W11_PRONUNCIATION HOMEWORK AND PRACTICE

1. Exercises in books
 Task 1:
1. shoe               she              pressure          potential          mesh          push
2. measure        illusion        explosion         vision             closure      Asia

 Task 2:
Track 82:
1. On that occasion, she was in a rush to push her way into the shop.
2. Should we put pressure on the politician to find a solution to the situation?
3. Affection and emotion can’t be measured. But they should be treasured.
Track 83:
1. She sells seashells on the seashore.
2. Measure huge shiny treasures.

 Task 3:

Mrs Marsh: Does this shop sell washing machines?

Mr Shaw: Yes. This is the newest washing machine, madam.
Mrs Marsh: Is it Swedish?
Mr Shaw: No, madam. It's English.
Mrs Marsh: Please show me how it washes.
Mr Shaw: Shall I give you a demonstration? Here are some sheets and shirts.
You put them in the machine. You shut the door. And you push this button.
Mrs Marsh: The machine shouldn't shake like that, should it?
Mr Shaw: Washing machines always shake madam. Ah! It's finished now.
Mrs Marsh: But the sheets have shrunk and so have the shirts.
Mr Shaw: Do you wish to buy this machine, madam?
Mrs Marsh: I'm not sure.

 Task 4:
cheap jeep
choke joke
cheers jeers
H age
batch badge

 Task 5:
1. chin chip lecture virtue rich batch
2. judge jail giraffe major damage edge

Track 87:
1. There is too much cheap cheese in the kitchen.
2. The German judge made the arrangements on the edge of his seat.
3. I need a change, or perhaps I just need to imagine a new challenge for the
future.
Track 88:
1. Cheap cheese tastes like chalk.
2. Jolly jugglers juggling jugs of orange juice.
  Task 6:
1. I was choking
2. The crowd jeered
3. They didn’t say their ages
4. Do you need another batch
5. The car was cheap
6. Are those Jerry’s?
 Task 7:
SID: It’s fish and chips for lunch, Joe!
JOE: Ship !? I can’t eat ship, they’re too big! 
SID: I said chips, you know, fried potatoes! 
JOE: Oh, I see, chips with a CH, not ship with an SH. 
SID: That’s right. You’re a genius, Joe! 
JOE: Was the fish expensive, Sid? 
SID: No, it was cheap. 
JOE: Jeep !? You bought a Jeep? 
SID: No, cheap, the opposite of expensive. 
JOE: Oh l see, cheap with a CH, not Jeep with a J! 
 Task 8:

A B
Why don't you tell me about Engineering.
yourself ? Yes, I could.
Where did you go to college?
What would you like to
When did you graduate? know?
What did you major in? It wasn’t challenging
enough.
What subjects did you enjoy
in school?
Managing a travel agency.
In june.
What would your dream job
In Japan
be?
My favorite were biology
What didn’t you like about and gym.
your last job?
Could you start on July 8th?