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 the sentences. Pay attention to the underlined words.
1. The kitchen is for family gatherings.
2. Tigers and monkeys live in the forest.
3. I love five-colour sticky rice.
4. Yesterday, we harvested cucumbers from our garden.
5. Most girls know how to cook.
1. The kitchen is for family gatherings.
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃ.ən/
gathering /ˈɡæð.ər.ɪŋ/
2. Tigers and monkeys live in the forest.
tiger /ˈtaɪ.ɡər/
monkey /ˈmʌŋ.ki/
3. I love five-colour sticky rice.
sticky /ˈstɪk.i/
4. Yesterday, we harvested cucumbers from our garden.
cucumber /ˈkjuː.kʌm.bər/
garden /ˈɡɑː.dən/
5. Most girls know how to cook.
girl /ɡɜːl/
cook /kʊk/
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 elision of the vowels in the words in the second column.
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. 
Phương pháp giải:
1. Our class is going on a field trip next week.
(Lớp chúng tôi sẽ đi dã ngoại vào tuần tới.)
2. Put your rubbish in the bin!
(Bỏ rác vào thùng!)
3. You can see beautiful caves, green valleys and high mountains.
(Bạn có thể nhìn thấy những hang động tuyệt đẹp, thung lũng xanh và núi cao.)
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.
a. Listen and repeat, paying attention to the underlined words.
1. The sky today is clear and blue.
2. The speaker talked a lot about honesty.
3. The store on that corner sells local specialities.
b. Choose A, B, C, or D to show the word in each group with a different stress pattern.
1. A. humorous B. tremendous C. numerous D. generous
2. A. national B. animal C. arrival D. typical
3. A. festival B. cultural C. poisonous D. ambitious
1. B
A. humorous /ˈhjuː.mə.rəs/ | B. tremendous /trɪˈmen.dəs/ |
C. numerous /ˈnjuː.mə.rəs/ | D. generous /ˈdʒen.ər.əs/ |
Trọng âm của đáp án D rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai, trọng âm của các đáp án còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất.
2. C
A. humorous /ˈhjuː.mə.rəs/ | B. animal /ˈæn.ɪ.məl/ |
C. arrival /əˈraɪ.vəl/ | D. typical /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ |
Trọng âm của đáp án C rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai, trọng âm của các đáp án còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất.
3. D
A. festival /ˈfes.tɪ.vəl/ | B. cultural /ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl/ |
C. poisonous /ˈpɔɪ.zən.əs/ | D. ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ |
Trọng âm của đáp án D rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai, trọng âm của các đáp án còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất.
Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the word stress.
Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /ə/ and /ɪ/
/ə/ | /ɪ/ |
activity /ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/ hospitable /hɒsˈpɪt.ə.bəl garden /ˈɡɑː.dən/ picturesque /ˌpɪk.tʃərˈesk/ collect /kəˈlekt | pick /pɪk/ village /ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/ harvest /ˈhɑː.vɪst/ busy /ˈbɪz.i/ cottage /ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ/ |
