1. 1. Pronunciation Tips

2. 2. English is not Phonetic Some words can have the same spelling but different pronunciation. For example: I have read it. (red) Did you read the paper? (ri:d)

3. 3. English is not Phonetic Some words can have the same pronunciation but different spelling For example: I have read it. (red) This cap is red.(red)

4. 4. English is not Phonetic Do not confuse pronunciation of words with their spelling! For example, "threw" and "through", although spelled differently, are pronounced the same. Practise what you hear, not what you see.

5. 5. Intonation and Stress In addition to listening for specific sounds, pay attention to pauses, the intonation and patterns of emphasis/stress. This can be just as important as the pronunciation of sounds.

6. 6. Stress In English, we do not say each syllable with the same force or strength. In one word, we accentuate ONE syllable. We say one syllable very loudly (big, strong, important) and all the other syllables very quietly.

7. 7. Stress Let's take 3 words: photograph, photographer and photographic. Do they sound the same when spoken? No. We accentuate (stress) ONE syllable in each word. And it is not always the same syllable

8. 8. Stress This happens in ALL words with 2 or more syllables: TEACHerJaPAN CHINaaBOVE converSAtion INteresting imPORtant deMAND etCETera, etCETera, etCETera

9. 9. Stress The syllables that are not stressed are ‘weak’ or ‘small’ or ‘quiet’. If you use word stress in your speech, you will instantly and automatically improve your pronunciation and your comprehension.

10. 10. Stress There are two very important rules about word stress: One word, one stress. The stress is always on a vowel. When you learn a new word, you should also learn its stress pattern.

11. 11. Stress All dictionaries give the phonetic spelling of a word. They show which syllable is stressed, usually with an apostrophe (') just before or just after the stressed syllable. Foe example, the word plastic.

12. 12. Sentence Stress Sentence stress is accent on certain words within a sentence. Most sentences have two types of word:  content words  structure words

13. 13. Sentence Stress Content words are the key words of a sentence. They are the important words that carry the meaning or sense. For example: Will you SELL my CAR because I've GONE to FRANCE.

14. 14. Sentence Stress The basic rules of sentence stress are: 1.content words are stressed 2.structure words are unstressed 3.the time between stressed words is always the same

15. 15. Sentence Stress The meaning of a sentence changes with a change in stress. For Example: What am I doing here?

16. 16. The English language has many different dialects, and words can be pronounced differently. It is important, however, that you pronounce words clearly to ensure effective communication.

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