Ship Or Sheep - Unit 39: w (window)
a. First practise the target sound /w/ in words from the dialogue below. Read the words aloud or visit the website to practise.
well what wet walk warm with white wine went walked woods wild sweet William Wednesday wasn’t wearing walnut railway quiet quickly twenty squirrels wonderful Winona afterwards
VIRGINIA: (2) I saw ... William again on Wednesday, Winona.
WINONA: (4) Oh? William again . (Winona laughs.) Well, what happened?
VIRGINIA: (4) We went for a lovely walk in the woods.
WINONA: (5) Oh? In the wet? Wasn't it very wet on Wednesday?
VIRGINIA: (6) It was very cold and wet. But we were wearing very warm clothes
(4) and we walked quickly to keep warm.
WINONA: (6) Is that the woods next to the railway? It's not very quiet.
VIRGINIA: (6) Yes. But further away from the railway it was very quiet
(4) and there were wild squirrels everywhere. We counted
(2) twenty squirrels.
WINONA: (5) Twenty squirrels? And what did you do for lunch?
(2) A picnic with the squirrels?
VIRGINIA: (5) It was too wet. Afterwards we went to a restaurant. It was
(6) twelve o'clock. We had walnut cake and sweet white wine.
(1) It was wonderful.
WINONA: (3) So? William again ... Well ... ?
VIRGINIA: (1) Well? (Virginia and Winona laugh.)
c. Check your answers by listening to the dialogue again. Then check in the key.