Slide 2 The recording is your basic reference: use it all the
time. Help yourself with the transcription. Ideally, you should
read each step looking at the transcription rather than the text.
The transcription is what you have to pronounce. You MUST NOT leave
any sound out, so you have to be very careful to pronounce EVERY
SOUND you see and hear. Linking words is essential: words ending in
a consonant followed by words beginning with a vowel: He gets up at
eleven He get su pa televen Rythm is very important: stress only
the words in YELLOW Consonat clusters: several consecutive
consonants, as in THE STUDENT STARTED | stju dnt st t d | Be
specially careful with: Vowels in general and LONG vowels in
particular. Dypthongs The following consonant sounds in particular
: v z j Slide 3 I went to a great party last summer. My friend,
Maggie, was leaving our town and moving abroad to live. So she had
a leaving party, but she also came up with a really good theme it
was fancy dress, and everybody had to dress up as something
beginning with the letter M. She chose the letter M, because its
the first letter of her name. I thought it was a great idea, and
people came dressed as all sorts of things Mickey Mouse, Madonna,
Medusa I went as Marilyn Monroe. It was fun, but I didnt
particularly enjoy wearing lipstick or high heels. I dont know how
women do it all the time. The party was at Maggies house, but it
was summer, so we were in the garden a lot of the time. The garden
looked really beautiful. They had fairy lights in the trees and
lots of mirrors, so that the lights were reflected, and it made the
garden look much bigger. There must have been at least seventy
people there. I think she invited everyone she knew. I didnt know
everybody, but it didnt matter. The fancy dress was a perfect
ice-breaker and everybody mixed really well. The food was great too
Maggie was moving to Thailand, so the food was Thai. She got the
local Thai restaurant to do it, and it was delicious. We even had
Thai beer to go with it. Maggies brother is a DJ, so the music was
fantastic, and I danced a lot without my heels on. Slide 4 Read the
following line. Follow the transcription and play the recording. Do
it as many times as necessary till you think you are doing it as
well as you possibly can. Do not go on to the next step till you
are over with the present one. Pronounce ALL the sounds you hear
and pronounce them FLUENTLY and with RHYTHM. I went to a great
party last summer. My friend, Maggie, was leaving our town and
moving abroad to live. | a went t re t p ti l st s m | ma frend | m
i | w z li v a ta n nd mu v br d tu l v Slide 5 Repeat step 2 with
this new line: So she had a leaving party, but she also came up
with a really good theme it was fancy dress, and everybody had to
dress up as something beginning with the letter M. s i h d li v p
ti | b t i ls ke m p w r li d i m t w z fnsi dres | nd evr b di h d
tu dres p z s m b n w let r em | i t z let r em Slide 6 Now read
the previous lines. Listen again, read the transcription and repeat
to get a fluent pronunciation. I went to a great party last summer.
My friend, Maggie, was leaving our town and moving abroad to live.
