1. Match the words below with the way they are pronounced in connected speech.
can you want to lots of going to can I do you
don’t know are you have to kind of did you there are
1 kinda kind of
2 wonna …………………
3 havta …………………
4 lotsa …………………
5 gunna …………………
6 cunya …………………
7 dunno …………………
8 ah-ya …………………
9 didya …………………
10 dya …………………
11 cuna …………………
12 thera …………………
Answer
2 want to 3 have to 4 lots of 5 going to 6 can you
7 don’t know 8 are you 9 did you 10 do you
11 can I 12 there are
Listening Strategy
In connected speech, auxiliary and modal verbs (have, can, want, do, ect.), prepositions (to, for, ect.) and pronouns (you, he, etc.) are usually unstressed, and the sounds sometimes change. It isn’t necessary to copy this pronunciation when speaking, but it is important to be able to recognise these words in connected speech.
2. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen and tick the words you hear.
1 a going to b want to
2 a are you b do you
3 a do you b did you
4 a want to b have to
5 a can I b can you
6 a don’t know b going to
Answer
1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 a
Transcript
1 gonna
2 d’ya
3 didya
4 wanna
5 canya
6 dunno
3. Listen and complete the sentences.
1 What …………….. …………….. do?
2 What …………….. …………….. car …………….. …………….. got?
3 …………….. …………….. …………….. …………….. cups in the cupboard.
4 …………….. …………….. go out this evening?
5 Where …………….. …………….. …………….. …………….. go this evening?
6 I don’t …………….. …………….. do …………….. …………….. homework at the weekend.
7 …………….. …………….. put your jacket in the wardrobe?
8 …………….. …………….. …………….. …………….. …………….. …………….. get up early tomorrow?
9 …………….. …………….. …………….. …………….. tidy your bedroom?
Answer
1 What do you do?
2 What kind of car have you got?
3 There are lots of cups in the cupboard.
4 Can I go out this evening?
5 Where are you going to go this evening?
6 I don’t want to do lots of homework at the weekend.
7 Can you put your jacket in the wardrobe?
8 Are you going to have to get up early tomorrow?
9 Do you have to tidy your bedroom?
Transcript
1 What d’ya do?
2 What kinda car have you got?
3 There are lotsa cups in the cupboard.
4 Can I go out this evening?
5 Where are you gonna go this evening?
6 I don’t wanna do lots of homework at the weekend.
7 Can you put your jacket in the wardrobe?
8 Are you gonna have to get up early tomorrow?
9 D’ya have to tidy your bedroom?
4. Listen to a dialogue. Choose the correct answers.
1 She going to move to York in
◻ October. ◻ November.
2 The girl is looking for
◻ a house. ◻ a flat.
3 She wants to live
◻ in the centre. ◻ further out.
4 She wants to live
◻ on her own. ◻ with other students.
5 They agree to meet again tomorrow at
◻ ten o’clock. ◻ eleven o’clock.
Answer
1 October 2 a flat 3 further out 4 on her own 5 eleven o’clock
Transcript
Agent Good morning. How can I help you?
Student Good morning. I’m going to move to York in October and I’m looking for a flat.
A We’ve got lots of flats. Do you want to live in the town centre?
S I suppose the town centre is more expensive.
A Yes, it is.
S I’m looking for somewhere cheap. Can you show me some flats that are further out?
A Certainly. Do you want to share or are you looking for your own flat?
S I’d like my own flat.
A These two are very nice, and not very expensive. Would you like to see them?
S Yes, please.
A I can show you them tomorrow. Can you come to the office at ten?
S Eleven is better for me. Is that OK?
A Yes, of course. See you tomorrow.
5. Listen again and complete the sentences.
1 How …………….. …………….. help you?
2 I’m …………….. …………….. move to York.
3 We’ve got …………….. …………….. flats. …………….. …………….. …………….. …………….. live in the town centre?
4 …………….. …………….. show me some flats that are further out?
5 …………….. …………….. …………….. …………….. share or …………….. …………….. looking for your own flat?
6 …………….. …………….. come to the office at ten?
Answer
1 How can I help you?
2 I’m going to move to York.
3 We’ve got lots of flats. Do you want to live in the town centre?
4 Can you show me some flats that are further out?
5 Do you want to share or are you looking for your own flat?
6 Can you come to the office at ten?
Transcript
See exercise 4.
Extra exercises
Strategy
Before you listen, read the task and look at the gaps. Ask yourself questions about the missing words. This will help you identify the information you need from the recording to complete the gaps.
1. Read the Strategy. Then read the task in exercise 2 and match gaps 1-8 in the summary with questions a-h below.
a Which other sport can you do in the house? ………
b What has the house got that is high? ………
c What is behind the house? ………
d How much is the house? ………
e When did the builders finish the house? ………
f Which company built something? ………
g What is there in many of the rooms? ………
h What does the house have? ………
Answer
a 8 b 3 c 6 d 2 e 7 f 4 g 1 h 5
2. Listen to part of a radio report. Add one or two words or numbers in each gap.
Four houses for sports fans
Summerlin, Nevada
House with indoor basketball court, glass wall and 1…………………….. in many of the rooms.
Price: over $2…………………….. million.
Ankara, Turkey
House with a high 3…………………….. with the appearance of natural rock, built by an 4…………………….. company.
Castle Rock, Colorado
House with a 5…………………….. . Surrounded by a fence and with 6…………………….. behind it.
Updown, near London
$150 million house completed in 7…………………….. . Has a gym and facilities for bowling, horse-riding, squash and 8……………………..
Answer
1 video monitors 2 4 3 climbing wall 4 American
5 baseball field 6 trees 7 2006 8 football
Transcript
There are some great houses out there for sports fans, and some of them spend a lot of money on their hobby.
Take, for example, a basketball fan in Summerlin, Nevada. The house has got an indoor basketball court and an area for people to watch matches behind a glass wall. If his guests prefer, they can follow the action on one of the video monitors installed all over the house. He recently sold the house for more than four million dollars.
The next house is in Ankara, Turkey. The climber who lives there built a climbing wall on the side of the house. He wanted it to be higher than anything in a gym and it had to look like natural rock. An American company built it in the end, so it was very expensive.
There’s a house for sale in Castle Rock, Colorado where a famous baseball player once lived. When the player bought the land, there were plans to build 39 houses there. After he built his own house, he used the rest of the land for a full-size baseball field. It’s surrounded by a fence with trees behind it.
Finally, there’s a house for sale in Updown, near London, which is perfect for sports fans who like more than one sport. The $150 million home was the most expensive house in the world when builders finished it in 2006. It has a bowling alley, two squash courts, a full gym, stables with five horses and a football pitch.
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