1- n 'h r 'ls b'gn t 'get r: 'sli:p / n 'went n

'se t hsef / n 'dri:m 's:t v 'we / d 'kts i:t

'bts / n 'smtamz / d 'bats i:t 'kts // 'f: / j 'si: / z
'kdnt ':ns r 'a 'kwestn/ t 'ddnt mt 'mt
'wt we 'pt t #

2- 'fet t wz dz 'f | n hd 'dst bn t

'drim t wz wk 'hnd n 'hnd w dan | h
'kt | wz se t h ver nstl | 'na | dan |
'te m 'tru | dd ju evr it 'bt | wen
'sdnl |m | 'dan 'kem n 'hip v 'stks n
'dra 'livz | n 'f wz 'v #

3- ls wz nt bt ht | n dmpt p n t h
fit n mmnt | lkt p | bt t wz dk
ved | n frnt v h wz n l psd | n
wat rbt wz stl n sat | hr dan t |
wz nt mmnt t b lst | we went ls lak
wnd | wz dst n tam t hr t se | z t
tnd kn | ma z n wskz | ha let ts
et #
The first person I saw as I returned from my holidays was my
grandfather. He opened the front door for me and stood there,
looking me up and down in amazement. I went into the living room
and sank exhausted into an armchair. I was hard put to explain my
appearance. I was pale, unshaven, dirty and tired out after my
journey.

fst psn a s z a rtnd frm ma hldez wz ma

rnf | h pnd frnt d f: [1] m n std e | lk
m p n dan n mezmnt | a went nt lv rum n
sk zstd nt n mte | a wz hd pt t ksplen
ma prns | a wz pe | nevn | dt n tad at ft
ma dn#

[1] Strong form when followed by a preposition, at the end of the clause.
The Cherry Trees of Washington, D.C.

When you think about the things that attract millions of visitors to Washington, D.C., each
year, you probably think about the monuments, the White House, the Capitol, the Library
of Congress. But have you ever thought about the living things that are also a major tourist
attraction?

Many Americans and international tourists make a special visit to Washington, D.C., in the
spring to see the blooming pink and white Japanese cherry trees that circle the Tidal Basin
and the Jefferson Memorial. The trees were originally planted as a gift from the people of
Tokyo, Japan, in 1912. In 1910, a previous donation of 2,000 cherry trees had to be
destroyed after they were infested with insects. Each spring, the National Cherry Blossom
Festival, a two-week-long celebration, attracts tens of thousands of visitors from around the
world to see the magnificent trees in full bloom.

Have you ever seen these magnificent blossoms?

wen j k bat z t trkt mlnz v vztz t wtn di si it j |

j prbbl k bat mnjmnts | wat has | kpt | labrr v
kres | bt hv j ev t bat lv z t r s med trst
trkn

men merknz nd ntnn trsts mek spe vzt t wtn di si n

spr t si blum pk n wat dpniz ter triz t sk tad besn
n defsn mmr | triz wr rdnl pl ntd z ft frm pipl v
tkj | dpn | n wn aznd nan hndrd n twev | n wn aznd nan
hndrd n ten | privs dnen v tu aznd ter triz hd t b dstrd ft
e wr nfestd w nsekts | it spr | nn ter blsm festv | tu: wi:k
l selbren | trkts tenz v azndz v vztz frm rand wd t si
mnfsnt triz n f blum |

hv j ev sin iz mnfsnt blsmz #

Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports
came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles
south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence
began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the
descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were
extraordinarily similar.

pj umz ld | ktlak nm z wt fand n merk |

wen rpts kem nt lndn zu t wad pj um hd bn
sptd f:t fav maz sa v lndn | e w nt tekn
srsl | haev | z evdns bn t kj umjlet | ekspts
frm zu fet bladd t nvestet | f dskrpnz vn
ba pip h kl emd t hv sin pj um wr kstrdnrl
sml #
Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he
has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock
repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hour day and night
was damaged during the war and has been silent ever since.

a vkr z :wez rez mn f wn kz r n | bt h

hz nev mndd t et nf mn t hv tt kl k
rped | b klk wt just t strak az de n nat wz
dmdd djr wr n hz bin salnt ev sns#
 1- I live in a block of flats. Recently, after midnight, someone on
the floor below began to hammer firmly and continuously.
Perhaps some new idea about his furniture had just occurred to
him at that hour. One could almost feel the whole vast building
shiver at such outrage.
a lv n blk v flts | risntl | ft mdnat | smwn n
fl bl bn t hm fml n kntnjsl | pps
sm nju ad bat z fnt hd dst kd t m t t
a | wn kd mst fi h vst bd vr t st
atred |

2- A righteous neighbour began to tap a reprimand upon the wall,

hammering sharply and quickly and suddenly ceasing. There
was a silence. Then, after a minute, the first hammerer began
again, but as if trying to make no noise, apologetically.
rats neb bn t tp reprmnd pn w |
hmr pl n kwkl n sdnl sis | wz salns |
en | ftr mnt | fst hmr bn en | bt z f
tra t mek n nz | pldetkl |

3- The righteous neighbour's taps broke out again in a crescendo

of furious rebuke and ceased; and although the first hammerer
was still at it, his blows grew fainter, dwindled sadly away,
and soon ceased altogether. He had been put in his place.
 rats nebz tps brk at en n krend v
fjrs rbjuk n sist | n fst hmr wz
stl t t [1] | hz blz ru fent | dwnd d sdl we | n
sun sist te | h hd bn pt n z pl es #

[1] Preposition + pronoun at the end requires strong form of the

preposition.
Expectancy

When my wife was expecting our baby last year, things went on quite
normally in our household. Shes a very healthy woman and after all the tests
she underwent at the hospital, the doctor told her that she could go on
working. There was, however, one difficulty. During practically the whole
nine months, she couldnt stop eating chocolates. She used to eat them at any
time; before breakfast was served, before lunch, in the evening and sometimes
in the middle of the night. Often I would ask her: Shall I go out and look for
a shop? The supplies you kept in the cupboard are all gone. She would most
of the times answer: Since youre so kind dear, Ill probably need something
sweet once Im in bed. I can lend you some money in case youve run out of
it.I was very glad when the baby was born and she returned to her normal
diet.

wen ma waf wz kspekt a() beb lst j/

z went n kwat nml n a() hashd// i:z ver he
wmn ndftr tests ndwent t hspt /
dkt td (h) t kd g n wk// wz/ haev/
wndfk() t// djr prktk()l h nan mns/
kdnt stpit k()lts// just it ()m
t en tam/ bf brekfst wz svd/ bf ln/ n
ivn n smtamz n mdl
v nat//f()n a wd sk (h)/ l a g at n lk
fr p// spl az j kept n kbd r gn//
wd mst v tamz ns/ sns j: s kand
d/ a prbbl nid
sm swit wns am n bed// a kn lend j s()m
mn n kes juv rn at v t// a wz ver gld wen
beb wz bn n rtnd t h / t (h)nm da()t#
 1- I have a cat called Trotsky. Every night she sits with me and watches
TV. She likes everything on TV - well, almost everything. I eat fast
food and she eats fish or chicken with me in front of the TV. I drink
beer or coke and she drinks milk.

a hv kt kd trtsk evr nat sts w m n wtz tivi

laks evr n tivi we | mst evr a it fst fud n its
f tkn w m n frnt v tivi a drk br kk n
drks mk #

2- The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each person who
begins to cry, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the
laugh.

tz v wd r knstnt kwntt | fr it psn h bnz t

kra | smwer es n stps | sem z tru v lf #