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Activity A
Look at the phonemic symbols. Some are the same as alphabet letters and some are different. In the
‘different’ section, underline the parts of the words that have the sound of the phonemic symbols.
Same i e p b t d k g f
v s z m n h l r w
Different iː cheap uː who ə teacher ɪə near eɪ late ɜː shirt ɔː walk ʊə tour ɔɪ boy
əʊ coat ɪ chip æ man ʌ but ʊ put aː part ɒ got eə hair aɪ fine
aʊ now tʃ chair ʤ job θ think ð the ʃ shoe ʒ television j yes ŋ sing
Activity B
Find the phonemic script for 10 words in the wordsearch. The words can be horizontal or vertical.
beginning draw enough glasses jacket
movie online question surprised without
n dʒ æ k ɪ t ð d t v
uː θ ʌ s ə p r aɪ z d
n p ɒ s θ ɒ l n r r
ə b ɪ g ɪ n ɪ ŋ i ɔː
r ɜː k d g l ɑː s ɪ z
w tʃ m ɑː eə aɪ r ɔː θ i
ɪ k uː c ə n b t p w
ð ʒ v ɔː ɒ ɪ n ʌ f eə
aʊ r i l iː ŋ tʃ k aʊ h
t k w e s tʃ ə n v i
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1A Pronunciation
Sound and spelling: /ɪ/ and /iː/
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situation express feelings money
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1B Pronunciation
Sentence stress: gradable and extreme adjectives
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2B Pronunciation
Sentence stress: main verb / auxiliary verb
Student A
Situations
1 I can’t check my emails. (You’ve forgotten your password.)
2 My friend is half an hour late. (She’s been sitting in a traffic jam.)
3 The garage haven’t repaired my car. (They haven’t found the problem yet.)
4 My friend hasn’t answered any of my emails. (She hasn’t been connected to the internet.)
5 The books I ordered haven’t come. (The post office has lost them.)
6 My best friend can’t come to my party. (He hasn’t been feeling too well.)
7 My wife / husband looks furious. (She’s / He’s just seen your credit card bill.)
8 My tablet is broken! (Someone has dropped it.)
Reasons
He’s just downloaded a new app.
You haven’t been browsing the internet all day.
You’ve been working too hard.
You haven’t been using it.
They’ve been standing there for ages.
She’s just had some bad news.
You’ve been saving up money.
You’ve probably downloaded a virus.
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Student B
Situations
1 My computer isn’t working. (You’ve probably downloaded a virus.)
2 I feel really tired. (You’ve been working too hard.)
3 There’s somebody at the door. (They’ve been standing there for ages.)
4 My friend is about to cry. (She’s just had some bad news.)
5 I’ve been working hard today. (You haven’t been browsing the internet all day.)
6 I’ll delete this app. (You haven’t been using it.)
7 My friend can now make very cheap phone calls. (He’s just downloaded a new app.)
8 I haven’t bought a new laptop yet. (You’ve been saving up money.)
Reasons
He hasn’t been feeling too well.
She’s / He’s just seen your credit card bill.
You’ve forgotten your password.
They haven’t found the problem yet.
She’s been sitting in a traffic jam.
The post office has lost them.
She hasn’t been connected to the internet.
Someone has dropped it.
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2C Pronunciation
Sentence stress
Group cards
1 Sam came second in 2 I’ve got two sisters. 3 Let’s meet outside the
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the maths test. cinema at seven.
Student cards
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3A Pronunciation
Linking sounds
Student A
Three men went on a sea journey.
and they swam to a desert island.
Student B
a Read this story and underline the words which you think will be
linked together (consonant sound + vowel sound).
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3C Pronunciation
Stress in word groups
A B C
1 Two weeks ago 1 somewhere far away 1 a friend of a friend
2 Last Friday night 2 not far from here 2 my uncle
3 Yesterday afternoon 3 quite near here 3 young woman
4 Not long ago 4 just down the road 4 my neighbour
5 Last night 5 in a small town in the 5 man
6 Last month mountains 6 a famous person
6 in this city
D E F
1 was walking in the city 1 and met the president 1 in the shops
centre 2 and saw strange lights 2 in the sky
2 was going home 3 and walked up to a super 3 in the street
3 went to a fashion model 4 in the garden
show 4 and was surprised to see 5 on a path
4 was working in the a famous person
kitchen 6 on a bus
5 and saw Dracula
5 was walking in the forest 6 and shook hands with my
6 sat down friend
G H I
1 and said 1 ‘Hello!’ 1 And after that ...
2 and thought 2 ‘What shall I do?’ 2 But then ...
3 and shouted 3 ‘What a surprise!’ 3 The next thing that
4 and said 4 ‘I can’t believe it!’ happened was ...
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4A Pronunciation
Stress in modal verbs
5 7
There were
some things I
I was able to 8
swim when I
4 couldn’t do very
was younger.
I could speak
English three
well at school.
I could do lots years ago.
of things really
3 well when I was 6
One day, we will at school. I managed to
be able to travel finish all my
9 10
in time. homework last I can name all I managed to
week. the planets. get to class on
time today.
2
1 I can play
I managed to a musical 12
get up early this instrument.
morning.
People will be 11
able to live to
I can drive.
150 one day.
13
I could sleep 14
better when I I can keep calm
START was younger. in stressful
situations.
16
I managed to 15
do everything Computers are
I wanted last able to replace
weekend. teachers.
17
People could do 18
lots of things for I can go a whole
entertainment day without
100 years ago. eating.
