SPORTS REPORT FROM RADIO STATION 4

Announcer: This ˅morning the ˈRoarers ˎfootball team arˈrived ˈback from ˎYork.

ˈLaura ˎShort is our ˋsports reˏporter, and ˈshe was at the ˎairport.

Laura Short: Good ˎmorning, listeners. ˈThis is ˈLaura ˎShort. ˈAll the ˈfootballers are ˈwalking toˎwards me. ˈHere's ˈGeorge ˎBall, the ˎgoalkeeper. Good ˋmorning, George.

George Ball: Good ˏmorning. ˈAre you a reˏporter?

Laura Short: ˎYes, George. I'm ˈLaura ˎShort from ˈRadio ˈStation ˎfour. ˈTell us about the ˎfootball match with ˎYork.

George Ball: →Well, it was ˎawful. We ˎlost. And the ˈscore was ˈforty-ˎfour, ˎfour. But it ˈwasn't ˋmy fault, ˏLaura.

Laura Short: ˈWhose ˈfault ˎwas it, George?

George Ball: The ˎforwards.

Laura Short: The ˎforwards?

George Ball: ˎYes, the ˎforwards. They were ˈalways ˈfalling ˎover or ˈlosing the ˎball!

UNIT 9. [ ʊ ] BOOK

Choose the correct word.

1. That cock / cook is very noisy.

2. Lock / look it up carefully.

3. He is my god / good father.

4. How do you spell ‘cod’ / ‘could’?

A LOST BOOK

Mr Cook: ˈCould you ˈtell me ˈwhere you’ve ˈput my ˏbook, Bronwen?

Mrs Cook: ˈIsn’t it on the ˅bookshelf?

Mr Cook: ˎNo. The ˈbookshelf is ˈfull of your ˎcookery books.

Mrs Cook: ˈThen you should ˈlook in the ˋbedroom, ˎshouldn’t you?

Mr Cook: ˈI’ve ˎlooked. ˈYou ˈtook that ˏbook and ˎput it somewhere,ˎdidn’t you?

Mrs Cook: The ˈliving-ˊroom?

Mr Cook: ˎNo, I’ve ˎlooked. ˈI’m ˈgoing to ˈput ↑all my ˈbooks in a ˎbox and ˎlock it!

Mrs Cook: ˎLook, John. It’s on the ˋfloor | ˈnext to your ˎfoot.

Mr Cook: ˎAh! ˎGood!

UNIT 10. [u: ] BOOT

Choose the correct word.

1. Look / Luke, I want you to come here.

2. That’s full / fool.

3. Did you say ‘pull’ / ‘pool’?

4. That’s a fullish / foolish skirt?

THE TWO RUDEST STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL

Miss Luke: ˈGood afterˎnoon, girls.

Girls: ˈGood ˈafterˋnoon, Miss →Luke.

Miss Luke: ˈThis ˅afternoon | we’re ˈgoing to ˈlearn ˈhow to ˈcook ˎsoup. ˈTurn on your comˏputers and ˈlook at ˈunit ˈtwenty-ˎtwo.

Lucy: Exˋcuse me, Miss Luke.

Miss Luke: ˏYes, Lucy?

Lucy: There’s some ˎchewing gum | on your ˋshoe.

Miss Luke: ˈWho ˈthrew their ˈchewing gum on the ˏfloor? ˈWas itˏyou, Lucy?

Lucy: ˋNo, Miss Luke. It was ˎSusan.

Miss Luke: ˊWho?

Lucy: ˈSusan ˎDuke.

Susan: It ˈwasn’t ˋme, stupid. It was ˎJulie.

Julie : It was ˋyou!

Susan: It ˋwasn’t me. ˈMy ˈmouth’s ˎfull of chewing gum. ˋLook, Miss ˏLuke!

Julie : ˈStop ˈpulling my ˎhair, Susan. It was ˋyou!

Susan: ˏYou!

Julie : ˏYou!

Miss Luke: Exˎcuse me! If ˈyou ˈtwo conˈtinue with this ˎrudeness, you can ˈstay after ˎschool inˈstead of ˈgoing to the ˎpool.

UNIT 11. [ ɜ : ] GIRL

Choose the correct word.

1. That’s a very small bed / bird.

2. He’s got a lot of buns / burns.

3. That’s a very long ward / word.

4. Why don’t you walk / work faster?

5. She always wears short / shirt dresses.

6. His name’s John or / er Thomas, I think.

THE WORST NURSE

Sir Herbert: ˏNurse!

