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,*' me Please couldyou help me?

o,'n, :an I help you? Oh, you want

" - arcel up there?

- ur it on top of that pile of newspapers,

."i;te Thankyou

- : ' < e t s o u n d / p /

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a Listen to the sound /p/ This is an

\-b To make the louder sound /p/ at the h ,

beginning of a word, first close your

lips hard Then push air forward in

vour mouth **Then quickly open your

lips to release the air suddenly.** Don't

use your voice Listen and repeat: /p/

c Notice that sometimes /p/ is quieter because the air isn't released suddenly Listen.

up top help helps help me.

Omit from *x to x* above to make this quieter sound.

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lpl Pin

r + , -

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Pen

Pen, pleasel

Peal

Look at the yellow pear!

caP

r + r ^

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r t > o r I u r u L o P

PUP

What a lively pup!

PoPPy

Do you like Poppy?

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BTsa a In the words on page 81, notice that the target sound is quieter in cap and at the end of pup Listen and repeat the words.

szsr b Listen to the sentences.

szgr c sentence stress

The most important words for the speaker's meaning are strongly stressed This means that they are pronounced a little more LOUDIy and

s I o w Iy than the other words in the sentence Practise listening for these important words They are underlined here.

It's a useful piu.

Look at the yellow pcar.

What a livelv oun!

Pen, please.

It's an old cap.

Do you like Poppy?

ezgr d Listen again and repeat the sentences

I Dialogue

$ a First practise the target sound /p/ in words from the dialogue Read the

- words aloud or visit the website to practise.

The sound /p/ is louder before a vowel, and fairly loud before'l' or'r' One-syllable words: pot pie piece spoon plate plane please Two-syllable words: pencil Peter pepper pocket Poppy

postcard pulling Paris airport stupid practise plastic

people apple

(The strong stress is always on the first syllable in these words.)

TWo-syllablewords: surprised perhaps

(The strong stress is always on the second syllable in these words.) Three-syllablewords: passenger newspaper potato impatient pepper pot.

Note on word stress: Word stress doesn't usually cfrange Bold is used to show you which part of the word is strongly stressed, i.e which syllable

is always pronounced more LOUDIy and s I o w I y than the other(s) Note on sentence stress: Sentence stress changes with the speaker's meaning Underlining is used here to show you which words in the sentence are being strongly stressed, i.e which words are pronounced more LOUDIy and s I o w I y than the others:

It's a pieee of potato plc on a p.lastic plate Peter is surpdsed.

The sound /p/ is often quieter at the end of a word.

\.Vhat happens to the quiet sound if the next word begins with a vowel?

a cup_of tea Help_us!

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The sound /p/ is usually quiet and sometimes almost silent before a consonant Listen and repeat

stop talking stop pulling

b Listen to the dialogue, paying attention to the target sound Notice that

it is sometimes louder or quieter Then read the dialogue and fill the gaps (1-6) and (a-f) with the correct words from the boxes Numbers I and a) have been done as examples

Words 1-6 have a louder /p/ sound:

past pocket passports policeman pepper potato

Words a-f have a ouieter /p/ sound:

upstairs stop envelope cup dropped help

: : *-s, Please

(Mr ond Mrs Tupmon ore ot the oirport They hove just got off the plone from Poris) OFFICIAL: Passports, please!

MR TUPMAN: Poppy! Poppy! I think l've lost the t possporfs !

MRS TUPMAN: How stupid of you, Peterl Didn't you put them in

MR TUPMAN: (emptying his pockets) Here's a pen a pencil my pipe a

postcard an a) envelope with a stamp a pin MRS TUPMAN: Oh, b)_ taking things out of your pockets Perhaps you put

them in the plastic bag

MR TUPMAN: (emptying the plostic bog) llere's a newspaper an apple a

p e a r a plasticc)_ a s p o o n s o m e p a p e r p l a t e s

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MRS TUPMANi,Oh, stop pulling things out of the plastic bag, Peter These people

are gettrng lmpatrent

MR TUPMAN: Well, d)_ me, Poppy

MRS TUPMAN: (to officiol) We've lost our passports Perhaps we e)_ them

on the plane

OFFICIAL: Then let the other passengers 5- , please.

MR TUPMAN: Poppy, why don't you help? You aren't being very helpful Put the

things in the plastic bag

OFFICIAL: Your name please?

M R T U P M A N : T u o m a n

oFFtCtAL: Please go 0_ with this 6_ , Mr Tupman.

