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 missing words 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.

MG: No one's doing laundry in this relationship. I remember interviewing a big Silicon Valley billionaire (1) ………….. you forget, 'cause you meet these guys, (2) ………….. they're hugely powerful, wealthy. (3) ………….. then, you start talking to them, (4) ………….. of course, they sound just like you. I mean, (5) ………….. you forget they're billionaires. So, I'm talking to this guy, (6………….. I go into some rant as I often do (7) ………….. , why (8) ………….. ... He's a software guy. I said, "Why (9) ………….. you fix the thing at the airport because in the security (10) ………….. ...Can you do (11) ………….. better than they're doing (12) ………….. ?" I'm going on (13) ………….. on (14) ………….. on (15) ………….. on, 'cause the lines are so long, (16) ………….. he looks at me. (17) ………….. I realized, "Oh, he (18) ………….. been inside an airport in... " (19) ………….. he (20) ………….. know those lines. [laughter] He thinks (21)………….. an airport is a thing (22) ………….. you drive up on to the runway in your car (23) ………….. you get (24) ………….. . (25) ………….. he's like,"The line? There's no lines. The guy standing at the top who, like, rolls a red carpet down for me, [laughter] which is like he... (26) ………….. I was like, "Oh, (27) ………….. ."

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

MG: No one's doing laundry in this relationship. I remember interviewing a big Silicon Valley billionaire (1) (and) you forget, 'cause you meet these guys, (2) (and) they're hugely powerful, wealthy. (3) (And) then, you start talking to them, (4) (and) of course, they sound just like you. I mean, (5) (and) you forget they're billionaires. So, I'm talking to this guy, (6) (and) I go into some rant as I often do (7) (about) , why (8) (can't) ... He's a software guy. I said, "Why (9) (can't) you fix the thing at the airport because in the security (10) (and) ...Can you do (11) (that) better than they're doing (12) (it) ?" I'm going on (13) (and) on (14) (and) on (15) (and) on, 'cause the lines are so long, (16) (and) he looks at me. (17) (And) I realized, "Oh, he (18) (hasn't) been inside an airport in... " (19) (And) he (20) (doesn't) know those lines. [laughter] He thinks (21) (that) an airport is a thing (22) (that) you drive up on to the runway in your car (23) (and) you get (24) (out) . (25) (And) he's like,"The line? There's no lines. The guy standing at the top who, like, rolls a red carpet down for me, [laughter] which is like he... (26) (And) I was like, "Oh, (27) (right) ."

Sources: 

Channel: torontopubliclibrary. Malcolm Gladwell | Part 3 | May 28, 2012 | Appel Salon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyL9H4wJ0VE

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