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Number 14: Heath
This record is to help you speak fluent Heath
For business purposes, for social reasons, or simply for pleasure
The exercises have been devised by Earl Thompson
And students are referred to our special booklet entitled
In Other Words
Available from most stockists
Part 1: Beginners' Heath
Lesson 1: Heath as it is spoken
We stand now on the threshold of a period of growth and prosperity
Unparalleled since the War
Well that was pretty simple, wasn't it?
Let's listen to it again, only this time, let's listen
Closely to that vowel sound 'ow' in the word 'now'
We stand now on the threshold of a period of growth and prosperity
Unparalleled since the War
Now
Now
The most common use of this 'ow' sound in Heath is in the word 'our'
Let's see how it's used, and this time
Will you all join in with the speaker?
Our revolution... ourselves... our party... our
Offer... our plans... our society... our determination
. Our clear mandate... always been ours...
Notice how that 's' is sounded when it comes at the end of a phrase
Always been ours...
Let's try that now in an exercise
Specially designed for the 'ow' sounds
Our special strength is our stamina... our
Special strength lies in our sense of history...
Notice how in Heath, the word 'history' becomes 'hist'ry'
Hist'ry
Try it
Hist'ry
This 'ow' sound that we are learning
Crops up in many very similar words
For example: down
Tear down
Housing
Housing
Profoundly
Profoundly
And background
Background
Let's hear this in a phrase
To stamp out lawless pickety
Try it
To stamp out lawless pickety
Good
Before we move on, let's listen to a phrase involving
Or in Heath, 'involving', all three of our 'ow' sounds
Our, now, about
For our future is now about to...
Once more, and don't forget to join in with the speaker
For our future is now about to...
Good
Well now, for the next part of our course
We're going to look at conversational Heath
Remember: in Heath, there are no quick and easy answers
There are no quick and easy answers
Once again
There are no quick and easy answers
There are no people knocking at the front door
There are no cakes in my cupboard
Let's try this in conversation
There are no grapefruits at this time of year in our house
Those who claim that there are, show that they
Do not understand the real nature of the problem
Remember that key sound 'our'
Not just another argy-bargy
Try it
Not just another argy-bargy
Again
Not just another argy-bargy
Good
Of course, not all Heath is as fluent as this
We hear a good day a good deal these days
And sometimes the sentence construction is deliberately muddling
Our revolution has been paralleled by a global evolution
Much of it predictable, and all of it
Many would say, in time, inevitable
Don't worry if you don't understand
Everything at first, this is only normal
Let's just hear that rather complicated little bit again
Our revolution has been paralleled by a global evolution
Much of it predictable, and all of it
Many would say, in time, inevitable
Fine
To close this first lesson in Heath
We're going to try some simple exercises
Are you ready to try?
No, it can't be done
Well, that's what we're going to reply
To each of the following questions
Can it be done?
No, it can't be done
Can it be done, Nigel?
No, it can't be done
Can Sally buy fish from the sweetshop?
No, it can't be done
Got the idea? Good
Let's try some more, only this time, we're going to
Try the Heath positives, as well as the Heath negatives
Alright?
Yes, we're going to have a try
Shall we all speak like this?
Yes, this is how it should be
Shall we do it this way now, Jane?
No, we never did it this way before
Shall I go and see the doctor?
No, leave it alone, it might just go away
Good
Well, that's the end of this first lesson in contemporary Heath
Before the next lesson, we want you to make up a sentence
In Heath, using the following words and phrases
Our imperial heritage... a strong Britain...
Fed to the teeth with this humbug... argy-bargy...
Do you think you can do that?
Yes, we're going to have a try