3 SAY IT RIGHT | Sentence stress B1+
Optimise your pronunciation 3 One thing we might choose is making a video
for YouTube.
Discussion 4 I suggest we choose making a video for YouTube.
• Words that carry the main meaning in a 5 Why don’t we choose making a video for
sentence or phrase are usually stressed. YouTube?
• When you learn new phrases, you should learn
which words are stressed in the phrase. 3 3.03 Listen again and repeat.
4 Look at the things that students might
1 3.01 Listen to the sentences being do online. For each one choose one of
pronounced without stress and then with the phrases for making suggestions in
the correct words stressed (the underlined Exercise 2 and write a sentence. Then
words). Then answer the questions. practise saying each sentence with the
correct sentence stress. Record yourself
a) What about researching information?
if you can.
b) One thing we might choose is researching
information. • making videos on YouTube
1 Can you hear the difference between the two • researching information
sentences? • playing online games
2 Do the sentences sound more natural when the • chatting to people around the world
correct words are stressed? • using social network sites
2 3.02 Underline the words you think One thing we might choose is playing online
should be stressed in these sentences, games.
using the example to help you. Then listen
and check.
1 What about making a video for YouTube?
2 How about making a video for YouTube?
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3 One thing we might choose is making a video
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Optimise your pronunciation
for YouTube.
Discussion 4 I suggest we choose making a video for YouTube.
• Words that carry the main meaning in a 5 Why don’t we choose making a video for
sentence or phrase are usually stressed. YouTube?
• When you learn new phrases, you should learn
which words are stressed in the phrase. 3 3.03 Listen again and repeat.
4 Look at the things that students might
1 3.01 Listen to the sentences being do online. For each one choose one of
pronounced without stress and then with the phrases for making suggestions in
the correct words stressed (the underlined Exercise 2 and write a sentence. Then
words). Then answer the questions. practise saying each sentence with the
correct sentence stress. Record yourself
a) What about researching information?
if you can.
b) One thing we might choose is researching
information. • making videos on YouTube
1 Can you hear the difference between the two • researching information
sentences? • playing online games
2 Do the sentences sound more natural when the • chatting to people around the world
correct words are stressed? • using social network sites
2 3.02 Underline the words you think One thing we might choose is playing online
should be stressed in these sentences, games.
using the example to help you. Then listen
and check.
1 What about making a video for YouTube?
2 How about making a video for YouTube?
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