media focus on non literal speech answers

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Media
Focus on Non-Literal Speech
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English Idioms – Matching Game
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Have you got Jack’s number? I need to get in touch with him about the party.
I like to have something on in the background while I’m doing the accounts. It helps to pass the time.
Did you catch the final episode of 24 last night? I was glued to it!
When Tim came last in the contest, the DJ told him: “Never mind. You can’t win ’em all.”
I hate it when these Z-list celebs wash their dirty linen in public. It’s so degrading.

Illegal file-sharers are taking advantage of publishers and content providers, by depriving them of
remuneration for their hard work.
I don’t think you can say that the politician lied, although he was being economical with the truth.
If you don’t switch off that telly, you’ll get square eyes!
We bought a new HDTV because high definition is all the rage at the moment.
To follow Bohemian Rhapsody with Barbie Girl by Aqua is like going from the sublime to the ridiculous.
The role of a presenter on a late-night radio phone-in show is to put the cat among the pigeons.
The newspaper editor was suspected of being in the pocket of the media mogul.
The use of touchscreen technology in mobile phones has broken new ground.
Can you turn over to another channel, please? These adverts are driving me up the wall!
Mark told me he thinks his new tablet computer is the best thing since sliced bread.
I like reading this paper, because the articles often really get to the heart of the matter.
Paul was getting cross because it was taking ages to download the film to his PC.
“Janet’s in there breaking up with Paul!” “Really? Wow! I’d love to be a fly on the wall, right now!”
Due to the dearth of new programme ideas, Channel 4 was accused by some parts of the media of
scraping [the bottom of] the barrel.
My new smartphone loses its signal when I pick it up. It’s [about] as much use as a chocolate teapot!

English Idioms – Topic Questions
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To scrape [the bottom of] the barrel
From the sublime to the ridiculous
The best thing since sliced bread
To be [about] as much use as a chocolate
teapot
12. To take advantage of sby

To have sth on in the background
To drive sby up the wall
“I’d love to be a fly on the wall…”
To be economical with the truth
To be glued to sth
To be in sby’s pocket
To break new ground

English Phrasal Verbs – Pronunciation and Linking
Phrasal Verb:

What Happens?

IPA Spelling:

Phrasal Verb:

What Happens?

IPA Spelling:

1. switch on
2. log in
3. throw away
4. tune into
5. zoom in
6. give away
7. shut down
8. go after
9. trade up
10. call in

L: (cv) changes to (vc)
L: (cv) changes to (vc)
I: (vv) changes to (vc)
L: (cv) changes to (vc)
L: (cv) changes to (vc)
L: (cv) changes to (vc)

LDëïfDípflåL
LDäflDÖfåL
LDqê]rKï]DïÉfL
LDípìWDåfåKíìWL
LDòìWDãfåL
LDÖfKî]DïÉfL
LDp¾\DÇ~råL
LDÖ]rDï^WKÑí]L
LDíêÉfDǾéL
LDâlWDäfåL

11. get into

12. cut down
13. join in
14. find out
15. turn down
16. listen to
17. sell out
18. catch up on
19. scroll down
20. turn over

L: (cv) changes to (vc)
E: (cc) changes to (vc)
L: (cv) changes to (vc)
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E: (cv) changes to (cc)
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L: (cc) remains (cc)
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L: (cc) remains (cc)
L: (cv) changes to (vc)
L: (cv) changes to (vc)
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E: (cc) remains (cc)
L: (cv) changes to (vc)

LDÖÉDífåKíìWL
LDâ¾\DÇ~råL
LDÇwlfDåfåL
/DÑ~fåDÇ~ríL
LDí‰WåDÇ~råL

LDäfKë]åDíìWL
LDëÉDä~ríL
LDâôDíp¾KéflåL
LDëâê]rïDÇ~råL
LDí‰WDå]rKî]L

E&G: (cc) changes to (vc)

I: (vv) changes to (vc)
L: (cv) changes to (vc)
L: (cv) changes to (vc)

The following connected speech techniques are used to make the words easier to say together quickly:
L = Linking I = Intrusion E = Elision G = Glottal Stops L\L=
Connecting sounds:

