21 Programme 20 Pronunciation Exercise

1 (b) bought 5 (b) plough

2 (a) oil 6 (b) cow

3 (a) toil 7 (b) foul

4 (a) Roy 8 (a) void

Drill 1

1 Didn't the children manage to get round No, unfortunately they weren't able to get round the headland. the headland?

2 Did they succeed in climbing onto a large rock? Yes, fortunately they were able to climb onto a large rock..

3 Didn’t they manage to climb the cliff? No, unfortunately they weren’t able to climb the cliff.

4 Did one of them know how to swim? Yes, fortunately one of them could swim.

5 Did he manage to swim to the next bay” Yes, fortunately he was able to swim to the next bay.

6 Didn’t the others know how to swim? No, unfortunately the others couldn’t swim.

7 Did Tommy succeed in raising the alarm? Yes, fortunately he was able to raise the alarm.

8 Did you manage to bring them all back in your Yes, fortunately I was able to bring them all back in my

motorboat? motorboat.

Drill 2

1 How long has John known Mary? About two years? Yes, they've known each other for about two years.

2 Didn't you dance with Mary last night? No, we didn't dance with each other last night.

3 Aren’t the boys helping the girls? No, they aren’t helping each other.

Or the girls helping the boys?

4 I’ll see you at the office tomorrow, won’t I? Yes, we’ll see each other at the office tomorrow.

5 You can borrow my tools. and I can borrow yours, Yes, we can borrow each other’s tools.

can’t I?

6 Where did Peter get to know John? At school? Yes, they got to know each other at school.

7 I first met my girlfriend at y0our house, didn’t I? Yes, you met each other at my house.

8 Peter didn’t speak to Mary last night, did he? No, they didn’t speak to each other last night.

Drill 3

1 Someone's repairing John's car today. John's having his car repaired today.

2 Someone cuts my hair every month. I have my hair cut every month.

3 Someone's going to clean Peter's jacket tomorrow. John’s going to have his jacket cleaned tomorrow.

4 Someone repainted the boss's office last week. The boss had his office repaired last week.

5 Someone did up Janet's flat last month. Janet had her flat repaired last month.

6 Mrs. Williams wants someone to wash Mrs. Williams wants to have her hair washed this

her hair this afternoon. afternoon.

7 Someone's going to build them a new house They’re going to have a new house built next year.

next year.

8 Someone has dyed Janet's hair. Janet has had her hair dyed.

Drill 4 If I hadn't done well at school. I couldn't have gone to university.

Even if I hadn't gone to university, I could have worked for this firm.

1 If I hadn’t done well at school, I couldn't If I hadn’t done well at school, wouldn’t have been able

have gone to university. to go to university.

2 Even If I hadn't gone to university, Even if I hadn't gone to university,

I could have worked for this firm. I would have been able to work for this firm.

3 If I hadn't won a scholarship, my parents If I hadn’t won a scholarship, my parents wouldn’t have been

couldn't have afforded to send me. been able to send me.

4 If my parents had had more money, I If my parents had had more money, I would have been able to

could have stayed for three more years. stay for three more years.

5 If my brother had worked harder If my brother had worked harder, he would have been able to go to

he could have gone to university, too. university, too.

6 If John hadn’t given Mary so many If John hadn’t given Mary so many presents, he would have been

presents, he could have bought a car. able to buy a car.

7 If he had bought a car, he could If he had bought a car, he would have been able to take his friends

have taken his friends to Italy in it. to Italy in it.

8 If I hadn’t studied hard, I couldn't If I hadn’t studied hard, I wouldn’t have been able to pass the

have passed the exams. exams.

Drill 5 I can do some work in the garden this morning.

And you can make the beds and do the cleaning.

1 I can do some work in the garden this morning. I can get some work done in the garden this morning.

2 And you can make the beds and do the cleaning. And you can get the beds made and the cleaning done.

3 We can do our shopping after lunch. We can get our shopping done after lunch.

4 Then I can go for a haircut. Then I can (go and) get my hair done.

5 I can take the car for a wash after that. I can get the car washed after that.

6 We can do the washing up before we go to bed. We can get the washing up done before we go to bed.

7 Fortunately I wrote all my letters last night. Fortunately I got all my letters written last night.

8 Did you iron my shirts? Did you get all my shirt ironed?

Exercise 1

1. I could speak German

2. I couldn’t understand / I wasn’t able to understand

3. he was able to tell me

4. if I had been able to understand / could understand

5. he could have been English

6. if I could afford it

7. She could come / would be able to come

8. I could take

9. he was able to take

10. I was able to climb in

Exercise 2

1 I'll have this letter typed today.

2 Someone test Bill is going to test his eyes tomorrow.

3 Mrs. Williams is going to have her hair dyed.

4 I don't have the garage painted every year.

5 I had this letter translated into English.

6 I offered to repair his car but he had already had it repaired.

7 They had a new house built.

8 I have just had a new window put in.

Exercise 3

When one buys a second-hand car one should be very careful. One cannot always believe what a salesman tells one and one cannot rely on one’s first impression of a car. If one is not an expert yourself one should get advice from someone who is, before one makes one’s final decision.

Exercise 4

1. You are … and you don’t know each other

2. we can/will make each other happy

3. Don’t you like them

4. We like each other / on another but I don’t see them. They and Douglas don’t enjoy one another’s

5. I think he is too old for you. You and John suit each other … and you have known each other

6. I like him … he will take me

Exercise 5

1 fought - 7 taught 10 feet - 20 wheat

2 note - 4 boat 11 doubt - 16 shout

3 great - 6 wait 12 lord - 18 board

5 shirt - 14 hurt 13 hunt- 19 front

8 foot - 9 put 15 part - 17 heart

Exercise 6

1 He didn't miss the train but it was a near thing.

2 He realised in dismay that he had made a mistake and he would have to retrace his steps and find the correct urning.

3 They made their first camp at the foot of the mountain.

4 Let's get get on with it, then we'll finish before 5 o'clock.

5 If we do it too quickly we won't make a good job of it.

6 They had a narrow escape; fortunately the alarm was raised in time.

7 I am doing my homework now. I'll come and pick you pick as soon as I finish and we'll go to a cinema.

8 The new evidence showed that he wasn't guilty of the crime.