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A COURSE IN
SPOKEN ENGLISH

PART 1
TEXTS, DRILLS and TESTS

RONALD MACKIN

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
A COURSE IN
SPOKEN ENGLISH

PART 1
TEXTS, DRILLS and TESTS

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RONALD MACKIN

LONDON

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
1967
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
For their help and advice in the making of this course ay

‘hanks are due to:

Wy colleagues in the preparation and recording of the
original Course under the title he Biinburch course of
Spoken inglish: Miss Leila Dixon, lirs Elizabeth Ingran,

Mrs Wyfanwy Sinclair; Prof. J.C. Catford, Prof. M.A.K.
Malliday, Me J. Wountford and Prof. J. Nell, Sinclair.

Those British Comet! officers who offered genoral
erittetans of the material; and in particular Prof. nanchin,
M. Bourguin, M. ch@lon and their staff at the University of
Nancy for arranging trials of the Course. Many of their
Tecomendations have been adopted in this revised material.

Me Laurie Tles, iiss tbo! Green, Mrs Gi12 Brown, and
Mr Keith Brom for recording the Toxts and Drills,

rs Monica Purves and Wiss Aileen Glendenning for their
valuable secretarial assistance.

Mr puvid crutckshank and Mr Stan Stevens for their
technical work and advice in the preparatory stages

‘ho staff of the Craighall Recording Studios for the

final recording job.

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Einburgh $966,
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CONTENTS

NOTE me gratmatieal grading 15 based on the atin difticultios
sociated sith the verh in Biglieh, Many otter pointe of cranmar sre
Gealt wich in cto Course, tut in the folzoviag List of conten:s only

tthe festures of the verb, which aro of central Interest, re mentioned.

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frien nen

‘The sinple present tense, continued: tnterrogative; nepatire, 5
mane es

‘he simple past tense referring to pest time, regular end
Irregular verbs, positive and neve
brills A=
he time past tense, interrogntive forms,

‘Text a: Hotideys
mill F

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TEXT A: The Nese

‘Wwe present perfect tenge, affirmative: positive and negxtive

pritis A-c
‘he preseat perfect tense, interrogative.

TEXT BE The Brown Farily at Breabjost
priiis = ¢

Mut sexb gont in the patterns: vant to do sonething (0);
Dont somebody #9 do sacething (8)

een A A Baw
‘Mus proment proce
resent tine.

Consentary on the Bost-race
fer (or cootiouoys) tense, referring to

ext B: A Conversation aluat the Oxford and Catbridge Boat=rece
‘he past progressive tens

‘TENT c: The Reckend
‘he present progressive tense, referring to future 1
Going tor

pris A=.

musts A - E

WeXT A: Arrengenents for the Vieit of the Dike of Glosgrw
SilI in the fornal annotnoment of future events; positive and
nevative

peiiie A= 0
Sill, won't affirmative, interromntive;, positive and negative.
Tnforaat style. Qrestion tage with sill'and won't. “IT with
roneuns aad foams, roferring to the future,

TEXT B: The Boss Comer fo Dinner
Mitutlt, sont in conversation. Shall in offers of
tasietance: Shall T eto?

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Brite R= 1
‘The prosont perfect, negatsve, with yet: the preseat perfect,

Bosttivo, mith already. ‘The pattern tell somebody to stop doing

fonething.” Ordern with and wiehowt the pronoun yee

Tests A - F
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TERT A: drme’e Visit

Narious quostion-tags.

mrs A=

TEXT n: Lasteninute Tastroctions

have to, used to indicate obligation, the present tente
referring to future tine ta clauses beginning if. when, as soon
as, until ote,

TESTS A -

wrt 9

TEXT A: Avinel, Vegetable or Mineral (1)
The nodal verbs San, can't) could, couldnt assooiated with
onaitiena] claus ued to indicate (4) peratasion (11)
possibility; might? vould, souldht

pili a-o

ext a: A Losy Satur Afternoon
Te otal Terbe”, ought to wughtn't to; nen
Genotention Let‘e dS toting.

tbe

TEST A - ¢

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TEXT A: de Tncomational Sxhibition
‘The passive voice ine formal snncuncenent.

brits A=

TEXT A: Telking about the Budget
‘The passive voior in converseticn,

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TENT 0: A Lovers “Quarrel
‘he “ing form in wore complicated verkal groups.

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Yes, it is
1 be fi sn?
Yes, be ts,
Drills
rill A (40) a: unit 4, Drill AL Listent
LT: Mie 19 Mas Pete Tin Ge Miss Peters,

Ty mite ds Wiss Pacers.

2 Mine Rose
this fs iss Moss.

3 Mise Alten.
1) This fa Kine Alles.
1 Now you do the sane,

New nanes in this drill: Ross; Allen.

pritt W (5)
mit 1, ort 8 tistent
11 Te this Cheries? Yes.
2 Is that charles? — Noy
my Ro, st ft

17 sow you do the sane,

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fe unit 1, Deill G. tstent
4 Te Me Brom mglish? Yes.
1 Yes, he
2 Ta Miss Peters Seottish? No.
1 Mo, she iat.
3 te this man English? Yes.
Yes, he is
41 Te that wim Soottiah? NO.
1 fo, abe tert.
1 tow you do the sane

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mia is thins Peters

hia fe Mise Foss,
‘his fs Mise Ross,

this 4s Miss Allen.
‘his 18 Wise alten.

sie,

Mo, te isn

09, he Is.

es; be Is,

Yes, be As.
Yes, be is.

No, she tat.
fo, se sen't

‘ye mumbers in brackets efter ril} A, Brill Bete., represent the cunber of qnstions