Bài tập Phát âm tiếng anh nâng cao – Unit 20: Cụm động từ có 2 dấu trọng âm

20.1 Listen and underline the prominent syllable(s) in each part in bold. All the phrasal verbs are two-stress phrasal verbs but sometimes the particle is non-prominent.

EXAMPLE I’m busy now. Can you call me back?

1 Have you handed your homework in yet?

2 The.fire’s on. Don’t forget to turn it off before you go out.

3 At the stream I rolled my trousers up and paddled across.

4 We don’t have much money, but I’m sure we’ll get by.

5 My father and I didn’t really get along.

6 My handwriting is terrible, as my teachers are always pointing out.

7 The painting suddenly fell off the wall.

8 If any letters come for me, can you send them on?

20.2 You will hear seven questions. After each question, press ‘pause’ and say one of the responses in the box. (Think carefully about prominence in the phrasal verb.) When you press ‘play’ again you will hear the correct answer. (Note that all the responses include three-word phrasal verbs.)

f I can come up with the money.

No, but I don’t know how Pm going to get out of it.

We’ll come on to it next semester.

Well, first, we should do away with private schools.

No, she just walked off with it.

Yes, I think he’s hoping to put in for a promotion.

I’ve only just sent away for them.

EXAMPLE: You hear: Are we going to study ecology soon?

You reply: We’ll COME ON to it next semester.

20.3 Complete each (a) part of these pairs of sentences using one of the phrasal verbs in the box. (You may need to change the form of the verb.) Then form a compound noun from each phrasal verb to complete each corresponding (b) part.

backup                                 checkin                 follow up             hand over           get together

EXAMPLE a When he demanded my wallet I handed it over.

b United Nations troops supervised the handover.

1 a I only had a small bag, but I still had to ………………… it …………… .

b When you get to the airport go straight to the …………… .

2 a The whole family usually …………… …………… on our mother’s birthday.

b All the neighbours had a …………… to celebrate the New Year.

3 a The files are important, so make sure you …………… them …………… .

b Before I shut down my computer I always make a …………… .

4 a Her suggestion was interesting, so I decided to ……………it …………… .

b The first meeting on the subject was two years ago, and this one is a …………… .

Now listen and check your answers. Then say the sentences aloud, making sure you put prominence in the correct place in the words you have written.