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a. First practise the target sound In/ in words from the dialogue. Read the words aloud or visit the website to practise.
no not near name noise Notting Hill morning manager avenue furnished unfurnished don't want rent month friends pounds evening Northend apartment central inexpensive one can than down fifteen London Martin
Syllabic/n/
In the following words In/ is usually a syllable.
often station oven kitchen accommodation prison eleven forbidden television certainly thousand Nelson garden agency
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| b. First listen to the dialogue, paying attention to the target sound. Then read the dialogue and fill the gaps (1—8) by choosing eight words from the list above (syllabic /n/). |
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| MARTIN: |
Good morning. My name is Martin Nelson. Are you the manager? |
| MANAGER: |
Yes, I am. How can I help you, Mr ? |
| MARTIN: |
I want an apartment in central London. |
| MANAGER: |
, Mr Nelson, How much rent do you want to pay? |
| MARTIN: |
No more than £1,000 a month. |
| MANAGER: |
£1,000 a month? We don't often have apartments as inexpensive as that. Not in central London. We have one apartment for £2,179 a month in Notting Hill. It's down near the in Northend Avenue. |
| MARTIN: |
Is it furnished? |
| MANAGER: |
No. It's unfurnished. The kitchen has no . It's forbidden to use the . No friends in the apartment after in the evening. No noise and no after 11.15 p.m. No . . |
| MARTIN: |
No thank you! I want an apartment, not a ! |
| c. Listen to the dialogue again and check your answers. |
d. Practise reading the dialogue aloud. Record your voice to compare your production of the target sound with the recording.
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