So she had a leaving party, but she also came up with a really good
theme it was fancy dress, and everybody had to dress up as
something beginning with the letter M. a went t re t p ti l st s m
| ma frend | m i | w z li v a ta n nd mu v br d tu l v | s i h d li
v p ti | b t i ls ke m p w r li d i m t w z fnsi dres | nd evr b di
h d tu dres p z s m b n w let r em | i t z let r em Slide 7 And so
on She chose the letter M, because its the first letter of her
name. I thought it was a great idea, and people came dressed as all
sorts of things Mickey Mouse, Madonna, Medusa I went as Marilyn
Monroe. i t z let r em | b k z ts f st let r v h ne m | a t t w z
re t a d | nd pi pl ke m drest z l s ts v z m ki ma s | m d n | m
du s a went z mr l n m n r Slide 8 I went to a great party last
summer. My friend, Maggie, was leaving our town and moving abroad
to live. So she had a leaving party, but she also came up with a
really good theme it was fancy dress, and everybody had to dress up
as something beginning with the letter M. She chose the letter M,
because its the first letter of her name. I thought it was a great
idea, and people came dressed as all sorts of things Mickey Mouse,
Madonna, Medusa I went as Marilyn Monroe. a went t re t p ti l st s
m | ma frend | m i | w z li v a ta n nd mu v br d tu l v | s i h d
li v p ti | b t i ls ke m p w r li d i m t w z fnsi dres | nd evr b
di h d tu dres p z s m b n w let r em | i t z let r em | b k z ts f
st let r v h ne m | a t t w z re t a d | nd pi pl ke m drest z l s
ts v z m ki ma s | m d n | m du s a went z mr l n m n r | Slide 9
It was fun, but I didnt particularly enjoy wearing lipstick or high
heels. I dont know how women do it all the time. t w z f n | b t a
d dnt p t kj l li n d o we r l pst k ha hi lz | a d nt n ha w m n d
t l ta m Slide 10 I went to a great party last summer. My friend,
Maggie, was leaving our town and moving abroad to live. So she had
a leaving party, but she also came up with a really good theme it
was fancy dress, and everybody had to dress up as something
beginning with the letter M. She chose the letter M, because its
the first letter of her name. I thought it was a great idea, and
people came dressed as all sorts of things Mickey Mouse, Madonna,
Medusa I went as Marilyn Monroe. It was fun, but I didnt
particularly enjoy wearing lipstick or high heels. I dont know how
women do it all the time. | a went t re t p ti l st s m | ma frend
| m i | w z li v a ta n nd mu v br d tu l v | s i h d li v p ti | b
t i ls ke m p w r li d i m t w z fnsi dres | nd evr b di h d tu
dres p z s m b n w let r em | i t z let r em | b k z ts f st let r
v h ne m | a t t w z re t a d | nd pi pl ke m drest z l s ts v z m
ki ma s | m d n | m du s a went z mr l n m n r | t w z f n | b t a
d dnt p t kj l li n d o we r l pst k ha hi lz | a d nt n ha w m n d
t l ta m | Slide 11 The party was at Maggies house, but it was
summer, so we were in the garden a lot of the time. | p ti w z t m
iz ha z | b t t w z s m | s wi w r n dn l t v ta m Slide 12 I went
to a great party last summer. My friend, Maggie, was leaving our
town and moving abroad to live. So she had a leaving party, but she
also came up with a really good theme it was fancy dress, and
everybody had to dress up as something beginning with the letter M.
She chose the letter M, because its the first letter of her name. I
thought it was a great idea, and people came dressed as all sorts
of things Mickey Mouse, Madonna, Medusa I went as Marilyn Monroe.
It was fun, but I didnt particularly enjoy wearing lipstick or high
heels. I dont know how women do it all the time. The party was at
Maggies house, but it was summer, so we were in the garden a lot of
the time. | a went t re t p ti l st s m | ma frend | m i | w z li v
a ta n nd mu v br d tu l v | s i h d li v p ti | b t i ls ke m p w
r li d i m t w z fnsi dres | nd evr b di h d tu dres p z s m b n w
