English Pronunciation for Icelanders

TRANSCRIPTION EXERCISE 8: SENTENCES
1 12 Lax and tense vowels (including Diphthongs)
Listen to each sentence until you know it well
Repeat the sentence on to the tape ("RECORD" button)
Fill in the gaps in the transcription, listening again
if necessary
Check your answer
Go back and repeat if you have any mistakes
then go on to the next sentence - not before!
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1 Those brown cows know how to stand close to the road
ð±±±z br±±±n k±±±z n±±± h±±± t0 st±±±nd kl±±±s t0 ð0 r±±±d
2 Go slowly round the side of the lonely mountain
g±±± sl±±±l^ r±±±nd ð0 s±±±d 0v ð0 l±±±nl^ m±±±ntin
3 Avoid narrow gates by taking the highway
0v±±±d n±±±r±±± g±±±ts b±±± t±±±k±±±~ ð0 h±±±w±±±
4 Rates climb as brave miners stay on strike
r±±±ts kl±±±m 0z br±±±v m±±±n0z st±±± on str±±±k
5 All nine moons turn gracefully round Jupiter
±±±l n±±±n m±±±nz t±±±n gr±±±sf0l^ r±±±nd D±±±pit0
6 The stone rolls groaning into the hole
ð0 st±±±n r±±±lz gr±±±ni~ int0 ð0 h±±±l
7 Pure thousand-pound pearls cure mind aches
pj±±± þ±±±z0nd p±±±nd p±±±lz kj±±± m±±±nd ±±±ks
8 I don't care about fear if you share a tear with me
±±± d±±±nt k±±±r 0b±±±t f±±±r if jU S±±±r 0 t±±± wið mI
9 Stear clear of the stairs here and there
st±±± kl±±±r 0v ð0 st±±±z h±±±r 0n ð±±±
10 Go away my boy shouted the hairy lion
g±±± 0w±±± m±±± b±±± S±±±tid ð0 h±±±r^ l±±±0n