Unit8-LanguageFocus-Pronunciation
Pronunciation
● Read the following phrases. Pay attention to how the full and contracted forms of the auxiliaries are pronounced.
| Full forms | Contracted forms | Full forms | Contracted forms |
| I have you have he has she has it has |
I’ve you’ve he’s she’s it’s |
I have not you have not he has not she has not it has not |
I haven’t you haven’t he hasn’t she hasn’t it hasn’t |
● Practise reading these sentences.
I’ve got something for you.
You’ve got something for me?
We’ve failed and they’ve passed.
I haven’t always lived in this cottage, you know.
Haven’t you? You’ve not been here long, of course.
I haven’t. But I’ve grown to love it already.
He’s left, and she’s gone to work, too.
Hasn’t the doctor come yet?
No. The doctor hasn’t been called.