British Soul Course

| Task 2 | Week 3

A tongue-twister. Read slowly, paying attention to your articulation then gradually speed up.

A tongue-twister. Read slowly, paying attention to your articulation then gradually speed up.

24:50 минута в лекции

52:12 минута в лекции

The firs(t) skirt is dirtier than the thir(d) shirt,

The first shirt is dirtier than the thir(d) skirt.

If the firs(t) skirt wasn't dirtier than the thir(d) shirt,

Would the firs(t) shirt be dirtier than the thir(d) skirt?

На письме звук [ ɜ: ] передается:

гласными буквами - Ee, li, Uu, Yy, Oo - если за ними следует буква - Rr -
verb, girl, turn, work.

буквосочетанием - ear - + согласная
early, earth.

Ten men mend seven hedges,

Seven men mend ten hedges.

If ten men didn't mend seven hedges,

Would seven men mend ten hedges?

ðə ˈfɜːs(t) skɜːt ɪz ˈdɜːtɪə ðən ðə θɜː(d) ʃɜːt

ðə ˈfɜːs(t) ʃɜːt ɪz ˈdɜːtɪə ðən ðə θɜː(d) skɜːt

ɪf ðə ˈfɜːs(t) skɜːt ˈwɒzn ˈdɜːtɪə ðən ðə θɜː(d) ʃɜːt

wʊd ðə ˈfɜːs(t) ʃɜːt bɪ ˈdɜːtɪə ðən ðə θɜː(d) skɜːt

ten men men(d) ˈsevn ˈhedʒɪz

ˈsevn men men(d) ten ˈhedʒɪz

ɪf ten men ˈdɪd(ə)n men(d) ˈsevn ˈhedʒɪz

wʊd ˈsevn men men(d) ten ˈhedʒɪz