let r em | i t z let r em | b k z ts f st let r v h ne m | a t t w
z re t a d | nd pi pl ke m drest z l s ts v z m ki ma s | m d n | m
du s a went z mr l n m n r | t w z f n | b t a d dnt p t kj l li n
d o we r l pst k ha hi lz | a d nt n ha w m n d t l ta m | p ti w z
t m iz ha z | b t t w z s m | s wi w r n dn l t v ta m Slide 13 The
garden looked really beautiful. They had fairy lights in the trees
and lots of mirrors, so that the lights were reflected, and it made
the garden look much bigger. | dn l kt r li bju t fl | e h d fe ri
la ts n tri z nd l ts v m r z | s t la ts w r flekt d | nd t me d
dn l k m t b | Slide 14 I went to a great party last summer. My
friend, Maggie, was leaving our town and moving abroad to live. So
she had a leaving party, but she also came up with a really good
theme it was fancy dress, and everybody had to dress up as
something beginning with the letter M. She chose the letter M,
because its the first letter of her name. I thought it was a great
idea, and people came dressed as all sorts of things Mickey Mouse,
Madonna, Medusa I went as Marilyn Monroe. It was fun, but I didnt
particularly enjoy wearing lipstick or high heels. I dont know how
women do it all the time. The party was at Maggies house, but it
was summer, so we were in the garden a lot of the time. The garden
looked really beautiful. They had fairy lights in the trees and
lots of mirrors, so that the lights were reflected, and it made the
garden look much bigger. a went t re t p ti l st s m | ma frend | m
i | w z li v a ta n nd mu v br d tu l v | s i h d li v p ti | b t i
ls ke m p w r li d i m t w z fnsi dres | nd evr b di h d tu dres p
z s m b n w let r em | i t z let r em | b k z ts f st let r v h ne
m | a t t w z re t a d | nd pi pl ke m drest z l s ts v z m ki ma s
| m d n | m du s a went z mr l n m n r | t w z f n | b t a d dnt p
t kj l li n d o we r l pst k ha hi lz | a d nt n ha w m n d t l ta
m | p ti w z t m iz ha z | b t t w z s m | s wi w r n dn l t v ta m
| dn l kt r li bju t fl | e h d fe ri la ts n tri z nd l ts v m r z
| s t la ts w r flekt d | nd t me d dn l k m t b | Slide 15 There
must have been at least seventy people there. I think she invited
everyone she knew. | m st v bi n t li st sevnti pi pl e | a k i n
va t d evr w n i nju | Slide 16 I didnt know everybody, but it
didnt matter. The fancy dress was a perfect ice-breaker and
everybody mixed really well. | a d dnt n evr b di | b t t d dnt mt
| fnsi dres w z p f kt a sbre k nd evr b di m kst r li wel | Slide
17 There must have been at least seventy people there. I think she
invited everyone she knew. I didnt know everybody, but it didnt
matter. The fancy dress was a perfect ice- breaker and everybody
mixed really well. m st h v bi n t li st sevnti pi pl e | a k i n
va t d evr w n i nju | a d dnt n evr b di | b t t d dnt mt | fnsi
dres w z p f kt a sbre k nd evr b di m kst r li wel Slide 18 The
food was great too Maggie was moving to Thailand, so the food was
Thai. fu d w z re t tu m i w z mu v tu ta lnd | s fu d w z ta Slide
19 There must have been at least seventy people there. I think she
invited everyone she knew. I didnt know everybody, but it didnt
matter. The fancy dress was a perfect ice- breaker and everybody
mixed really well. The food was great too Maggie was moving to
Thailand, so the food was Thai. m st h v bi n t li st sevnti pi pl
e | a k i n va t d evr w n i nju | a d dnt n evr b di | b t t d dnt
mt | fnsi dres w z p f kt a sbre k nd evr b di m kst r li wel | fu
d w z re t tu m i w z mu v tu ta lnd | s fu d w z ta Slide 20 She
got the local Thai restaurant to do it, and it was delicious. We
even had Thai beer to go with it. | i t l kl ta restr nt t d t | nd
t w z d l s | wi i vn hd ta b tu w t Slide 21 There must have been
at least seventy people there. I think she invited everyone she
knew. I didnt know everybody, but it didnt matter. The fancy dress
