Exercise 1. Copy the text and underline words with the sound [ɑː] with one line and words with the sound [ʌ] with two lines. I was in the car waiting for my brother to come back from shopping. Suddenly a boy went past the car. He was on a skateboard but he was going quite slowly because there were a lot of people around. “That’s Tim,” I thought. I was at primary school with him! I was so happy to see him again. I got out of the car and went after him. “Tim!” I called. He didn’t hear me. So I shouted: “Tim, it’s me, Karen!” I’ve got a very loud voice, so he heard me immediately. He turned round and looked at me. Then he quickly picked up his skateboard and started to run really fast down the street. I’m a good runner so it wasn’t difficult to follow him. At the end of the street he went into a shop and I ran in after him. “Tim, it’s me, don’t you remember me?” Then I stopped. It wasn’t Tim.

Перевод задания: Перепишите текст и подчеркните одной чертой слова со звуком [ɑː], а двумя чертами — слова со звуком [ʌ].

В британском произношении целевые слова выделены так: одна черта — [ɑː]; две черты — [ʌ].

I was in the car waiting for my brother to come back from shopping. Suddenly a boy went past the car. He was on a skateboard but he was going quite slowly because there were a lot of people around. “That’s Tim,” I thought. I was at primary school with him! I was so happy to see him again. I got out of the car and went after him. “Tim!” I called. He didn’t hear me. So I shouted: “Tim, it’s me, Karen!” I’ve got a very loud voice, so he heard me immediately. He turned round and looked at me. Then he quickly picked up his skateboard and started to run really fast down the street. I’m a good runner so it wasn’t difficult to follow him. At the end of the street he went into a shop and I ran in after him. “Tim, it’s me, don’t you remember me?” Then I stopped. It wasn’t Tim.

Some words with [ɑː] or [ʌ] depend on accent; this marking follows standard British pronunciation. Перевод: Я сидела в машине и ждала, когда мой брат вернётся из магазина. Вдруг мимо машины проехал мальчик. Он был на скейтборде и ехал довольно медленно, потому что вокруг было много людей. «Это Тим», — подумала я. Мы учились вместе в начальной школе! Я так обрадовалась, увидев его снова. Я вышла из машины и побежала за ним. «Тим!» — позвала я. Он меня не услышал. Тогда я крикнула: «Тим, это я, Карен!» У меня очень громкий голос, поэтому он сразу меня услышал. Он обернулся и посмотрел на меня. Затем быстро поднял скейтборд и побежал по улице. Я хорошо бегаю, поэтому мне было нетрудно догнать его. В конце улицы он зашёл в магазин, и я вбежала за ним. «Тим, это я, ты меня не помнишь?» Потом я остановилась. Это был не Тим.