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PRONUNCIATION

1. Study the information in the table below.
The pronunciation of “was”

In negative sentences and short answers In positive sentences and questions

strong form /wɒz/ weak form /wəz/

✦ He wasn’t at home last night. ✦ I was in Balıkesir a few days ago.
✦ “Was she late?” “Yes, she was.” ✦ Where was Mike yesterday evening?

2. Listen to the extracts by paying attention to the pronunciation of the
highlighted words. (Audio 7.4)
1. Tracy : How was it?
Roy : It was very nice.

2. Tracy : Were you with your parents?
Roy : No, I wasn’t.

3. Tracy : Was it attractive?
Roy : Yes, it was. It was amazing.

3. Listen again and repeat.

4. Act out the extracts in activity 2 in pairs. Then change roles and act them out again.

5. Act out the dialogues below in pairs. Then change roles and act them out again.
1. A: Why was Jane depressed? B: Because she was fired from her job.
2. A: Was Bill at school yesterday? B: No, he wasn’t. He was ill.
3. A: Was the movie awful? B: Yes, it was. It was extremely boring.

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E PORTFOLIO ENTRY
Read the instructions below and do the project.

✦ Look at the questions in activity 12 on page 92 again and use them to prepare an interview.
You can add your own questions as well.
✦ Interview one of your classmates or a friend from another class and note down his/ her
answers.

✦ Hand in your project next week. When your teacher gives it back, take a photo of the
interview and upload it to your blog.

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