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How to Get a British Accent – Lesson 6 – “Emphasis & Word Stress”


so we’ve talked about the basics of

so we’ve talked about the basics of British pronunciation today we’re

British pronunciation today we’re

British pronunciation today we’re talking about emphasis first let’s have

talking about emphasis first let’s have

talking about emphasis first let’s have a quick review of everything we’ve

a quick review of everything we’ve

a quick review of everything we’ve learned so far if you watch the first

learned so far if you watch the first

learned so far if you watch the first lesson you know that we talked about the

lesson you know that we talked about the

lesson you know that we talked about the glottal tea and its uses take a look at

glottal tea and its uses take a look at

glottal tea and its uses take a look at this sentence above my head again how do

this sentence above my head again how do

this sentence above my head again how do you say this using only the glottal tea

you say this using only the glottal tea

you say this using only the glottal tea you could say like this let’s eat out

you could say like this let’s eat out

you could say like this let’s eat out later and in the second lesson we talked

later and in the second lesson we talked

later and in the second lesson we talked about the schwa Rinna’s uses remember

about the schwa Rinna’s uses remember

about the schwa Rinna’s uses remember the schwa is the weak form is the Earth

the schwa is the weak form is the Earth

the schwa is the weak form is the Earth sound take a look at this sentence above

sound take a look at this sentence above

sound take a look at this sentence above my head here how would you say this you

my head here how would you say this you

my head here how would you say this you could say my brother ate a banana

could say my brother ate a banana

could say my brother ate a banana how would you say this my sister bought

how would you say this my sister bought

how would you say this my sister bought a new computer remember the lesson we

a new computer remember the lesson we

a new computer remember the lesson we talked about buyer but could be

talked about buyer but could be

talked about buyer but could be pronounced like a liar could be how are

pronounced like a liar could be how are

pronounced like a liar could be how are you but which way to pronounce it well

you but which way to pronounce it well

you but which way to pronounce it well the first question would be how are you

the first question would be how are you

the first question would be how are you the focus is on the state of being up so

the focus is on the state of being up so

the focus is on the state of being up so the first question would usually be how

the first question would usually be how

the first question would usually be how are you for example how are you again

are you for example how are you again

are you for example how are you again the focus is on the state of being are

the focus is on the state of being are

the focus is on the state of being are the response might be

the response might be

the response might be yeah good how are you the focus is on

yeah good how are you the focus is on

yeah good how are you the focus is on the other person so the focus is on the

the other person so the focus is on the

the other person so the focus is on the word you not R so for this reason he

word you not R so for this reason he

word you not R so for this reason he said how are you

said how are you

said how are you how are you yeah good how are you in

how are you yeah good how are you in

how are you yeah good how are you in another question like did you go out

another question like did you go out

another question like did you go out last night remember we could pronounce

last night remember we could pronounce

last night remember we could pronounce it like did you go out last night in the

it like did you go out last night in the

it like did you go out last night in the first question the emphasis is on what

first question the emphasis is on what

first question the emphasis is on what happened in this case go out so did you

happened in this case go out so did you

happened in this case go out so did you has that weak form

has that weak form

has that weak form didja did you go out last night and the

didja did you go out last night and the

didja did you go out last night and the response yeah did you again the focus is

response yeah did you again the focus is

response yeah did you again the focus is on the other person so the emphasis is

on the other person so the emphasis is

on the other person so the emphasis is on the you in this case he pronounced it

on the you in this case he pronounced it

on the you in this case he pronounced it yeah did you did you go out last night

yeah did you did you go out last night

yeah did you did you go out last night yeah did you and then with have you

yeah did you and then with have you

yeah did you and then with have you questions a question like have you been

questions a question like have you been

questions a question like have you been to Brazil could be said like this if you

to Brazil could be said like this if you

to Brazil could be said like this if you been to Brazil again the focus is on

been to Brazil again the focus is on

been to Brazil again the focus is on what happened so the emphasis is on the

what happened so the emphasis is on the

what happened so the emphasis is on the verb have you been to Brazil but the

verb have you been to Brazil but the

verb have you been to Brazil but the response yeah you again the emphasis you

response yeah you again the emphasis you

response yeah you again the emphasis you so it sounds like this if you’ve been to

so it sounds like this if you’ve been to

so it sounds like this if you’ve been to Brazil yeah you notice also that being

Brazil yeah you notice also that being

Brazil yeah you notice also that being sometimes is pronounced like in again

sometimes is pronounced like in again

sometimes is pronounced like in again depends on the speed of talking so

depends on the speed of talking so

depends on the speed of talking so thanks for watching our series of

thanks for watching our series of

thanks for watching our series of British accent lessons what do you find

British accent lessons what do you find

British accent lessons what do you find difficult to pronounce with the British

difficult to pronounce with the British

difficult to pronounce with the British accent maybe you’d like us to cover

accent maybe you’d like us to cover

accent maybe you’d like us to cover something in the next lesson if so

something in the next lesson if so

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