Roadmap Pronunciation

B2+ Unit 1

Lesson 1A CONNECTED SPEECH: pausing

STRESS: collocations and compounds PRONUNCIATION TIP

It’s easier to speak at length, and people will understand you more
PRONUNCIATION TIP easily, if you pause at the ends of phrases and sentences.
It’s not only words that have characteristic stress patterns; many
collocations do too. 4a 1.4 Listen and mark the pauses.
A few years ago, I was on a bus. It was quite crowded at
1 a Mark the stressed syllables (either one or two) in the front, so I pushed my way to the back, where I found a
these words and collocations. man lying on the floor, apparently asleep. Passengers were
1 blockbuster 6 let off steam standing around him, occasionally glancing down. When the
2 crosswords 7 martial arts back door opened at the next stop, some people saw him
3 grow on me 8 outdoor pursuit and didn’t get on, others just stepped over the man
and took a seat.
4 keep-fit
9 pastime
5 give it a go 10 take to it b Practise reading the text out loud, paying attention to
pausing.
b 1.1 Listen, check and repeat the sentences.

INTONATION: cleft sentences Lesson 1C

PRONUNCIATION TIP SOUNDS: vowels
The first part of a cleft sentence often has a fall-rise ( ) 5 a Put the words with the same vowel sound into pairs.
intonation pattern.

bother colleague comfortable could destroy

2a 1.2 Listen and underline where the fall-rise done doubt food found look lose most
pattern starts and ends. pointless provide solution though

1 What I’ve found is it’s a great way to let off steam.

b 1.5 Listen and check, then listen again and
2 What I don’t understand is how you can make a cake repeat.
without eggs.
3 What I’d like to do at the weekend is go hiking.
4 What puts me off learning to fly is the cost.
Lesson 1D
5 Another thing I like about it is how friendly people are. INTONATION: two-clause sentences
b Listen again and repeat the sentences.
PRONUNCIATION TIP
In sentences with two clauses, the first one often has a fall-rise
Lesson 1B intonation ( ) and the second one a fall ().

WORD STRESS: syllable patterns

6a 1.6 Listen and mark the word with the main stress
3 a Put the words into the correct stress pattern groups. in each clause. These words carry the fall-rise or fall.
1 With all due respect, that’s your problem.
apparently apprenticeship bystander diabetes
2 They’ve always quarrelled, but this time she’s kicked
emergency expertise happened involved
passengers phenomenon psychologist react him out.
unemployed 3 They’ve not been willing to compromise, so what can
we do?
Oo 4 They were hardly on speaking terms for a while, which
was a bit awkward.
Ooo 5 I’m awfully sorry, and I’ll try to do what I can.
6 I do understand that you might be upset, but please
oO
try to calm down.
ooO b Listen again and repeat.
oOoo

ooOo

b 1.3 Listen, check and repeat.

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