so what a weak forms well we need some first understand what word stresses
first understand what word stresses
first understand what word stresses let’s take a word like police there are
let’s take a word like police there are
let’s take a word like police there are two syllables in police the stressed
two syllables in police the stressed
two syllables in police the stressed syllable is on lease the second syllable
syllable is on lease the second syllable
syllable is on lease the second syllable so the first syllable is not stressed
so the first syllable is not stressed
so the first syllable is not stressed it’s a weak form so it sounds like a
it’s a weak form so it sounds like a
it’s a weak form so it sounds like a schwa / not police police so that’s one
schwa / not police police so that’s one
schwa / not police police so that’s one thing you need to know is stress in
thing you need to know is stress in
thing you need to know is stress in words which syllable is stressed we’ll
words which syllable is stressed we’ll
words which syllable is stressed we’ll come back to that later but what about
come back to that later but what about
come back to that later but what about stress in a sentence how does that work
stress in a sentence how does that work
stress in a sentence how does that work well English is not really an efficient
well English is not really an efficient
well English is not really an efficient language for example if I said to you
language for example if I said to you
language for example if I said to you want coffee it may sound like a caveman
want coffee it may sound like a caveman
want coffee it may sound like a caveman but you understand everyone understands
but you understand everyone understands
but you understand everyone understands that I want coffee I an app and not very
that I want coffee I an app and not very
that I want coffee I an app and not very important words right so in a natural
important words right so in a natural
important words right so in a natural sentence those unimportant words also
sentence those unimportant words also
sentence those unimportant words also have weak forms in weak forms the vowel
have weak forms in weak forms the vowel
have weak forms in weak forms the vowel sounds are replaced with schwa sounds so
sounds are replaced with schwa sounds so
sounds are replaced with schwa sounds so for example I want a coffee I an a again
for example I want a coffee I an a again
for example I want a coffee I an a again they’re not important so they would be
they’re not important so they would be
they’re not important so they would be reduced to schwa sound want and coffee
reduced to schwa sound want and coffee
reduced to schwa sound want and coffee they’re the important bits of
they’re the important bits of
they’re the important bits of information in the sentence so we would
information in the sentence so we would
information in the sentence so we would pronounce them correctly the whole thing
pronounce them correctly the whole thing
pronounce them correctly the whole thing would sound like this r1 to coffee again
would sound like this r1 to coffee again
would sound like this r1 to coffee again the vowel sounds they replaced by shut
the vowel sounds they replaced by shut
the vowel sounds they replaced by shut up what up coffee once a coffee you say
up what up coffee once a coffee you say
up what up coffee once a coffee you say it with me repeats it with me a 1 a
it with me repeats it with me a 1 a
it with me repeats it with me a 1 a coffee a 1 a coffee okay but how about
coffee a 1 a coffee okay but how about
coffee a 1 a coffee okay but how about words with more than one syllable we
words with more than one syllable we
words with more than one syllable we need to think about sentence stress and
need to think about sentence stress and
need to think about sentence stress and word stress so how about if
police coming so if I said police coming
police coming so if I said police coming we both understand the police are coming
we both understand the police are coming
we both understand the police are coming we don’t need bourbon are they would be
we don’t need bourbon are they would be
we don’t need bourbon are they would be weak forms reducing the bell sounds to
weak forms reducing the bell sounds to
weak forms reducing the bell sounds to to our sound so the police
to our sound so the police
to our sound so the police remember that police we’ve still got
remember that police we’ve still got
remember that police we’ve still got that weak syllable on police the police
that weak syllable on police the police
that weak syllable on police the police are are reduced er up a-coming the
are are reduced er up a-coming the
are are reduced er up a-coming the police are coming
police are coming
police are coming the police are coming that’s where you
the police are coming that’s where you
the police are coming that’s where you get your sentence stress that’s where
get your sentence stress that’s where
get your sentence stress that’s where you get your intonation from so for
you get your intonation from so for
you get your intonation from so for example a question like do you fancy a
example a question like do you fancy a
example a question like do you fancy a beer
beer
beer could sound like Joe fancy a beer again
could sound like Joe fancy a beer again
could sound like Joe fancy a beer again what are the important words fancy beer
what are the important words fancy beer
what are the important words fancy beer I think correct me if I’m wrong I think
I think correct me if I’m wrong I think
I think correct me if I’m wrong I think Americans don’t use the word fancy it
Americans don’t use the word fancy it
Americans don’t use the word fancy it just means what so for example fancy
just means what so for example fancy
just means what so for example fancy beer the whole question do you fancy a
beer the whole question do you fancy a
beer the whole question do you fancy a beer Geoff ANSI a beer Joe fancy a beer
beer Geoff ANSI a beer Joe fancy a beer
beer Geoff ANSI a beer Joe fancy a beer do you fancy a beer okay let’s put all
do you fancy a beer okay let’s put all
do you fancy a beer okay let’s put all of that together you’ll see sentences
of that together you’ll see sentences
of that together you’ll see sentences come up on the screen you try and say it
come up on the screen you try and say it
come up on the screen you try and say it then hear me say it then you repeat it
then hear me say it then you repeat it
then hear me say it then you repeat it in the correct way
what you see just a romance movie who’d
what you see just a romance movie who’d you go with
a web with your girlfriend you went with
a web with your girlfriend you went with my girlfriend so you see you could also
my girlfriend so you see you could also
my girlfriend so you see you could also stress a particular word depending on
stress a particular word depending on
stress a particular word depending on what you want the focus of the sentence
what you want the focus of the sentence
what you want the focus of the sentence to be thanks for watching if you enjoy
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