Answer Key
‘Exercise 15: Regular English
1. Bob lost his job
2 Scott taught alot
3. Don bought a bike
Exercise 1-10: Sentence intonation Test
1 Sam sees Bill 11. He sees him,
2 She wants one. 12. Mary wants 2 ear
4 Betty likes English, 13. She likes
4. They play with them. a They eat some.
5. Children play with toys. 15. ten and Joe eat some
6. Bob and call you and il irra
7 You and Bill ead the news. 16, We eal you
B.it tells one: 17. You read i.
9. Bernard works in 2 28, The news tells a story
restaurant 19 Mark wed in France,
10. He works in one 20, He lived there
Exercise 1.23: Can or Can't Quiz
LA 40 2.6
205A a8
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‘Exercise 1-28: Application of stress
Hello, my name 5 Vm taking American Aecent Train
tng. There's alot to Tearn, But | hope to make it as enjoyable as
possible | should pick up on the American intonation pattern
pretty easily although the only way to get itis to practice al of
the time 1 use the up and down, or peaks and valleys, intonation
more than | used to. ve been paying attention to pitch, too.
Ws lke walking down a staircase. Ive been talking to 2 lat of
‘Americans lately, and they tel me that 'm easier to understand.
‘Anyway, | could goon and on, but the important thing isto listen
well and sound good. Well, what do you think? Do |?
exercise 1-27: Sounds of Empathy
18 4A 7C 104 134 16.8 19.¢
2858 ac IC 1c 178 208
386896 2A 158 184 218
Exercise 1.34: Regular Transitions of Ad). and Verbs
1. You need to insert a paragraph hereon thisnewspaper inset.
2. How can you object to this object?
3. lke to present you with this present
44 Would you care to elaboret on his elabor't explanation?
5. The manufacturer couldnt recall there'd been a recall.
6. The religous convert wanted to convert the word
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The political rebels wanted to rebel against the word
‘The mogul wanted to record 2 new record for his iatest arnt,
WW you perfect your intonation, your accent willbe perfect.
Due to the draught, the fields didn't produce much produce
this year.
11. Unfortunately, Cry Hall wouldn't permit them to get a permi
12. Have you heard that y=" assoc 1s known to assocest wi
gangsters?
13. How much do you estimeit thatthe esti't willbe?
14. The facitator wanted to separeit the genera topic into sepr’t
categories,
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Exercise 1-44: Making Set Phrases
Lachalrman 7 amovie star 14. 2 hunting knife
2a phone book 8. the Bullet tain 15. 3 dump truck
Bahousekey 9 avacecar ——_16-a jellyfish
‘abasebal —10.acoffeecup 17. alove etter
S.a doorbell 11. awristwateh 18. a thumbtack
G.theWhite 12. abeertottle 19. lightning bolt
House LBahigh chair 20. padlock
Exercise 1.50: Contrast of Compound Nouns
LiThe White 21.convenience 41. a doorknob
House store 42 a glass door
2.awhite house 22, convenient store 43, a locked door
B.adarkroom 23. topickup 48 ice cream
4a darkroom 24a pickup truck 45.1 scream
5.Fitth Avenue 25. sixyearsold 46. elementary
G Main Street 26.2 sixyear-old 47 alémon tree
7 amain street 27, sixand ahalf 48, Watergate
Bahotdog 28 asugar bow! 49, the back gate
9. ahotdog +29. a waoden bow! 50. the final year
10. a baby Blanket 30. large bow! 52. a yearbook
11.2 babys Blanket 31.2 mixing bow! $2. United States
12 ababy ied — 32 atophat 53. New York
13a blackbird «33. anice hat_——_—58. Long Beach
14. a blackbird 24. astrawhat $5. Central Park
15. agreenhouse 35. a chairperson 56. a raw deal
16. a¢reenhouse 36.0. 57. adeal breaker
17. agreen thumb 37. 18M 58. the bottom line
18.2 parking ticket 38. MIT 59, a bottom feeder
19. one-way ticket 39. USA 60. anew low
20. an unpaid ticket 40. ASAP
Exercise 1.51: Description and Set Phrase Test
He's a nice uy
2 He's an American guy from San Francisco.
4. The cheerleader needs a rubber band to hold her ponytail
4. The executive asst. needs 2 paperclip forthe final report.
'5 The law student took an EMglish test ina foreign country
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Te policeman saw a red car on the feeway in Los Angeles.
My old dog has long ears and a lea problem
‘The new teacher broke his coffe cup on the fst day.
9, His best friend has 2 broken cup in his other office
10. Let's play football on the weekend in New York
11. “ingle Gels" a rice song,
12. Where are my new shoes?
13. Where are my tennis shoes?
14. | have a headache from the heat wave in South Carolina,
15. The newlyweds took a long walk in Long Geach
16. The litle dog was sting onthe sidewalk.
17. Te famous athlete changed clothes inthe locker room.
18, The art exhibit was held in an empty room,
19, There was a class reunion atthe high school.
20, The headlines indicated 3 new Poli.
21, We got online and went to AmericanAccent dot com
22. The stock options were Isted inthe company directory
23. All the second:-graders were out on the playground.
Exercise 152: Phrasal Verb Quit
1. The plane took of. The takeoff was worse than the landing.
2, Cleanup on aisle fve! Please clean up the mess on aisle five
3. Why ihe showing of? He's such a show-off!44, We need to check in! What nme Is checkin?
5. We missed the Cutoff time by fve minutes! Why did they
hhave to cut it off so early?!!
