Voice-Over Part1
Voice-Over Part1
Voice-Over Part1
Unit 1
Phonetic drill. Read the following words paying attention to their pronunciation:
Accident /ˈæksɪdənt/, unconscious /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/, frightening /ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/, vehicle
/ˈviːəkl/, advantage /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/, thief /θiːf/, debt /det/, universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/,
marine /məˈriːn/, iguana /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/, reptiles /ˈreptaɪl/, bamboo /ˌbæmˈbuː/,
photosynthesis /ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsɪs/, cub /kʌb/, foal /fəʊl/, giraffe /dʒəˈrɑːf/, atmosphere
/ˈætməsfɪə(r)/, evaporate /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/, equator /ɪˈkweɪtə(r)/, desert /ˈdezət/, predators
Exercise 4. Try to read out the following excerpt of the documentary Earth: One
Amazing Day script with appropriate intonation. Pay attention to the underlined
words:
For as long as humans
have existed on Earth,
we have looked to the heavens in wonder.
Fascinated by the countless stars
in the night sky.
But in all the unimaginable
vastness of space,
we found only one place like this.
It's a small blue planet,
with a rocky moon.
Travelling around a star.
It's just close enough
to be fed by its sun's energy,
but not blasted by its heat.
It spins on its axis,
so that for half a day
its surface basks in light,
then for half it cools in shade.
You might say, it's the lucky planet.
Because its rhythm of light and shade,
turns out to be a vital ingredient,
for life itself.