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Unit 11 A Ball
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Practice the sound A Pull your tongue back a little for A Push your lips forward a little and make them round
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Listen and repeat A Unit 11 A Word Pairs 1 Step 1.
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Listen to these word pairs.
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Cut, caught Dug, dog
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Bus, boss Done, dawn
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Color, caller Unit 11b.
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Word Pairs 2.
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Step 1.
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Listen to these word pairs.
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Far. For.
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Star.
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Store.
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Card.
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Cord.
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Part.
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Port.
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Unit 11c.
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Test yourself.
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Step 1.
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Listen and circle the word you hear.
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1. Cut.
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2. Boss.
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3. Caller.
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4. 4.
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5. Chord 6.
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Star Step 2.
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Listen to each sentence and circle the word you hear.
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1. I'm waiting for the bus.
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2. He caught the paper.
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3. Is it 4?
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4. This needs a new card.
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5. Did you get the name of the color?
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6. Isn't it gone yet?
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Unit 11 -D.
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Vocabulary.
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Listen and repeat these words with the sound awe.
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Lost.
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Small.
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Falling.
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Walking.
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Airport.
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Reporter.
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Sports.
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Toured.
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Awful.
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Thought.
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Fault.
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Always.
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Football.
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The scoreboard.
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The score.
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Boston Hawks.
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Four.
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New York Horses.
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44. A quarterback.
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The ball.
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Unit 11 -E.
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Dialogue.
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Sports Report on Channel 4.
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Step 1.
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Read the dialogue as you listen to the sports report.
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If you hear a word that is different from the word in your book, correct the word.
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Use the words in Task D.
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There are 13 words to correct.
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The first one has been done for you.
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This morning, the Hawks returned from their game in New York.
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Laura Morgan, our sports reporter, was at the airport to meet them.
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Good morning.
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I'm Laura Morgan.
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All the football players are walking toward me.
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Here's George Small, the halfback.
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Good morning, George.
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Good morning.
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Are you a reporter?
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Yes, I'm from Channel 4.
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Can you tell our audience what you thought about the game in New York?
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It was awful.
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We lost.
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The score was 4 to 44.
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Really?
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I thought the score was 4 to 34.
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No, 4 to 44.
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But it wasn't my fault.
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Whose fault was it?
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The quarterbacks.
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The quarterbacks?
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Yes, the quarterbacks.
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He was always falling or dropping the ball.
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Unit 11F.
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Using stress and intonation to show a contrast.
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Step 1.
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Listen.
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In these three conversations, Speaker B makes the information that is different stand out.
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George played baseball in Boston.
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I thought George played football in Boston.
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George played football in New York.
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I thought George played football in Boston.
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Paul played football in Boston.
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I thought George played football in Boston.
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Unit 11 -I Common Expressions Listen and repeat these common expressions with the sound, awe.
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What's wrong?
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Who's calling?
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You have the wrong number.
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Good morning. Of course. Have some more coffee.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Pronunciation Pairs CD Unit 11 ball”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: word, listen, Unit, George, football. This video has 104 sentences and 420 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:54. The speaker talks slowly, about 61 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
quarterback noun/ˈkwɔːtəbak/An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
reporter noun/ɹɪˈpoɹ.tɚ/Someone or something that reports.
awful adjective/ˈɔːfʊl/Very bad.
dialogue noun/ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
caller noun/ˈkɔːlə/The person who makes a telephone call.
contrast noun/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/The degree of this difference.
dawn noun/dɔːn/The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
lip noun/lɪp/Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
cord noun/ˈkoɹd/A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).
distress noun/dɪˈstɹɛs/Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
vocabulary noun/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
chord noun/kɔɹd/A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
halfback noun/ˈhæfˌbæk/Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
intonation noun/ɪntəˈneɪʃən/The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
scoreboard nounA large board that displays the score in a game or contest.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
stand out verbTo jut out, protrude (from a surface etc.).

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • I'm waiting for the bus.
  • Did you get the name of the color?
  • Are you a reporter?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, isn't, wasn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like quarterback, reporter, awful.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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