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Phonetics with... Thinking Out Loud
Video page https://multimedia-english.com/videos/music/thinking-out-loud-5690
Focus Listening
Description Here is a faithful transcription of Ed Sheeran's pronunciation when he sings Thinking Out Loud. See if you can understand the transcriptions.
Instructions Read the phonetic transcription and write the sentence that it reflects.
 
Gapped text
/wen jɔ: legz dən wɜ:k laɪk ðeɪ ju:st tə bɪfɔ:/ -- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
/ænd aɪ kɑ:n swi:p ju: ɒf əv jɔ: fi:t/ -- ____________________________________________________________________________
/wɪl jɔ: maʊθ stɪl rəmembə ðə teɪst əv maɪ lʌv/ -- ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
/wɪl jə aɪz stɪl smaɪl frəm jə tʃi:ks/ -- ______________________________________________________________________________________
/n dɑ:lɪŋ, aɪ wɪl bi: lʌvɪn ju: tɪl wɪə sevənti:/ -- __________________________________________________________________ 'til __________________________________________________________________
/n beɪbi: maɪ hɑ:D kəd stɪl fɔ:l æz hɑ:D ət twenɪ θri:/ -- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
/n aɪm θɪŋkɪŋ baʊt haʊ pi:pəl fɔ:l ɪn lʌv ɪn məstɪərɪəs weɪz/ -- ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ways
/meɪbɪ dʒʌs ðə tʌtʃ ɒv ə hæn/ -- ____________________________________________________________
/oʊ mi:, aɪ fɔ:l ɪn lʌv wɪð ju: evri: sɪŋgəl deɪ/ -- ______________________________________________________________________________________________
/ən aɪ dʒʌs wɒnə tel ju: aɪ æm/ -- ____________________________________________________________
/səʊ hʌni:, naʊ/ -- __________________________
/teɪk mi: ɪntə jə lʌvɪn ɑ:mz/ -- __________________________________________________________
/kɪs mi: ʌndə ðə laɪD əv ə θaʊzən stɑ:z/ -- ______________________________________________________________________________________
/pleɪs jə hed ən mɑ: bi:Dɪŋ hɑ:d/ -- ______________________________________________________________________
/əm θɪŋkɪn aʊt laʊd/ -- __________________________________________
/meɪbi: wi: faʊnd lʌv raɪʔ weə wi: ɑ:/ -- ____________________________________________________________________________
/wen maɪ heəz ɔ:l bəʔ gɒn æn maɪ memərɪ feɪdz/ --______________________________________________________________________________________________
/æn ðə kraʊdz doʊn rəmembə maɪ neɪm/ -- __________________________________________________________________________
/wen maɪ hændz doʊn pleɪ ðə strɪŋz ðə seɪm weɪ/ -- __________________________________________________________________________________________________
/aɪ noʊ ju: wɪl stɪl lʌv mi: ðə seɪm/ -- ____________________________________________________________________________
/kɒz hʌnɪ jɔ: soʊl kəd nevə groʊ oʊld, ɪts evəgri:n/ -- ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
/beɪbi:, jɔ: smaɪlz fəʔevər ɪn ma maɪnd ən meməri:/ -- ________________________________________________________________________________________________
/aɪm θɪŋkɪŋ baʊt haʊ pi:pəl fɔ:l ɪn lʌv ɪn məstɪərɪəs weɪz/ -- ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ways
/meɪbi: ɪts ɔ:l pɑ:D əv ə plæn/ -- __________________________________________________________
/aɪl dʒəs ki:p ɒn meɪkɪŋ ðə seɪm mɪsteɪks/ -- ____________________________________________________________________________________
/hoʊpɪŋ ðætʃu:l ʌndəstæn/ -- __________________________________________________________
/bət beɪbi:, naʊ/ -- __________________________
/teɪk mi: ɪntə jə lʌvɪn ɑ:mz/ -- __________________________________________________________
/kɪs mi: ʌndə ðə laɪD əv ə θaʊzən stɑ:z/ -- ______________________________________________________________________________________
/pleɪs jə hed ən ma bi:Dɪŋ hɑ:d/ -- ______________________________________________________________________
/əm θɪŋkɪn aʊt laʊd/ -- __________________________________________
/ðəʔ meɪbi: wi: faʊnd lʌv raɪʔ weə wi: ɑ:/ -- ______________________________________________________________________________________
/səʊ beɪbi:, naʊ/ -- ________________________
/teɪk mi: ɪntə jə lʌvɪn ɑ:mz/ - __________________________________________________________
/kɪs mi: ʌndə ðə laɪD əv ə θaʊzənd stɑ:z -- ______________________________________________________________________________________
/ɒʊ dɑ:lɪŋ, pleɪs jə hed ən ma bi:Dɪŋ hɑ:d/ -- ______________________________________________________________________________________________
/əm θɪŋkɪn aʊt laʊd/ -- __________________________________________
/ðəʔ meɪbi: wi: faʊnd lʌv raɪʔ weə wi: ɑ:/ -- ______________________________________________________________________________________
/ɒ beɪbi: wi: faʊnd lʌv raɪʔ weə wi: ɑ:/ -- ________________________________________________________________________________
/ən wi: faʊnd lʌv raɪʔ weə wi: ɑ:/ -- ________________________________________________________________________
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