Listen and underline the stressed words. Then practise saying the sentences with a natural rhythm.

1. Forests are helpful in cooling down our planet.

2. Plants can store a lot of carbon in their roots, branches, and leaves.

3. Oceans can also remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it.

4. Oceans may start releasing the carbon they store as global temperatures rise.

Read the following sentences. Underline the stressed words in each one. Then mark the stressed syllables in these words. Listen and check.

1. The earth is getting warmer and warmer.

2. There will be more floods and storms in the coming years.

3. ASEAN has helped its members to achieve economic growth.

4. The burning of coal and oil releases a lot of carbon dioxide into the air.

Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the bold words with /ə/, and circle the bold words with /ɪ/.

1. There is a lot of water in the bottle.

2. The farmers here are hard-working.

3. They are picking fruits in the orchard.

4. People in my village usually gather at weekends.

5. Please buy some milk and pasta at the supermarket.

Listen and underline words with elision. Then practise saying the sentences in pairs.

1. There are no correct answers on her test paper.

2. He’s going to fly to Bangkok tonight.

3. The participants were probably excited about the palace history.

4. I believe that members expressed different opinions about the issue.

Mark the intonation in the question tags. Then listen and check. Practise saying the sentences in pairs.

1. I can’t find my key. You will helo me find it, won't you?

2. People have destroyed so many forests, haven’t they?

3. I haven't been to Yellowstone. I think it’s a farnous natural park in the USA, isn’t it?

4. I don‘t know much about Sam. He didn't graduate from university, did he?

Listen and mark (‿) the consonant and vowel sounds that are linked. Then practise saying the sentences.

1. Many young people want to live in the city.

2. It’s a busy street with great shops and restaurants.

3. The government wants to build a smart city in the south of the country.

4. The apartment was expensive, but my parents could afford it.

Mark (') the stressed syllable in the underline words. Then practice saying the sentences.

1.   A’nalogy is the process of comparing one thing with another that has similar features in order to explain it.

2.   Audi’ology is the science that deals with the sense of hearing.

3.   Eth’nology is the scientific study and comparison of human races.

4.   Ide’ology is a set of ideas that an economic or political system is based on.

5.   Bi/o/tech’no/lo/gy is the use of living cells and bacteria in industrial and scientific processes.

6.   Cos’mography is the part of science that deals with the general features of the earth and the universe.

7.   Ca’lligraphy is beautiful handwriting that you can do with a special pen or brush.

8.   Bi’ography is the story of a person’s life written by someone else.

9.   Ocea’nography is the scientific study of the ocean.

10. Histori’ography is the study of writing about history.

Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the words with /bl/, and circle the words with /kl/.

1. Look! There are black clouds all over!

2. A truck blocked the way to the club.

3. The students painted the classroom blue.

4. The wind blew the clock down.

5. We cleaned up the environment after the blast.