Colonel Burton: ˏNurse! ˈI’m ˎthirsty!

Sir Herbert: ˅Nurse! My ˋhead hurts!

Colonel Burton: ˈNurse ˈSherman ˈalways ˈwears such ˈdirty ˎshirts.

Sir Herbert: He ˈnever aˈrrives at ˈwork ˎearly.

Colonel Burton: ˈHe and … →er … ˈNurse ˎTurner | ˈweren’t at ˎwork on ˎThursday, ˎwere they?

Sir Herbert: ˎNo, they ˎweren’t.

Colonel Burton: ˈNurse ˎSherman | is the ˈworst ˈnurse in the ˎward, ˎisn’t he, Sir Herbert?

Sir Herbert: ˈNo, he ˋisn’t, Colonel ˏBurton. He’s the ˈworst ˅nurse in the ˋworld!

UNIT 12. [e ı ] MALE

Choose the correct word.

1. This student has a very bad pen / pain.

2. Let’s sit in the shed / shade.

3. Please give me some more pepper / paper.

4. The children were let / late out from school.

5. Her letter / later writing is very good.

6. Open the door and get / gate ready to leave.

AT THE RAILWAY STATION

Mr Grey: ˈThis ˈtrain’s ˎlate! ˈI’ve been ˈwaiting ˈhere for ˋages.

Porter: ˈWhich ˊtrain?

Mr Grey: The ˈeight eighˏteen | to ˎBaker Street.

Porter: The ˋeight eighˎteen? I’m aˈfraid, you’ve ˈmade a ˎmistake, sir.

Mr Grey: A misˏtake? My ˋtimetable ˏsays: ˋBaker Street ˏtrain – ˈeight eighˎteen.

Porter: ˈOh, ˎno. The ˈBaker Street ˈtrain ˈleaves at ˈ8. 0ˎ8.

Mr Grey: At ˈ8. 0ˏ8?

Porter: They ˈchanged the ˈtime-table at the ˈend of ˎApril. It’s the ˈfirst of ˋMay toˏday.

Mr Grey: ˊChanged it? ˈMay I ˈsee the ˈnew ˋtime-ˏtable? ˈWhat does it ˎsay?

Porter: It ˎsays: ˈBaker Street ˏtrain – ˈ8.0ˎ8.

Mr Grey: ˈOh ˎno, you're ˎright.The ˋtrain .isn’t ˏlate. ˎI am.

UNIT 13. [a ı ] FINE

Choose the correct word.

1. I want a new cart / kite.

2. The old lady was darning / dining.

3. What a big star / sty!

She has a good laugh / life.
This leather’s hard / hide.
Do you like pa /pie?

HEIDI, CAROLINE AND NIGEL

Heidi: ˋHi, ˏNigel.

Nigel: ˋHi, ˏHeidi. ˋHi, ˏCaroline. ˈYou're ˈlooking ˎnice, Caroline. ˈWould you ˈlike some ˈiced ˋcoffee, Caroline?

Caroline: ˋNo 'thanks, ˏNigel. I'm ˈbusy ˎtyping. I have ˈninety-ˈnine ˈpages to ˈtype by ˎFriday.

Nigel: ˈNever ˏmind. ˈDo you ˈlike ˎmotorbike riding, Caroline?

Caroline: ˅Sometimes. ... ˊoh … my ˎmobile! Heˏllo! ... ˋHi, ˏRiley! ˋMmmm! ... I'd ˈlike ˎthat.

ˎMmmm ... at ˎfive ... at the ˎlibrary … it's ˈnineˈteen ˎHigh Street. ˈBye→bye!

Nigel: ˈWould you ˈlike to ˈcome ˈriding with ˎme to.night, .Caroline?

Caroline: ˋNot to.night, ˏNigel. I'm ˈgoing for a ˎdrive with ˎRiley.

Nigel: ˈWhat about ˎFriday?

Caroline: ˅Friday? I'm ˈgoing ˎclimbing with ˎMiles.

Nigel: All ˏright then. ˅Bye.

Heidi: ˅Caroline, ˈNigel's ˈput ˈsomething beˈhind your comˎputer.

Caroline: ˈIs it ˈsomething ˏnice, Heidi?

Heidi: ˎNo. It's a ˎspider.

UNIT 14. [ ɔı ] BOY

Choose the correct word.

1. I found this corn / coin in the garden.

2. The little boy was bawling / boiling with anger

3. Look! It’s all / oil on the floor!

Aw / Oi! You’ve broken that glass.
He is a terrible bore / boy.
Did you put all / oil of it in the salad?

