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Illness

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• Sorry I’ve come down with a bad cold so won’t be there today. Apologies.

Как отвечать на работе если не знаете ответа на вопрос

Not knowing the answers

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I don’t know

Лучше ответить например, одной из следующих фраз:

• I don’t know, but I’ll find out.

/ aɪ doʊnt noʊ | bət aɪl faɪnd aʊt /

• I don’t know, off the top of my head, but I’ll check.

/ aɪ doʊnt noʊ | ɔf ðə tɑp əv maɪ hɛd | bət aɪl tʃɛk /

• I’m not a 100% sure, let me get back to you.

/ aɪm nɑt wʌn ˈhʌndrəd pərˈsɛnt ʃʊr | lɛt mi ɡɛt bæk tə ju /

David Bowie- Space Oddity Original Video (1969)

[Instrumental intro]

[Verse 1]
Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills
And put your helmet on
(10) Ground Control (9) to Major Tom (8)
(7, 6) Commencing (5) countdown
Engines on (4, 3, 2)
Check ignition (1)
And may God's love (Liftoff) be with you

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Verse 2]
This is Ground Control to Major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today

[Chorus]
For here am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do


[Verse 3]
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much
She knows
Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you....

[Chorus]
Here am I floating 'round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do

[Instrumental outro]

Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction

Concession & Contrast Phrases

• although this may be true

/ɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs meɪ bi tru/

• in contrast

/ɪn ˈkɑntræst/

• different from

/ˈdɪfrənt frəm/

• of course, but

/əv kɔrs, bət/

• on the other hand

/ɑn ði ˈʌðər hænd/

• on the contrary

/ɑn ðə ˈkɑntrɛri/

• at the same time

/æt ðə seɪm taɪm/

• in spite of

/ɪn spaɪt əv/

• even so

/ˈivən soʊ/

• even though

/ˈivən ðoʊ/

• be that as it may

/bi ðæt æz ɪt meɪ/

• then again

/ðɛn əˈɡɛn/ or /ðɛn əˈɡeɪn/

• above all

/əˈbʌv ɔl/

• in reality

/ɪn riˈæləɾi/

• after all

/ˈæftər ɔl/

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Single-Word or Short Contrast Markers

• but

/bət/ (strong: /bʌt/)

• (and) still

/(ænd) stɪl/ - often: /(ən) stɪl/

• unlike

/ʌnˈlaɪk/

or

/ɔr/ - weak: /ər/

• (and) yet

/(ænd) jɛt/ - often: /(ən) jɛt/

• while (meaning "whereas")

/waɪl/

• albeit

/ɔlˈbit/ or /ælˈbit/ (both heard in AmE)

• besides

/bɪˈsaɪdz/

• as much as

/æz mʌtʃ æz/ - often: /əz mʌtʃ əz/

• although

/ɔlˈðoʊ/

• instead

/ɪnˈstɛd/

• whereas

/wɛrˈæz/ or /wɛrˈæʒ/

• despite

/dɪˈspaɪt/

• conversely

/kənˈvɝsli/

• otherwise

/ˈʌðərwaɪz/

• however

/haʊˈɛvər/

• rather

/ˈræðər/

• nevertheless

/ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs/

• nonetheless

/ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/

• regardless

/rɪˈɡɑrdləs/

• notwithstanding

/ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/

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Reduction Notes (Very Important for Fluency)

Common weak forms in these transitions:

of - /əv/

to - /tə/

and - /ən/

as - /əz/

or - /ər/ (before consonants)

as much as - /əz mʌtʃ əz/

in spite of - /ɪn spaɪt əv/

Contrast transitions usually carry strong sentence stress and are followed by a pause:

However, /haʊˈɛvər/ -> falling tone

On the other hand, /ɑn ði ˈʌðər hænd/ -> rising -> falling

 

Agreement / Addition / Similarity

Multi-word Transitions & Phrases

• in the first place

/ɪn ðə fɝst pleɪs/

• not only … but also

/nɑt ˈoʊnli … bət ˈɔlsoʊ/

• as a matter of fact

/æz ə ˈmæɾər əv fækt/

• in like manner

/ɪn laɪk ˈmænər/

• in addition

/ɪn əˈdɪʃən/

• coupled with

/ˈkʌpəld wɪθ/

• in the same fashion

/ɪn ðə seɪm ˈfæʃən/

• in the same way

/ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ/

• in the light of

/ɪn ðə laɪt əv/

• not to mention

/nɑt tə ˈmɛnʃən/

• to say nothing of

/tə seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/

• equally important

/ˈikwəli ɪmˈpɔrtənt/

• by the same token

/baɪ ðə seɪm ˈtoʊkən/

• as well as

/æz wɛl æz/ - often reduced: /əz wɛl əz/

• together with

/təˈɡɛðər wɪθ/

• of course

/əv kɔrs/

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Sequencing Words

• first

/fɝst/

• second

/ˈsɛkənd/

• third

/θɝd/

• again

/əˈɡɛn/ or /əˈɡeɪn/ (both common in AmE)

• then

/ðɛn/

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Single-Word Additive / Comparative Transitions

• and

/ænd/ - weak form: /ən/

• also

/ˈɔlsoʊ/

• equally

/ˈikwəli/

• identically

/aɪˈdɛntɪkli/

• uniquely

/juˈnikli/

• like

/laɪk/

• as

/æz/ - weak: /əz/

• too

/tu/

• moreover

/mɔrˈoʊvər/

• likewise

/ˈlaɪkwaɪz/

• comparatively

/kəmˈpærətɪvli/

• correspondingly

/ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋli/

• similarly

/ˈsɪmələrli/ or /ˈsɪmɪlərli/

• furthermore

/ˈfɝðərˌmɔr/

• additionally

/əˈdɪʃənəli/

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Very Common Reduced Forms (Important for Fluency)

• to

/tu/ - weak form: /tə/

• of

/ʌv/ - weak form: /əv/

• and

/ænd/ - /ən/

• as

/æz/ - /əz/

Эти сокращения необходимы для естественного американского ритма.

В большинстве переходных фраз акцент делается на главном составляющем слова:

in adDItion

furtherMORE

moreOver

FIRST, SECond, THIRD

Звук /ə/ (шва ) есть почти в каждой фразе при естественном темпе и ритме американской речи.

Слова of, to, a, the, -er, -en почти всегда приобретают звук /ə/:

matter of - /əv/

in the same - /ðə/

* в фонетической транскрипции использовался символ /ɾ/ - Flap T