Exercise A: Listen and repeat. Listen to some sentences. Pay attention to the link-ups of “lik e a” , “walk-I thin k I ’ll”, “do g o ut”. I’d lik e a wal k---I thin k I ’ll take the do g o ut, Betty. Exercise B: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to it .Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. A: Excuse me, (1) ______tell me the way to the swimming pool, please? B: I (2) ____, I’m afraid. I'm a stranger here, you see. But (3) ask that man over there? (4) _______be able to tell you, (5) _____ sure. A: Which one (6) _____ mean? B: Look, the one over there, on the other (7) ______ the road. A: Ah, yes. I can (8) _____ now. Thank you so much.