WARM-UP VIDEO FOR GLOTTAL STOP

Instructions. In British Engilsh, the /t/ sound sometimes gets replaced by a 'silent' sound, so-called 'glottal stop', between vowels. Listen to this TEDx talk by Maisie Williams and type phrases with verbs ending in -ting, in which 't' is replaced with a glottal stop.

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Exercise. Complete each gap with suitable words and expressions you hear from the video.

Hi. I'm Maisie Williams. And I'm (1) ………….. for someone to come on stage and tell me that there's been some sort of miscommunication, and that I should probably leave. I found myself instinctively walking over to my mother's CD player, cranking up the volume to drown out the noise (2) ………….. my body move to the beat. It's hard to describe how it felt. I was harnessing emotions that I didn't even really know the names of yet. If Billy Elliot could do it, so could I. Once my audition was done, I returned home for two weeks of staring out the window, (3) ………….. postman, waiting for my ticket out of my sleepy village and into a world of jazz hands and dorm rooms. I probably would've given them the finger and told them to jog on. I wasn't willing to give up that easily. So at age 11, I was (4) ………….. when my dance teacher informed me of a talent show which boasted opportunities of making you a star. with specialists who would help train you up for your performance at the end of the week. (5) ………….. a woman called Louise Johnston in an improvisation acting workshop, she gave me the words "bowling ball," And do actresses have teeth like mine? Because if they do, I'm yet to watch any of their movies. (6) ………….. Louise in the February of 2009 and trying but failing to land the part in the hit sequel "Nanny McPhee"to "The Big Bang," I was angry. And for this, I was perfect. (7) ………….. the pilot episode, the show slowly grew to become one of the biggest shows in television history. We've been nominated for over 130 Emmys, making us the most Emmy-nominated show to ever exist. We've recently (8) ………….. our eighth and final season, which is predicted to smash records that we've already broken. And nearly a decade to the day since my first audition, if you have graduated from an expensive school. But even then, I have so many friends who are fresh out of art school, having trained for years and are still no closer (9) ………….. career. Now, I'm not claiming that with Daisy I can make everybody a star, but I do believe The very fact that I'm here giving a TEDx talk right now is so far from anything I thought that I was capable of. Even (10) ………….. bio for my speech made me realize that in a decade, everything in my life has changed. I am an Emmy-nominated actress, an entrepreneur and an activist; Ask questions, and laugh in the face of people who say that they're stupid questions. Be open to learning (11) ………….. when you don't know what the hell is going on. Refuse to hold yourself back

Key: Look at the key and say aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

Hi. I'm Maisie Williams. And I'm (1) (kind of just waiting) for someone to come on stage and tell me that there's been some sort of miscommunication, and that I should probably leave. I found myself instinctively walking over to my mother's CD player, cranking up the volume to drown out the noise (2) (and letting) my body move to the beat. It's hard to describe how it felt. I was harnessing emotions that I didn't even really know the names of yet. If Billy Elliot could do it, so could I. Once my audition was done, I returned home for two weeks of staring out the window, (3) (waiting for the) postman, waiting for my ticket out of my sleepy village and into a world of jazz hands and dorm rooms. I probably would've given them the finger and told them to jog on. I wasn't willing to give up that easily. So at age 11, I was (4) (bursting with excitement) when my dance teacher informed me of a talent show which boasted opportunities of making you a star. with specialists who would help train you up for your performance at the end of the week. (5) (After meeting) a woman called Louise Johnston in an improvisation acting workshop, she gave me the words "bowling ball," And do actresses have teeth like mine? Because if they do, I'm yet to watch any of their movies. (6) (After meeting) Louise in the February of 2009 and trying but failing to land the part in the hit sequel "Nanny McPhee"to "The Big Bang," I was angry. And for this, I was perfect. (7) (After getting the part and shooting) the pilot episode, the show slowly grew to become one of the biggest shows in television history. We've been nominated for over 130 Emmys, making us the most Emmy-nominated show to ever exist. We've recently (8) (finished shooting) our eighth and final season, which is predicted to smash records that we've already broken. And nearly a decade to the day since my first audition, if you have graduated from an expensive school. But even then, I have so many friends who are fresh out of art school, having trained for years and are still no closer (9) (to creating a) career. Now, I'm not claiming that with Daisy I can make everybody a star, but I do believe The very fact that I'm here giving a TEDx talk right now is so far from anything I thought that I was capable of. Even (10) (writing the) bio for my speech made me realize that in a decade, everything in my life has changed. I am an Emmy-nominated actress, an entrepreneur and an activist; Ask questions, and laugh in the face of people who say that they're stupid questions. Be open to learning (11) (and admitting) when you don't know what the hell is going on. Refuse to hold yourself back

Sources: 

Channel: TEDx Talks. Don't strive to be famous, strive to be talented | Maisie Williams | TEDxManchester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTYOpfGvlwc

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