JOYCE ROYAL'S ROLLS ROYCE

Roy: ˈWhat a ˈterrible ˋnoise, Mrs Royal!

Joyce: ˈIsn't it anˎnoying, Roy? It's ˈout ofˎoil.

Roy: A ˈRolls ˎRoyce! ˈOut ofˏoil. And ˎlook! The ˈwater’s ˋboiling! Perˈhaps you've ˈspoilt the ˎmotor. Or ˈeven desˋtroyed it. ˈHow disapˎpointing! It's ˈsuch a ˈbeautiful ˈRolls ˋRoyce! And a ˈRolls ˈRoyce isn't aˋtoy!

Joyce: ˈHow disapˎpointing! I'll be ˈlate for my apˋpointment.

UNIT 15. [a ʊ ] HOUSE

Choose the correct word.

1. The bus drove into the car / cow.

2. There’s a lot of grass / grouse near the farm.

3. Her bra / brow was white.

4. ‘Ha!’ / ‘How!’ he said loudly.

5. ‘Ah!’ / ‘Ow!’ he said, ‘You hit me!’

6. Near the mountain there is a little tarn / town.

A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE

Mr Brown: ˈI’ve ˈfound a ˋmouse!

Mrs Brown: ˋOw! You’re ˎshouting | ˈtoo ˎloudly. ˈSit ˎdown | and ˈdon’t ˎ frown.

Mr Brown: I’ve ˈfound a ˎmouse | in the ˋhouse.

Mrs Brown: A ˋbrown ˏmouse?

Mr Brown: ˋYes. A ˈlittle ˋround mouse. It’s ˈrunning aˈround in the ˋlounge.

Mrs Brown: On the ˎground?

Mr Brown: ˋYes. It’s ˈunder the ˎcouch ˎnow.

Mrs Brown: ˈWell, ˈget it ˋout.

Mr Brown: ˋHow?

Mrs Brown: ˈTurn the ˋcouch .upside .down. ˈGet it ˈout ˅somehow. We ˈdon’t ˈwant a ˋmouse in our ˏhouse. ˈOurs is the ˈcleanest ˈhouse in the ˎtown!

UNIT 16. [ ɜʊ ] PHONE

Choose the correct word.

1. They have a nice green fern / phone in the hall

2. You can have coffee. Or / oh, do you want tea?

3. It’s a very heavy ball / bowl.

Don’t burn / bone the chicken.
I walk / work / woke early in the morning.

SNOW IN OCTOBER

Joanna: ˋAh! ˋJoe! ˏJoe! ˋJoe! ˅Hello,ˈwakeˎup, Joe!

Joe: →Oh! ˎWhat is it, Joanna?

Joanna: ˈ Look out of the ˎwindow.

Joe: ˎNo. My ˈeyes are ˏclosed, and I'm ˈgoing to ˈgo to ˋsleep again.

Joanna: ˏOh! ˋDon't .go to .sleep,ˏJoe. ˈLook at theˋsnow!

Joe: ˄Snow? But it's ˈonly Ocˋtober. I ˋknow there's .no .snow.

Joanna: ˈCome ˈover to the ˋwindow, ˏ Joe.

Joe: You're ˎ joking, Joanna, there's ˈno ˎsnow.

Joanna: ˈOˏK. I'll ˈput my ˈcoat ˏon and ˈgo ˏout and ˈmake a ˅snowball and ˈthrow it at your ˋnose, Joe ˏJones!

UNIT 17. [ ıə ] NEAR

Choose the correct word.

1. I’ve just swallowed a bee / beer.

2. The tea / tear fell on the floor.

3. What a funny bead / beard.

4. That’s a very unusual pea / pier.

5. There should be 2 E’s / ears and you’ve only got 1

6. How are you, Dee / dear?

A BEARDED MOUNTAINEER

Mr Lear: ˎOoh! ˈLet's ˈhave aˋbeer .here,ˏdear.

Mrs Lear: ˈWhat a ˈgood iˋdea! They have ˈvery ˈgood ˎbeer here. We ˈcame ˈhere ˎlast year.

Mr Lear: The ˈatmosphere ˈhere is ˈvery ˎclear.

Mrs Lear: ˈBut it's ˈwindier than ˋlast ˏyear.

Mr Lear: ˈTwo ˋbeers,ˏplease.

