Practice this conversation

A: Why did the Fire Brigade come on Friday?

B: I was cooking fritters.

A: What are the fritters?

B: Pieces of fruit, rolled in flour, and deep fried.

A: And did the firemen come to lunch?

B: No,. As I was frying the fritters, suddenly there was a flash, and flames from the frying pan. So I shrieked, and threw fritters on the floor, and rang for the Fire Brigade.

Practice these instructions for Keep Fit exercises.

Stand with your back straight, and feet a little way apart. Your toes should be pointing to the front. Swing your arms up. Keep them straight. Stretch up, with your hands high up above your head. And relax.

Put the back of your hands on your ribs, just above the waist. Feel your ribs move outwards as you breathe in. Take a deep breath, hold it, and breathe out.

Put your hands by your sides. This helps to relax the neck. Put your head down in front. Turn it to the right. Now let your head drop back. And round to the left. And in front again.

Put your hands on your hips. Bend to the side - first left then right. And rest!

In groups, one student reads out the instructions. The others do the exercises!

Say longer clusters of consonants

Practise.

Lust Sunday, I had a strange dream. I was walking up a long street. I came into a small square, with a fountain. There was a big church. A bride was standing outside, in a beautiful wedding dress. Suddenly there was a loud cry from a tall building opposite. The bridegroom was looking out of the window on the fifth floor. He jumped into the fountain, with a big splash. Then I woke up.

Repeat these false statements about the dream.

She was walking over a wide bride.

She came into a small street.

A bride was standing outside a small cottage.

There was a loud cry from the church.

The bridegroom was on the roof of the tall building.

He jumped through the window of the big church.

UNIT 40

Linking of words (intrusive sounds)

(стык согласного с гласным)

This unit will help you to link words together smoothly. Think of the words joined together like this: Putitaway.

Or imagine that the last letter of a word is the first letter of the next word: