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Guide for speakers of specific languages
Note: It has not been possible to include all languages in this section
Arabic
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
2,4, 5, 14, 18, 20 From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
4, 13, 14, 23, 28, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 48
Chinese
From section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
14, 19, 20 From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 2, 3, 10, 14, 15, 19, 23, 28, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 50
Dravidian languages eg Tamil
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
6, 10, 11, 12 From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
3, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 23, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, 40, 45, 48
Dutch
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
15, 20 From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 45
Farsi
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
3,4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12 From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 23, 24, 25, 35, 38, 48
French
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
3,4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 20 From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 15, 17, 19, 21, 28, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45
German
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
11, 15, 20 From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 5, 15, 17, 28, 31, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40
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Greek
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
5, 8, 9, 13, 17, 20
From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 23, 31, 32, 41, 44, 46, 47, 48
Italian
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 19
From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 2, 4, 10, 14, 17, 23, 28, 31, 34, 35, 37, 40, 45
Japanese
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
3, 6, 12, 20
From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
2, 6, 9, 17, 24, 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 36, 43, 46, 48, 49, 50
Korean
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
10, 15, 20
From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 40, 45, 46, 50
Malay / Indonesian
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
13, 15, 16, 20
From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 10, 19, 23, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 40, 44, 45
Polish
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
8, 18
From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 3, 10, 17, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
Portuguese
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
8,20
From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 19, 23, 28, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 46, 48, 49
Russian
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
4, 8, 11, 15, 20
From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 3, 10, 12, 14, 17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 38, 40, 41, 46, 47, 48
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Section D Reference
Scandinavian languages
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
6, 8, 15, 20 Froin Scction D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 10, 15, 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 38, 39, 42, 45, 46
South Asian languages e.g Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
15, 18 From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 4, 7, 17, 22, 28, 30, 32, 34, 35, 38, 40, 45, 46, 47
Spanish
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
17,20 From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
2, 3, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
Swahili
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
4, 8, 15, 20 Foorn Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1,2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 21, 23, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 45, 50
Thai
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
3, 6, 10, 11, 15, 18, 19 Thona Socion D Sownd pae, Ít would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
3, 5, 6, 17, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 45, 50
Turkish
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
4, 9, 16 From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 5, 11, 17, 19, 28, 34, 35, 38, 45, 47, 48, 49
West African languages
From Section A Letters and sounds (Units 1-20), you could leave out these units:
8, 10, 11, 12, 20 From Section D Sound pairs, it would probably be useful for you to do these sound pairs:
1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 22, 23, 28, 31, 34, 35, 37, 40, 45, 48, 50
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D7)
If you have problems in hearing the difference between individual sounds in Section A of the book, you will be directed to one of the exercises in this section
or
Look in D3 Guide for speakers of specific languages, find the sound pairs recommended for speakers of your language, and do these
In order to remember which sound pairs you have done, put a tick in the boxes If you have completed it but you still find it difficult, tick ‘visited’ If you are sure you know it, tick
‘understood’ If you have recorded yourself saying the words correctly, tick ‘recorded’
Sound pair 1: /z/ and /e/
For more on these sounds, see Units 2, 6 Aad meee
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write S (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you hear
8 bad / bed
11 marry | merry
12 Talk to the man / men recned,
Sound pair 2: /e/ and /a/
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write S (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you hear
8 fan/ fun
11 She’s got a cat / cut on her arm
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đò Sound pair 3: /œ/ and Jœ/
Listen to the words in the box match ~ March — pack~park (Note: In accents where the R is pronounced,
these are not minimal pairs.)
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box If you hear the same word twice,
write § (same) If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word or phrase you hear
8 cat / cart
10 had a/ harder problem
11 He always packs / parks slowly
42 She put her hand on her hat / heart
8) Sound pair 4: /e1/ and /e/
main—men —_ weight - wet
Listen to the words in the box late—let pain — pen
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write S (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you hear
11 What would happen if we fail / fell? See
ea Sound pair 5: /e1/ and leal
For more on these sounds, see Units 2, 14 aaa pare
Listen to the words in the box they-there stays — stairs
(Note: In accents where the R is pronounced,
these are not minimal pairs.)
