Pronunciation 2

1. Part 1.
Instructions. Listen to the recording embedded in this post, and
answer the following questions.
1. How would you get directions to go to the post office in the
following places?
Places Way of giving directions
Japan
Kansas, USA
LA, CA, USA
Greece
2. How would people react if they don’t know how to get to a
specific point in the city in the following places?
Places People’s Reaction
New York City, USA
Yucatán, Mexico
Your country

2. 3. Which of the ways to give directions is more likely to be
heard in your country? What’s different?
Way of giving Similarities Differences
directions
1. 1.
2. 2.
4. Why did the speaker decide not to use a map when
traveling? (List 5 reasons.)
Reason 1
Reason 2
Reason 3
Reason 4
Reason 5

3. Part 2.
Instructions. Transcribe the following words used by the
speaker in this recording. You may play the audio once again to
listen to how he pronounces the words.
01. Landmark /’lændmark/
02. Directions
03. Example
04. Flatlands
05. Kansas
06. Measure
07. European
08. Impolite
09. Body language
10. Usually