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บทเรียนย่อย 3
How do you say the words you see and hear in the news? In Pronunciation in the News, we take a word that's dominating the headlines and teach you how to say it like a native speaker.
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Pronunciation in the News
Life expectancy
South Korean women will be the first in the world to have an average life expectancy above 90, according to a new study. How do we pronounce life expectancy? Watch the video and find out.
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How do you say 'life expectancy'?
- There is one syllable in life and four in expectancy: lifeex-pec-tan-cy
- The main stress is on life: LIFEexpectancy.
- The stress in expectancy is on the second syllable – exPECtancy
- In phonemic script, life expectancy is written like this: /'laɪf ɪkˈspektənsi/
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Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.
The 'life expectancy' quiz
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Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'life expectancy'.
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Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'life expectancy'.
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LIFE expectancyQuestion 1 of 3
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Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'life expectancy'.
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ex-pec-tan-cyQuestion 2 of 3
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Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'life expectancy'.
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exPECtancyQuestion 3 of 3
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More pronunciation work
If you want to improve your pronunciation even more, try our series The Sounds of English or Tim's Pronunciation Workshop.
End of Session 3
Join us in Session 4 for the Teachers' Room, where Dan and Sian give tips to improve lessons.
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Pronouncing life expectancy
- One syllable in life, four in expectancy: lifeex-pec-tan-cy
- Main stress on life: LIFEexpectancy
- Stress in expectancy on second syllable – exPECtancy
- Phonemic transcription: /'laɪf ɪkˈspektənsi/
- One syllable in life, four in expectancy: lifeex-pec-tan-cy