Mrs Lear: ˎLook, dear! ˈLook at ˈthat ˈmountainˎeer ˈdrinking ˎbeer.

Mr Lear: ˎOoh! His ˈbeard is ˎin his .beer. … ˎSh! He ˈmight ˎhear.

Waiter: ˈHere you ˋare, ˏsir.ˈTwo ˎbeers.

Mr Lear: ˎThank you. ˋCheers!

Mrs Lear: ˎCheers! ˈHere's to the ˈbearded ˈmountainˎeer!

UNIT 18. [ ɛə ]

Choose the correct word.

1. ‘Three cheers / chairs’, he said.

2. There was a small beer / bear on the table.

3. That’s a very big pier / pear.

4. Look! It’s here / hair.

5. Can I borrow your pen, please, Dan dear / Dare?

6. He said her name, but it wasn’t clear / Claire.

A PAIR OF HAIRCLIPS

Mary: I've ˈlost ˈtwo ˈsmall ˎhairclips, Claire. They're a ˎpair.

Claire: ˈHave you ˈlooked ˈcarefully ˎeverywhere?

Mary: ˏYes. They're ˈnowhere ˎhere. They ˈjust ˈaren't ˋanywhere!

Claire: ˈHave you ˈlooked upˎstairs?

Mary: →Upstairs! →Downstairs! ˎEverywhere! They ˈjust ˈaren't ˋthere!

Claire: ˎHmm! ˈAre theyˋsquare,ˏMary?

Mary: ˏYes. ˎWhy?

Claire: →Well, you're ˈwearing ˈone of them in your ˎhair!

Mary: ˋOh! ˈThen ˈwhere's the ˋother one?

Claire: It's ˈover ˎthere. ˈUnder thatˏchair.

Mary: ˎHm!

INDEPENDENT WORK

I. READING AND COMPREHENSION

Text 1. ST. VALENTINE'S DAY

St. Valentine's Day has roots in several different legends that have found their way through the ages. One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid, the Roman god of Love, who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow.

Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in prison for his teachings. On February 14, Valentine was beheaded, not only because he was a Christian, but also because he had performed a miracle. He supposedly cured the jailer's daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote the jailer's daughter a farewell letter, signing it, "From Your Valentine." Another legend tells us that this same Valentine, well- loved by all, wrote notes front his jail cell to children and friends who missed him.

Another Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the same time. He was imprisoned because he secretly married couples, contrary to the laws of the Roman emperor. Some legends say he was burned at the stake.

February 14 was also a Roman holiday, held in honor of a goddess. Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies. Throughout the ages, people also believed that birds picked their mates on February 14!

Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St. Valentine's Day is now a day for sweethearts. It is the day that you show your friend or loved one that you care. You can send candy to someone you think is special. Or you can send roses, the flower of love. Most people send "valentines," a greeting card named after the notes that St. Valentine wrote from jail. Valentines can be sentimental, romantic, and heartfelt. They can be funny and friendly. If the sender is shy, valentines can be anonymous.

Americans of all ages love to send and receive valentines. Handmade valentines, created by cutting hearts out of colored paper, show that a lot of thought was put into making them personal. Valentines can be heart-shaped, or have hearts, the symbol of love, on them. In elementary schools, children make valentines for their classmates and put them in a large decorated box, similar to a mailbox. On February 14, the teacher opens the box and distributes the valentines to each student. After the students read their valentines, they have a small party with refreshments.

You can write a short rhyme inside the heart:

Roses are red, violets are blue,

Sugar is sweet and so are you!

Or you can buy valentines with messages in them. If you are shy, you can sign it, "Your Secret Admirer."

For teenagers and adults, major newspapers throughout the country have a Valentine's Day offer. Anyone can send in a message, for a small fee of course, destined for a would-be sweetheart, a good friend, an acquaintance or even a spouse of fifty years. For a small fee, the message is printed in a special section of the newspaper on February 14.

TRUE OR FALSE?

1. St Valentine’s Day is a day for people to express their love.

2. Valentine was a Roman Emperor.

3. Valentine was executed because he wanted to marry the Emperor’s daughter.

4. St Valentine’s Day was celebrated in ancient Rome.

5. At American schools children have a fancy dress ball on this day.

6. ‘Valentines’ are small presents given on St Valentine’s Day.

7. Newspapers print love messages on this day.

8. Nobody really knows the origin of this holiday.

9. The 14^th of February is the day when birds come back from warm countries.

10. The symbols of St Valentine’s Day are: a heart, a pumpkin, a rose and a black cat.

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