1. Sentence stress.

Look at the following sentence and question.
I live in a house in the country.
What do you do?

Listen to the sentence and question.

 

When we speak, some words are pronounced more strongly than others. In these two examples the words highlighted in bold are stressed.
I live in a house in the country.
What do you do?

2. Listen.

Listen to the sentences and questions. How many stressed words are there in each one?

3. Stressed words.

Look at the sentences and questions from exercise 2. Which types of words are most often stressed?

4. Stressed words.

Now listen to and repeat the sentences and questions. Pay attention to the stress and rhythm of each one.

5. Stressed words.

Look at the sentences and questions. How many stressed words are there in each one?

6. Listen and repeat.

Listen again, and repeat the sentences and questions. Pay attention to the stress and rhythm of each one.