Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the bold words with /ʊ/, and circle the bold words with /u:/)

1. She likes reading books and swimming in the pool.

2. When it is cool, we like to play football.

3. She drew and made puddings in her free time.

4. My mum loves pumpkin soup and coffee with a little sugar.

5. My brother is fond of watching the cartoon about a clever wolf.

Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the bold words with /br/, and circle the bold words with /pr/.

1. My brother says online learning improves our IT skills.

2. Santa claus brings a lot of presents to children.

3. She briefly introduced the new programme.

4. He spent a lot of time preparing for his algebra test.

5. My mum prays at the temple before breakfast on Sundays.

Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the words with the sound /n/ and circle the words with the sound /η/.

1. Mary wore a pink dress last night.

2. I think we should buy this ornamental tree.

3. He thanked the host for the enjoyable party.

4. My mum made the spring rolls for the longevity party.

5. I will bring some food to the party on Saturday.

Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the bold words with /ə/, and circle the bold words with /ɪ/.

1. There is a lot of water in the bottle.

2. The farmers here are hard-working.

3. They are picking fruits in the orchard.

4. People in my village usually gather at weekends.

5. Please buy some milk and pasta at the supermarket.

Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the words with /bl/, and circle the words with /kl/.

1. Look! There are black clouds all over!

2. A truck blocked the way to the club.

3. The students painted the classroom blue.

4. The wind blew the clock down.

5. We cleaned up the environment after the blast.

II. Underline the words with /spr/ and circle the words with /str/. Read the sentences.
1. People in Poland celebrate the first day of spring with dramatic fashion, and they parade
through the street.
2. The bean seed sprouted from straw is an example of overcoming challenges.
3. The string was attached to the back of the participant’s shorts and unwound during the sprint.
4. Spread potatoes out in a pan, spray them with coconut oil, and sprinkle a half of spices over the
potatoes.
5. Astronauts aboard the ISS have blended the first espresso in space.
6. Pedestrians greeting strangers seems to be the custom in our town.
7. Would you like orange juice and Sprite mixed with strawberries?
8. It’s their tradition to call surname first, and they may feel frustrated if you mispronounce it.

Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /ʊə/ and /ɔɪ/. Then put the words into the correct columns.

Underline the stressed words in the sentences. Listen and check. Then practise saying the sentences with a natural rhythm.

1. The village was completely destroyed by floods.

2. Some gases are released into the air through human activities.

3. Has the earth’s temperature increased in the past few years?

4. Some environmental disasters wil become more frequent.

Listen and underline words with elision. Then practise saying the sentences in pairs.

1. There are no correct answers on her test paper.

2. He’s going to fly to Bangkok tonight.

3. The participants were probably excited about the palace history.

4. I believe that members expressed different opinions about the issue.