Speakout Pronunciation Extra Starter Unit 4
Speakout Pronunciation Extra Starter Unit 4
Speakout Pronunciation Extra Starter Unit 4
STARTER UNIT 4 4A 4.4 Write the words in the correct group in the
table. Then listen and check.
4.1
listens answers doesn’t like writes goes
1A 4.1 WEAK AND STRONG FORMS: do/don’t teaches doesn’t cost understands lives
Read and listen to the conversation and look at practises doesn’t want
the stressed words. Then underline the correct
alternative in sentences 1–3. one syllable two syllables three syllables
A: Do you live here in Paris?
/də/
B: Yes, I do. And you?
/duː/
A: No, I don’t. I don’t like cities.
/dəʊnt//dəʊnt/ B Listen again and underline the stressed syllables.
1 ‘do’ is weak in questions/short answers/ Then listen and repeat.
questions and short answers.
2 ‘do’ is strong in questions/short answers/
5 4.5 SOUNDS REVISION Read the Pronunciation
tip then listen and match the underlined letter(s) in
questions and short answers.
circle A with the sounds in circle B.
3 ‘don’t’ is strong in questions/short answers/
questions and short answers. PRONUNCIATION TIP
B Listen again and repeat the conversation. In English the spelling is oen different from the
pronunciation. Write the sound under the word to
2A 4.2 SOUNDS and SPELLING: /əʊ/ Look at remember the pronunciation.
some different spellings of the sound. Then listen like business building doesn’t favourite
and repeat the sound and words. /aɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ʌ/ /eɪ/
/əʊ/ Oh no!, I don’t know., Let’s go., H2O, open,
photo, those, coat
A B
B Complete the words. Then circle the /əʊ/ sound in Monday Tuesday /ʌ/ /e/
each word. Wednesday Thursday Friday /uː/ /ʌ/ /æ/
Saturday Sunday /ɜː/ /aɪ/
1 Students do … h work.
2 Money in Europe e s
3 The number 0 z 4.3
4 The capital of Italy R
5 You write in this. n book 6A 4.6 SENTENCE STRESS Listen to the
conversation and underline the correct alternatives.
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7 Don’t work in pairs, work … al . A: What time’s the concert?
8 jeans, T-shirt, shoes cl es B: It’s at 1eight o’clock/half past eight.
A: It’s quarter 2past/to eight now!
4.2 B: Is this dress OK?
A: Yes, it’s 3fine/good! Let’s go.
3A 4.3 SENTENCE AND WORD STRESS: B: OK. I’m ready.
present simple: he/she/it Listen to the speakers. A: Where’s my 4jacket/coat?
Are they happy? B: I don’t know.
He listens to his music. A: Our tickets are in it.
He watches TV. B: It’s 5twenty/half past eight!
He answers all his emails, A: Oh no, I remember.
But he doesn’t answer me!
B: What’s the problem?
She doesn’t like coffee. A: It’s at the office.
She doesn’t like tea. B: Oh no!
She doesn’t like chocolate,
And she doesn’t like me! B Listen again and say the conversation with the
speakers. Copy the sentence stress.
B Listen again and underline two or three stressed words
in each line. Then say the poems with the speakers.