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Unit 7.
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A. Cup.
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Practice the sound A.
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Close your mouth a little for A.
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Your tongue should rest in the middle of your mouth.
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A is a short, relaxed sound.
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Listen and repeat.
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A. Unit 7.
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A. Word Pairs.
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Step 1.
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Listen to these word pairs.
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Cap.
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Cup.
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Bag.
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Bug.
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Cat.
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Cut.
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Rag.
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Rug.
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Bug.
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Ankle.
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Uncle.
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Unit 7.
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B. Test yourself.
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Step 1.
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Listen to the word pairs.
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Write S if the two words are the same, or D if the two words are different.
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1. Bag.
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Bug.
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Bug.
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2. Cat.
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Cat.
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3. Cup.
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Cup.
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4. Rag.
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Rug.
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5. Ankle.
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Uncle.
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6. Run.
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Run.
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Step 2.
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Listen to each sentence and circle the word you hear.
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1. Don't sit on the bug.
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2. This cup is too small.
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3. I threw away the old rag.
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4. What happened to your uncle?
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5. They ran quickly.
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6. How did he get that cut?
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Unit 7C.
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Vocabulary.
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Step 2.
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Listen.
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Repeat the words and check your answers.
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Love.
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Much.
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Lunch.
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Happy.
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Honey.
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Doesn't.
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Don't.
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Nothing Month Wonderful Young Enough
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Talking Brother Other Company
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Cousin Once Your Understand
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Unit 7 D Dialogue Who does she love?
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Step 2 Listen to the dialogue and check your answers.
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Why are you so unhappy?
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Honey, why are you so sad?
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You don't love me, Jasmine.
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But, Russell, I don't understand.
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I love you very much.
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No, you don't.
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You're in love with my cousin.
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Justin?
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No, my other cousin.
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Duncan?
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Don't be funny.
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He's much too young.
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I'm talking about his brother.
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You mean Hunter?
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That's nuts.
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And Hunter loves you, too.
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No, he doesn't.
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Yes, he does.
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Russell, just once last month I had lunch with Hunter.
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There's nothing for you to be jealous about.
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You think he's fun to be with, and I'm just dull.
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But honey, I like your company much better than Hunter's.
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I think you're wonderful.
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You do?
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Unit 7.
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E. Strong and weak pronunciations.
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Listen and repeat the weak and strong pronunciations. Was he jealous?
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Yes, he was. Does she love Russell?
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Yes, she does.
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Do they love each other?
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Yes, they do.
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He wasn't happy.
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It doesn't matter.
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I don't understand.
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Unit 7 -F.
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Scrambled Conversations.
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Step 1.
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Listen to the questions on the left.
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Fill in the missing words.
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Does he have any brothers?
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Do you come here often?
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Do you have enough money?
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Was he late for lunch? Does she understand Russian?
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Was she in love with his cousin?
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Do they have any children?
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Step 3.
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Listen and check your answers.
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Does he have any brothers?
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Yes, he does.
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A younger brother.
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Do you come here often?
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No, I don't.
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Just once a month.
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Do you have enough money?
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I think I do.
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How much is it?
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Was he late for lunch?
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No, he wasn't. Does she understand Russian?
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No, she doesn't, but her husband does.
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Was she in love with his cousin?
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No, she wasn't.
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Do they have any children?
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Yes, they do.
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They have two sons.
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Unit 7H.
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Common Expressions.
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Listen and repeat these common expressions with the sound, uh.
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What country are you from?
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What's up?
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Nothing much. That was fun.
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Do you have enough money?
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Would you like another one?
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I love it.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Pronunciation Pairs CD Unit 7 cup”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Listen, Unit, word, step, bug. This video has 138 sentences and 517 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:06. The speaker talks slowly, about 64 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 31 of its 138 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cousin noun | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a… |
| uncle noun | /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| dialogue noun | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals. |
| jealous adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/ | Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. |
| ankle noun | /ˈæŋ.kəl/ | The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. |
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| unhappy adjective | /ʌnˈhæpi/ | Not happy; sad. |
| dull adjective | /dʌl/ | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| 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. |
| scramble verb | /ˈskɹæmbl̩/ | To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| throw away verb | To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What happened to your uncle?
- Why are you so unhappy?
- Honey, why are you so sad?
- Do you come here often?
- Do you have enough money?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, doesn't, wasn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cousin, uncle, honey.
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.