2 PRONUNCIATION EXTRA

PRE-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 2 B 2.4 Listen and repeat the jobs in the box in
Exercise 3A.
2.1
4A 2.5 LINKING: adverbs of frequency Listen to
1A 2.1 WEAK AND STRONG FORMS: be Match the the poem. Is the speaker similar or different from
questions and answers to the stress patterns. you?
A: 1What are you doing? a) OoO On Monday I always go running.
B: We’re having a party.
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b) oOooOo On Tuesday I go for a walk.
A: 3Are you having a good time? c) ooOooOO On Wednesday I oen go swimming
B: 4Yes, we are! d) OooOo Occasionally I sit down and talk.
A: 5Where are you working? e) oOoooOoo Once in a while I play tennis.
B: 6I’m working in a restaurant. f) OoOOoO Thursdays are sometimes baseball.
A: 7Are you working as a waiter? g) OooOo I never do sport on a Friday.
B: 8No, I’m not. I’m the chef! h) ooOoooOo Weekends I do nothing at all.

B Listen again and say A’s part with the speaker. On Saturday I usually sleep late
Then listen and say B’s part. I hardly ever get up until ten.
I need to relax at the weekend.
2 A SOUNDS and SPELLING: /ə/ /ɜː/ /ɒ/ /ɔː/ Look at On Monday I go running again.
the sounds in the circles and complete the words.
B Look at the linking between words. Which words are
/ə/ /ɜː/ linked in fast speech?
company employer weren’t early
sal ry cust m s vices w ker
C Read the Pronunciation tip. Then look at the poem
and mark the /j/ links between words.
int resting bon s g lfriend
conv sat n s name
PRONUNCIATION TIP
Only pronounce /j/ at the end of words when the
/ɒ/ /ɔː/ next word starts with a vowel sound.
office what four bought It’s Friday today and it’s my birthday.
w nted g ssip imp tant qu ter /j/
pr ducts w ked Add /j/ aer I or we when the next word starts with
w tched t t a vowel: Yes, I am. I always … we often …
/j/ /j/ /j/
B 2.2 Listen and repeat the sounds and the words.
D Listen again and say the poem with the speaker.
2.2
2.3
3A 2.3 WORD STRESS: jobs Complete the
sentences with a word from the box that matches 5A 2.6 WORD AND SENTENCE STRESS: types of
the stress pattern given. Do not use three of the work Listen and write eight sentences.
jobs. Then listen and check your answers.
B Underline the stressed syllables in the types of
TV presenter architect receptionist scientist work. Then listen again and repeat the sentences.
businessman electrician accountant plumber
1 We need a(n) Oo. There’s water
6A 2.7 STRESS and INTONATION: likes and
dislikes In the phrases below, which one or two
coming out of the bathroom!
words do you think are stressed? Listen and check.
2 She’s a famous Ooo who wins prizes
for her buildings. I can’t stand it. I absolutely love it. I don’t like it.
I hate it. I’m keen on it. I don’t mind it. I like it.
3 I’m a(n) oOo for small businesses.
I’m not very keen on it.
I check how they spend their money.
4 She works at the university as a(n) B Listen again. Do the speakers start the expressions
Ooo and studies the weather. high or low? Write H or L next to each one. Then
5 I became a(n) ooOo a year ago. listen and repeat. Pay attention to the stress and
Today, I’m putting in lighting in a hospital. intonation.

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