A Dreadful Train Crash

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Гласные фонемы
[I] — монофтонг переднего отодвинутого назад ряда высокого подъема (широкой разновидности), краткий нелабиализованный. При произнесении [I] язык находится в передней части полости рта, средняя част

Согласные фонемы
[р], [b] — губно-губные смычные взрывные согласные. При их произнесении губы, смыкаясь, образуют полную преграду. Размыкание преграды осуществляется быстро и энергично, [р] — глухой согласный, прои

ОСНОВНЫЕ ПРАВИЛА ЧТЕНИЯ ГЛАСНЫХ
  Ударный слог       в открытом слоге [ei] take, place, name, cake,

ОСНОВНЫЕ ПРАВИЛА ЧТЕНИЯ СОГЛАСНЫХ
  перед е, i, у [s] face, city, bicycle   перед а, о, u [k] case, cat, cut, co

БУКВОСОЧЕТАНИЯ
  bt [t] debt, doubt, subtle   ght [t] light, night, right

Фонетические явления
1. Палатализация— (palatalization) — смягчение согласных, возникает под влиянием следующих за ними гласных переднего ряда. Это явление характерно для русских согласных и выполняет

In a Restaurant
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Busy in the Kitchen
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An Expensive Holiday
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A Bad Hijacker
Hostess Bradley: Alice! Perhaps that passenger is a hijacker! Hostess Allen: Which passenger, Anne? That sad man with the camera? He's wearing black slacks and a jacket. Hostess B

The End of the Adventure
Ken: Ted! Thank heaven! I was getting desperate. Ted: Hello there, Ken. Where are Jeff and the rest of the men? К е n: They left me in the tent with some eggs and some bread, and off they went.

Crackle, Crackle, Galactic Static
Gran: Jack, do you have to bang and slam on that piano like that? Jack: I'm practising for our new album. It's smashing. Gran: An album? You mean that racket you and your gang bas

Sports Reports from Channel 4
Announcer: This morning the Roarers football team arrived back from York. Paul Short is our sports reporter, and he was at the airport. Paul Short: Good morning. This is Paul Short. All th

Fawns, Horses And a Tortoise
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The Worst Nurse
Sir Herbert: Nurse! Colonel Burton: Nurse! I'm thirsty! Sir Herbert: Nurse! My head hurts! Colonel Burton: NURSE!! Sir Herbert: Curse these nurses! Colo

I Love You
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At a Party
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Making a Pass at Martha
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In a Good School
Miss Luke: Good afternoon, girls. Girls: Good afternoon, Miss Luke. Miss Luke: This afternoon we're going to learn how to cook soup. Open your books at unit ţwenty-two.

A Pair of Hairbrushes
Mary: I've lost two small hairbrushes, Claire. They're a pair. Claire: Have you looked carefully everywhere? Mary: Yes. They're nowhere here. Claire: Have you looked upst

A Bearded Mountaineer
(Mr and Mrs Lear are on holiday in Austria) Mr Lear: Let's have a beer here, dear. Mrs Lear: What a good idea! They have very good beer here. We came here last year.

A Mouse in the House
Mrs Brown: (shouting loudly) I've found a mouse!! Mr Brown: Ow! You're shouting too loudly. Sit down and don't shout. Mrs Brown: (sitting down) I've found a mouse in

At the Railway Station
(Mr Grey is waiting at the railway station for a train) Mr Grey: Hey! This train's late! I've been waiting here for ages. Porter: Which train, sir? Mr Grey: The 8.

Mike, Myra and Violet
(Myra and Violet are typists in the library) Myra: (smiling) Hello, Mike! Mike: Hello, Myra. Hello, Violet. You're looking nice, Violet. (silence)

A Painting of a Boy
J a y: Do you like painting? Joy: Yes. I'm trying to paint a boy lying beside a lake. Do you like it? Jay: Hm ... Why don't you buy some oil paints? J о у: I don't enjoy

Passports, Please
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Happy Birthday
Bob: Hello, Barbara. Barbara: Hello, Bob. It's my birthday today. Bob: Oh, yes. Your birthday! Happy birthday, Barbara! Barbara: Thanks, Bob. Somebody gave me this blouse

A Bit of Beef at the Picnic
Paul: Picnics! I detest picnics! Kate: Paul, do stop grumbling and get the basket out of the car. We couldn't stay indoors today. It's beautiful! Paul: I do like a proper Sunday d

A Damaged Telephone
Daisy: Dunstone 238-8282. Donald: Hello, Daisy. This is Donald. D i a s y: Oh hello, darling. Donald: What did you do yesterday, Daisy? You forgot our date, didn't you?

