Pronunciation Unit 1

Linking Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat.

When one word ends with a consonant sound

and the next word starts with a vowel sound, the
consonant sound links with the vowel sound.
1 Let’s meet at school.
2 I’m wearing a T-shirt.
3 We do the chores at home.
4 We’re learning about modern art.
5 I’m on a tour of London.

2 Read the sentences. Where do consonants and vowels link?

1 Tom and Sam are diving.
2 My dad is making lunch.
3 We live in a small apartment.
4 My favorite subjects are math and English.
5 My mom is a scientist and she works at a lab.

3 Play Listen and check. Then listen and repeat.

Pronunciation Unit 2
Words ending in /d/ and /t/ Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat. 3 Play Complete the rhyme.
Listen, check, and repeat.
It is often hard to hear the difference between the
sounds /d/ and /t/ at the end of words. bad  Brad  right  sad  write
/d/ bed  food  band /t/ hat  hot  shirt

2 Play Which word do you hear first? Listen and number

the words 1–2. Then listen again and repeat.

This young guy called 1 Brad

1 a  bat 2 b  bad 1 2 a cart 1 b card 2
Makes his teachers 2 sad .
He does not 3 write ,
And that’s not 4 right .
3 a cent 1 b send 2 4 a coat 2 b code 1
In fact, it’s very 5 bad .

5 a heart 2 b hard 1 6 a write 1 b ride 2

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 Pronunciation Unit 3
Noun plurals Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart.
Listen and repeat.
We pronounce the -s at the end of simple
present verbs in three different ways.
/s/ cake – cakes nut – nuts
/z/ burger – burgers cookie – cookies
/ız/ orange – oranges beach – beaches
2 Play Listen and choose the correct sound.
Listen again and repeat.
3 Play Read the sentences and underline the
plural nouns. Are their final sounds /s/, /z/, or /ız/?
Listen and check.
1 Our soccer games are today. It’s cold, so we need to wear
gloves, hats, and sweat pants.
2 Can I have two hot dogs – no tomatoes – and some
potato chips, please?
3 There aren’t any good places for shopping in my
neighborhood. I go shopping at the weekend markets
downtown.

/s/ /z/ /ız/ 4 Let’s go to the pool. Bring your swim trunks and goggles.
And wear flip-flops, not your shoes.
1 shorts ✓
2 eggs ✓ /s/: hats, sweat pants, potato chips, markets,
3 drinks ✓ swim trunks, flip-flops
4 places ✓
/z/: games, gloves, hot dogs, tomatoes,
5 mangoes ✓
6 watches ✓ goggles, shoes
7 presents ✓ /ız/: places
8 pineapples ✓

Pronunciation Unit 4
Intonation: showing interest Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Notice the 3 Work in pairs. Student A reads sentences
intonation in the green expressions. Listen and repeat. 1–5, and Student B answers using the
phrases to show interest. Then
Our intonation changes when we are interested in something. change roles.
1 A I have five sisters.
Are you serious?  No way!  Really?
B Are you serious? That’s a lot of sisters!
That’s totally awesome!
2 A Hi Dad. It’s half-time and we’re winning our game.
B No way! What’s the score? 1 There are some new games on my laptop.
3 A I have these amazing new sunglasses!
B Really? Can I see them? 2 I have 55 dollars.
4 A I can stay at your house this weekend. 3 Hey! I have a BMX bike.
B That’s totally awesome! What time on Saturday?
4 We have this amazing new TV at home.
2 Play Listen and choose the answers that show interest. 5 There’s a new sneaker store in the mall.
1 I don’t have homework this weekend!
Really? Why not?   a  b
2 We’re going on vacation to Hawaii.
That’s totally awesome! When?   a  b
3 I have a new cell phone.
Are you serious? You have two cell phones nows.   a  b
4 There’s a new skate park in front of my apartment.
No way. Let’s go!   a  b

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 Pronunciation Unit 5
Weak forms: was / were Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and notice 3 Read the conversations and underline the weak
the weak form of was and were. forms of was and were.

