PRONUNCIATION (2) BUILDING SUPPORTING SKILLS CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST BUILDING SUPPORTING SKILLS PRONUNCIATION (2)

 

EXERCISE P4 Indicating speech patterns CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AUDIO  There are several ways to indicate speech patterns: • Underline the words or parts of words that the speaker stresses • Draw arrows going up or down to show where the speaker has a rise or drop in pitch • Link words that are combined • Cross out sounds that are dropped EXERCISE P5 Imitating speech patterns CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AUDIO  Listen again to the passage in exercise P3. Pause the audio after the first sentence, then say the sentence aloud. Try to imitate the speaker’s speech patterns. Repeat with each sentence in the passage. EXERCISE P6 Listening to accents CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AUDIO  Listen again to the passage. This time you will hear it spoken three times by speakers from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Then answer the questions. EXERCISE P7 Determining your resources Read the list of resources you can use to help you sound more like a native English speaker. Check (√) the resources that are available to you. EXERCISE P8 Planning a study strategy Plan a strategy for improving your pronunciation and speech patterns.

ANSWER KEYS AND EXPLANATION

There is no answer key for exercises P5-P8