1. Read the exercise paying attention to the differences in the articulation of the monophthongs and diphthongs.

men – mane pen – pain wet – wait sell – sail pepper – paper pot – point spot – spoilt John – join toss – toys olive – oil	tack – take sat- saint cat – Kate fat – fate plan – plain	hat – height fat – fight sad – side man – mine dad – died	pin – pine film – fine myth – mine fifth – five tip – type
	not – no god – go hot – home stock – stone rock – robe	love – low done – dole son – snow London – lonely front – froze	burn – bone turn – tone learn – alone curly – cozy work – woke

2. Read the exercise paying attention to the articulation of the voiced and voiceless consonants.

fetch – chest catch – chat latch – chart such – chuckle

gesture just job jaw join

edge badge large lodge George

Fetch the bag. Catch the dog. Reach the park. Call John. Find Julian. Teach Jane.

3. Practise reading the sentences paying attention to the intonation in different question types.

a/ Is this Nick’s coat?

Whose coat is this?

This is Nick’s coat, isn’t it?

Is this Nick’s or Mark’s coat?

b/ Are those Mary’s gloves?

Whose gloves are those?

Those are Mary’s gloves, aren’t they?

Are those Mary’s gloves or mittens?

c/ Is that Arthur’s girlfriend?

Who is that?

That is Arthur’s girlfriend, isn’t it?

Is this girl or is that girl Arthur’s girlfriend?

4. Put different questions to the sentences below. Practise reading them with proper intonation.

This is Maggie’s house.

These are Janet’s children.

That is George’s Volvo.

This is a Chinese vase.

That is Richard’s letter.

This is orange juice.

Those are Michael’s trainers.

That is Mr. Greggson’s case.

5. Listen to the dialogue. Practise reading them with a partner. Make sure you imitate the intonation on the tape correctly.

: D’you ^↘know _̷Polly?

: _̷Polly? _╲What Polly?

: ^↘Polly _╲Smith,| a _╲model.

: _╲No. ^↘Is she a _̷good model?

: _╲Look,| ^↘this is her port_╲folio. || She’s a _╲perfect model.

: Oh _╲yes||. These ^↘photos are ˈperfect in_╲deed. || ^↘Let’s _╲meet her.

: It’s a ^↘pity ˈPolly _╲isn’t in the city.

: _̷Isn’t she?

: ^↘Polly is in _╲Italy. || She’ll be ^↘back ˈ next _╲Thursday.

6. Listen to the dialogue, mark the intonation. Practise reading the dialogue with a partner.

: Have you ever met victor Robertson?

: Victor Robertson? Who’s he?

: He’s an architect from Scotland.

: I’ve never met Victor. Is he a good architect?

: He’s an excellent architect, believe me. Have a look at his blueprints.

: Marvellous! Simply marvellous! Can we meet Victor Robertson?

: It’s a pity victor isn’t in the city. He’s in Finland now.

: When will he be back?

: Pretty soon I guess. In fact, I’ve asked him to come to the conference on Tuesday next week.

: Excellent. So we’ll seeing Victor on Tuesday.