Focus on PRONUNCIATION THIRD EDITION Linda Lane PEARSON/3/ television /s/ sign, /z/ zero, /{/ shop, and fd Is wokeed Sel er Common 4 sister, last ss bows, address (hetween se house, vowels) purpose reason, preent please. rise commen 200, zipper mmsche, seene reesive, cent -elty, ack {silent w) anawer. sword Bo UNIT 16 shop Mf, televishon Ay Pull the tip of your tongue back from the 4! position Round your lips 6 little. b ig/ is voiced. (3! ix m rare sound in English, It does not occur al the beginning of words Ser at gee common ‘Common sit shower, cash st decision Hh patient eceuaton nation we beige, ci spectal massage physietan si) lear, presfeastin treasure pecrninivis pressure, asic sugar, insure dimension Chicago, cheti ela at aaa EXERCISE 1: Phrases with /{/ and /5/ @® Listen and repeot the phrases and sentences. Oy tt 1 Tm mot mure, 8. on television 2. the Pucific Osean as usual 3. Washing machine leimuare tise 4. Tshires measure it 5. an clogamt mustache Wty a pleasure 6, U wish Fcoulel 7. from Chicago 14, a beige jacket on occaaion EXERCISE 2: Listen for Differences @ Al Listen andsepear ihe words. 1. wm raced 4. a gushes! 7m assign be rasod be gasses b ashine 2 m cow 5. a fierce & a she'd b. caused b. fears hy seed Boom bays 6. a false 9m choos b, beige b. falls b. Suv’s 1B PAIRS: Say a word from Rart.A. Pronounce the combonant carefully so your partner cam tel you which word you sad EXERCISE 3: Spelling and Sound @ Listen to the words. Decide whether the bald letters ore pronounced ei *x /Id. org! Then write each ward under the correct column. Compare ansivers with « partner diets: Bcespentiie: 9. permission 13. purpose 2, clamsie 6, iMlusion 10, resul 14. propose 3 hose 7. collision 11, casual 15. erwse 4. dnwe & Amo 12, insure 16, glacier tsi tat ow bs dissolve (Si shan, ef ere, (Shap, and ish tetevislon BTEXERCISE 4: Sentences Full of Sounds @ Listen toehe sentences: Then choose a sentence and say it to the cass. Promourice the bold letters ‘caret 1, Sue should persuade the insurance company 10 s¥e with them. 2, She wells scashells dow 3, That sign says, “Suc’s Shoe Shine Shop.” so I gucts vou can get your shoes shined at Suc’, the deal before she insures her business by the seashore STEP 3 COMM ICATION PRACTICE LEISURE TIME EXERCISE 5: Leisure or Work? @ Al tisten to the conversation Tesesa: Cusedd to love writtng. 1d come hove from work, sit down in front of the computer, and start writing ® Sed Used to + wert: and would! + vetts can both Sac: But you still write. And now you get paid be used to describe past, repeated actions. far it. You're successful, you make a lot of | Pronounce used to 2 one ward: /yuweruw, mane ‘or fyuwsta/, The dis not pemaunced, Temes: Ehnow, But now its jst work. Inused tobe | Tse low writion ‘Use the contraction of would after San: pronmans, Fd come home from-work ane start ‘wait to retire, He wanted ta learn carpentry “ariting ‘ond make 4 table for my mom. ‘Trmesa: What happened? Su: Well, he tried carpentry, bart he cic like it. So he decided to volunteer accounting again, He'd wail about what bre wanted te do. really help people with their ts, And now he likes 82 UNIT 16BL PAIRS. Practice the conversation, Thenanswer the questions. |. How have ‘Teresa’ feelings about writing changed? Why? 2. How did Sal's father's feelings about carpentry and accounting change? Why? EXERCISE 6: Leisure Time @ A Listers anctrepeat. Make sare you understand the words, sensual quilting | Read the leisure activiries below, Then listen to the recording, Write the needs that the leisure sacrivities fie 1 Acting anid playing baseball 2. Fishing und quilting 3. Cand playing EXERCISE 7; Your Turn PAIRS: What are your three favorite FeGuure-time activities? What needs do you think they Rati? Discuss your answers with o partner. Activity. Need It Fulfills STEP 4 EXTENDED PRACTICE CQO Accuracy Practice Listen ogain to Eeercises | and 2A om page 81. Ther recaed the phretes, seatences, and words. Qprluency Practice Record youranswers tothe questions. 