A) Listen to the recording of Text Four and mark the stresses and tunes, b) Repeat the text in the intervals after the model.
2. Consulting a dictionary, transcribe the following words and practise their pronunciation:
Intimate 
близкий, hostess 
, wireless, serious, discovery, cynical 
, dissipated 
1) рассеянный, рассредоточенный; распространённый 2) растраченный (понапрасну), промотанный 3) распущенный; разгульный, распутный, addict 
наркоман, noble 
благородный, capacity 
, illusion 
иллюзия, gland 
железа, malicious 
злобный, enigmatic 
загадочный, таинственный, dangerous 
, route 
маршрут, treacherous 
ненадёжный, suicide 
, innocent 
, civilized 
, sympathy 
, seducer 
обольститель, paradise 
рай, wearily 
1) утомительно; скучно 2) устало, represent 
изображать; представлять, sentimental 
сентиментальный, courage 
бесстрашие, мужество, religion 
, clamour 
шум, idealise 
идеализировать 2) придерживаться идеалистических взглядов, squabble 
перебранку, obscene 
грязный, pervert 
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3. Read the following paying attention to the phonetic phenomena of connected speech (assimilation, linking "r", all kinds of plosions, etc.):
their intimate friends; called "The Sleeping Dog"; what fun they have at the B.B.C.; who has been thinking; I understood that play; was quite right to disturb it; who doesn't care; I'm all for it coming out; every single little thing; what most people mean by truth; what that man meant in the wireless play; that happened to have been hidden away; certain trifling 
пустячных facts; you can't get at it this way; after another drink; and you're a fool; with that cracked 
выживших из ума brother of yours; I asked for it; that's not true; as more and more of this rotten stuff came out; my secret thoughts; another image; I had to meddle 
вмешаться; a greedy ненасытные little cat on the tiles; please, don't go on; and grips her arm
4. Read the following word combinations out loud paying attention to the pro nunciation of the nasal sonorant [rj] in the intervocalic position:
are idly 
праздно discussing a wireless play; upon disturbing it; I'm all for it coming out; with nothing missing at all; trifling пустячный and innocent ; in the beginning of the fragment; pointing out to him; to blow everything up; living in a fool's paradise; half looking up; with growing excitement; not living in the same world; screaming and running to the door