23.1
1 NC
2 C (director /aɪ/— director /ə/)
3 C (December /ɪ/ — December /ə/)
- NC 10
5 C (ambulance /ʊ/ — ambulance /ə/)
6 NC
7 NC
8 C (vocabulary /əʊ/— vocabulary /ə/)
9 NC
10 C (corridor /ɔː/ — corridor /ə/)
11 C (consent /ɒ/ — consent /ə/)
12 NC
23.2
(First speaker = India; second speaker = Scotland)
The definitions on the recording are given before each answer. The symbol . shows syllable divisions.
1 A wish to learn about something. curiosity /ˌkjʊə.riˈɒ.sɪ.ti/
2 Very much like a particular thing. virtual /ˈvɜː.tʃu.əl/
3 To do with countries that were once colonies. colonial /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/
4 One of the things used to make something. ingredient /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/
5 Someone who is famous. celebrity /səˈleb.rɪ.ti/
6 Very angry. furious /ˈfjʊə.ri.əs/
7 The force that makes things fall to the ground. gravity /ˈɡræv.ɪ.ti/
8 The larger part of something. majority /məˈdʒɒ.rɪ.ti/
9 A phrase that acts like an adverb. adverbial /ædˈvɜː.bi.əl/
10 Describes someone who spends a long time studying. studious /ˈstjuː.di.əs/
(Note: The second speaker (from Scotland) pronounces ‘r’ in virtual and adverbial, where these would not be pronounced in BBC English.)
23.3
The symbol . shows syllable divisions.
1 furious /ˈfjʊə.rjəs/
2 studious /ˈstjuː.dʒəs/
3 celebrity /səˈleb.rə.ti/
4 colonial /kəˈləʊ.njəl/
5 majority /məˈdʒɒ.rə.ti/
6 adverbial /ædˈvɜː.bjəl/
7 ingredient /ɪnˈɡriː.dʒənt/
8 curiosity /ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti/
9 gravity /ˈɡræv.ə.ti/
10 virtual /ˈvɜː.tʃəl/