| a. First practise the sound /o:/ in some of the words from the dialogue. Read the words aloud or visit the website to practise. |
| Laura morning walking towards airport awful always reporter report sports York fault (/fɔːlt/ or /fɒlt/) |
A football match
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| b. Listen to the dialogue, paying particular attention to the target sound. |
Sports report from Radio Station 4 |
| ANNOUNCER: |
This morning the Roarers football team arrived back from York. Laura Short is our sports reporter, and she was at the airport. |
| LAURA SHORT: |
Good morning, listeners. This is Laura Short. All the footballers are walking towards me. Here's George Ball, the goalkeeper. Good morning, George. |
| GEORGE BALL: |
Good morning. Are you a reporter? |
| LAURA SHORT: |
Yes. George. I'm Laura Short from Radio Station 4. Tell us about the football match with York. |
| GEORGE BALL: |
Well, it was awful. We lost. And the score was forty-four, four. But it wasn't my fault, Laura |
| LAURA SHORT: |
Whose fault was it, George? |
| GEORGE BALL: |
The forwards. |
| LAURA SHORT: |
The forwards? |
| GEORGE BALL: |
Yes. The forwards. They were always falling over or losing the ball! |
| c. Practise reading the dialogue aloud. Record your voice to compare your production of the target sound with the recording. |
