Video Lesson: Advanced Speaking & Pronunciation: Video 5-Unstressed Words and Reductions English (Level 2)
BEFORE YOU WATCH
You will hear the words below in the video. Read the words out loud to practice your pronunciation. Write a definition for any word you don't know.
1. words
2. sentence
3. sound
4. word
5. structure
6. contractions
7. reductions
8. stress
9. idea
10. part
11. sounds
12. pronunciation
13. ideas
14. vowel
15. syllables
16. length
17. examples
18. level
19. sample
20. bit
WATCH AND LISTEN
Watch the video. As you listen, pause and write down any words you want to learn.
WHILE YOU LISTEN
As you listen, fill in the blanks using the adjectives below.
  • extreme
  • negative
  • next
  • other
  • rubberband
  • shorter
  • sound
  • stressed
  • subject
  • unstressed
1. syllables
2. words
3. part
4. parts
5. pronouns
6. contractions
7. hands
8. reductions
9. reductions
10. time

Video Information

General Details

  • Kenton County Adult English as a Second Language
  • CEFR Level of Vocabulary: B1
  • CEFR Level of Grammar: A2

Verb forms used:

  • 102 present simple affirmative
  • 56 future simple affirmative
  • 44 infinitive
  • 36 simple affirmative
  • 25 gerund
  • 21 present passive affirmative
  • 12 present simple negative
  • 9 present continuous affirmative
  • 5 conditional affirmative
  • 4 past simple affirmative