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 извращенец

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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

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