Stress and intonation for meaning
How you say a sentence carries meaning too. Practise moving the stress to show contrast and emphasis, keeping repeated words light, shaping lists and pausing between chunks.
10 min
Module 26 · Lesson 4 of 5
In this lesson
- Move the main stress to show contrast, correction and emphasis.
- Use a rise and a fall to show whether a list is complete, and pause between chunks of meaning.
- Find the word to stress in your own answers, step by step.
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