Alternatives are included for those areas of pronunciation which are especially susceptible to variation across different varieties of English. For example, where there is a letter R with no vowel after it, many speakers do not pronounce the R and many other speakers do pronounce it, and both varieties are presented. | Section C Conversation Exercises C27 You will hear someone speaking about the weather in Montana in the USA with a lot of throw away words. Write what the person says but miss out the throw away words. C28 You will hear four people speaking. What are their favourite throw away words Write them after the name. Speaker 1 Frank Speaker 2 Debbie Speaker 3 Kimberly Speaker 4 Greg Underline the throw away words in this text. There are nine more expressions to underline. We don t like have coffee breaks I mean we just like get a coffee or lea and sort of like take it back to our desks you know but it s kind of dangerous cause 1 mean people sometimes like knock the drink over the computer you know. Follow up Read the text aloud saying the underlined expressions fast and in a low voice. Record yourself if possible. Listen to these sentences. Is the expression in italics throw away said fast and in a low voice or C29 not If it is throw away underline it. Note that the punctuation is not written so you must decide from the pronunciation. 1 I don t chink these are the men you know 2 I ve taught you everything you know 3 Do you know rhe place mean it s just over there 4 She s not the one mean she s too tall 5 They re like wild animals 6 This is like Arctic weather Now go to Unit 7 English Pronunciation in Use 101 Right OK . Understanding instructions When listening to instructions listen for the signals right nowand OK which tell you that you are iiuportaivt moving on to the next step. In the conversation below B is giving A instructions on how to do -Cor something on a computer B uses the words right now and OK to signal that she is starting a new step in the instructions. Listen and notice that these words in black below are said in an emphatic voice. A How do you copy bits of text off a document B Right well first you have to ehm . select the bit of text you want you know just click and drag with the mouse . A Oh so it s just click and drag B Yeah and the bit of .
