This feature takes a look at how intonation and stress influence the way English is spoken. This feature includes practical exercises to improve your pronunciation skills by improving the stress-timed character of your pronunciation when speaking in full sentences. In the natural, manner with content words being stressed and function words receiving little stress. Sentences Alice was writing a letter when her friend came through the door and told her she was going to leave on holiday. I had studying for about an hour when the telephone rang.
Fast automobiles make dangerous friends.
If you can wait for a moment, the doctor will be with you shortly. I'd like a steak, please. With these examples in mind, go through the following exercises to improve your own pronunciation skills by improving your understanding of the stress-timed nature of English. Listening and Oral repetition exercise developing student ears' sensitivity to the rhythmic quality of English. PDP, Massachusetts Dept.of Ed.