L7 – HOMEWORK – Transcription from a written text


Transcribe the following words + phrases or short sentences, and be critical to your own
transcription, particularly to the shape of the symbols. Don’t forget to indicate primary as well
as secondary stress. Use phonemic transcription (= in slant brackets /…/).


1.             cloud

2.             coin

3.             complain

4.             raise

5.             brain

6.             square

7.             alphabet

8.             transcription

9.             departure

10.         aware

11.         puritan

12.         Europe

13.         tourist

14.         security

15.         He can do this.

16.         I can tell you.

17.         She finally gave up.

18.         It’s nothing personal.

19.         You understand well.

20.         for a few months

21.         I had a very happy childhood.

22.         She agreed.

23.         Let’s go back to the main road.

24.         out of the blue

25.         I had to stand for a long time.