19
20 I was able to go
We will manage on holiday last
to save our summer.
planet.
FINISH
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4B Pronunciation
Sound and spelling: final -ed in adjectives
Student A
1
S A T I S F I E D
2
4
A M U S E D
5
A M A Z E D
6
8
E X H A U S T E D
9
10
D E L I G H T E D
11
C O N F U S E D
12
13
14
F A S C I N A T E D
15
C R O W D E D
16
Student B
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1
2
D E P R E S S E D
3
R E L A X E D
4
6
D I S A P P O I N T E D
7
E M B A R R A S S E D
8
9
S H O C K E D
10
11
12
E X C I T E D
13
I N T E R E S T E D
14
15
16
T E R R I F I E D
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5A Pronunciation
Sound and spelling: a
Student A
Student B
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Student C
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5B Pronunciation
Consonant clusters
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6A Pronunciation
Word stress: compound nouns
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machine swimming pool news
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6B Pronunciation
Sound and spelling: /ʃ/ and /ʧ/
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fashion chocolate furniture shoe
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7A Pronunciation
Modal verbs: sounding the final t or d
Student A
Say these sentences to your partner and listen to their response.
1 I’d like to buy a sports car.
2 Helen hasn’t got here yet.
3 The washing machine is broken.
4 Jack has a new job.
5 I want to move to a different country.
6 Why is that man running down the road?
Now listen to your partner’s sentences and choose the best response for each one.
1 She must want some milk / can’t be happy / might only want to be picked up.
2 It could be John / might wake the baby up / could just be your imagination.
3 He must like her / might feel guilty about something / could think she's ill.
4 It can’t be a virus / must be too old / might be broken.
5 That could take you ages / might earn you a lot of money / can’t be easy.
6 She must feel really tired / might be ill / can’t be so tired.
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Student B
Your partner will say eight sentences. Choose the best response for each one.
1 A car like that must cost a lot / could be dangerous / might use a lot of petrol.
2 She might arrive later / must be late / could have some kind of problem.
3 It can’t take long to repair / might be broken / could need some new parts.
4 He must earn a lot of money / might regret it / could be promoted.
5 You can’t be serious / must have a good reason to go / could be making a big mistake.
6 He must be in trouble / could enjoy it / might be a thief.
Now say these sentences to your partner and listen to their response.
1 The baby is crying.
2 Someone is knocking at the door.
3 Dan bought Jane some flowers.
4 My computer isn’t working.
5 I’m writing a book.
6 Kate is still sleeping.
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7C Pronunciation
Sounding polite
Yes, in the
That sounds park tonight.
interesting. Is there a
concert on today?
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8A Pronunciation
Sound and spelling: /g/ and /k/
Activity A
Move through the maze from square one to finish using words with the /k/ sound only. You can only move
one square at a time, horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
Activity B
Now make your own maze using words from A. This time, make a maze where your partner can only move
using words with the /g/ sound.
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8B Pronunciation
Sound and spelling: /s/ and /z/
Activity A
Look at the pairs of words below. Each pair of words has a /s/ sound (e.g. advice) and a /z/ sound (e.g.
advise). Underline the words with a /s/ sound.
peace – peas
easy – essay
loose – lose
plays – place
false – falls
pens – pence
ice – eyes
Activity B
Work on your own. Add the words with /s/ sounds to the left column of each grid. Add the words with /z/
sounds to the bottom row. The words must be in the same order in each grid.
Activity C
Play battleships. Your teacher will give you your instructions.
You
advice
/s/
➔
/z/➔ advise
Your partner
advice
/s/
➔
/z/➔ advise
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9A Pronunciation
Auxiliary verbs in passive sentences
Student A
Look at the picture of a teenager's bedroom in the morning. Your partner has a picture of the same
bedroom later in the evening. Compare your pictures and find eight differences. Discuss the differences using
the passive, e.g. The window was / has been closed.
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Student B
Look at the picture of a teenager's bedroom in the evening. Your partner has a picture of the same
bedroom earlier in the morning. Compare your pictures and find eight differences. Discuss the differences
using the passive, e.g. The window was / has been closed.
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9B Pronunciation
Relative clauses: pausing
Name
Seat number 1 2 3 4 5 6
Destination
Occupation
Alibi
Other
information
The woman who was single was walking down the corridor.
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Arthur, who fell in love with Lucy on the journey, says he can’t remember what he was doing.
The person who was going to Hungary was asleep in their seat.
Seat number 6, which was the last seat, was Arthur’s.
The Stokers, who are married, were going to the same place.
Lucy, who has an unusual surname, was in seat 5.
Arthur, who is an artist, was going to the same place as Lewis James.
Maria, who is John's wife, was in the seat next to her husband.
John's wife, who was next to him the whole journey, is a teacher.
The person that was in seat 5 was travelling to Vienna.
The lawyer was in the restaurant, which was in a different part of the train.
The person who was sleeping was next to the window.
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10A Pronunciation
Sentence stress: would
Student A
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Student B
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Sentence stress: would and have
Situation cards
If she had bought the hat, she would have regretted it.
She would have impressed all her friends if she had bought the hat.
If they had built the shopping centre, house prices would have fallen.
It would have been so convenient if they had built the shopping centre.
If the train had been late, I would have missed the plane.
I would have had time for a coffee if the train had been late.
Outcome cards
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Acknowledgements
The publishers would like to thank the following illustrators:
Mark Bird, Sean (KJA), Paul Williams
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