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box If you hear the same word twice,
write $ (same) If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word or phrase you hear
11 I don’t want to pay / a pear
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Sound pair 6: /eo/ and Jal
For more on these sounds, see Unit 14
fare-far stairs — stars bear—bar care-car
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write S (same) If you hear
two different words, write D (different)
Po Og garde Acsaste sow esate
Listen Circle the word you hear
8 fare | far
9 bare | bar
10 cares / cars
11 I don’t think it’s fair / far
12 We slept under the stairs / stars
Sound pair 7: /a:/ and fox/
For more on these sounds, see Units 14, 19
farm—form _ part — port bar—bore star— store
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write $ (same) If you hear
two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you hear
8 farm! form
9 park | pork
10 There are thousands of stars / stores
11 You can visit any part / port
42 I don’t think it’s far / four
Sound pair 8: /eo/ and hal
For more on these sounds, see Units 6, 14
hair—here _ fair — fear chairs—cheers bear— beer
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write S (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you hear
8 where / we're
9 dare | dear
10 chairs | cheers
11 air | bear
12 There's something in the air / ear
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Section D Reference
6) Sound pair 9: /A/ and /q:/
(Note: In accents where the R is pronounced, some of these are not minimal pairs.)
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box If you hear the same word twice, write S (same) If you hear two different words, write D (different)
telnet 6 Scie ba Sh Bn c6 Yes Listen Circle the word you hear
8 but | heart
9 much | March visited
10 duck | dark amano
11 cut/ cart
12 Try to come | calm down feoneted
618 Sound pair 10: /1/ and /ix/
Listen to the words in the box chip—cheap _ live — leave
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write S (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Pe er ee ee k, Listen Circle the word or phrase you hear
8 chip | cheap
9 fit | feet visited
11 Can you fill / feel it? =
om Sound pair 11: fi:/ and /19/
(Note: In accents where the R is pronounced, these are not minimal pairs.)
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box If you hear the same word twice, write S (same) If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you heat
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Sound pair 12: /e/ and /3:/
For more on these sounds, see Units 6, 19 ia? Seton
(Note: In accents where the R is pronounced,
these are not minimal pairs.)
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box If you hear the same word twice,
write S (same) If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you hear
10 Jenny / journey
11 That's a nice bed / bird
12 This is the west / worst side
Sound pair 13: /1/ and /e/
For more on these sounds, see Units 6, 11 dd @daa ik ee
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write $ (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you hear
8 miss | mess
9 bill / bell
10 will / well
11 Who dropped the litter / letter?
12 You should take the lift / left
Sound pair 14: /p/ and /au/
want—won’t _ cost — coast Listen to the words in the box not—note shone—shown
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write S (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you hear
8 not / note
9 rob / robe
10 goat / got
11 They want / won't sleep
12 The cost / coast is clear
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Section D Reference
For more on these sounds, see Units 16, 18 Taki
Shoe shut
not-nut
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write $ (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word or phrase you hear
8 not / nut
9 lock | luck
10 They shot / shut the door
41 This shirt has a horrible collar | colour
12 Did you see they're gone | their gun?
đề Sound pair 16: Jeu[ and Jul
For more on these sounds, see Units 16, 18
show-shoe = toe — two
soap — soup
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write $ (same)
Tf you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you hear
8 soap / soup
9 rule / roll
10 There’s water in my boat / boot
41 He went to the north pool / pole
12 We grow / grew strawberries
& Sound pair 17: [au] and /9:/
For more on these sounds, see Units 16, 19
‘coat —caught low-law Listen to the words in the box boat —bought — woke — walk
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write $ (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you hear
8 so/ saw
10 coal | call
nang
11 Irs a new bowl / ball
aed
12 I woke / walk in the morning I6
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đà Sound pair 18: /au/ and /au/
Listen to the words in the box phoned = found — tone—town
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write $ (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word or phrase you hear
9 blows / blouse
10 It isn’t a load / allowed
11 I don’t want to show her / a shower
đồ Sound pair 19: /u/ and /u:/
For more on these sounds, see Unit 18 fall SST" “pall pool Listen to the words in the box
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write S (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word or phrase you hear
8 Luke | look
9 full I fool
10 pull / pool
11 Should I? / shoe dye
12 The butcher / boots you saw
đồ Sound pair 20: /a/ and /o/
For more on these sounds, see Unit 18 luck—look bucks — books
Listen to the words in the box
Listen The speaker will say two words from the box
If you hear the same word twice, write S (same)
If you hear two different words, write D (different)
Listen Circle the word you hear
5 bucks | books
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