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.

For all three of you. I'm sorry I mean, two of you. All two of you, both of you in fact, I (1) ………….. miscounted. Yeah they're very (2) ………….. it They're in a good place, they're a loving married couple and it's exciting Yeah i think the impending baby is something (3) ………….. both looking (4) ………….. including Sherlock actually (5) ………….. . He's not a natural parent or figure of authority (6) ………….. comes to a newborn (7) ………….. seeming indifference which is (8) ………….. comic is actually all underpinned with a deep love. You know he said he's a You kind of do forget, or I do, what being in charge of a baby is like, you know. Obviously, Mrs Hudson is going to be very (9) ………….. the impending baby Yeah i'm looking (10) ………….. it means we're going to have a baby on the set.

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

For all three of you. I'm sorry I mean, two of you. All two of you, both of you in fact, I (1) (just) miscounted. Yeah they're very (2) (excited about) it They're in a good place, they're a loving married couple and it's exciting Yeah i think the impending baby is something (3) (that they're) both looking (4) (forward to a lot) including Sherlock actually (5) (despite what he says) . He's not a natural parent or figure of authority (6) (when it) comes to a newborn (7) (but the) seeming indifference which is (8) (at times) comic is actually all underpinned with a deep love. You know he said he's a You kind of do forget, or I do, what being in charge of a baby is like, you know. Obviously, Mrs Hudson is going to be very (9) (excited about) the impending baby Yeah i'm looking (10) (forward to that too) it means we're going to have a baby on the set.

Sources: 

Channel: Sherlock. Parenthood In Series 4 – Sherlock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y7DOEsvUHo

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