Ph II Dictations for Hw Set 1 Key & Ord sp Compiled and recorded by Prof. Cinthia P.

Smith 2010-11

Ph II Dictations for HW
Set 1
Key and Ordinary Spelling

 high fall
 low fall
// high rise
/ low rise
Dictation 1

HIGH DROP – LOW DROP



Put some music on. Whatever you want.

Source: Soars, L. & J. Soars (2005): New Headway Upper-Intermediate St’s book. CD 2, track 10, ts. 5.9.1. UK: Oxford.

Dictation 2

HIGH DIVE – LOW DROP

*1 
*1 Alternative pronunciation. 

Could you put away your clothes, please? Your room’s a total mess.
Source: Soars, L. & J. Soars (2005): New Headway Upper-Intermediate St’s book. CD 2, track 10, ts. 5.9.3. UK: Oxford.

Dictation 3

LOW DROP - SWITCHBACK - TERRACE – LOW DROP

*1
>
*1 Elision of .
A: How much money have you got in your pocket?
B: About € 20.
Source: Soars, L. & J. Soars (2005): New Headway Upper-Intermediate St’s book. CD 2, track 17, ts. 6.2.1. UK: Oxford.

Dictation 4

HIGH DROP – LONG JUMP – LOW DROP - HIGH DROP - HIGH DROP - HIGH DROP



Jeff: Mike, long time no time. How are things?
Mike: Good, thanks Jeff. Business is booming. What about yourself?Source: Soars, L. & J. Soars
(2005): New Headway Upper-Intermediate St’s book. CD 2, track 24, ts. 6.9.1. UK: Oxford.

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Dictation 5

LOW DROP – TERRACE – TERRACE – LOW DROP – LOW DROP


>> 
A: What are your travel arrangements?
B: I’m getting flight BA2762, at 18.45.
Source: Soars, L. & J. Soars (2005): New Headway Upper-Intermediate St’s book. CD 2, track 24, ts. 6.9.2. UK: Oxford.

Dictation 6

TERRACE – TERRACE - LOW BOUNCE – LOW DROP – JACKKNIFE - JACKKNIFE - JACKKNIFE

>>


A: I’ll give you £ 5.250 for your car. That’s my final offer.
B: Great. It’s a deal. It’s yours.
Source: Soars, L. & J. Soars (2005): New Headway Upper-Intermediate St’s book. CD 2, track 24, ts. 6.9.6. UK: Oxford.

Dictation 7
HIGH DROP – LOW DROP – HIGH DROP – HIGH BOUNCE - HIGH BOUNCE – SWITCHBACK –LOW DROP

1 

1 Regressive assimilation of place.

A: How many books do you read in one year?

B: I honestly don’t know. Ten? Fifteen? I read most when I’m on holiday.
Source: Soars, L. & J. Soars (2005): New Headway Upper-Intermediate St’s book. CD 2, track 17, ts. 6.2.7. UK: Oxford.

Dictation 8
HIGH DROP – LOW DROP – TAKE OFF – HIGH DROP




A: Have you applied for that job?

B: There’s no point. I’m not qualified for it. I wouldn’t stand a chance.
Source: Soars, L. & J. Soars (2005): New Headway Upper-Intermediate St’s book. CD 2, track 24, ts. 6.9.10. UK:
Oxford.

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Dictation 9
HIGH DROP – HIGH DROP - HIGH DROP - SWITCHBACK – TERRACE – LOW DROP –
SWITCHBACK



>

* A weak form is used on the CD.

A: Are you going out tonight?

B: Yes, I am.
C: I think so, but I’m not sure.
D: I might be.

Source: Soars, L. & J. Soars (2005): New Headway Upper-Intermediate St’s book. CD 2, track 7, ts. 5.6.2. UK:
Oxford.

Dictation 10

SWITCHBACK – HIGH DROP – SWITCHBACK - SWITCHBACK - LONG JUMP - SWITCHBACK –

HIGH DROP – HIGH DROP


12
1

1 st
1 According to Collins and Mees (2008, p. 100-1, 104), the 21 century pronunciation of is a
2
steady–state vowel  : Upton , (2008, p. 246) states that this same vowel can be heard with a small
schwa after it.
2Elision of See the Longman Pronunciation Guide in the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary.


Anna: If you’re looking for a new shirt, there’s a sale on at DKNY.

Dan: Is there? Well, come on. If we don’t leave now, the shops’ll be closed when we
get there.
Source: Gomm, H. and J. Hird (2000): Inside Out Teacher’s book Intermediate. P.127. Tapescript 51, track 40. UK:
Macmillan Heinemann.

1 nd
Collins, B. and I. M. Mees (2008): Practical Phonetics and Phonology. 2 ed. UK: Routledge.
2
Kortmann, B. and C. Upton (ed.) (2008): Varieties of English. The British Isles. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter.