WMN: F7N_151

Type: WMN: non-understanding

Meaning: both

Context: Spoken interaction

Corpus: British National Corpus

URL: http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/

License: http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/docs/licence.html

Sequences for same dialogue:

Dialogue: F7N

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Erm a farmer bought a new tractor yesterday

[PS1MH]

A farmer bought a new tractor yesterday , good , right can you read the next four out , er Trevor

[F7NPSUNK]

Bother , winner , winter , dr driver

[PS1MH]

That 's okay

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The river was very cold

[PS1MH]

The river was very cold , right , can you do the next one four Charlie

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Never , number

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[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

The blazer was very warm

[PS1MH]

The blazer was very warm , right , yeah , erm

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

Erm , I have a , a warm jersey

[PS1MH]

I have a warm jersey , good

[F7NPSUNK]

Remember , Jack ,

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[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

helicopter , er the helicopter was very big

[PS1MH]

The helicopter was very big , good , so you 've all had a chance to use one set . Can we have a look at the ones underneath , in the orange block and will you do the first one Heather ?

[F7NPSUNK]

The bomber opens the gates to attract the driver

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Good and the next one , Charlie

[F7NPSUNK]

When spinning its web a spider makes a clever pattern

[PS1MH]

Good

[F7NPSUNK]

My brother does a paper round and delivers a hundred newspapers every morning

[PS1MH]

Good

[F7NPSUNK]

A

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[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

crossing the road always remembers stop and [UNCLEAR]

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Go on

[F7NPSUNK]

Ca camels in , in a desert

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR] [UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

Yes without water , right , Edward

[F7NPSUNK]

In the modern [UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

Hold on

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

travelled by helicopter

[PS1MH]

Excellent so you 've already got percentages sorted out there , can we just look at the next block of words , and hello , hello , right , no , yeah well I , yes I I think it all went great , unfortunately [UNCLEAR] erm , so I really ca n't really consider on , on that . But that details of that actually has a [UNCLEAR] but I do n't think it 's a total story okay so I 'll , I 'll put it all down on , on paper and then we 'll take it from there , okay , thanks , bye . Right , sorry about that , so shall we start this time with Charlie , first four Charlie , what 's it say ? What 's A R E saying there ?

[F7NPSUNK]

There

[PS1MH]

Yes , what sort of there is that ?

[F7NPSUNK]

It 's erm , nothing

[PS1MH]

There , nothing

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

there are

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There are yes , you 've got nothing on like your , there , your body is there , you 're running around

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

right

[F7NPSUNK]

You ca n't bear it any longer

[PS1MH]

You ca n't bear it any longer , does that act as the same ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Yes

[F7NPSUNK]

No

[F7NPSUNK]

No

[PS1MH]

No it does n't does it , it 's spelt in a different way is n't it ? What 's that bear it any longer

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

That 's right B E A R that 's right

[F7NPSUNK]

Same as the animal

[PS1MH]

it 's also the animal so that you 're actually left with three er words that sound the same , two of which are spelt differently and the third which is the name of an animal , okay . They did , do then , put a pencil to there , mm you 've already done it have n't it

[F7NPSUNK]

There was lots of bare people on the beach

[PS1MH]

Oh dear me , there are lots of bare people on the beach , right , what about fare , what are you going to do about that ? What sort of fare is that ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Er for hair

[PS1MH]

No this is fare

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Oh , oh yeah

[PS1MH]

How do you spell , how do you spell fair for fair haired ?

[F7NPSUNK]

F A I R

[PS1MH]

F A I R yes and this one is F A R E

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

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no that 's spelt the other way F A I R anyone help him ? F A R E what does it mean ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Is it , it was a fair idea

[PS1MH]

No that 's the same as

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

erm was it like erm you gave me a fair amount of

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

no , that 's the same thing , you 're going on a journey

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

no oh you are slow , come on you 're going on a journey , not in a car

[F7NPSUNK]

Fairly long time

[PS1MH]

Ah , no

[F7NPSUNK]

journey

[PS1MH]

Journey , we 're going to travel , right

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

no , you 're getting warm , no , no

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

a fare ticket

[PS1MH]

A fare ticket , yes a ticket . What is the fare ? How much does it cost to get there ? And that 's how you spell fare for that F A R E , alright , okay ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Yes

[PS1MH]

The next one then er

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[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

hare , now what sort of hare is that ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Rabbit

[PS1MH]

Yes , it 's , it is the same sort of family as a rabbit a hare . How do you spell the other sort of hare ?

