ACTIVITY SHEET

EPISODE 8: CROCODILE TOURISM

Our activity sheet this week contains 4 activities, which look at the way words are linked in spoken English. To make your spoken English sound natural you need to link words ending in a 'final consonant' sound to words with an 'initial vowel' sound. You can listen to the audio for this activity on the Study English website. Go to http://australianetwork.com/studyenglish/ open Episode 8 and then the Activities section. ACTIVITY 1 Listen to the way the reporter links her words when describing the crocodile attack incident. (Look for the Listen icon on the activities section on our website to play the audio)
REPORTER:

In October last year, German tourist Isabel Von Jordan was attacked and killed by this 4m crocodile. She was one of nine Europeans on a guided tour in Kakadu National Park run by adventure company Gondwana. The death is being investigated by the Northern Territory coroner. The tour guide was sentenced to three years jail for committing a dangerous act causing death. His sentence was suspended.

ACTIVITY 2 Lets practise linking these words:

In October / nk to b/

last year /las tj / German tourist /' mn t rst/ dn/

Isabel Von Jordan /' zb l v n ' was attacked and /w

z 'tk tn/ ed ending here: /t/

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killed by one of

/k ld ba / /w nv/ a /jur'pin z n /

Europeans on

guided tour /'ga dd t / ed ending here: /d/ in Kakadu / n kk'du National Park /'n nl pak/ run by adventure death is /d /r n ba z/ n 'v stge t d/ j d 'v n / /j/ inserted between vowels

being investigated /'bi tour guide /t ga d/

sentenced to /'s ntns t/ ed ending here: /t/ three years jail / rij z committing a /k'm t e l/ /

dangerous act /'de n r skt/ causing death /k z d /

his sentence /h z s ntns/ was suspended /w z s'sp ndd/

ACTIVITY 3 Listen to the Reporter again, and then practise reading the passage concentrating on the ends and the beginnings of the words. In October last year, German tourist Isabel Von Jordan was attacked and killed by this 4m crocodile. She was one of nine Europeans on a guided tour in Kakadu National Park run by adventure company Gondwana. The death is being investigated by the Northern Territory coroner. The tour guide was sentenced to three years jail for committing a dangerous act causing death. His sentence was suspended.

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ACTIVITY 4 Choose a word or phrase in the box to match the list of words on the left. Mark the linking. One has been done for you. Make sure you link the last sound of the word and the first sound of the following word. teacher eyes and night expensive match of flowers or two of students or false evening

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

head wednesday a bunch too a number tennis one blue true day

teacher

head teacher

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ACTIVITY 4 ANSWERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. head teacher /'hd 'ti/

wednesday evening /'wnzdejivn/ /j/ a bunch of flowers /bn v flaz/ too expensive /tuwk 'spnsv/ /w/ a number of students /'nmb rv 'stjudnts/ tennis match /'tns m/ one or two /'w n 'tu/ blue eyes /bluwaz/ /w/ true or false /'truw 'fls/ /w/ day and night /'dejn 'nat/ /j/

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