Speaking: Pronunciation B2 - Lesson 3: Stress & Rhythm in Complex Sentences

B2 Pronunciation: Stress & Rhythm
B2
Stress & Rhythm
ចង្វាក់ និងការសង្កត់សំឡេង
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Stop sounding like a robot. Only stress the words that carry meaning (Content Words).

💬 Scenario: Robot vs. Human

Robot (Incorrect) "I-went-to-the-store-to-buy-some-milk."
(Every word is equal. Sounds unnatural.)
Human (Correct) "I WENT to the STORE to BUY some MILK."
(Only important words are loud and long.)
Human (Complex) "Although the PROJect was DIFFicult, we MANaged to FINish it on TIME."

The Stress Highlighter

Click the Content Words (Important) to stress them.

She wants to travel around the world.

The Rules

1. Content Words (Stress ●)
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs.
Examples: Car, Run, Big, Quickly.
2. Function Words (Unstress •)
Pronouns, Prepositions, Articles, "To be".
Examples: He, at, the, is, of.
(These are spoken very fast and quietly).

Find the Content Words

Sentence: "I can meet you at the station."

Which words are stressed?
A. I, you, the
B. Meet, Station
C. Can, at, station

Sentence: "The photos were beautiful."

Which words are stressed?
A. Photos, Beautiful
B. The, were

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