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1 Pronunciation: Most of the letters of the alphabet are

pronounced with the following set of sounds:

sound example
/ e i/ A
/ i :/ E
/e / F
/ a i/ I
/ iu :/ U

Note: O / a u / and R / a : / do not share a sound w ith

any other letter.

Listen. Pause the recording after each letter and write the letter in the correct column.

/e i/ / i: / /e / / a i/ / iu : /

A E F I U.

2 Word formation: Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets:

( 1 ) .......................... (Britain) Airways apologizes for the late ( 2 ) ........................... (depart)

of (-3).......................... (fly) BA421. This is due to the late ( 4 ) ........................... (arrive) of
the aircraft from New York. Please go to the airline ( 5 ) .......................... (inform) desk if you
have to make a ( 6 ) .......................... (connect) to reach your final destination.

3 Put the following words into the plural form, where possible. If the word is uncountable, write
U. There may be two possibilities for some words.

1 o n io n ..................................... 5 b e a n ....
2 flo u r ....................................... 6 cherry
3 p o ta to .................................... 7 coffee
4 m ilk ........................................ 8 chicken

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4 Circle the word that does not belong in each list. W hat do the others have in common?

1 first, third, fourth, one .....................................

2 ingredient, gram, ounce, kilo .....................................
3 dinner, dish, lunch, breakfast .....................................
4 after, w ho, then, next .....................................
5 area, section, zone, door .....................................
6 wi-fi, restaurant, snack bar, cafe .....................................
7 tea, milk, juice, beans .....................................
8 roast, boil, pan, fry .....................................
9 carrot, cauliflower, onion, banana .....................................
10 milk, cheese, egg, cream ....................................

^ ))) 5 Listen to the recording and underline the words that are stressed.
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1 The first thing w e have to decide is our topic.
2 So, that's fixed then.
3 I think w e should keep the blue bullet points.
4 I've put all our slides together.
5 So, let's put Botticelli first, and fo llo w w ith Michelangelo.
6 Make sure all the slides have the same style.

6 Asking for and giving opinions and making suggestions: Write 0 (opinion) or S (suggestion)
next to each of the following phrases.

1 W hat do you think?

2 Let's ...
3 Do you agree?
4 1think...
5 Don't you think ...?
6 W hy don't w e ...
7 How about ...
8 You could ...
9 W hat about ...?
10 1don't think ...

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