I'll Get It. Oh No, I'll Get It

(two friends arguing over the check)

I'll get it.

Oh no, I'll get it.

Let me have it.

It's my turn.

I'll gel it.

Oh no I'll get it.

Let me have it.

It's my turn.

 

You got it last time.

I'll gel it this time.

Let me have it.

It's my turn.

You got it last time.

I'll gel it this time.

Let me have it.

It's my turn.

Let's split it.

Let's split it.

Let's split it this time.

Let's split it.

You got it last time.

I'll get it next time.

This time,

let's split it.

 

PRACTICE

I. Listen carefully as your teacher reads the sentences. Then listen again as your teacher repeats them. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Check your answers in the Appendix. *

1. It ____________ ________ lot _________________ live _______________ ___________________city.

2. ________________ much _____________ _______________ cost?

3. ________________ costs _____________ _______________ lot.

4. Why ______________ you _______________ _______________?

5. ____________ too _____________________. I __________________ afford

________________.

 

II. Listen carefully while your teacher reads the sentences. Write them in the blanks below. Note the suggestions for careful listening. Check your answers in the Appendix. *

1. _____________________________________________________ (nine words)

   Listen for the third person s and the plural s.

2. ______________________________________________________ (four words)

  Listen for the contraction and the reduced vowel sound.

3. ____________________________________________________ (seven words)

Listen for the sound of the contraction and the third person s.

4. ______________________________________________________ (five words)

Listen for the sound of the contraction and the reduced vowel sound.

5. ______________________________________________________ (five words)

Listen for the reduced vowel sound.

 

III. Listen as your teacher reads you the clues to the word puzzle. Write the words in the blanks after each number. Check your answers in the Appendix. *

1. M _____ _____ ______ _______

2. О _____ ______

3. N _____ _____ ______ _______

4. E _____ _____ ______

5. Y _____ _____ ______

Unit 11

Talking about the weather

 

Notes

 

It's Cold Outside. It's Bitter Cold

This chant offers practice in the command forms bundle up, put on, and wear something and in the sound of the contraction if's.

 

It's Cold Outside. Its Bitter Cold

It's cold outside. It's bitter cold.

Put on your sweater.

It's bitter cold.

It's cold outside.

It's bitter cold.

Wear something warm.

It's bitter cold.

It's cold outside.

It's bitter cold.

It's freezing.

Wear something warm.

Bundle up.

It's cold outside.

Wear something warm.

It's bitter cold.

 

It's a Nice Day Today, Isn't It?

This chant offers practice in the tag ending isn't it followed by the response it certainly is. Students should listen for the reduced vowel sound in today and the linking sounds of day today/isn't it.

 

It's a Nice Day Today, Isn't It?

It's a nice day today, isn't it?

It certainly is.

It's a beautiful day.

It's a nice day today, isn't it?

It certainly is.

It's a beautiful day.

 

Nice day today.

Nice day today.

Day today.

Day today.

Nice day today.

Nice day today, isn't it?

It certainly is.

It's a beautiful day.

 

Hot and Humid

This chant offers an example of vowel reduction in today and to, as in too hot to walk to work today. Students should notice the sound of the conjunction and (n) in hot and humid. This chant also provides an example of the tag ending isn't it followed by the response It sure is.

Hot and Humid

It's hot today.

Hot and humid.

It's hot today, isn't it?

 

It's hot today.

Hot and humid.

It's hot today, isn't it?

It sure is.

It sure is.

Hot and humid.

Hot and humid.

 

Too hot.

Much too hot.

Too hot.

Much too hot.

It's too hot to work.

Too hot to play.

Too hot to walk to work today.

It's too hot.

Hot and humid.

Too hot.

Hot and humid.

Too hot to work.

Too hot to play.

Too hot to walk to work today.

 

Clear, Blue Sky

Students should notice the vowel reductions in the sounds of at, as, and today. This chant provides an example of the pronunciation of the definite and indefinite articles a/the and offers practice in the sound of the contraction it's.

Clear, Blue Sky

Clear, blue sky.

Clear, blue sky.

Look at the sky.

It's clear as a bell.

Clear, blue sky.

 

It's beautiful today.

Not a cloud in the sky.

Clear, blue sky.

 

Look at the sky.

It's clear as a bell.

Clear, blue sky.

 

 

Do You Think It's Going to Rain?

This chant offers an example of the reduction in the sound of going to (gonna). It also provides practice in the sound of the third person s and illustrates the use of I hope so/I hope not.