KEVIN’S PART OF SPEECH.

 Well I’m fine, kind of nervous but ok let’s see how it goes
o fine /faɪn/ se alarga la vocal /aɪ/
o kind /kaɪnd/ se alarga /aɪ/ y suena la d al final /d/
o nervous /ˈnər-vəs/ la última vocal no es /ʊ/ sino /ə/.
 /ə/ - /ʊ/
o Es /ɡoʊz/ no /ɡoʊs/ vibration
 /z/ - /s/
 I know. The questions you have to ask
o /ˈkwɛs·tʃənz/ no /ˈkwɛs·tʃəns/
 /z/ - /s/
o /hæv/ no /hæf/
 /v/ - /f/
o /æsk/ no /ʌsk/
 /æ/ - /ʌ/
 Yes, [yes]
o /jɛs/ no /dʒɛs/ more or less
 /j/ -/dʒ/
 Well, I friend of mine just said that you [got] offered some scholarships for good students. The ones
that got very good grades at university, so that’s why I’m here. Because I cannot afford “it”: Because
I’m applying for a scholarship to study there something related to education and technology, but I
cannot afford the two years that it lasts.
o Mine /mɑɪn/ se debe alargar la /ɑɪn/
o /ˈɔ·fərd/ es /ə/ no /ɛ/ more emphisis to /d/ at the en.
o /səm/ (weak form) no /sɔm/
o /ðæt/ no /dʌt/
o /ˈskɑ:lərˌʃɪps / no /ˈskɔlʌrˌʃɪps/ the /s/ at the end should should sound but not.
o Little difference in /ɡʊd/ and /ɡuːd/
o ˈstuːdənts no ˈstuːdɛnts
o junəˈvɜrsəti no juniˈvɜrsiti
o /hɪr/ no /hir/
o /bɪˈkɑːz/ no /bɪˈkɑːs/
o /əˈfɔrd/ no /ɑːˈfɔrd/
o /əˈplaɪɪŋ/ no /ɑːˈplaɪɪŋ/
o /ˈstʌdi/ no /ˈstʌdɪ/
o /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ no /ˈsɔmθɪŋ/
o /ɛʤəˈkeɪʃən/ /ɛdu:ˈkeɪʃɔn/
o tɛkˈnɒləʤi no tɛkˈnɑːlɔʤi
o læsts no læst
 Well, I graduated from Saint Agustín’s University last year.
o /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ no /ˈɡrædueɪtɪd/
o /seɪnt/ no /sɑːnt/
 Yes, with honors.
o /wɪð/ no /wɪt/
 Yeah, well-done.
 And also, now, I’m studying the ELT program at Thomas Jefferson Institute and I’m about to finish it.
And, I just wanna combine both programs: the software engineering program and the teaching
program and just do my masters.
o /ˈproʊ.ɡræm/ no /ˈprɔɡræm/
o /ˈɪnstətuːt/ no /ˈɪnsti:tjuːt/
o kɑːmˈbaɪn no /ˈ kɔmˈbaɪn/
o /ˈsɑːft.wer/ no /ˈsɑːf.wer/
o ˌɛnʤɪˈnɪərɪŋ alargar mas la ɪə
o /ðə/ no /də/
o ˈmɑːstəz no ˈmɑːstərs
 It was five years.
 My degree? Yes, I got my degree.
o dɪˈgriː no diːˈgriː
 I can afford my tickets and some, I mean, being there some months, but the big problem is to afford
my studies. I mean, staying there, [going], finding books, buying them, I don’t know what else, my
transportation, so it is difficult for me because I’m not supposed to work there, just study and that’s
why I’m here.
o mʌnθs no mɔnθs
o ˈprɑ:bləm no ˈprɔbləm
o mi:n no mɪn
o ðəm no dəm
o trænspərˈteɪʃən no trʌnspɔrˈteɪʃɔn
o dɪfəkəlt no dɪfi:ku:lt
o səˈpoʊzd no su:ˈpoʊz
o ðɛr no dɛr
 Actually, no. I’m really bad.
o /ˈæktʃuəli/no /ˈækʃu:ʌli/
o /bæd/ no /bʌt/
 Well, if I can do something, I will. Don’t doubt it.
 Well, actually I’m working now as a teacher, and English teacher, and well, I wanna finish.
o ˈɪŋglɪʃ no ˈi:ŋglɪʃ
o ænd but ɛnd when alargando
 Just three months until now.
 Yes, [but], I’m completely happy, but I will finish this year, so next year, I’m thinking [of] going there.
 Good news.
o nu:z or /njuːz/ but not /njuːs/ or/nuːs/
 I took the ECPE that is from Michigan and Cambridge University. Well, but, I just took it. My results
are going to be here in Arequipa by October.
o /ˈmɪʃ.ɪ.ɡən/ no /ˈmɪtʃɪɡæn/
o /ˈkeɪm.brɪdʒ/ no /ˈkʌmbrɪdʒ/
o ɑ:kˈtoʊbər no ɑ:kˈtɑ:bɛr
 But, I think I passed it.
o pæst no pæs
 No, but I know what it is about.
o əˈbaʊt no ʌˈbaʊt
 I mean, why?
 Because I was not required. For my ELT program, I just needed the ECPE.
o riˈkwaɪərd no riˈkwaɪɛr
 Yes, but, as I’m working as a teacher now I prepare students to take the TOEFL exam, so I know
what it is about and if you require [it], I can take it, too.
o ˈtiʧər no ˈtiʧɛr
 What else do I need? I know that I need my bachelor degree, my grading card from the university,
the exam, do I need something else?
o ˈbæʧələr no ˈbʌʧɛlɔr
o ɪgˈzæm no ɛgˈzæm
 No
 Do I have to write an encomium?
 Ah, right. Ah, ok.
 But I can prove that I mean, my home is here. I’m not thinking about settling down there because
everything’s here: my family, my work, I mean, everything. My family is my everything, so I don’t
think [to be] being there more than two years that the program lasts.
o hoʊm no hɔm
o ˈsɛtəlɪŋ no ˈsɛdɪlɪŋ
o ˈfæməli no ˈfæmi:li:
 Oh, thank you so much. So, I will come back with all what you need. Ok.
o Θæŋk no θɛŋk
 Thank you so much. Bye [bye].