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In this lesson you:
. practise the schwa and linking
. learn some weather poems
. talk about your last summer holiday
sounds weakly and produce the intrusive sounds.
Last Januəry I went tə Cabo Frio with Thiago/w/ənd_our faməlies. We drove there/r/in my brothə/r/in-law's car because_it's biggə thən_ours. We rented_a big house fə/r/ə week. It wəs really close tə thə beach_ənd shops. There wə/r/ə lot_əf əs but we shared thə cooking_or went_out to/w/eat, so thə women had_ə break too. We went swimming_every morning_ənd sunbathed_on thə beach_or played volleyball. One day we went sailing_ənd I caught_ə fish! I went snorkəlling fə thə first time too. Aftə lunch we had_ə siestə/r/every day. I've nevə done that before - it wəs wondəful! Latə/r/on_in the_aftənoons, thə guys played football_ənd, while they wə playing, I went fə walks ə round thə shops with my sistə/r/in-law_/r/ ənd niece. In the_evenings, we/j/all had dinnə togethə/r/ənd sat əround laughing_ənd joking_all night. Although three/j/əf_əs_ə teachəs, we didn't talk_əbout teaching fə/r/ə momnət! It wəs great. In Cabo Frio there wə lots_əf young parənts_əf_our/r/age with childrən. I wəs watching thə childrən_ənd thinking they could be mine. Then Thiago/w/asked me, "ə you getting broody?" Wait ənd see
Professional Tip
. Have you tried marking a text like this for students to read to you? Do you think it might help them?
. Would your students enjoy reading and listening, and finding the schwas in an audio script?
. Encourage your students to produce weak forms sometimes when they speak. Athough they don't need to do it all the time - only native speakers really ever do that - it can make their speaking sound more natural and will certainly help them with listening.
13 Listen and repeat the following phrases. Which letter disappears?1. We went to Cabo Frio.
2. We went sailing.
3. We went swimming.
4. I went snorkelling.
5. I went for walks.
14 Prepositions. Many verbs collocate with the preposition around. Complete with one of these verbs + around. Sometimes there's more than one possibility.
go walk sit play fool be come
1. He always _______ around the class helping his students.
2. Don't just ______ around doing nothing. Start the exercise.
3. Please ______ around here and show me your work.
4. Stop _______ around, be serious for a minute.
5. The head teacher will ______ around to see you in half an hour.
6. We ______ around the corner and saw the school.
15 Pronunciation. What was the weather like? Listen and circle the word you hear. Listen and repeat.1. wind / windy
2. sun / sunny
3. rain / raining
4. cloud / cloudy
5. thunder / thundery
16 Read these poems aloud. Then listen and compare the pronunciation with your version.There are holes in the sky
Where the rain gets in.
But they're ever so small
That's why rain is thin.
Rain, rain
go away
Come again
another day
It's raining,
it's pouring.
The old man
is snoring.
He went to bed
and bumped his head
and couldn't get up in the morning.
Dr Foster went to Gloucester
in a shower of rain
He stepped in a puddle
right up to his middle
And he never went there again.
Professional Tip
17 Imagine you're interviewing somebody about their last holiday. Make these questions. Listen, check and repeat, stressing the key words. Does your voice go up or down at the end of Wh- questions?1. Where / go?
2. When / go there?
3. Who / go with?
4. Where exactly / stay?
5. How long / there?
6. What / weather like?
7. What / do / mornings?
8. What / do / afternoons and evenings?
9. What / best thing about your holiday?
10. like / go there again?
18 Update your Portfolio. What did you do last summer? Record your answers to the questions in #17 onto your Portfolio cassette.
à go to Unit 9 C