Pronunciation Power

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Why is pronunciation important?

•Affects communication.

•People often judge your level of English by your pronunciation

•Closely connected with listening skills

How is English pronunciation different to my language?

•It is in the shed at the bottom of the garden.

•Eat more meat.

English is a stress timed language

•It is in the shed at the bottom of the garden.

•Eat more meat.

It is the number of stressed words that determines the speed.

Linking

•It is in the shed at the bottom of the garden.

•Eat more meat.

Weak forms

•It is in the shed ət the bottom əv the garden.

•Eat more meat.

What do we mean by pronunciation?

•Word stress

•Sentence stress

•Linking

•Weak forms

•Intonation

•Individual sounds