单元 10: The indefinite article - in 90 seconds
Learn the most common sound in English to improve your pronunciation!
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- 5Let and allow
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- 8Mixed conditionals
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- 12The continuous passive
- 13Future perfect
- 14Need + verb-ing
- 15Have something done
- 16Wish
- 17Word stress
- 18Different ways of saying 'if'
- 19Passive reporting structures
- 20The subjunctive
- 21When and if
- 22Inversion
- 23Phrasal verbs
- 24The future
- 25Modals in the past
- 26Narrative tenses
- 27Phrasal verb myths
- 28Conditionals review
- 29Used to - review
- 30Linking words of contrast
课程 4
Weak forms are very common and very important in English pronunciation. Getting them right is one of the keys to naturally flowing speech. Helen shows you the most important one to learn.
练习题 1
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Pronouncing unstressed words like 'a' and 'an'
There is an English sound which is used more than any other. The trouble is it's a short sound which can be very difficult to hear as it is only present in unstressed syllables.
Pronouncing this sound correctly and in the right place really helps to get a natural flow to spoken English. Helen has more information in the video.
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Summary
- Schwa is a short vowel sound.
- It is the most common sound in the English language.
- It is never stressed.
- The sound schwa is very important to natural English.
- It appears in many words of more than one syllable.
- It is the sound of many grammar words like articles and prepositions when they are not stressed.
This is the symbol for schwa.
To do
How good are you at hearing the schwa sound? Try to quiz to find out
How many schwa?
5 Questions
Listen to each sentence and choose how many schwa you can hear.
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练习题
Listen to each sentence and choose how many schwa you can hear.
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Listen carefully!Question 1 of 5
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Listen to each sentence and choose how many schwa you can hear.
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Listen carefully!Question 2 of 5
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Listen to each sentence and choose how many schwa you can hear.
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Listen carefully!Question 3 of 5
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Listen to each sentence and choose how many schwa you can hear.
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Listen carefully!Question 4 of 5
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Listen to each sentence and choose how many schwa you can hear.
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Listen carefully!Question 5 of 5
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本课词汇
Secrets of schwa
Schwa is a short vowel sound.
It is the most common sound in the English language.
It is never stressed.
The sound schwa is very important to natural english.
It appears in many words of more than one syllable.
It is the sound of many grammar words like articles and prepositions when they are not stressed.
