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Unit 17: English You Need
Exams, news, pronunciation, teachers' tips, learners' questions
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Wabii jechootaa
Session 1 - Exam skills
specific
exact and detailed
form an opinion
decide on an answer
confirming
checking
Session 2 - News Review
hail
publicly praise
supercharge
make more powerful
packs a punch
has great effect or power
Session 3 - Pronunciation in The News
Pronouncing 'scheduled'
There are two syllables: sched-uled
The stress is on the first syllable: SCHED-uled
The first syllable is pronounced /ˈʃed/ Note: In American English the pronunciation is /ˈskɛdʒuːl/ (skedzh-ool).
In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /ˈʃedjuːld/
