WARM-UP VIDEO FOR DISAPPEARING SOUNDS

Instructions. In fast speech the sounds /t/ and /d/ often disappear from the end of a word. In the following quiz, all gaps contain words that end in t or d. Listen and fill the gaps.

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

[cheers and applause] [gentle guitar music] - [singing]When your legs (1) ………….. Like they (2) ………….. before And (3) ………….. sweep you off of your feet Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love? Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks? And, darling, I will be loving you till we're 70 And, baby, my (4) ………….. could still fall as hard at 23 And I'm thinking 'bout how People fall in love in mysterious ways Maybe (5) ………….. touch of (6) ………….. Me, I fall in love with you every single day And I (7) ………….. tell you I am So, honey, now Take me into your loving arms Kiss me under (8) ………….. stars Place your head on my beating (9) ………….. I'm thinking (10) ………….. That maybe we (11) ………….. where we are When my hair's all but gone and my memory fades And the crowds (12) ………….. my name When my hands (13) ………….. the strings the same way Mm, I know you will still love me the same 'Cause, honey, your soul could never grow old It's evergreen And, baby, your smile's forever (14) ………….. and memory Ooh, and I'm thinking 'bout how People fall in love in mysterious ways Maybe it's all part of a plan, now, now Well, I'll just keep on making the same mistakes Hoping that you'll (15) ………….. That, baby, now Take me into your loving arms Kiss me under (16) ………….. stars Oh, my darling Place your head on my beating (17) ………….. I'm thinking (18) ………….. That maybe we (19) ………….. where we are Oh, baby, we (20) ………….. where we are And we (21) ………….. where we are [cheers and applause] Thank you.

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

[cheers and applause] [gentle guitar music] - [singing]When your legs (1) (don't work) Like they (2) (used to) before And (3) (I can't) sweep you off of your feet Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love? Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks? And, darling, I will be loving you till we're 70 And, baby, my (4) (heart) could still fall as hard at 23 And I'm thinking 'bout how People fall in love in mysterious ways Maybe (5) (just the) touch of (6) (a hand) Me, I fall in love with you every single day And I (7) (just want to) tell you I am So, honey, now Take me into your loving arms Kiss me under (8) (the light of a thousand) stars Place your head on my beating (9) (heart) I'm thinking (10) (out loud) That maybe we (11) (found love right) where we are When my hair's all but gone and my memory fades And the crowds (12) (won't remember) my name When my hands (13) (don't play) the strings the same way Mm, I know you will still love me the same 'Cause, honey, your soul could never grow old It's evergreen And, baby, your smile's forever (14) (in my mind) and memory Ooh, and I'm thinking 'bout how People fall in love in mysterious ways Maybe it's all part of a plan, now, now Well, I'll just keep on making the same mistakes Hoping that you'll (15) (understand) That, baby, now Take me into your loving arms Kiss me under (16) (the light of a thousand) stars Oh, my darling Place your head on my beating (17) (heart) I'm thinking (18) (out loud) That maybe we (19) (found love right) where we are Oh, baby, we (20) (found love right) where we are And we (21) (found love right) where we are [cheers and applause] Thank you.

Sources: 

Channel: TheEllenShow. Ed Sheeran Performs 'Thinking Out Loud': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHvUCKrGPhI&t=91s

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