Look through the passage below and mark all the cases of linking in it. Listen to the tape, mark the intonation. Practise reading the passage

Most people’s picture of a typical Englishman is a man in a suit, with an umbrella, a copy of The Times, and a bowler hat. Not everybody knows, however, that this hard, low, round-brimmed hat was invented in the nineteenth century, or that it was made after a pair of British hat makers, Thomas and William Bowler.

The first example of a bowler hat was ordered by a country gentleman, Thomas Coke, who lived in Norfolk. He wanted a strong and practical hat that he could wear when he went shooting.

In America the bowler hat is known as a derby.

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Insert the missing verbs in the passage below. Listen and check your answers. Mark the intonation and practise reading the passage aloud.

A cleaning woman shot in a bank robbery in Cricklewood yesterday evening. She said to be safe and comfortable in hospital. The bank broken into by two masked men. They have not yet found. A total of ₤1 million stolen I the robbery, and a bag of jewels kept in a bank safe by Lady Crickle who told the bad news late last night by the bank manager.

‘most of my jewels made of gold’, she told reporters. ‘My favourite ring made in china three hundred years ago. I can’t possibly buy another one.’

A red Ford Fiesta seen near the bank and later found in a car park at Heathrow Airport. A reward offered by the police for any information about the crime.

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