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Think of a computer which people speak into and it writes what
they say. This computer wrote the sentences below incorrectly.
Correct the phrases that are wrong using the phrases in the box.
EXAMPLE
It snow
good;
I can’t fix it. ___’s
no good___
1. Known uses good news, as they say. _______________
2. Have you phone jaw parents this week? _____________
3. I’ve never her July before. _______________
4. I think I fell train; let’s go inside. ____________
5. These ship steak cars across the river. ____________
6. They join does for dinner. ______________
7. We stop choosing the typewriter when we got the computer. _________
Using high tones
We usually use high tones when we give an opinion about something with a very strong adjective (for example, excellent) to show our strong feeling. If we use weaker adjectives (like nice), our voice does not usually go high. Listen and compare the voices of the man and woman telling their friend about their holiday. (C95)
Liz: So, how was your trip?
Claire: Oh, it was nice.
Paul: What do you mean, nice? It was brilliant!
Liz: Good hotel?
Claire: Quite pleasant, yes.
Paul: Pleasant? It was excellent! Superb!
Liz: How about the food?
Claire: It was OK.
Paul: OK? It was absolutely delicious!
Liz: And the scenery?
Claire: Quite pretty.
Paul: It was amazing! Beautiful!
People often say a strong adjective with a flat voice to mean the opposite. For example, you could say ‘brilliant’ with a flat voice after something bad happens. Listen and compare the pronunciation of this word in these two conversations. In the first one, the person really means it, in the second she doesn’t. (C96)
1. A: We’ve won a holiday for two in Jamaica!
B: Brilliant!
2
.
A: Our flight has been cancelled!
B:
Brilliant!
Ex.11 Listen to the following conversation. What do Sue and Jim think about the people they are speaking about? Write the names in the correct column. (C97)
|
people they like |
people they don’t like |
|
|
Jeremy |
Sue: Jeremy is going to stay at the same hotel as us.
Jim: Oh great!
Jim: Ann’s invited us to the party.
Sue: Fantastic!
Jim: Kathleen’s coming to stay with us for a few days.
Sue: That’ll be fun!
Sue: Gail and Tim want to come on holiday with us.
Jim: That’ll be nice!
Ex.12 The responses to the pairs of sentences a and b below are the same, but the speaker pronounces them differently. Draw lines to show if you think the voice will go high or be flat. Then listen and check. (C99)
EXAMPLE
a
.
– We had to stay in a five-star hotel. b. – We had to
spend two days in the airport.
-
How awful for you! - How awful for
you!
1. a. – Forget the beach; it’s raining again! b. - They say we don’t have to pay; it’s free!
- Brilliant! - Brilliant!
2. a. – I got an A in the exam! b. – I’ve crashed the car again!
- Well done! - Well done!
3. a. – I can count to three in German. b. - I learnt how to fly a plane while we were on
holiday.
- Amazing! - Amazing!
4. a. – We could pick fresh fruit off b. – We had a tiny bit of cheese on a dry, old
the trees in the garden. piece of bread.
- Delicious! - Delicious!
5. a. – Frank says he’ll take us to the airport. b. – The car’s broken down and there are no
taxis.
- Excellent! - Excellent!
