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.

Learning the lines for the audition really, (1) ………….. of work I ever did (2) ………….. and (3) ………….. , this is hard (4) ………….. fun. Victim is in her (5) ………….. thirties, professional person going by her clothes and guessing something in the media going by the frankly alarming shade of pink. I suppose my (6) ………….. memory would have been the audition process. I came in on my own, (7) ………….. very well (8) ………….. I came in and read with Ben and (9) ………….. much better. We (10………….. a thing about each other I (11) ………….. where we're meeting, (12) ………….. your name. I had a job having to remind myself (13) …………..'Sherlock' not 'Shylock'! So occasionally I said Shylock Sherlock!

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

Learning the lines for the audition really, (1) (that was the first bit) of work I ever did (2) (on it) and (3) (I thought) , this is hard (4) (but a lot of) fun. Victim is in her (5) (late) thirties, professional person going by her clothes and guessing something in the media going by the frankly alarming shade of pink. I suppose my (6) (first) memory would have been the audition process. I came in on my own, (7) (didn't do) very well (8) (and then) I came in and read with Ben and (9) (it went) much better. We (10) (don't know) a thing about each other I (11) (don't know) where we're meeting, (12) (I don't even know) your name. I had a job having to remind myself (13) (that it was) 'Sherlock' not 'Shylock'! So occasionally I said Shylock Sherlock!

Sources: 

Channel: Sherlock. First Memories Working On Sherlock – Sherlock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEfG9mXxC7k

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