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Session 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. In this episode, we're looking at the word security.

ክፍለ-ስራሓት ናይዚ ምዕራፍ

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Activity 1

Pronunciation in the News

Security

Ahead of the UK general election, the issue of security is high on the political agenda. 

Security is the protection of people or places from danger or attack. But how do we pronounce the word security? Watch the video and find out.

ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

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How do you say 'security'?

  • There are four syllables: se-cu-ri-ty
  • The stress is on the second syllable: se-CU-ri-ty
  • There's a /j/ sound between the 'c' and 'u'.
  • In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /sɪˈkjʊərəti/

To do

Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.

The pronunciation quiz

3 Questions

Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'security'.

ኣገናዕ፡ ፈተናኹም ዛዚምኩም
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
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More pronunciation work

If you want to improve your pronunciation even more, try The Sounds of English or Tim's Pronunciation Workshop.

End of Session 3

Join us in Session 4 for The Teachers' Room. Dan and Sian give tips on how to make dictation fun.

Session Vocabulary

  • Pronouncing 'security'

    Four syllables: se-cu-ri-ty

    Stress the second syllable: se-CU-ri-ty

    There's a /j/ sound between the 'c' and 'u'

    In phonemic script: /sɪˈkjʊərəti/

ምሉእ መወከስ ማህደረ-ቃላት ተመልከት

መራገፊ ማእከል

ትሕዝቶ ናይ ሓድሽ ትምህርቲ