Listen to this conversation. Notice how the speaker 'underlines' adifferent word in her second request. In the first request, what isimportant is what the passenger must do. In the second request, it iswhen he should do it.
The word which is more important depends on the context. Listen tothese sentences. Notice that the speaker 'underlines' different wordsin the different contexts.
Sentence Could I have a glass of watertoo, please?
Context A passenger asked the stewardess for a tomato juice and wants water too.
Could I have a glass of water, too, please?
A passenger asked for water and now the next passenger is asking for the same.
You have to check in at five.
A travel agent is telling a customer the check-in time.
You have to check in at five.
You are talking to your friend who is worried because she thinks her flight is at five and she could miss it.
The sentences in the contexts a and b below are the same, but with different pronunciation. You will hear each sentence twice, once for context a and once for context b. Listen and decide which you hear first, context a or context b. Write 1 and 2 in the boxes. Key.l a-l, b-2 2 a-l, b-2 3 a-2, b-1 4 a-l, b-2 Example:
a I think that's my bag. 2 She's not completely sure that it's her bag.
b I think that's my bag. 1 Another person is picking up her bag.
1 a Is that your phone? ___ He can hear an electronic sound from someone's pocket.
1 b Is that your phone? ___ He can see somebody's mobile phone on the seat.
2 a Is your seat 29 F? ___ She is not sure she heard the number correctly.
2 b Is your seat 29 F? ___ She is not sure she heard the letter correctly.
3 a Is there a bank in this terminal? ___ He knows there is a bank in the other terminal but not if there is one in this terminal.
3 b Is there a bank in this terminal? ___ He is looking for a bank.
4 a Where's the svomen's toilet? ___ She is looking for the toilet.
4 b Where's the women's toilet? ___ She can see the men's toilet, but nor the women's.
Follow up: Recordyourself saying the sentence for context a or b. Make a note of whichone you choose. Then use your recording to do the exercise again inabout two weeks.