(cc) = consonant sound to consonant sound (cv) = consonant sound to vowel sound
(vc) = vowel sound to consonant sound
(vv) = vowel sound to vowel sound

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Despite being (cc), it’s easier to make the sound connection LåL= to LÇL= than LÇL==to L~rL, because after LåL the
mouth and tongue are in the right position to pronounce the next sound
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Despite being (cc), the sound connection LåL to LÇL is already easy to say because… (see footnote , above)
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Despite being (cc), the sound connection LåL to LíL is already easy to say because… (see footnote , above)

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Despite being (cc), it’s easier to make the sound connection LïL= to LÇL= than LäL==to LÇL, because after LïL the
mouth and tongue are in the right position to pronounce LÇL

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Talk a Lot
Media
Focus on Non-Literal Speech
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He switched on the computer and waited for it to start up.
Please log in to access your email account.
When I’ve finished reading my paper, I usually throw it away.
More than four million people regularly tune into the Jon Lee Breakfast Show.
Clare zoomed in on the photo to get a closer look at her mother’s earrings.
The TV show was giving away tickets to an upcoming Justin Bieber concert.
After the riots, the government shut down a few of the opposition newspapers.
I don’t know why certain photographers have to go after these celebs.
When this phone finally gives up the ghost [breaks irretrievably], I’ll probably trade up to a better model.
If you are the fifty-fifth lucky listener to call in, you will win an all-expenses-paid free trip to Florida!
I’ve listened to this album a few times, but I just can’t seem to get into it.
Lisa was trying to cut down on the amount of telly she watched, because so much of it was just a load of
old rubbish [low quality].
The girls joined in with the telethon by donating money online.
Follow us on Twitter to find out more about the government’s new education policies!
Can you turn it down a bit, please? I can’t hear myself think! [The noise is distracting me]
Sam’s been listening to Radio 2 for donkey’s years now [for a long time].
The latest MP3 player from Sony had sold out within eight hours of going on sale.
I often buy box sets so that I can catch up on good TV shows that I’ve missed.
Could you scroll down a little, please? I want to see the rest of the picture.
Turn over the page to read our exclusive interview with Charlize Theron.

English Phrasal Verbs – Topic Questions
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catch up on
call in
give away
get into
sell out

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cut down
go after
a) switch on
b) shut down
trade up

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tune into
throw away
scroll down
join in
find out

English Slang Words and Phrases – Matching Game
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The winner of last year’s Big Brother is now considered to be a Z-list celeb.
“Did you catch Top Gear last night?” “No, sadly not. I missed it.”
The problem for rolling news channels is that there aren’t enough big stories.
The parti wuz wikid lol!! C U l8erz m8 xx oo xx ;))
I used to work for a glossy, but now I write more freelance articles.
Tracey and Trisha never miss the Top 40 on Sunday afternoons, because they can’t wait to find out who’ll
be number one.
Kids today seem to spend their whole lives glued to the [goggle] box or the telly.

Ken’s sister calls him a couch potato, because he spends all day sitting on the sofa playing computer
games.
“Did you buy this DVD?” “No, it was a freebie. It came with a magazine.”
Lauren is such a geek. She’s up on [knows about] all the latest tech news.
I would rather keep my data and files on my laptop, than trust cloud computing.
“OK, now it’s my turn to speak.” “No! Shut up!” “But, can I…?” “Put a sock in it!”
Graham was really pleased to get his scoop about the bank fraud all over the front page
of The Chronicle.
The kiss-and-tell story about Ryan’s affair was splashed across pages 2, 3, 4, and 6.
I rarely have time to watch telly / the telly or the [goggle] box, because I’m far too busy online.
Brian is an Apple fanboy. He’s fixated with their stuff. He buys it all.
The idea about the underwater cookery programme was a bit of a non-starter.
“I’ve had an earworm all day! I can’t get rid of it!” “What is it?” “Kylie’s latest.”
Because of the Long Tail, all of Jeff’s books are now available to order again.
“It’s the gutter press that prints all of this rubbish. It’s disgusting!”

English Slang Words and Phrases – Topic Questions
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lol
“Put a sock in it!”
an earworm
the gutter press

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the [goggle] box and
the telly – both mean
“the television”
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a couch potato
cloud computing
the Top 40
a Z-list celeb

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