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The key answer of exercise 8

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.3 - Making the right decisions for the textbook New Total English Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Rachael Roberts, Antonia Clare and JJ Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Listen to this sentence. Which words are contracted?
  2. Listen again to the rhythm of the sentence in exercise 8a. Do the stressed words fall with a regular beat in the sentence? How many 'beats' are there in the sentence?

Answer

  1. Had and have are contracted.
  2. Yes, there is a regular beat. There are four beats in the sentence.