Transcriptions

1- The students interviewed reported some incidents in the last few months, but they refused to explain
what happened.

some /səm/ but /bət/ to /tʊ/

2- The last changes have demonstrated a lack of understanding among the members consulted. A new
meeting will soon be announced.

have /həv/ of /əv/ will /wɪl/ be /bɪ/

3- The last songs he recorded will always be remembered by his fans, who still sing them all over the world.

he /hɪ/ be /bɪ/ by /baɪ/ his /hɪz/ who /hʊ/ them / ðəm/

4- None of the programmes she watched really convinced her. She ended up reading online newspapers
and drew her own conclusions.

of /əv/ she / ʃɪ/ her /hə/ and /ən/

5- Some of the passengers accepted to reschedule their flights, but others demanded an immediate refund.

some /sʌm/ of /əv/ to /tə/ but /bət/

6- Most of the animals were released near the lakes; the others will be transferred to modern zoos in
nearby states.

of /əv/ were /wə/ be /bɪ/ to /tə/

7- Suddenly, I remembered my last days at high school, so I decided to phone my old friends. Most of them
have moved to bigger cities.

at / ət/ to /tə/ of /əv/ them / ðəm/ have /həv/

8- The boys gathered to play cards in the park. But they aren’t allowed to meet there during the lockdown,
so they started to play online.

to /tə/ But /bət/ aren’t /ɑːnt/ there /ðeə/

9- The girls blushed, turned away and giggled again. The boys expected them to return, but they didn’t
show up again.

and /ən/ them / ðcm/ to /tə/ but /bət/

10- A bibliography of the books analysed appears at the back. Unfortunately, grade levels are not indicated,
which hinders this work's use for collection development.

of /əv/ at /ət/ are /ə/ use /ju:s/ for/fə/

KEY
1- / ðə stju:dnts ɪntəvju:d rɪpɔ:tɪd səm ɪnsɪdənts ɪn ðə lɑst fju mʌnθs / bət ðeɪ rɪfju:zd tʊ ɪkspleɪn wɒt
hæpənd //

2- /ðə lɑːst ʧeɪnʤɪz həv demənstreɪtɪd ə læk əv ʌndəstændɪŋ əmʌŋ ðə membəz kənsʌltɪd /
ə njuː miːtɪŋ wɪl suːn biː ənɑʊnst //

3- /ðə lɑːst sɒŋz hɪ rɪkɔ:dɪd wɪl ɔ:lweɪz bɪ rɪmembəd baɪ hɪz fænz / hʊ stɪl sɪŋ ðəm ɔ:l əʊvə ðə wɜ:ld//

4- / nʌn əv ðə prəʊɡræmz ʃɪ wɒtʃt rɪəlɪ kənvɪnst hə / ʃɪ endɪd ʌp riːdɪŋ ɒnlaɪn njuːzpeɪpəz ən druː hər əʊn
kənkluːʒnz //

5- /sʌm əv ðə pæsənʤəz əkseptɪd tə riːʃedjuːl ðeə flaɪts / bət ʌðəz dɪmɑːndɪd ən ɪmiːdɪət riːfʌnd//

6- / məʊst əv ðɪ ænɪmᵊlz wə rɪliːst nɪə ðə leɪks / ðɪ ʌðəz wɪl bɪ trənsfɜ:d tə mɒdᵊn zuːz ɪn nɪəbaɪ steɪts //

7- / sʌdnlɪ / aɪ rɪmembəd maɪ lɑ:st deɪz ət haɪ sku:l / səʊ aɪ dɪsaɪdɪd tə fəʊn maɪ əʊld frendz / məʊst əv
ðəm həv mu:vd tə bɪgə sɪtɪz //

8- / ðə bɔɪz gæðəd tə pleɪ kɑːdz ɪn ðə pɑːk / bət ðeɪ ɑːnt əlɑʊd tə miːt ðeə djʊərɪŋ ðə lɒkdɑʊn / səʊ ðeɪ
stɑːtɪd tə pleɪ ɒnlaɪn //

9- / ðə gɜːlz blʌʃt / tɜːnd əweɪ ən gɪgld əgen / ðə bɔɪz ɪkspektɪd ðəm tə rɪtɜːn / bət ðeɪ dɪdnt ʃəʊ ʌp əgen //

10- / ə bɪblɪɒɡrəfɪ əv ðə bʊks ænəlaɪzd əpɪəz ət ðə bæk / ʌnfɔːtʃʊnətlɪ / ɡreɪd levl̩z ə nɒt ɪndɪkeɪtɪd / wɪtʃ
hɪndəz ðɪs wɜːks juːs fə kəlekʃn dɪveləpmənt //