الوسم: English

Dearest students I propose to you seven valuable keys to learn English

For the time being I’ll give you just one , if you are interested about the others please don’t hesitate to ask me

Word Stress is golden key number one for speaking and
understanding English. Word Stress is *very important*
You can try to learn about Word Stress. This is one of
the *best* ways for you to understand spoken English
especially English spoken fast

؟What is Word Stress

Take 3 words: photograph, photographer and photographic
for example. Do they sound the same when spoken? No
They sound different, because *one* syllable in each
word is "stressed" (stronger than the others)

PHOtograph

phoTOgrapher

photoGRAPHic

This happens in ALL words with 2 or more syllables
TEACHer, JaPAN, CHINa, aBOVE, converSAtion, INteresting
imPORtant, deMAND, etCETera, etCETera, etCETera

The syllables that are not stressed are ‘weak’ or
‘small’ or ‘quiet’. Native speakers of English listen
for the stressed syllables, not the weak syllables. If
you use Word Stress in your speech, you will instantly
and automatically improve your pronunciation and
your comprehension

If you have an English teacher, ask her/him to help you
understand Word Stress. Try to hear the stress in words
each time you listen to English – on the radio, or in
films for example. Your first step is to *hear* and
recognise it. After that, you can *use* it