Ex. 1 Read the following. Mind the linking r-sound.
far away more and more
for instance later on
an hour or two my brother - in - law
as a matter of fact father and mother
the Tower of London as far as I know
He went to the Far East. Mind your own business.
The door opened. I haven’t seen him for ages.
I can't bear it. Where is it?
Clear it away. Where is your exercise-book?
There are also rooms upstairs. It's a far-away country.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. There it is.
What's your occupation? I must leave in a quarter of an hour.
Ex. 2 Answer these questions. Find your answers in ex. 1.
1 When are you leaving?
2 Is this girl her friend or a member of her family?
3 When will she return home?
4 Is Tom your cousin?
5 Is it useful to eat apples every day?
6 Are there rooms on the ground floor only?
7 Is Canada near to us?
8 Ask Jim about his occupation.
5.8 Combinations of Different Consonants with [r]
In the clusters of voiceless consonants with [r] (e.g. tr, pr, kr, str, skr, sr, etc.) complete or partial devoicing of the sonorant takes place. This is the case of progressive assimilation. In a stressed syllable the devoicing is complete after [p, t, k] and partial after [f, ʃ, θ].
In an unstressed position and at the word junction, or when [p, t, k] are preceded by [s] the devoicing of [r] is partial, too. The clusters of plosive consonants [t, d] with [r] (e.g. tr, dr) are actually characterized by double assimilation: [t, d] become postalveolar and [r] becomes fricative. In the cluster [tr], [r] is devoiced.