Join Janice Petersen to understand stress patterns and hear the difference between numbers ending in -teen or -ty. This lesson is suitable for learners of all levels.
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🖊️ Learning Objectives: understanding stress patterns and practicing the difference between numbers ending in -teen or -ty
🖊️ First language Influence: many language learners struggle with ‘teen’ and ‘ty’ because English is stress timed, not syllable timed.
🖊️ Text for practise: I went to the store and bought thirteen tomatoes for thirty dollars, fourteen fish for forty dollars, fifteen forks for fifty dollars, etc.
🖊️ Minimal Pairs: ‘teen’ is the stressed syllable - it is long and clear and the /t/ is clearly pronounced: thirteen, fourteen... ‘ty’ is the unstressed syllable- it is short and quick and the ‘t’ is pronounced /d/: thirty, forty, fifty...
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