2015-10-14
265
LUNCHTIME SNACKS
cup of tea
cup of coffee
ham sandwich
ham sandwich - with mustard
mixed salad
mixed salad - without onion
currant bun
jam sponge
apple pie and custard
bread and butter, with - plum jam
blackcurrant jam
honey
UNIT 28
[ɔ:]
1. The past tense of these verbs contains the sound [ɔ:].
bring buy catch fight teach think wear
Say these sentences.
1. The milkman brings four pints of milk every morning.
2. George buys a small Ford car every year.
3. Paul catches the ball.
4. My cat fights the dog next door.
5. Mr Morland teaches Law to forty-four students.
6. Gordon thinks Mr Morland's Law class is boring.
7. George wears a short-sleeved shirt.
Now change the sentences into the past.
e.g. Yesterday morning the milkman brought four pints of milk.
[ɔ] - [ɔ:]
Say these phrases.
| hot water knock at the door stop talking a bottle of port | four o'clock a tall bottle a small shop talk to the doctor |
Practice this interview for a job.
A - Why do you want a job with the Northern Record.
B - I'd like to become a sports reporter. I always read the Northern Record. I saw your job advertisement. So I filled in an application form.
A - What other jobs have you done?
B - I've got a job in a sports shop, at the moment. Last August, I was a hotel porter. It was a holiday job, in a seaside resort.
A - Are you interested in sport?
B - Yes, I like watching football. I always watch my local football team when they play at the Sports Centre. I also watch sport on television quite often. And I go jogging every morning.
A - Right. Now, I'll tell you what this job involves…..
Practice this conversation.
A - Sorry to bother you, but I'm looking for the office of the local newspaper, the Northern Record.
|
|
|
B - It's opposite the Town Hall. Go along this road. At the crossroads, turn left. Then there's a department store called Potters. Opposite Potters, there's a small street. Walk up there, and you'll see the Town Hall on the right. The Northern Record office is opposite.
A - Is it a long way?
B - No, it's not far to walk.
A - Thank you very much.
B - Not at all.
UNIT 29
[əu]
Practice this conversation.
A – Could you go and post this letter, please?
B – I can’t go out. It’s snowing, and I’ve got a cold.
A – Blow your nose, and put your coat on. You’ll be OK.
B – I’ll get frozen.
A – Only if you go slowly. Walk quickly.
B – I can’t walk quickly. The ground is frozen. It’s like the South Pole.
A – Oh, stop moaning. I’ll go.
Pronounce B’s statements. He is making strong, definite statements, and his voice falls.
It’s snowing.
I’ll get frozen.
Now say the following statements with a strong falling intonation.
I don’t know where the post office is.
I’ve got a cold.
I haven’t got a coat.
It’s too cold.
The ground is frozen.
[əu ]
