The Teachers’ Room: Teaching word stress

Word stress is important – incorrectly pronounced words can cause misunderstandings, confusion, embarrassment and frustration. Join Dan and Sian as they discuss tips for teaching word stress. This is a natural conversation, so no transcript is included. For more videos and content that will help you learn English, visit our website: http://www.bbclearningenglish.com

English: A Stress-Timed Language – American Pronunciation

ESL: English is a Stress-Timed language. That means you need contrast between stressed and unstressed syllables — unstressed words may reduce, and will be low in pitch and flatter in shape. In other words, you DON’T pronounce every word fully and clearly!! See the transcript for this video: http://www.RachelsEnglish.com/stress_timed Improve your American Accent / spoken English at Rachel’s English with video-based lessons and exercises. Cải thiện nói tiếng Anh Mỹ / 미국 영어 발음 향상 / 話されているアメリカ英語を向上させる / Сделай свой разговорный американский английский лучше / Meningkatkan berbicara bahasa Inggris Amerika / Melhorar a fala Inglês Americano / Mejorar el habla Inglés Americano / 美語 / बात अमेरिकी अंग्रेजी में सुधार / تحسين لهجتك الأمريكية الإنجليزية / שפר את המבטא האמריקאי שלך …with Rachel’s English! subscribe: http://www.YouTube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RachelsEnglish website: http://www.RachelsEnglish.com