Phonetics

Длительность звука [i]

Совершенно необходимо различать длинный звук [i:] и короткий звук [] – они обозначают разные слова.

beat [bi:t] – bit [bt]

bean [bi:n] – bin [bn]

bead [bi:d] – bid [bd]

eat [i:t] – it [t]

heat [hi:t] – hit [ht]

lead [li:d] – lid [ld]

peak [pi:k] – pick [pk]

meal [mi:l] – mill [ml] peach [pi:fl] – pitch [pfl] leap [li:p] – lip [lp] reach [ri:fl] – rich [rfl] least [li:st] – list [lst] each [i:fl] – itch [fl]

seat [si:t] – sit [st]

feel [fi:l] – fill [fl]

deed [di:d] – did [dd] green [gri:n] – grin [grn] feet [fi:t] – fit [ft]

seek [si:k] – sick [sk]

sleep [sli:p] – slip [slp]

Exercises

Ответы к упражнениям находятся на странице 167.

Упражнение 1

Вставьте пропущенный глагол.

1. I want to my money. (get, put, invest, make)

2. How long do you plan to your mortgage? (clear, put, balance, keep)

3. I taxes to the government. (put, invest, balance, owe)

4. How much financial risk can you ? (forget, accept, invest, prepare)

5. When do you the money back? (invest, pay, make, find)

Упражнение 2

Вставьте пропущенное слово.

1. I want to get a mortgage. (fixed-rate, approved, loan, house)

2. I have to pay the tax on my house. (income, cheap, property, expensive)

3. To reduce my taxes, I want to start a plan. (checking, saving, new, pension)

4. Avoid a mortgage that has penalty. (house, prepayment, investment, property)

5. To pay for my bike, I want to write a . (account, statement, checkbook, check)

Упражнение 3

Вставьте пропущенный предлог.

1. I want to open an account your bank. (on, to, at, in)

2. I pay my taxes the end of the year. (at, on, for, with)

3. I invest by putting money stocks. (with, on, into, at)

4. I borrowed money the bank. (from, for, on, in)

5. Who is going to pay it all? (at, on, for, with)

Упражнение 4

Выберите нужное слово в каждом предложении.

1. I want to a savings account. (open, start, balance, discover)

2. The Government is supposed to the budget. (open, start, balance, discover)

3. You need to the laws of the financial market. (open, start, balance, discover)

4. You have to paying your taxes as soon as you begin to work. (open, start, balance, discover)

5. Stop wasting money and saving. (open, start, balance, discover)

Упражнение 5

Сделайте предложение вопросительным.

1. He will open a checking account.

2. He invests in stocks.

3. He tried to take out a loan.

4. My mother owns some stocks.

5. I owe taxes for this year.

Упражнение 6

Вставьте пропущенный предлог.

1. He is good saving money. (on, to, at, in)

2. Let's meet the bank. (at, on, for, with)

3. A lot of people keep their money the bank. (with, on, in, at)

4. This idea was wrong the very beginning. (from, for, on, in)

5. Now everything depends you. (at, on, for, with)