Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the stress pattern of each sentence.
1. Don't talk!
2. Don't worry!
3. Keep silent!
4. Look out!
5. Remember!
Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the bold syllables.
1. I don't have a computer.
2. Do you call her every day? - No, I don't.
3. They are not familiar with that new computer.
4. A: Did you lend her your laptop?
B: Yes, I did.
5. Who do you work with on Sundays?
Listen and pay attention to the fall-rise ( ) intonation in the following sentences. Then practise saying them in pairs.
1. Shall we now talk about other learning methods?
2. Could you please pay attention when I’m talking to you?
3. Why don't we use public transport to go to school?
4. Would you like to join our cooking course?
1. Shall we now talk about other learning methods?
(Bây giờ chúng ta sẽ nói về các phương pháp học tập khác chứ?)
2. Could you please pay attention when I’m talking to you?
(Bạn có thể vui lòng chú ý khi tôi nói chuyện với bạn không?)
3. Why don't we use public transport to go to school?
(Tại sao chúng ta không sử dụng phương tiện giao thông công cộng để đi học?)
4. Would you like to join our cooking course?
(Bạn có muốn tham gia Khóa học nấu ăn của chúng tôi không?)
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?
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 contracted forms in the following sentences. What are their full forms?
1. Today, we'll talk about the generation gap.
2. You're right, Mark.
3. We can't avoid daily arguments.
4. That's a good point.
5. No, they don't.
6. Now let's continue our discussion with ...
1: we'll
=>we will
2: you’re
=>you are
3: can't
=>can not
4: that's
=>that is
5: don't
=>do not
6: let
=>let us
Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the word stress.
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 the words. Pay attention to the word stress.
musical dangerous humorous national practical poisonous personal marvellous |
musical /ˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/: vở nhạc kịch
dangerous/ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs/: nguy hiểm
humorous/ˈhjuː.mə.rəs/: tính hài hước
national /ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/: thuộc về quốc gia
practical /ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/: thiết thực, có ích
poisonous /ˈpɔɪ.zən.əs/: có độc, độc hại
personal /ˈpɜː.sən.əl/: dành cho cá nhân, riêng tư
marvellous /ˈmɑːr.vəl.əs/: tuyệt diệu, phi thường
Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the underlined words.
1. There is a three-storey sports centre in my neighbourhood.
2. The assistant at her shop always gives us special attention.
3. The shop owner treats his customers with a lot of respect.
4. The food at that restaurant is too spicy for me.
5. Tom spent half of his savings in that music store.
/sp/ | /st/ |
1. sports 2. special 3. respect 4. spicy 5. spent | 1. storey 2. assistant 3.customers 4. restaurant 5. store |
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the fall-rise intonation () in the following sentences.
1. Would you like a cup of tea?
2. Why don‘t you answer your phone?
3. Would you like me to help you install the soltware?
4. Can you show me the money-management app you told me about?