Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the tones of the underlined words in each sentence.

1. I'd like some eggs, some milk, some cheese, and some bread, please.

2. My father can speak four languages: English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

3. My favourite sports are football, tennis, basketball, and volleyball.

4. My kitten is cute, smart, playful, and noisy.

5. The outer planets, which are made up mostly of gas, include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the linking (‿) between the words in the sentences.

1. He lives‿in the city centre.

2. Cities‿of the future will be more exciting.

3. The new high-rise building is‿in the west‿of the city.

4. A lot‿of people come to the city to walk‿across the famous bridge.

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the words with elision.

1. Let’s find the correct answer!

2. We also provide mobile library services in rural areas.

3. My family will move to a different country.

4. Please bring your dictionary to the history class.

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the falling intonation () and level-rising intonation ( ) in the following sentences.

1. Our class is going on a field trip next week .

2. Put your rubbish in the bin! 

3. You can see beautiful caves , green valleys  and high mountains. 

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the falling () or rising () intonation in each of the following questions.

1. Did anyone go? 

2. Is academic education important nowadays? 

3. What are your plans for the future? 

4. When does the course start? 

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the sentence stress and rhythm.

1. The planet is getting hotter and hotter.

2. We talked about the causes of flooding.

3. Burning coal is bad for our health.

4. Why is farming a big source of greenhouse gases?