FILE 3 SAY IT CLEAR 3MS

1. Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
File three
sequence two
Say it clear
Read the following dialogue
A/Have: weak and strong
form
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2. A: Hi! We’re doing a
survey about school
regulations.
Can you help me?
B: Yes, certainly.
A: Thanks! My first
question is: How long
have/ h v/ə or / v/ə you
been in this school?
(Weak form)
B: Well, I have / v/ə
or /h v/ə been here for
two years. (Weak form)
A: Right. My next
question is: Do you
have /hæv/ to wear the
school uniform? (Strong
form).
B: Mmm,.. It depends:
6th formers don’t
have /hæv/ to. (Strong
form).
But students from other
forms have /hæv/ to
wear it. (Strong form).
Otherwise, they get a05/05/15 2MR.MOUHOUBI MOURAD

3. Intonation:
A: Hi! We’re doing a survey
about school regulations.
Can you help me?
B: Yes, certainly.
A: Thanks! My first question
is: How long have/ h v/ə
or / v/ə you been in this
school? (Weak form)
B: Well, I have / v/ə or
/h v/ə been here for two
years. (Weak form)
A: Right. My next question
is: Do you have /hæv/ to
wear the school uniform?
(Strong form).
B: Mmm,.. It depends: 6th
formers don’t have /hæv/
to. (Strong form).
But students from other
forms have /hæv/ to wear
it. (Strong form).
Otherwise, they get a
detention.
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4. Rule:
1) « Have » is pronounced in its
weak form when it is used as an
auxiliary in the present perfect/
h v/ə or / v/ə .
2) « Have » is pronounced in its
strong form when it is used to
express obligation or possession
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