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/ɑʊ/

Cow Towel Pound Shout

/ kaʊ / /ˈtaʊəl / /paʊnd/ / ʃaʊt /

Crown Round Lounge Mouse

/kraʊn/ /ˈraʊnd/ laʊndʒ maʊs

House Scout Foul Trousers

/ˈhaʊs / /skaʊt/ /faʊl/ /ˈtraʊzəz/

Town Brown Cloud Drought

/taʊn/ /braʊn/ /klaʊd/ /ˈdraʊt/

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Shower Drown Down Crowd

/ˈʃaʊə/ /draʊn/ /daʊn/ /kraʊd/

Roundabout Couch Blouse Mountain

/ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt/ /kaʊtʃ/ /blaʊz/

/ˈmaʊntɪn/

Fountain Lounger Count Loud

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,

10, 11, 12,

/ˈfaʊntɪn/ /ˈlaʊndʒ/

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/kaʊnt/ /laʊd/

Mouth Now Flower Flour

ADESSO!!!

/maʊθ/ /naʊ/ /ˈflaʊə/ /ˈflaʊə/

Tao Meow Owl Flour

/tɑʊ/ /miˈaʊ/ /aʊl/

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Dialogues with /aʊ/

Dialogue 1

A. How much is it?

B. Oh, it’s about £15 pounds.

B. fifteen pounds!?

A. I said, around fifteen pounds.

Dialogue 2

A. How about a nice cup of tea?

B. Sounds perfect.

Dialogue 3

A. The city council office? Yes it’s just over there, next to the roundabout. See it? B. Oh yes thanks. A. You’re welcome.

Dialogue 4

A. He’s a lousy foul-mouthed larger lout!

B. Yes, that may be so, but he is still your father.

Dialogue 5

A. I said it’s too loud!

B. What’s that?

A. It’s too loud!

B. Oh sorry! No need to shout, love…

A. David!

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Dialogue 6

A. I found a mouse in the house!

B. Did you? Where?

A. In the lounge.

B did you get it out?

A. No, it’s still there under the couch…

Dialogue 7

A. I’m sorry Nick but John is out with the scouts. It’s Wednesday, remember?!

B. Oh yes, I forgot, sorry.

A. That’s alright.

Dialogue 8

A. Now, take a towel for the lounger and for the shower afterwards.

Dialogue 9

A. Wow! I just found a twenty-pound note! How lucky is that?

Dialogue 10

A. I don’t want to row with you Larry. It’s just you shouldn’t Kow-tow all the time to

your boss. Stand up to him. Don’t be such a coward!

Dialogue 11

A. The ground is so brown; so dry from the drought.

Dialogue 12

A. How is the sound? Too loud?

B. No, it’s fine gran!

Dialogue 13

A. Get out of the water, please. No swimming allowed, I’m afraid.

B. What, you’re joking!

A. Actually, I’m not. There is a real risk of drowning!

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