[F7NPSUNK]

H A I R

[PS1MH]

H A I R and that is the hair that 's on your head , I 've got long hair , dark hair . Now what about , what 's the next word ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Scare

[F7NPSUNK]

Scare

[PS1MH]

Scare , now put that in a sentence

[F7NPSUNK]

Erm ,

[PS1MH]

What sort of word is scare ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Erm a kind of , when you boo somebody it 's scare

[PS1MH]

Yes so it 's a scare , so what kind of word is it ? Come on get it right

[F7NPSUNK]

Is it , er , can I put it in a sentence ?

[PS1MH]

No , would you tell me what sort of word it is remembering what we did at the beginning of the week

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

yeah , but that 's the , what it means , I want to know what kind of a word it is

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

Yes I know it 's spelt

[F7NPSUNK]

Is it a verb ?

[PS1MH]

No it 's not a verb , come on , what is it

[F7NPSUNK]

A noun

[PS1MH]

Yes it 's a noun , it 's a name of something is n't it ? Because we were doing that at the beginning of the week , a scare , you could actually get

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

right , so can you put it back into , into a sentence again then

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

Shirley ?

[F7NPSUNK]

You 've got a scare on , I saw Dracula

[PS1MH]

We 've got a scare on , we saw Dracula , yes , that was it . Right what 's the next word ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Share

[PS1MH]

Share , what does share mean ?

[F7NPSUNK]

You share out

[PS1MH]

You share out , can you put that in a sentence ?

[F7NPSUNK]

I like to share out my sweets

[PS1MH]

Oh that 's lovely , I like to share out my sweets

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[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

digging

[PS1MH]

Digging , they 're going onto double Gs now , why would it be double G ?

[F7NPSUNK]

One put dig and then and then -ing

[PS1MH]

Yes , but there is a rule is n't there

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

Oh yeah

[PS1MH]

Ah yes , Trevor

[F7NPSUNK]

because , because , is it cos of erm , if you put D

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

no , not quite , you 're nearly right , come on

[F7NPSUNK]

Is it because the I sounds like

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

yes you would actually get , a magic E right , or a magic I making that vowel right say its long name , so it would be quite difficult to say dig giding

[F7NPSUNK]

[PS1MH]

Right , lets try the next one , what 's the next one ?

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

er bigger

[PS1MH]

bigger that 's for the same reason , there you 've got an E , and so because you 've got the E we can double the G to make the I go on , go on say short for

[F7NPSUNK]

It would be beager

[PS1MH]

It would be beager , but what is G and E say itself

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

G is n't it ? Yeah , so you 've really got to protect , you 've got to protect that I , okay , so can you put bigger in a sentence Trevor ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Erm , er er the man was bigger than the boy

[PS1MH]

A man was bigger than the boy , good . Charlie the next one

[F7NPSUNK]

Erm parents

[PS1MH]

Yes

[F7NPSUNK]

I love my parents

[PS1MH]

Oh I am pleased , I love my parents , good , spare , spare

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

I let someone borrow my spare pencil , I let someone borrow my spare pencil

[F7NPSUNK]

Prepare

[PS1MH]

Prepare , what does that mean ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Erm , you prepare something

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

Can you put it in a sentence for me ?

[F7NPSUNK]

I prepare for my music exam

[PS1MH]

I prepare for my music exam , if you 're going to do prepare , what are you going to put on the end ?

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

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Yes I would care for when I had to do something , rather than just go straight into that , good

[F7NPSUNK]

Giggle

[PS1MH]

Giggle , mm , we know all about that do n't we ?

[F7NPSUNK]

I giggle when somebody

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

I giggle when somebody

[F7NPSUNK]

erm

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

no if you say giggle you 're actually saying the present tense , so giggles

[F7NPSUNK]

Giggles

[PS1MH]

giggles would be better , because it sounds as if they 've already chosen

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

we all have a giggle , yes it can be a giggle until , if you 're using giggle and a giggle what sort of word is it ?

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

a noun , yeah , if you use giggles , then Ashley what sort of words is it then ?

