
(Note: TWO meanings of casual in the first two sentences: 1 casual shoes = relaxed style or fashion [opposite: formal]; 2 casual job = not regular work [opposite: permanent] .)
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a. Listen and repeat the words. |
b. Listen to the sentences. |
c. Sentence stress In spoken English, the most important words for the speaker are strongly stressed. So there is often more than one ‘correct' way of stressing a sentence, as it depends on the speaker‘s meaning. Guess which words might be spoken with stronger stress in the sentences. Then listen to the sentences again and bold the sentence stress. EXAMPLE Michelle has a job in a shop selling casual shoes. |
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d. Listen and repeat the sentences. |