was a perfect ice- breaker and everybody mixed really well. The
food was great too Maggie was moving to Thailand, so the food was
Thai. She got the local Thai restaurant to do it, and it was
delicious. We even had Thai beer to go with it. m st h v bi n t li
st sevnti pi pl e | a k i n va t d evr w n i nju | a d dnt n evr b
di | b t t d dnt mt | fnsi dres w z p f kt a sbre k nd evr b di m
kst r li wel | fu d w z re t tu m i w z mu v tu ta lnd | s fu d w z
ta | i t l kl ta restr nt t d t | nd t w z d l s | wi i vn hd ta b
tu w t Slide 22 Maggies brother is a DJ, so the music was
fantastic, and I danced a lot without my heels on. | m iz br z di d
e | s mju z k w z fn tst k | nd a d nst l t w a t ma hi lz n Slide
23 There must have been at least seventy people there. I think she
invited everyone she knew. I didnt know everybody, but it didnt
matter. The fancy dress was a perfect ice- breaker and everybody
mixed really well. The food was great too Maggie was moving to
Thailand, so the food was Thai. She got the local Thai restaurant
to do it, and it was delicious. We even had Thai beer to go with
it. Maggies brother is a DJ, so the music was fantastic, and I
danced a lot without my heels on. m st h v bi n t li st sevnti pi
pl e | a k i n va t d evr w n i nju | a d dnt n evr b di | b t t d
dnt mt | fnsi dres w z p f kt a sbre k nd evr b di m kst r li wel |
fu d w z re t tu m i w z mu v tu ta lnd | s fu d w z ta | i t l kl
ta restr nt t d t | nd t w z d l s | wi i vn hd ta b tu w t | m iz
br z di d e | s mju z k w z fn tst k | nd a d nst l t w a t ma hi
lz n | Slide 24 | a went t re t p ti l st s m | ma frend | m i | w
z li v a ta n nd mu v br d tu l v | s i h d li v p ti | b t i ls ke
m p w r li d i m t w z fnsi dres | nd evr b di h d tu dres p z s m
b n w let r em | i t z let r em | b k z ts f st let r v h ne m | a
t t w z re t a d | nd pi pl ke m drest z l s ts v z m ki ma s | m d
n | m du s a went z mr l n m n r | t w z f n | b t a d dnt p t kj l
li n d o we r l pst k ha hi lz | a d nt n ha w m n d t l ta m | p
ti w z t m iz ha z | b t t w z s m | s wi w r n dn l t v ta m | dn
l kt r li bju t fl | e h d fe ri la ts n tri z nd l ts v m r z | s
t la ts w r flekt d | nd t me d dn l k m t b | | m st h v bi n t li
st sevnti pi pl e | a k i n va t d evr w n i nju | a d dnt n evr b
di | b t t d dnt mt | fnsi dres w z p f kt a sbre k nd evr b di m
kst r li wel | fu d w z re t tu m i w z mu v tu ta lnd | s fu d w z
ta | i t l kl ta restr nt t d t | nd t w z d l s | wi i vn hd ta b
tu w t | m iz br z di d e | s mju z k w z fn tst k | nd a d nst l t
w a t ma hi lz n | Slide 25 I went to a great party last summer. My
friend, Maggie, was leaving our town and moving abroad to live. So
she had a leaving party, but she also came up with a really good
theme it was fancy dress, and everybody had to dress up as
something beginning with the letter M. She chose the letter M,
because its the first letter of her name. I thought it was a great
idea, and people came dressed as all sorts of things Mickey Mouse,
Madonna, Medusa I went as Marilyn Monroe. It was fun, but I didnt
particularly enjoy wearing lipstick or high heels. I dont know how
women do it all the time. The party was at Maggies house, but it
was summer, so we were in the garden a lot of the time. The garden
looked really beautiful. They had fairy lights in the trees and
lots of mirrors, so that the lights were reflected, and it made the
garden look much bigger. There must have been at least seventy
people there. I think she invited everyone she knew. I didnt know
everybody, but it didnt matter. The fancy dress was a perfect
ice-breaker and everybody mixed really well. The food was great too
Maggie was moving to Thailand, so the food was Thai. She got the
local Thai restaurant to do it, and it was delicious. We even had
Thai beer to go with it. Maggies brother is a DJ, so the music was
fantastic, and I danced a lot without my heels on.
