Listen and repeat the sentences according to exercise 7 in Peter Roach’s English Phonetics and
Phonology CD. Transcribe the following sentences using IPA. Use the online dictionaries to check
your transcription.


1. Strong trucks climb steep gradients.



2. He cycled from Sloane Square through Knightsbridge.



3. Old texts rescued from the floods were preserved.



4. Six extra trays of drinks were spread around.



5. Thick snowdrifts had grown swiftly.



6. Spring prompts flowers to grow.