Эссе на тему Are social networking sites like Facebook the best way for teenagers to communicate?

1. Опишите, какие коартикуляционные процессы наблюдаются в следующих примерах: bottle, sudden, quarter, try, moon, panther. E.g. kept: [k] слегка палатализуется и становится более продвинутым под влиянием гласного переднего ряда [e]. Смычный взрывной [p] произносится без взрыва, т.к. за ним следует другой взрывной – [t].

2. Запишите следующие предложения в широкой и узкой транскрипции, обращая внимание на возможные случаи элизии:

а) We have fixed for the locksmith to come and mend it.

б) I suppose the best thing is to get another one.

в) She acts particularly well in that play.

г) The postman came the next day.

д) The police went for their sixth round.

(I'm sorry)

P: Our special guest in the studio today is Bob Bubble. Welcome to the show, Bob. B: Thanks. It's great to be here. P: You are only 21, but you have already sold 10 million records. How old were you when you wrote your first song? B: I was 15. P: Did you take vocal lessons when you were a kid? B: No, I didn't. My parents hoped that I would become a lawyer. So I sang and wrote my songs in secret — late at night in my room, when everyone was sleeping. When my first album appeared, my parents were shocked. My father said that I had disappointed him. P: Is he still  disappointed in you? B: No. I think he is proud of me. P: How many songs have you written ? B: About 150. P: Bob, I know you do not have much free time, but what do you usually do when you're not busy singing? B: Well, I am fond of windsurfing. P: One last question, Bob. Are you married? B: Not yet. I will get married only when I meet the girl of my dream