Curso de Inglés Avanzado Lección 6

You are going to hear ten phrases at normal speed. Write the phrases in the spaces below.
You will hear each phrase twice.

Listen.

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Check your answers.

*Notice that the unstressed words are often grammar words (pronouns, auxiliary verbs, articles, prepositions etc), and the stressed words are usually words that carry meaning (nouns, verbs, adjectives etc).

Listen again and repeat.

There is a selection of voice recognition software (reconocimiento de voz) on the market that can convert spoken words to text. Humans can usually understand the meaning of words from the context. However, voice recognition software may have a problem with weak forms in English. Look at the following example:

a) major decision
b) made your decision

Listen, and decide of you hear a) or b).

Check your answers.

As a result, voice recognition software may transcribe "Getting married is a made your decision", instead of "Getting married is a major decision".

Here is a mistake made by voice recognition software, Can you discover, and then write, the correct sentence?

Do you can pose music for videos?

Say the sentence and try to find the weak form. Write the correct sentence in the space.

Do you need some help?
The reply could be:

"Yes, I do advertising work and corporate training videos also."

Check your answers.

Read the following sentences aloud (say the sentences) and try find the mistake made by the voice recognition software by identifying the weak forms. What should the sentence be?

1. Microsoft and Apple arrival companies.
2. I picture photos up off the floor.
3. There’s a great article about polar bears on the sent a page.
4. Jamaica come to the party?
5. Alaska if she can meet us for lunch.
6. The police office has charged him for theft.
7. Don’t lighter your sister!
8. Did you see the way to go? The service is terrible in this restaurant.
9. Does your GPS show all the citizen towns in the area?
10. I’ve been afraid of spy does since I was a child.

Listen to check.

Now choose a suitable reply from the menu.

1. Microsoft and Apple arrival companies.

2. I picture photos up off the floor.

3. There’s a great article about polar bears on the sent a page.

4. Jamaica come to the party?

5. Alaska if she can meet us for lunch.

6. The police office has charged him for theft.

7. Don’t lighter your sister!

8. Did you see the way to go? The service is terrible in this restaurant.

9. Does your GPS show all the citizen towns in the area?

10. I’ve been afraid of spy does since I was a child.

Check your answers.

Listen to the conversations.