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TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR PRACTICE (L.Sordelli)

Schedule for handing in transcriptions for practice:

TP 1 (April 21): "Humpty Dumpty" and "I hear thunder" http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/earlylearning/nurserysongs/F-J/humpty_dumpty

TP 2 (May 6): "Sounds English" Unit 24, tasks 3.1 and 4a Unit 25, tasks 1.3 and 2a

Unit 24 Task 3.1Only ten per cent of Kensington Express readers take regular exercise. I

n a recent survey, readers answered questions about diet and exercise. Ten per cent felt that they were healthy or very healthy. Seventy per cent said that exercise is important for good health. But only ten per cent took regular exercise -twice a week or more. Twenty per cent said that they felt they got enough exercise. The rest admitted that they should take more exercise.

| nli ten p sent v kenztn kspres ridz tek rejlr ekssaz | n rlqi | sevnti p sent sed t ekssaz z mptnt f d helq | | bt nli ten plt e t nf ekssaz | rest dmtd t e d tek mr ekssaz |

Task 4aA: I'm a reporter from the Hendon Standard. Were you present when the accident h

appened?B: Yes, I was standing at the end of Elm Avenue, by the park.A: What happened?B: There was a red van travelling west, and several cars and vans behind it.A: Was the red van going fast?B: No. The driver kept glancing at a map on his lap. Then a black taxi started to pass the red van.A: Was that the cause of the accident?B: It wasn't the taxi that cause the accident. It was the red van. The van driver suddenly turned and crashed into the taxi.A: What happened then?B: The taxi smashed into a lamppost. The taxi driver wasn't badly hurt, but he was very angry.

e | am rpt frm hendn stndd | w ju przent wen i ksdnt hpndbi | jes | a wz stnd t i end v elm vnju | ba pk |e | wt hpnd |bi | wz red vn trvl west | nd sevrl kz nd vnz bhand t |e | wz red vn fst |

Unit 25 Task 1.3

1. I like my fish cooked in butter/batter.2. He's worried about his uncle/ankle.3. Put the rug/rag on the floor.4. Here's a cup/cap for you

5. I've lost the truck/track.6. Does my hut/hat look nice?

| wn | a lak ma f kkt n bt bt |tu | hiz wrd bat z klkl|qri | pt r r n fl |f | hz kp kp f ju |fav | av lst trk trk |sks | dz ma ht ht lk nas |

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Task 2a

A: Uncle Cuthbert has just rung up.B: Is he coming for lunch?A: No, he's in trouble. There's been a flood.B: But the flood was on Monday.A: Now his truck is stuck on the mud.B: He could come by bus.A: No,the bus is stuck behind the truck. Nothing can move.

| e | klkqbrt hz dst r p |bi | z hi km f lnt |e | n| hiz n trbl| ez bin fld |bi | bt fld wz n mnde |e | naz trk s stk n md |bi | hi kd km ba bs |e | n| bs z stk bhand trk | nq kn muv |

TP 3 (May 20):Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 from plot of "City of Bones" (film)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Bones_(Mortal_Instruments)

TP 4( June 10): make-up transcription using IPA keyboard symbols (printed) "Can

technology kill off the exam?" http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140328-can-tech-kill-off-the-exam

You are expected to read the "IF1 Transcription Guidelines" b4 getting the job started (available at Xerox rooms)

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