WORKSHEET 7

UNITS 19-22
Transcribe these words and sentences into IPA
1. Peter………………………
2. seven……………………...
3. letter………………..…..
4. other……………………….
5. computer……………………
6. famous……………….…….
7. particular……………………
8. another……………….……….
9. forget…………………….……..
10. glamour……………….……..
11. information…………………… 21. girl…………………………
12. amusing………………………. 22. bird………………………….
13. world………………………… 23. skirt……………………..
14. word……………………….. 24. search……………………….
15. journey …………………………. 25. earth………………………….
16. courtesy…………………………. 26. heard…………………………
17. turn……………………………… 27. women…………………………
18. stir…………………………….. 28. manage…………………………..
19. certain……………………………. 29. builiding…………………………..
20. nerve………………………………… 30. please………………………….

31. Her mother opened the letter that was addressed to her father.

32. The bananas were peculiar colour but Debra ate them anyway.

33. Her new dietician was stricter than she expected and though she wasn’t supposed to eat after seven,

hunger got the better of her.

34. Birds

Have you ever heard the saying ‘the early bird catches the worm’? it means that whoever gets to an

opportunity first is most likely to do well. Birds do eat worms, and they also certainly do wake up early in

the morning and start chirping and singing! Certain birds make massive journeys every year, migrating

from cold to warm climates. This seems like very hard work; some fly almost half-way around the Earth.
Bird watches like to observe the times of these birds’ journeys, and search for them when they arrive at

their destination. Of course, not all birds travel like this. Some birds, like turkeys, can’t even fly at all.

35. Pigs

A typical pig has a big head, hooved toes and a massive snout which they use to dig into soil to find food.

Pigs are omivores who eat plants and animals though these days in captivity they are fed a diet of

special feed enriched with vitamins and minerals. Domestic pigs have become quite popular, and the

pot-bellied pig is the celebrity favorite of the moment. If you call someone ‘a pig’, it suggests that they

are dirty or a bit messy, probably because pigs like to roll in mud to keep cool, but in actual fact pigs are

very clean.

36. Sheep

Sheep are normally raised for their fleece, meat, milk and, in some regions, cheese. Sheep is the word

used for both a single animal and a group of them, which can seem a little confusing to international

speakers keen to distinguish between ‘these sheep’ and ‘this sheep’.

There are many breeds of domestic sheep with the most common being a white color. Sheep eat green

leaves, grass and seeds. They eat most quickly in the morning as they digest their food later in the day.

They seem quite timid and tend to flee any situation they find scary, but they are really very intelligent

animals.