Sound right. A. May we play in the mud

14.1.1. Listen, look, say. Pay attention to the difference between the sounds [6] and [d] (as in «their» and as in «dare».)

I

A. May we play in the mud. Mother?

B. Don't you dare play there!

A. Father doesn't mind if we play in the mud,

Mother. B. Father doesn't wash the dirty clothes, dear.

II

A. I'm the daughter. Then there's Father and

Mother and my two brothers. B. I'll write that down. A. And then there's Dennis, Doctor. B. Dennis?

A. Dennis is the dog. B. Oh, the dog.

A. That's D-E-N-N-I-S! Dennis, Doctor.

B. Dennis — yes, I've got that down. Er... now... emm.

14.1.2. Listen, look, say. Pay attention to the intona­tion.

14.1.3. Read the dialogues in pairs.

14.1.4. Listen, look, say. Pay attention to the difference between the sounds. ([Z] as in measure, [D] as in rather, [z] as in does)

I

A. But how can you measure pleasure?

B. You can measure anything.

A. But pleasure's... immeasurable.

B. It's not immeasurable.

A. And if it were measurable than it wouldn't be half so pleasurable.

II

A. Who's that, over there?

B. Oh, that's Sir Basil. He's the Club Treasurer.

A. I see.

B. He's come to watch television.

A. And does Sir Basil always sleep when televi­sion's on?

B. Usually he does.

A. Ah.

B. And occasionally he snores. Rather noisily.

A. Yes.

B. As you must have noticed.

14.1.5. Listen, look, say. Pay attention to the intona­tion.

14.1.6. Read the dialogues in pairs.