Pronunciation that is easy to understand

Be easy to understand without changing your accent: word and sentence stress, chunks, intonation, linking, word endings and problem sounds, with drills you record.

60 分钟

这节课目前只有英文版。

单元 5 · 第 6 节,共 8 节

这节课你会学到

  1. Explain what the Pronunciation criterion rewards, and why clarity matters more than a native-like accent
  2. Put the stress on the right syllable of common tricky words, and on the key words in a sentence
  3. Shape chunks with one main stress each, and use rising and falling intonation for lists, questions and unfinished ideas
  4. Link words smoothly and pronounce -ed and -s endings so the examiner can hear your grammar
  5. Identify your own two or three problem sounds and work on them with a 15-minute recording routine

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这节课里有什么

  1. The aim: easy to understand, not ‘native’
  2. Word stress: the shape of a word
  3. Words that are shorter than they look
  4. Sentence stress: make the key words stand out
  5. Chunks: one main stress in each
  6. Intonation: what your voice does at the end
  7. Connected speech: let words join up
  8. Word endings: where pronunciation meets grammar
  9. Problem sounds: find your own
  10. A 15-minute routine for practising alone
  11. Worked example: diagnosing one recording
  12. Read it marked, then make it yours
  13. On test day, and over the next two weeks