We use a weak form of was and were in affirmative 1 A What was the game like?
sentences and questions. We don’t use weak forms in B It was OK.
negative sentences or short answers. 2 A Was that your first concert?
When was Bruno Mars born? B Yes, it was. It was great!
Bruno Mars was born in 1985.
Was he born in Hawaii? 3 A Where were your parents born?
Yes, he was. He wasn’t born in Los Angeles, but he lives B My mom was born here in Santa Barbara, but
there now. my dad wasn’t. He was born in Wyoming.
Were The Beatles from the U.K.? 4 A Were you OK yesterday? You weren’t in class.
Yes, they were. The Beatles were British. B I was in bed. I wasn’t well.
Were they from London?
No, they weren’t. They were from Liverpool. 4 Play Listen and check your answers in
exercise 3. Then read the conversations in pairs.
2 Play Listen and underline the weak forms of
was and were.
1 A I was at the coffee shop last night, but where were you?
B Sorry. I was at home.
2 A Was the concert good last night?
B Yes, it was. It was awesome! The bands were so good.

Pronunciation Unit 6
-ed endings: /d/, /t/, and /ıd/ Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. 3 Play Read the text aloud. How many -ed endings of each
Listen and repeat. type can you find? Listen and check.

We pronounce the -ed endings of verbs in My blog +

the simple past in three different ways. During summer vacation, we visited Florida. It was
/d/ sailed  loved awesome. We camped in two different places. For
/t/ watched  helped the first week, we stayed in a campsite by the beach.
I sunbathed every day and walked along the beach. The
/ıd/ wanted  visited
ocean was beautiful, but the water was very cold. There
was a pool at the campsite, so I practiced my swimming,
2 Play Listen and choose the -ed endings.
and my little sister jumped in and out of it all day. I also
Listen again and repeat.
started this blog!
/d/ /t/ /ıd/
1 learned ✓ 1 /d/: stayed, sunbathed
2 washed ✓ 2 /t/: camped, walked, practiced, jumped
3 waited ✓
3 /ıd/: visited, started
4 tried ✓
5 reached ✓
6 rested ✓
7 talked ✓
8 played ✓

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 Pronunciation Unit 7
Sentence stress Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and 3 Play Listen again and repeat the
notice the stressed words. Listen again and repeat. sentences in exercise 2.

We stress the content words in sentences, and the 4 In pairs, read the sentences and say if they
last content word has the most stress. Content words are true or false for you.
have meaning, for example, nouns, main verbs,
adjectives, question words, etc. We don’t stress 5 Write three more sentences about you.
function words, for example, articles, prepositions, In pairs, read your sentences.
pronouns, auxiliary verbs, etc.

1 It’s hot.

2 The weather is hot.

3 The weather in Sydney is hot.

2 Play Listen and mark the stress on the content words.

1 I write a blog about my school.

3 I post lots of comments on forums.
3 I download all my music.
4 I chat with my friends every evening.

Pronunciation Unit 8
/ı/ and /i:/ Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. 3 Read the sentences aloud. Underline words with /ı/ or
Listen and repeat. /i:/ sounds.

/ı/ /i:/ 1 I feel sick, but I don’t need to go to the hospital.

live leave 2 He has a small injury on his finger.
ship sheep
3 I need to see a dentist. My teeth hurt.
2 Play Listen. Do you hear the /i/ or /i:/ 4 I eat meat, but I don’t eat fish.
sound? Listen again and repeat.
/ı/: sick, hospital, injury, his, finger,
/ı/ /i:/
dentist, fish
1 illness ✓
2 key ✓ /i:/: feel, need, he, injury, need, see,
3 swim ✓ teeth, eat, meat, eat
4 weekend ✓
5 thing ✓ 4 Play Listen and check. Listen again and repeat.

6 sleep ✓
7 seat ✓
8 children ✓

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