[F7NPSUNK]

What , oh dear , oh

[PS1MH]

It 's not an oh dear word , no

[F7NPSUNK]

It 's a verb

[PS1MH]

Thank you , it 's a verb , right , to do something , so it 's the same spelling that can be used in different ways . What about the next one

[F7NPSUNK]

Goggles

[PS1MH]

Goggles

[F7NPSUNK]

I wore my goggles in the swimming pool

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I wore my goggles in the swimming pool , good

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

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Right , the next one

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Erm , trigger

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Yes

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A man pulled the trigger on his gun and shot him

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[UNCLEAR]

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yes absolutely

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Luggage

[PS1MH]

Luggage

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Erm , I had to have my luggage checked at the airport

[PS1MH]

I had to have my luggage checked at the airport , you see what 's happened to the end of that word , look at it right , you 've got age at the end because what rule is working there ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Got a double G

[PS1MH]

Pardon ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Got a double g

[PS1MH]

No have a look , you 're only looking at the beginning of it here try again

[F7NPSUNK]

It 's got the E on the end

[PS1MH]

And what sort of E is that ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Not the magic , magic E

[PS1MH]

Yes it 's the magic E , is n't it , and what 's it making that A say ? A as opposed to U is n't it , so it 's really like lugg age so if you say it quickly together it becomes luggage , yeah , okay , the next one , oh sorry put it in a sentence

[F7NPSUNK]

Suggest

[PS1MH]

Suggest

[F7NPSUNK]

erm , I , I have to suggest that the erm the had er

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

mm , that 's right , I had to suggest the captain 's orders . I suggested

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

how , what would you put on the end of suggested ?

[F7NPSUNK]

E D

[PS1MH]

E D , even though when we say it , it sounds like

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

if you said I made a suggestion , what sort of word would that be ? Come on , you 're all asleep , now a suggestion what would that be ?

[F7NPSUNK]

A nou

[PS1MH]

Yes come on Charlie be brave , a noun , yes , a something is n't it , a , if you write a or the in front of a word it 's usually a noun , okay , so just keep listening for the a and the . The next one , Trevor

[F7NPSUNK]

Erm beware

[PS1MH]

Beware , right and a sentence please

[F7NPSUNK]

Beware of Frankenstein

[PS1MH]

Beware of Frankenstein . Charlie

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Erm

[PS1MH]

third one down

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I had a nightmare last night

[PS1MH]

You had a nightmare last night . What happened in your nightmare ?

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Do n't know

[PS1MH]

Come back to life again

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[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

because when you woke up this morning

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[UNCLEAR]

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and the next one

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Juggle

[PS1MH]

Juggle

[F7NPSUNK]

Erm , I know a clown that juggles

[PS1MH]

I know a clo a clown that juggles . Why could n't you actually have J U G , one G , L E ?

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

why could n't you have the spelling J U G L E ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Something would happen to the L

[PS1MH]

Something would happen not to the L but to the vowel . Hello I 'm terribly busy Norma actually , I 've got a full lesson at the minute , erm , I 'll , I 'll try and , and sort that out as soon as I 've finished this lesson

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

okay , thanks for telling me Norma

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

thank you , bye .

[F7NPSUNK]

Jugle

[PS1MH]

Yes because what happens when you 've got just a very thin L , the magic E can even work through it , U , right , so it will be jugle , yeah , jugle , that would n't be the right pronunciation at all , okay , let's go on to the next one

[F7NPSUNK]

Erm struggle

[PS1MH]

Yes

[F7NPSUNK]

I had a struggle getting the ball out of the scrum

[PS1MH]

Well done , I , very good , I had a struggle getting the ball out of the scrum , right

[F7NPSUNK]

Wriggle

[PS1MH]

Wriggle

[F7NPSUNK]

Erm I had to wriggle out of the scrum

[PS1MH]

I had to wriggle out of the scrum , right , good

[F7NPSUNK]

Farewell , is that farewell

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

I have to say farewell to my

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

yes cos what 's happened to him ?

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

is he really , is he really ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Yes

[PS1MH]

Oh I did n't know that , I thought the army was

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

no he 's going to

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

Gloucester and then he 's erm going to erm

[PS1MH]

Cheltenham and Gloucester is the poly that he 's going to ?

[F7NPSUNK]

Yes polytech

[PS1MH]

Oh right , I see when you said that I thought he was going to an army regiment that they put up in Gloucester

[F7NPSUNK]

[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

Oh I got that mixed up , sorry about that , right when does that happen then ? This October

[F7NPSUNK]

Erm , the twenty first

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[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

Right , and what 's he going to do there ?

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[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

Oh is he ? Oh good , oh I , I 'm rather pleased about that

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[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

right , can we do the next one , the last one

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[UNCLEAR]

[F7NPSUNK]

It 's a boggin crash

[PS1MH]

It 's a boggin crash

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What

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[UNCLEAR]

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Yes , that 's what you 're going to do today

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[UNCLEAR]

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Well

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[UNCLEAR]

[PS1MH]

that 's perfectly alright . I 've tried to make them a little bit longer .