Talk a LotFocus on Connected SpeechWhat is Word Stress?Every word in English has one syllable with a stronger stress than that of the others. Englishis a stress-timed language, which means that we speak with rhythm, pronouncing the
“ Swearing is a bad habit that young people must quit before entering the workforce. ”What was the strongest argument?Which point did the speakers disagree on?What points did the panel leave out?Do you agree or disagree with the speakers’ points?Group[r]
Prof. Francisco Zabala - 20161How to go about a phonemic transcriptionThe objective of this course is to help you improve your pronunciation. We use phonemic transcription to address severalneeds: to begin with, it helps you reflect on the pronunciation of English;[r]
This paper is concerned with the problem of robust finitetime stabilization for a class of linear systems with multiple delays in state and control and disturbance.The disturbance under consideration are norm bounded. We first present delaydependent sufficient conditions for robust finitetime stabil[r]
present continuousThe chef is boiling some potatoes in a saucepan.b) Find the content words and underline the stressed syllable in each onec) Write the sentence again, syllable by syllable (where possible, use vc sound connections)The chef is b[r]
NGOẠI NGỮ 24H 1WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VNUNIT 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITYChoose the word whose main stress syllable is put differently.1. A. maintain B. attitudeC. determine D. develop2. A. brilliantB. different C. secretary D. attractiveChoose the word whose underlined part is pronoun[r]
English Banana.comTest Your Research SkillsAmerican English 1Despite most of them having English as their first language, British andAmerican people sometimes use different words to talk about the samethings.Match the British English word on the left[r]
JLPT N3 GRAMMAR1.ばかり bakari: about to, just did, just, onlyV.plain.nonpast bakariV.plain.past bakariVteform bakari irun (prt) bakariQuantifier bakari A. INTRODUCTION:Bakari is a particle that roughly corresponds to the English words “just” or “only”. However, while the use of bakari implies that[r]
Huck overheard a conversation between two men.Tom was exploring the cave with Becky.The two of them were lost in the cave.Interjections!Step #7Find the DIRECT OBJECT. (If there is one in the sentence, it is the person or thing thatreceives t[r]
Words ending in -cy, -ty, -phy and -gydeMOcracy, dependaBIlity, phoTOgraphy, geOLogyWords ending in -alCRItical, geoLOGical5 Compound words (words with two parts)ruleexampleFor compound nouns, the stress is on the first partBLACKbird, GR[r]
Gerunds after prepositionsDo not use the infinitive with certain words which require a preposition followed by a gerund or an –ing form.Examples of such words and the preposition that usually go with them are given below:Bent onHe is bent on[r]
knowledge in real communication.Using the WorkbookThe Workbook is designed to be used together with the Longman Student Grammar ofSpoken and Written English (SGSWE). There are thirteen chapters in SGSWE, and eachchapter is divided into manageable sections called 'grammar bites'.[r]
Name:________________Date: ____________________Television(TV)Read the passage and highlight the words you don’t understandWatching television is an interesting and fun activity. The word television isoften shortened to TV.The first television broadcast in Au[r]
cities now both have to work so are often not around to give a child support when needed.Another factor is the increasing levels of poverty around the world. We have seen withglobalization the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, and this inevitably means that[r]
is (little)----------------- water-inthe glass than in the bottle.Complete with the correct form(Use thecomparative or the superlative form)-Max's house in the mountains is the most peaceful-Jill is more thoughtful than your sister.Adjectives with thr[r]
READING AND WRITING PRACTICE - OPINIONRead the following text and do the activities below.Complete the table below with the arguments in the correct column.READING AND WRITING PRACTICE - OPINIONCarry out your own survey. Ask your classmates the following que[r]
What is a clause?A clause is a group of words with a subject and a predicate. A clause can make a sentence. A simple sentenceconsists of just one clause.Study the examples given below.He took out his pen and started writing.The above sentence has two[r]
A list of 1800 essential words with definitions and examples, using frequent TOEFL topic categories, is presented for ESL students preparing to take the TOEFL. Students are likely to think that the more words they know, the better grades they earn. Meanwhile, it is impossible to know all the words p[r]
;t,w".~bs'I'te verb "to be" has these forms: be, am, is, are, being, been, was, were.other verbs have a maximum of five different forms. (Tenses andare really phrases of 2 to 4 words, one of which words is one oflilt five different forms below.)~s51p'Column 1lsiCol[r]
Noun: genderLiving beings are of either the male or the female sex. Now compare the following pairs of words.Boy, girlMan, womanHusband, wifeLion, lionessHere the first word of each pair is the name of a male animal. The[r]