Waiting for Templetons
Tessa: What time did you tell Templetons to get here, Martin? Martin: Any time between 10 and 12. Tessa: But it's after two! They're terribly late! Martin: Why didn't you

Guests in August
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The Cuckoo Clock
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Eggs from the Greek Grocer
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Cash in the Ice-Cream Carton
Colin: OK, Mike. At six o'clock you take a taxi to the bank. Max will come out with the cash in a cream-coloured case... Mike: I'm to collect the cash? Colin: Of course. Don't ask

At an Accommodation Agency
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Noisy Neighbours
Mr P r i n g: (angrily) Bang! Bang! Bang! What are the Kings doing at seven o'clock on Sunday morning? Mrs P r i n g: Well, Mr King is singing. Mr P r i n g: Yes, but what'

A King and a Song
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A Fine View
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A Walk in the Woods
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A Visit to Vladivostok
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Twenty Foreign Visitors
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Surprises in the Post Office
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A Sweet Siamese Student
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George Churchill
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Early for Lunch
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A Proud Parent
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A Lovely Little lion
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The Respective Merits of Frogs and Rabbits
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Gossips
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The Hat in the Window
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A Horrible Accident
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To a False Friend
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UNIT 26. WEAK FORMS OF WORDS
The use of weak forms is an essential part of English speech and you must learn to use the weak forms of 33 English words if you want your English to sound English. Some words have more than one we

A Few General Rules
(a) Always stress the syllable before one that's pronounced [fn] -ssion/-tion, [fs] -cious/-tious, [fl] -cial/-tíal, etc. e. g. a'ttention 'spacious ,arti'ficia

Синтагма
В предложении могут быть одна или несколько синтагм или интонационных групп. Синтагмой называется относительно законченный по смыслу отрезок предложения. Синтагма может состоять из одного сл

Table of Notation in the Text
Каждая синтагма заканчивается восходящим или нисходящим тоном последнего ударн

LOGICAL STRESS ЛОГИЧЕСКОЕ УДАРЕНИЕ
Логическое ударение -- это особое средство выделения какого-либо слова, используемого в качестве интонационного средства противопоставления или усиления. Слово с логическим ударением

Looking For Something Pretty
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UNIT 10. INTONATION OF SPECIAL QUESTIONS ИНТОНАЦИЯ СПЕЦИАЛЬНЫХ ВОПРОСОВ
Специальные вопросы обычно произносятся нисходящим тоном. Например:

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Teacher: "Who can tell me how much five and one make?" No answer. Teacher: "Suppose I give you five rabbits and then another rabbit. How many rabbits would you have?&

Morning and Evening
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Afternoon Tea
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Every Cloud Has Its Silver Lining
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Too Great a Majority
George Bernard Show's gift of ready wit is well-illustrated by the story of how he turned the laugh against a member of the public who was expressing disapproval of one of his plays. It wa

I. JOKES
BABY BEGINS TO SPEAK "I've had a dreadful day," the wife complained to her husband. "First the baby cut his first tooth, then he took his first step, and then he fell and kn

II. TALES
THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE CITY MOUSE Once upon a time a city mouse visited his cousin in the country. The country mouse shared his simple but wholesome food. Peas, barley, corn, tasty root

The Moral
A simple meal eaten in peace is better than a banquet eaten in fear and trembling. THE FOX AND THE GRAPES One hot summer day the fox hunted for miles and miles without seei

The Moral
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III. TEXTS
WASHINGTON New York is a place to have fun. San Francisco is great for a holiday, but Washington is wonderful for tourists, because there are so many famous and historical places to see.

IV. LECTURES
WHY USE GAMES? (by Julia Khan) Characteristics of games What is a game? Everyone feels intuitively that they know but definition is elusive. Perhaps we can say that, "

V. POEMS
LITTLE ROBIN REDBREAST Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree, Up went Pussy-cat and down went he; Down came Pussy-cat and away Robin ran; Said littte Robin Redb

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The cock is crowing, The stream is flowing, The small birds twitter, The lake doth[14] glitter, The green field sleeps in the sun; The oldest and younge

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