T Sounds: Formal Word Stress in Sentences
As you repeat the following sentences, practice the main techniques of word stress: – stress important words – reduce small words – speak in phrases and pause between phrases – let words flow together Use the video to listen and repeat. |
Planning the Day 1. I have an important meeting at 8:00 AM. 2. There are ten line items on the agenda. 3. The team that is monitoring customer data will identify positive and negative points. 4. Our team is presenting a strategy for dealing with threatening, competitive companies. 5. Our meeting will be live on the internet, and some coworkers in other countries will participate virtually. 6. In the afternoon, I plan to venture out of the office and get a salad at a nearby cafe. 7. During lunch, I’ll scrutinize my notes and highlight fundamental objectives or procedures. 8. From 2:00 to 5:00, our team will develop the subtle points of our strategy. 9. After work, there’s a big going away party for my coworker. 10. After twenty years of work, he was known as a fixture at the company.* 11. I’ll know five or six people, but most people will be acquaintances. 12. Actually, it’ll be a good chance to network with a lot of enterprising people. *in the word twenty, the second T is usually silent, even in formal speech |
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