1, Describe your favorite leisure activities 2. How much time do yeni spend a week on these activities? 3. Why dos you like doing them? 1s! sign, fe! zea, V shop. and /y/ television 83< 17 /t{/ check and /d3/ judge STEP 1 PRESENTATIO The Consonants check Af, judge dy? Keep the tip af yotur tongue high. Pull back from the front of the south, Hound your lips a little AY starts with /¥, Te woiveleas Joy sterts with ¢ on pronauncirg the /t nf ddge like Eats, pull your tompae back and pronounce judge like jnat:, don't release the final sound so strongly: Keeps pronounce edge like efela, concentrate on making a waived ‘dl Hyou pronounce 2ere like dere, don't let your tongue make fim comtact with the top of your month (doing this produces the M4! sound) dl sour Hips, short erg Se del commen Common ch check church i fizz, majoe foh wate, kitchen Seg age, region Other ‘Other tu (inside a word) nature, future du (inside a word) gradual, educate ce celle Exceptions lt is pronounced (hi these words: architecture, Christmas cé is pronounced ‘jf in these words: machine, Chicaso 84 UNITI7STEP 2 FOCUSED PRACTIC EXERCISE 1: Phrases with /t{/ and /ds/ © Liter ad repear de phases. When for Ay/ ends @ word and te next word begin ith cconsoncnt, do nat release AL/ or Ay? strongly. Say the next word onmediately. ng Ady 1. wateh TV Judge and jury 2, whieh one college cdhucution 3. natare or nurture! a barge package 4. How much? gradual changes graduate school 6, Latehkey children’ genctic engincering EXERCISE 2: Listen for Differences @ Al Listen and repeat the phrases, 1. a. two pleasures b. two pledgers" 2. a Which watch? ‘b. Which wish? 3. a cheap land bb sheep land 4. an joki b. no choking 5. a. chcering-crowds ——B jecring* crowds %& a, about theridge’ by about the rich Bi CLASS: Choose a phrase and say it to the class, Your chassmates val ef! you which phrase you said EXERCISE 3: Differences in Meaning @ A Listen to the sentences and responses, Responses La They wan't accept ches bh, Why didn't yom catch this? 1 hurt sey wrist They doen't have must! oe the menu TH have eggs then. They don't have much on the menu Let's go somewhere else then, Hero's your share Are yous sure yen ganve me hall? b. Here's your chair You did w nice job fixing the legs. 4. a, AIDS isan important health issue. Scientists still haven't found a ctire Age is an important health issue. We need more gerontologists * nature of nuriure; the deduie over whether pemetics ("nature") ar shy emiremment {muri for detormimiag a parson 's character: * Wwakikey childeen: children wha come hase to ompey howies after schoo! hecmise thelr parents work: * plegers’ people whe pledge ar peomsy wa dinate something: *jecring: maling fim of rilge: the Hie of the hay of meuntein: * mesh hat, comhed eure" genonobapist:shavtar wi eres fixe the erty 1148 more rexpemsibte Gi check and ty! judge 85111 PAIRS: Soyo sentence. Pronounce the underfined wad caefuly so your pormer can say the covect response STEP 3 COMMUNICATION PRACTICE COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS Ls onc dntreduction ' Economicn English writing i Pry. 8Y Sto, 6 1 SWIMMING | EXERCISE 4: A Well-Rounded Education © 41 sen io te conversations 1. Low: Do 1 really have to take all these courses? Can't I just take the courses in my majo? Amvisam: No, you have te take required courses to gradumte two of courses and another year or two of paying pensive. Lows: But that means another year « tuition, College i yb university's goal is 19 produce well-rounded, lists, Ameisom: Pm sorry, but that's the veny it i. TH educated graduates, not just spe: 2. Monn: Don't you » pass a sivienrninng test before you graguaic? What? A swimming test? Lowe: Tee never heard of that before, You mean, if people © ‘swim, they couldn't sane? Mommen; Well, not exactly: If they couldn’? swim, they had te take -« swimming class Notice the meaning of no and yes answers to negative yes /si0 questions. 1 just takes courses in ny nakar? Jase enke courses in yor 8 Ar Can't just ke courses in my major? Bi Yes. (Ves, pou. cum just take 86 UNITI7