Assimilation Exercise-S or Z
Assimilation Exercise-S or Z
Assimilation Exercise-S or Z
ESCM
Cristina Sá nchez
2020-2021
Read the following text and conjugate the verbs in the present tense. Then write the
phonetic transcription of the verbs in the boxes below
Every day John _wakes up__(1)___ (wake) up at 7.00 in the morning but he really
___(2)_gets__ (get) up at about 7.15. Then, he _shaves__(3)___ (shave) and
__takes_(4)___ (take) a shower. He always ___(5) sings___ (sing) in the shower. He
___(6)_gets__ (get) dressed. He __has_(7)___ (have) to wear a suit and a tie. Usually,
he ___(8)has___ (have) white coffee, toast and biscuits for breakfast. Every morning,
he ___(9)_takes__ (take) a look at the online papers while he __has_(10)___ (have)
breakfast.
After that, he ___(11)goes___ (go) to work, normally by underground. He
___(12)_leaves__ (leave) home at 7.45 and ___(13)gets___ (get) to work at 8.00. He
___(14)__works_ (work) in an office as an accountant. He ___(15)_likes__ (like) his job
but ___(16)__hates_ (hate) his boss because he __is_(17)___ (be) very strict. He often
___(18)_speaks__ (speak) to customers on the phone. He ___(19)_uses__ (use) a
computer every day. He ___has (20)___ (have) lunch at about 12.00 and
__finishes_(21)___ (finish) work at 5.00. He ___goes(22)___ (go) to the gym for one
hour on Mondays and Wednesdays. He __goes_(23)___ (go) to English classes for two
hours twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He ___(24)_studies__ (study)
English very hard because he ___loves(25)___ (love) travelling and meeting new
people. On Fridays and weekends, he ___ goes(26)___ (go) out with his friends to the
cinema, the theatre, the pubs or shopping. Later in the evening, he ___relaxes(27)___
(relax) and ___watches(28)___ (watch) television. Sometimes he ___surfes (29)___
(surf) the internet, ___checks(30)___ (check) and ___writes(31)___ (write) e-mails.
Normally, he ___(32)does_ (do) the washing-up and ___(33)tidies___ (tidy) his
room too, but he never __cooks_(34)___ (cook) because he __thinks_(35)___ (think)
cooking ___is(36)___ (be) boring. Once a month, he ___goes(37)___ (go) away for the
weekend because he ___enjoys(38)___ (enjoy) sightseeing. He ___doesn’t live(39)___
(not / live) near his parents so he ___visits(40)___ (visit) them three or four times a
year.
At 9.00 p.m. he ___has(41)___ (have) dinner and __brushes_(42)___ (brush) his
teeth. Then, he ___(43)_reads__ (read) for a little while and finally ___goes(44)___
(go) to bed early.