1.Read and complete the dialogue. Then listen and check.
Sana: Can I help you with anything, Mum?
Mum: 1 Yes, please, Sana. You can clear the table.
Sana: Do you want me to help cook, too?
Mum: 2 Yes, of course
Sana: What’s for lunch?
Mum: 3 Chicken with rice and vegetables.
Sana: That sounds delicious. I’ll boil the rice.
Mum: 4 Thank you.
Sana: Shall I chop the vegetables, too?
Mum: Yes, please. 5 I’ve already washed them.
Sana: What do you want me to do now?
Mum: 6 How about loading the dishwasher?
Pronuciation
3 4.18 Listen and read. Does ‘er’ make the schwa sound (/Ə/)? Tick (✓) or cross (✗). Then practise with your partner.
1 water ✓
2 herb ✗
3 dessert ✗
4 dinner ✓
5 verb ✗
6 butter ✓
7 pepper ✓
8 dishwasher ✓
