4 PRONUNCIATION EXTRA

INTERMEDIATE UNIT 4 3 A LINKING: used to Look at

the photo. Guess which
4.1 sentences are true.
He used to be handsome. 
1A 4.1 FAST SPEECH: have to, must,
He didn’t use to work. 
should Listen and write eight sentences.
He used to live by the sea. 
B Read the Pronunciation tip. Then listen again He didn’t use to like noise. 
and repeat the sentences. He used to play games. 
He didn’t use to have pets. 
PRONUNCIATION TIP
B 4.3 Listen to someone describing the man in the
In fast speech, the final sounds in many
photo. Tick the sentences you hear. Did you guess
words change.
correctly?
For example: have to is usually pronounced
/hæftə/; and don’t have to oen loses the first C 4.4 Listen and repeat the sentences you ticked.
/t/ sound, and is pronounced /dəʊnhæftə/. Make sure you pronounce used to /ju:stə/ correctly.
The same happens with must/mustn’t,
which also oen lose the /t/ sound, and are 4.3
pronounced /mʌs/ and /mʌsn/.
The pronunciation of the final /d/ in should 4 A SENTENCE STRESS: reaching agreement Read the
changes depending on which sound comes Pronunciation tip and the conversations. Which words are
next. For example: should go is pronounced missing?
/ʃʊgəʊ/ and should be is pronounced /ʃʊbi:/.
PRONUNCIATION TIP
Oen, prepositions like to and by and articles (a/an, the)
4.2 are unstressed. They can be difficult to hear, but they are
2A 4.2 INTONATION: emphasis Underline essential to forming correct sentences.
the best word to complete the conversations. Conversation 1
Then listen and check.
A: Do you want to go to the cinema?
1 A: That dinner was tasty. B: That’s OK me.
B: Tasty? It was fascinating/delicious/ A: What shall we see?
beautiful!
B: How about new Bond film?
2 A: That goal was good.
Conversation 2
B: Good? It was impossible/amazing/
enormous! A: Can we discuss tomorrow’s meeting?
3 A: This room’s a bit small. B: That’s fine me.
B: Small? It’s freezing/awful/tiny! A: I suggest we focus on the festival arrangements.
4 A: Are you tired? B: I think that’s great idea.
B: Tired? I’m boiling/wonderful/exhausted! Conversation 3
5 A: Was she angry? A: This design is too similar to the old one.
B: Angry? She was furious/awful/terrible! B: That’s good point.
6 A: That documentary was interesting. A: A new logo really needs to look new.
B: Interesting? It was impossible/ B: I see you mean.
fascinating/freezing! Conversation 4
A: Tom is our best player.
B Notice speaker B’s intonation. Which words B: I’m sure that I agree actually.
does he/she emphasise? Draw intonation
A: He’s certainly our strongest.
lines for sentences 2–6.
B: The way I see , he’s strong but slow.

B 4.5 Listen and check. Then listen again and say

Tasty? It was delicious!
B’s part with the speaker. Make sure you stress the
C Listen again and repeat B’s part, copying correct words.
the intonation.

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