Underline the stressed words in the sentences. Listen and check. Then practise saying the sentences with a natural rhythm.

1. The village was completely destroyed by floods.

2. Some gases are released into the air through human activities.

3. Has the earth’s temperature increased in the past few years?

4. Some environmental disasters wil become more frequent.

C. Listen and underline the stressed syllables in these sentences. 

(Nghe và gạch chân những âm tiết được nhấn mạnh trong những câu sau.)

1. The skirt is cheaper than the shirt.

(Cái váy rẻ hơn cái áo.)

2. The blue tie is nicer than the black one.

(Cà vạt xanh dương đẹp hơn cà vạt đen.)

3. Do you have a bigger size?

(Bạn có cái nào cỡ lớn hơn không?)

4. These ones are smaller than those.

(Những cái này nhỏ hơn cái kia.)

5. This store is better.

(Cửa hàng này tốt hơn.)

6. The white shoes are more expensive than the brown ones.

(Đôi giày màu trắng đắt hơn đôi màu nâu.)

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 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 sentences and underline the two-syllable words with the stress on the first syllable. Then put the stress mark (') on the words.

1.    The children will have a wireless TV in their future house.

2.    The robots will help her mother water the flowers.

3.    Her dream house will be a pretty palace in the mountains.

4.    There is a garden in front of the villa and a garage at the back of it.

5.    There will be two bedrooms and one kitchen in the flat.

6.    He’s painting a picture of the island.

7.    The girl lives in a pretty cottage in the village.

Read the sentences and underline the two-syllable words with the stress on the first syllable. Then put the stress mark (') on the words.

1.    The children will have a wireless TV in their future house.

2.    The robots will help her mother water the flowers.

3.    Her dream house will be a pretty palace in the mountains.

4.    There is a garden in front of the villa and a garage at the back of it.

5.    There will be two bedrooms and one kitchen in the flat.

6.    He’s painting a picture of the island.

7.    The girl lives in a pretty cottage in the village.

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