Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 7

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 7.3 - Classic journeys for the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Which words have been left out in the conversation below?
  2. In the conversation above, underline the main stressed words and circle any weak forms with /ə/ or /ɪ/. Listen and check.

Answer

a)

  • Have you ever been to Turkey?
  • Yes, I have, several times. There are brilliant beaches and fabulous old ruins.
  • That sounds great.
  • Are you thinking of going there?
  • Yes, I am, maybe next year.

b)

  • A: Ever been to Turkey?
  • B: Yes, several times. Brilliant beaches and fabulous old ruins.
  • A: Sounds great.
  • B: Thinking of going there?
  • A: Yeah, maybe next year.