈdemənstreɪtɪŋ ðiː ɪˈfektɪvnəs əv ðɪs
ˈmeθəd əv siːd dɪˈspɜːsl/ ɪt ɪz ən ˈɪntrəstɪŋ ən fʌn weɪ tu ɪnˈgeɪʤ ˈpiːpl
ɪn rɪsˈtɔːɪŋ ˌveʤɪˈteɪʃn/ pəˈtɪkjələli ɪf siːdz əv ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiːʃiːz ə juːst|
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While there is no science demonstrating the effectiveness of this method of seed
dispersal, it is an interesting and fun way to engage people in restoring
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vegetation, particularly if seeds of native species are used.
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14. |fɔːl tu ˈɜːli sprɪŋ ɪz ðə best taɪm tə meɪk ən θrəʊ siːd bɒmz| ðə
siːdz əv ˈmenɪ ˈnɔːðən ˈspiːʃiːz niːd tu ɪksˈpɪərɪəns ə ˈwɪntə kəʊld
ˈpɪərɪəd bɪˈfɔː ðə siːdz wɪl ˈʤɜːmɪneɪt|
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Fall too early spring is the best time to make an throw seed bombs. The seeds of
many northern species need to experience a winter cold period before the seeds
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will germinate.
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15. |pliːz rɪˈmembə ðət ðɪs ɪz nɒt ən ˈækʃn fə steɪt ɔː ˈnæʃənl pɑːks ɔː
jə ˈləʊkl ˌkɒnsɜːˈveɪʃn lænd| traɪ ðɪs ɪn jə jɑːd ˈneɪbəhʊd/ skuːl/ ɔː ˈʌðə
ˈpraɪvɪt lænd wɪð pəˈmɪʃn frəm ðə ˈlændəʊnə|
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Please remember that this is not an action for state or national parks or your
local conversation land. Try this in your yard neighborhood, school, or other
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private land with permission from the landowner.
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16. |ɪksˈplɔː ˈju:trekt frəm ðə ˈwɔːtər ən jə wɪl bi ˈtriːtɪd tu ən ɪnˈtaɪəli
ˈdɪfrənt vjuː| siː ðə hɪsˈtɒrɪk fəˈsɑːd əv wɔːf saɪd ˈhaʊsɪz/ ˈskʌlptɪd
ˈtæbləʊz/ ənd ɔːl kaɪndz əv ɪmˈpresɪv triːz əˈlɒŋ ðə kəˈnælz/ sʌm əv wɪʧ
ə ˈəʊvə tu: ˈhʌndrəd jɪəz əʊld| ju kən ʧuːz bɪˈtwiːn ə ˌraʊnd ˈtrɪp wɪð ə
kəˈnæl kruːz ɔː set aʊt ɒn ən ɪkˈsplɒrətri ˌekspɪˈdɪʃn baɪ ˈpedl bəʊt/
ˈrəʊɪŋ bəʊt ɔː kəˈnuː|
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Explore Utrecht from water and you will be treated to an entirely diffrent view.
Six the historic facade of wharf said houses, scupted tableaued, and all kinds of
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impressive trees along the canals, some of which a over 200 years old. You
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can choose between a round trip with a canal cruise or set out on an exploratory,
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expedition by pedl boat, rowing boat or canoe.
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17. |əˈraʊnd tuː kɪˈlɒmɪtəz lɒŋ/ ðiː ˌaʊdəˈgrækt ɪz ðə məʊst ˈfeɪməs
kəˈnæl ɪn ˈju:trekt| wɪð ðeə ˈmenɪ dɒk ˈseləz/ ˈju:trekts kəˈnælz ə ˈverɪ
ˈdɪfrənt frəm ˌæmstəˈdæmz|ɪn ðə ˈsekənd hɑːf əv ðə twelfθ ˈsentʃəri/
ˈju:trekts ɪnˈhæbɪtənts dɪˈsaɪdɪd tə dɪg ˈtʌnlz frɒm ðə dɒk tə ðiː kəˈnæl
saɪd ˈhaʊsɪz| ðɪs rɪˈzʌltɪd ɪn ðə ˈdʌbl dɒks ˈtɪpɪkl əv ðə ˈsɪti|
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 18. |ðiːz ˈdeɪz/ jə wɪl faɪnd ˈkaʊntləs ˈpleznt ˈrestrɒntz ən ˈkæfeɪz wɪð
ə ˈwɔːtə saɪd ˈterəs ɪn ðiːz dɒk ˈseləz| ðə ˈpɜːfɪkt pleɪs fər ə drɪŋk ɔːr ə
baɪt ˈɑːftər ə greɪt deɪ ɪn ˈju:trekt|
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PART 2 Form minimal pairs by changing the sound of the underlined part in each of
the given word.

WORD Your answer WORD Your answer

1 quay car, core 8 layer mayor

2 vein van. vine 9 myth
miss, mill
3 must dust, rust 10 babble battle

4 break brick, broke 11 kettle cattle

5 school skull 12 sparkle speckle

6 cache cat, cap. can 13 hatched hacked

7 might light, fight 14 scuffle scuttle

PART 3: Choose the word with different primary stress.

1 A. appearance B. orphanage C. everyday D. beautiful

2 A. complain B. luggage C. improve D. forgive
3 A. accidental B. electrician C. manufacture D. industrial

4 A. facility B. irrational C. characterize D. variety

5 A. vanish B. attack C. decay D. depend

6 A. commercial B. constructive C. essential D. national
7 A. dialect B. diagonal C. diagram D. diamond
8 A. reservoir B. register C. respondent D. regional
 9 A. academic B. amphibian C. apartheid D. aquarium
10 A. accident B. dangerous C. generous D. courageous

PART 4 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1 A. psychology B. hydrogen C. typhoon D. physiology

2 A. efficient B. concentrate C. investigate D. dedicate
3 A. refusal B. superb C. consumption D. humanity

4 A. approach B. broad C. throat D. raincoat

5 A. delicate B. conspicuous C. discard D. deficiency

6 A. eardrum B. treasure C. measure D. deafness
7 A. supervisor B. university C. eruption D. invaluable
8 A. honorable B. historic C. honesty D. heirship
9 A. conserve B. desert C. reserve D. observant
10 A. enough B. cough C. thorough D. tough