Exercises marked yellow are supposed to be transcribed. From each unit You are to learn 1 dialogue.
UNIT 14. [k] [g]
Exercise I.Read the following words paying special attention to correct pronunciation.
1. [k]
2. [g]
can
book
because
go
bag
ago
car
back
become
get
big
agree
ρΰγε
black
breakfast
gate
dig
angry
case
break
excuse
garden
frog
again
caused.
dark
pocket
grow
log
against
kind
drink
second
good
leg
forget
kill
lake
secret
grass
rug
forgive
kitten
like
local
green
flag
regular
kitchen
make
weaker
great
plug
August
coat
lock
thicker
guess
drug
together
call
neck
market
gun
dog
tiger
cold
music
walking
game
smog
longer
3. [k] - [g]
cot got coat goat ankle angle
cave gave clue glue crow grow
cards guards curl girl back bag
cold gold class glass cap gap
could good leak league coal goal
pick pig lock log
4. Silent k before n Silent g
know knife gnaw gnat
knock knew gnome sign
knee knight campaign foreign
poignant cognac
Exercise II.Read the following sense-groups, mind the rhythm and intonation.
(a) August; school in August; a language school in August; to go to a language school in August; idea to go to a language school in August; great idea to go to a language school in August; it's a great idea to go to a language school in August.
(b) awake; to keep me awake; coffee to keep me awake; cups of coffee to keep me awake; a couple of cups of coffee to keep me awake; I have a couple of cups of coffee to keep me awake.
Exercise III.Transcribe and intone the following sentences. Practise reading them in pairs.
[k] (a) 1. Ken quite likes Kate. Kate doesn't care for Ken.
2. Ken catches Kate and kisses her quickly.
3. Kate cries, kicks and screams.
4. Ken cures Kate with a quick cup of coffee and a cream cake.
5. To kill a wife with kindness.
6. The king was in his counting house counting out his money.
[g] (b) 1. One of my favourite guessing games is the Bag Game.
2. It's a good game at the beginning to get to know each other.
3. The girlguide is giggling at a glum guardman guarding the gate.
4. A garden is overgrown with grass.
5. Go and teach your grandmother, Gordon.
[k] [g] (c) 1. Cats keep coming into my garden.
2. Carol's cousin had broken his leg.
3. I've broken a glass in the kitchen.
4. There's a cow in my garden.
5. Cut the grass.
6. This girl has golden curls.
Exercise IV.Read the tongue-twisters and learn them.
1. Three crooked cripples
Went through Cripplegate,
And through Cripplegate
Went three crooked cripples.
2.Three grey geese in a green field grazing.
Grey were the geese and green was the grazing.
3. A canner, exceedingly canny,
One morning remarked to his granny
"A canner can can
Anything that he can.
But a canner can't can a can, can he?"
Exercise V. Complete the following sentences working in pairs.
1. Can you talk in Cockney to a crowd in Connaught Square?
Of course I can talk in Cockney to a crowd in Connaught Square.
2. Can you coat a coffee cake with Cornish clotted cream?
Of course I can...
3. Can you quickly kick a crooked Coca-Cola can?
Of course I can...
4. Can you catch a cuckoo in a broken wicker cage?
Of course I can...
Exercise VI.Read the dialogues, mark the stresses and tunes. Learn them. Act out the dialogues.
Guests in August
Craig: I've just got a telegram from Margaret and Greg.
Carol: Are they coming to England again?
Craig: Yes. At the beginning of August.
Carol: Good. We can all get together again.
Craig: I'm glad they're coming in August. We can take the dog and go for walks together.
Ρ ΰ γ ξ 1: Yes. And we can give a garden party.
Craig: And Margaret can play her guitar in the garden and sing Greek songs again. ,
Carol: Yes. August is a good time to come to England.
The Cuckoo Clock
Mrs Cook: Would you like some cream in your coffee, Mrs Clark?
Mrs Ρ 1 a r k: No thank you. But I'd like a little milk.
Mrs Cook: Would you like some chocolate cakes?
Mrs Clark: Thank you.
Mrs Cook: Take two. Here's a cake fork, and here's a...
Mrs Clark: Excuse me, Mrs Cook. But what's that next to your bookshelf? Is it a clock?
Mrs Coo k:Yes. It's an American cuckoo clock.
Mrs Ρ 1 a r k: Is it plastic?
Mrs Cook: Oh, no, Mrs Clark. It's a very expensive clock. It's an electric clock.
Mrs Clark: Well, it's exactly six o'clock now, and it's very quiet. Doesn't it say 'cuckoo'?