Speaking Practice

Practice 1  (/ɑː/ and /ɔː/)

 

1. I thought I'd brought enough money with me.

2. My daughter's caught a bad cold.

3. I bought it althought it was very expensive.
4. We've been through some tough times.
5. I didn't laugh! It was a cought.


Practice 2

 

1. He keeps arguing with the referee.   c

2. He's still asleep.                                 f

3. I can't finish this steak.                     a

4. This chicken's past its sell-by date.   b

5. The rubbish is beginning to smell.    d

6. It's probably in Wikipedia.                e

a. Take_it_out

b. Throw_it_away

c. Send him_off

d. Take_it_away

e. Look_it_up

f. Wake him_up

Practice 3

a)  /ɔ:/ /ɜ:/ /ə/ 


ɔ:  -Score, Spectator, Performance

ɜ:  -Interval, Circle, Curtain

ə   -Audience, Stalls, Arena



b)  Words with the same spelling but different pronunciations.

A few words in English are spelled exactly the same but pronounced differently, and have different meanings, e.g. bow /baʊ/ = to put your head down, e.g. at the end of a concert or play when people are clapping, but bow /bəʊ/ = a weapon that you use to shoot an arrow.


1- We went to a live concert last weekend.

2- We live next to the concert hall.

3- We sat in the front row.

4- After the concert we had a row.