6, The kids were playing df055 up, The adults had to dress uP
{forthe dinner party.
7. The teachers handed Outthe tests, but misted gwing Us
lone of the most important handouts.
8. The workers wanted jobs, not handouts,
19 Wake up! We missed the wake-up cal!
10. We had such a nice gettogether. We should get together
again soon!
11. Me gave him the go-shead to get started. He said, "Go
ahead! It's fine!”
12. twas such a letdown to lose in the final
we'd tet down tne whole sehoo!
13. B goes between A and C
14. Me was a reluctant gobetween for the warring factions.
15. They wanted to try Outfor the team, but they mised the
tneuts
16. Could you pick me Up at 5:00, please? And bring me a
coffee, a8 ll need a pickme-up!
17 Ws freeting, we need to warm up! Let's do some Warmup
exercises before we start yoRs.
18. Back up, you're standing oo close to the edge. If you fall
of, we'll need a backUP plan!
19. took out cash from the ATM, so let's order takeout
20. Oarn, | mixed up milions and biians on the math test,
What 2 mixup
We felt that
Exercise 2-4: Consonant/Vowel Liaison Practice
Tree donly Geel
Rta tat 7 ta kout
Bifallowa pan Bf da way
cama 9.sks0
5. €3 lim 10. eh may
Exercise 2.8: Consonant/Consonant Uaison Practice
2. businessteal 6, someplan anee cluck
2 credi" check 7. che!eashing
3. the tophe 8 let themma" conditions
4 sellnine newcars 9, hadthe
5. sitdown 10. bothdays
Exercise 2.9: Vowel/Vowel Liaison
1 go™enywhere 5. hei 9, she"aweer
2.so™anest bao 10, t00" atten
3 thwougnar Pasi
4. you"ar B to™open
frercise 2-11:7, 0, 5, oF Z + ¥ Liaison Practice
1-dijoo 6 tisshue
2 hoother 7. gacher
3 yesier 8. wherzhier
4 jesier 9 cngranjalashune
5, misshue 10. hayer
Exercise 2-12: Finding Liaisons and Glides
Hello, my name is V'm_ taking American-Accent
Training, Theresa lot Team, Uut! hope to make-it as
enjoyable-2s possible. 1 should pickue-on-the"American
Intonation pattern pretty"easiy, although the'"nnly way-da
getitisto practce-alof the te. "ute thetup-and-down, or
ppeaks-and valleys-intonation more than-Mused-to. I've-been
pavine-attennon-to pitch. too. t'-ike-walking down: saircae.
Fvesbeen talking to” ot-of-Americanslately, and they tell me
that-m-easier to understand, Anyway, could go™'on-and-on,
but the" important things to listen. well and-sound good. Well
what-do.you think? DO" 1?
Exercise 2.19: Punctuation & Phrasing
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Answer Key
Exercise 2-20: Tag Endings
Lesnthe — B.willyou 15. hadn't we 22 did |
Zeanthe —_9-doesn'the 16. wouldn't we 23. wil
B.does she 0. don'twe 17.hasn't 28 don't you
4 didn't they 11. haven't we 18 could you 25. aren't you
S.doyou 12. didn'twe 19. won't you 26. didn't you
Gisw AB.dide’twe | 20-shouidn't he 27. did you
Tatenti 4. hadn'twe 21 shouldn'the 28. isn't it
Exercise 3.2: Finding 2,3, and 2 Sounds
Hallo, my name is Vm taking ameracan aesant Tain-
ing, There's ali t2 learn, Bat! hope ta make at as anjoyabalas
passaba. | should pick ap an the ameracan antanashan pasttern
pretty easly, although the only way ta get at as t2 practass
21 av tha time. | se the ap and down, ar peaks and vatleys,
tntanashan more than | used to. 've been paying attenshan ta
pitch, too. t's like walking downa staircase. 'vebeentalking 102
lat af ameracons lately, and they tll me that 'm easier ta ander-
stand. Anyway, | could go anand an, bat the important thing 25
{a lssan we'll and sound good. We'l, what do yo think? De 1?
Exercise 3-9: Extended Listening
1 Takei! ta
2. Thank you. thanngskiu
{need 2 cup of cafes. sieneesdaskasparkartee
What did he do? wardiedeedoo
Can we go get it now? kweesgorgeheditenazo
Where did you learn to speak English so well?
wheresjasirinedarspeeshingegishesorwell
711m going to have to think about
aismaenasharfstarthingskavbmoueeit
Sorry Im a ittle late. saeree, avemasliedasiate
9. Try to get another one. tyedasgeraaenesthi ewan
10, Why don’t you turn it on? wynechaetreniedan
11. Could/Can you hold on to this for a see?
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Exercise 414: Finding American T Sounds
Helio, my name sm taking American Accen™ Train
ing. There's a lo!"t0 learn, Bud | hope to make id as enjoyable as,
possible. | should pick up on the American intonation paddern
priddy easy although the only way da geddics da practice allot
the time. use the up and down, or peaks and valleys, mtonation|
mote than | use"to. I've been paying attention to pitch, too.
W's like walking down a staircase. r've been talking to a laddav
‘Americans 1a"ely, and they tell me the dime easier da uncer
stand. Anyway, {could go on and on, bu" the impor’ thing i