Lingua Matrix

понедельник, 25 июня 2018 г.

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Illness

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

среда, 28 февраля 2018 г.

Как отвечать на работе если не знаете ответа на вопрос

Not knowing the answers

~~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 /

среда, 7 февраля 2018 г.

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]

суббота, 27 января 2018 г.

Space / Location / Place

Position / Location Phrases

in the middle

/ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl/

to the left

/tə ðə lɛft

to the right

/tə ðə raɪt/

in front of

/ɪn frʌnt əv/

on this side

/ɑn ðɪs saɪd/

in the distance

/ɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns/

here and there

/hɪr ən ðɛr/

in the foreground

/ɪn ðə ˈfɔrˌɡraʊnd/

in the background

/ɪn ðə ˈbækˌɡraʊnd/

in the center of

/ɪn ðə ˈsɛntɚ əv/

Prepositional / Spatial Relations

adjacent to

/əˈdʒeɪsənt tə/

opposite to

/ˈɑpəzɪt tə/

Direction Words

here

/hɪr/

there

/ðɛr/

/nɛkst/

where

/wɛr/

from

/frəm/

over

/ˈoʊvɚ/

near

/nɪr/

above

/əˈbʌv/

below

/bɪˈloʊ/

down

/daʊn/

/ʌp/

under

/ˈʌndɚ/

further

/ˈfɝðɚ/

beyond

/bɪˈjɑnd/

nearby

/ˈnɪrˌbaɪ/

Range / Distribution

wherever

/wɛrˈɛvɚ/

around

/əˈraʊnd/

between

/bɪˈtwin/

before

/bɪˈfɔr/

alongside

/əˈlɔŋˌsaɪd/

Formal / Descriptive Location

amid

/əˈmɪd/

among

/əˈmʌŋ/

beneath

/bɪˈniθ/

beside

/bɪˈsaɪd/

behind

/bɪˈhaɪnd/

across

/əˈkrɔs/

воскресенье, 21 января 2018 г.

Time / Chronology / Sequence

Time Reference / Frequency

at the present time

/æt ðə ˈprɛzənt taɪm/

from time to time

/frəm taɪm tə taɪm/

sooner or later

/ˈsunɚ ɔr ˈleɪtɚ/

at the same time

/æt ðə seɪm taɪm/

up to the present time

/ʌp tə ðə ˈprɛzənt taɪm/

Sequence / Order

to begin with

/tə bɪˈɡɪn wɪð/

in due time

/ɪn du taɪm/

as soon as

/æz sun æz/

as long as

/æz lɔŋ æz/

in the meantime

/ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm/

in a moment

/ɪn ə ˈmoʊmənt/

without delay

/wɪˈðaʊt dɪˈleɪ/

Emphasis / Framing

in the first place

/ɪn ðə fɝst pleɪs/

all of a sudden

/ɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən/

at this instant

/æt ðɪs ˈɪnstənt/

first, second

/fɝst, ˈsɛkənd/

Speed / Immediacy

immediately

/ɪˈmidiətli/

quickly

/ˈkwɪkli/

finally

/ˈfaɪnəli/

Simple Time Markers

after

/ˈæftɚ/

later

/ˈleɪtɚ/

last

/læst/

until

/ənˈtɪl/

till

/tɪl/

since

/sɪns/

then

/ðɛn/

before

/bɪˈfɔr/

hence

/hɛns/

when

/wɛn/

once

/wʌns/

about

/əˈbaʊt/

/nɛkst/

/naʊ/

formerly

/ˈfɔrmɚli/

suddenly

/ˈsʌdənli/

shortly

/ˈʃɔrtli/

henceforth

/ˈhɛnsˌfɔrθ/

Repetition / Duration

whenever

/wɛnˈɛvɚ/

eventually

/ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

meanwhile

/ˈminˌwaɪl/

further

/ˈfɝðɚ/

during

/ˈdʊrɪŋ/

in time

/ɪn taɪm/

prior to

/ˈpraɪɚ tə/

Formal / Immediate Action

forthwith

/ˈfɔrθˌwɪð/

straightaway

/ˈstreɪt̬əˌweɪ/

by the time

/baɪ ðə taɪm/

Present / Recent Time

until now

/ənˈtɪl naʊ/

now that

/naʊ ðæt/

instantly

/ˈɪnstəntli/

presently

/ˈprɛzəntli/

occasionally

/əˈkeɪʒənəli/

суббота, 20 января 2018 г.

Conclusion / Summary / Restatement

General Observation / Evaluation

as can be seen

/æz kən bi sin/

generally speaking

/ˈdʒɛnɚəli ˈspikɪŋ/

in the final analysis

/ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl əˈnæləsɪs/

all things considered

/ɔl θɪŋz kənˈsɪdɚd/

as shown above

/æz ʃoʊn əˈbʌv/

in the long run

/ɪn ðə lɔŋ rʌn/

given these points

/ˈɡɪvən ðiz pɔɪnts/

as has been noted

/æz hæz bɪn ˈnoʊtɪd/

in a word

/ɪn ə wɝd/

for the most part

/fɚ ðə moʊst pɑrt/

Emphasis / Reframing

after all

/ˈæftɚ ɔl/

in fact

/ɪn fækt/

Summarizing / Concluding

in summary

/ɪn ˈsʌməri/

in conclusion

/ɪn kənˈkluʒən/

in short

/ɪn ʃɔrt/

in brief

/ɪn brif/

in essence

/ɪn ˈɛsəns/

to summarize

/tə ˈsʌməˌraɪz/

on balance

/ɑn ˈbæləns/

Overall Scope / Degree

altogether

/ˌɔltəˈɡɛðɚ/

overall

/ˌoʊvɚˈɔl/

ordinarily

/ˌɔrdəˈnɛrəli/

usually

/ˈjuʒuəli/

by and large

/baɪ ən lɑrdʒ/

Final Wrap-Up / Perspective

to sum up

/tə sʌm ʌp/

on the whole

/ɑn ðə hoʊl/

in any event

/ɪn ˈɛni ɪˌvɛnt/

in either case

/ɪn ˈiðɚ keɪs/

all in all

/ɔl ɪn ɔl/

Stance / Certainty

obviously

/ˈɑbviəsli/

ultimately

/ˈʌltɪmətli/

definitely

/ˈdɛfənətli/

Используйте в речи редуцирование слов:

to - /tə/

for - /fɚ/

and - /ən/

Выделяйте тоном ключевое слово (существительное или глагол).

Для заключений используйте падающую интонацию.

воскресенье, 14 января 2018 г.

Effect / Consequence / Result

Cause - Result / Logical Consequence

as a result

/æz ə rɪˈzʌlt/

under those circumstances

/ˈʌndɚ ðoʊz ˈsɝkəmˌstænsɪz/

in that case

/ɪn ðæt keɪs/

for this reason

/fɚ ðɪs ˈrizən/

in effect

/ɪn ɪˈfɛkt/

Simple Connectors (Highly Reduced in Speech)

/fɚ/ (stressed: /fɔr/)

thus

/ðʌs/

because the

/bɪˈkʌz ðə/

then