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nao c Listen to the dialogue again to check your answers Then practise reading the dialogue aloud Record your voice to compare your

production of the target sound with the recording

4 Stress and intonation

car a Stress

Listen and underline the stressed syllables The first one in each column has been done as an example Check your answers, then listen and

repear.

apiu

a pen

a pear

Intonation usually goes down on the last strongly stressed word in a sentence In a list, the intonation goes up with each item but down on the last item Listen and repeat

He bought a pen

He bought a pelt and a pencil

He bought a pen and a pcacil and a piu

c Practise this game in a group of four or five You must remember what the others have said and then add something to the list

EXAMPLE A: Peter went to Paris and he bought a pipe

B: Peter went to Paris and he bought a pipe and a picture C: Peter went to Paris and he bought a pipe, a picture and a plano

a postcard a pepper pot

a picture a plastic spider

5 Spelling

Look back over this unit at words with the target sound, and write what you noticed about how to spell the sound /p/

ll lbt baby

fe those people backpackers? They've

.- l packs on their backs

- rt they aren't trauelling They've just been

.:.opping and they're waiting for a bus or a cab

- S'-, does that mean they aren't backpackers?

- ner're just er people with backpacks

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1 Target sound /bi

- a First practise the unvoiced sound /p/

(see page 8l) Listen and repeat

,, b Use your voice to make the target I

sound /b/ Listen and repeat

- r c Listen and repeat both sounds

together /p/ is unvoiced lbl is voiced

:o d Notice that sometimes /b/ is quieter

because the air isnt released suddenlv

Listen

job jobs cab cabs verb verbs

2 M i n i m a l p a i r s

Sound I tpt Pin

It's a useful pin.

Pen Ben

P e n , p l e a s e ! B e n , p l e a s e !

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Sound 2 tbt bin

It's a useful

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Peal

Look at the yellow pear.

caP Gab

It's an old can lt's an old cab.

PUP Pub

What a lively pup! What a lively pub!

Poppy Bobby

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Minimal pair words

Bs4a a Listen and repeat the words Notice that the target sound is quieter in cab and pub

nslt b You will hear five words from each minimal pair For each word, write I for /p/ (sound 1) or 2 for lbl (sound 2)

E X A M P L E P a i r l : 2 , 2 , L , 2 ,

Minimal pair sentences

Bssa c Listen to the minimal pair sentences

nasr d Listen to six of the sentences and write 1 for lpl (sound I) or 2 for bl (sound 2)

B85a e sentence stress

Listen and underline the strongly stressed words in the minimal pair sentences (on page 85).'Notice that when an important word has more than one syllable, Ike yellow, the sentence stress is only on the strong syllable

EXAMPLE It's a useful bin

nae f Tick the words a) or b) that you hear in the sentences

-3 Dialogue

6 a First practise the target sound /b/ in words from the dialogue Read the words aloud or visit the website to practise

/b/ is LOUD before a vowel and fairly loud before'l' and'r'

One-syllable words: big but been book birds blue black blouse

Two-syllable words: better busy cabbie Ruby brother buttons birthday (first syllable stressed)

Two-syllable words: about (second syllable stressed)

Three-syllablewords: somebody beautiful Barbara butterflies terribly remember

/b/ is often quiet before a consonant or at the end of a word

a cab Bob pub a proverb Bob's job

Is it louder when the next word begins with a vowel?

the cab_over there the pub_on the corner the job_is interesting saz b Listen to the dialogue, paying attention to the target sound Notice that

it is sometimes louder or quieter

UNIT 24 hi babv 87

-itcl,"r* Birthday

B 0 B : H i , B a r b a r a ! BARBARA: Hi, Bob lt's my birthday today

aoB Oh, yes! Your birthday! er Happy birthday, Barbara!

SARBAI{A: Thanks, Bob Somebody gave me this blouse for my birthday BoB: What a beautiful blouse! lt's pot , mm er blue butterflies on it BARBARA: And big black buttons

BoB: Did er mm Ruby buy it for you?

BARBARA: Yes And my brother gave me a book about birds

BOs: I didn't remember your birthday, Barbara l'm terribly sorry l've been so busy with my new job I left my old job The one in the pub Cuess what? l'm driving a cab

BARBARA: A cabbiel Congratulations! Don't worry about the birthday present, Bob

But, remember that proverb: 'Better late than never'

c Find five words in the dialogue where the sound /b/ is quieter

d Practise reading the dialogue aloud Record your voice to compare your production of the target sound with the recording

Word stress

trus a In compound nouns, the stress is on the first word Listen and repeat

I a shelf

2 a brush

3 a card

4 a ball

5 a b a g

6 a m a n

a bookshelf

a hairbrush

a postcard

a football

a handbag

a policeman

a paintbrush

a birthday card

a ping pong ball

a shopping bag

a postman sss b Talk about these pictures Follow the example Listen and respond EXAMPLE lt's a bookshelf

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3 ball