Repeat these things, which come from: a hospital, a supermarket, a restaurant, a factory, a railway station

The machine in the corner needs cleaning.

Could you put clean sheets on Mrs Reed's bed, please?

Get the six fifteen train from platform three.

We need some more tinned peaches, and baked beans.

I'd like coffee with cream, and then the bill, please.

[e] - [æ]

Practice.

Only ten per cent of Kensington Express readers take regular exercise. In a recent survey, readers answered questions about diet and exercise. Ten per cent felt that they were healthy or very healthy. But only ten per cent took regular exercise - twice a week or more. Twenty per cent said that they felt they got enough exercise. The rest admitted that they should take more exercise.

Ask and answer the questions on this questionnaire.

HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE

Do you: a get regular exercise?

b eat fresh fruit every day?

c eat plenty of vegetables?

d go to bed before ten?

e remember to brush your teeth at bedtime?

5 YESes - Excellent!

4 YESes -Very good!

3 YESes - Not bad, but could be better!

2 or less - Oh dear! Not very healthy!

Say [æ] - [e]

Practice this conversation about a car accident.

A - I'm a reporter from the Hendon Standard. Were you present when the accident happened?

B - Yes, I was standing at the end of Elm Avenue, by the park.

A - What happened?

B - There was a red van travelling west, and several cars and vans behind it.

A - Was the red van going fast?

B - No. The driver kept glancing at a map on his lap. Then a black taxi started to pass the red van.

A - Was that the cause of the accident?

B - It wasn't the taxi that caused the accident. It was the red van. The van driver suddenly turned and crashed into the taxi.

A - What happened then?

B - The taxi driver smashed into a lamppost. The taxi driver wasn't badly hurt, but he was very angry.

UNIT 27

[ʌ] - [æ]

Distinguish between [ʌ] - [æ]

Practice the difference.

bug mud puddle fun sung butter

bag mad paddle fan sang batter

hut truck much drunk cup uncle

hat track match drank cap ankle

For each one, write the word you hear.

1. I like my fish cooked in butter/batter.

2. He's worried about his uncle/ankle.

3. Put the rug/rag on the floor.

4. Here's cup/cap for you.

5. I've lost the truck/track.

6. Does my hut/hat look nice?

Say [ʌ]

Practice this conversation.

A - Uncle Cuthbert has just rung up.

B - Is he coming for lunch?

A - No, he's in trouble. There's been a flood.

B - But the flood was on Monday.

A - Now his truck is stuck in the mud.

B - He could come by bus.

A - No, the bus is struck behind the truck. Nothing can move.

Say [ʌ] - [æ]

Say these phrases.

a Russian stamp a lovely hat a sudden bang a dozen apples

a black cupboard a flat cover an African hut a damp rug