Learn how to speak English more clearly with sentence stress. Join us for English pronunciation, listening and speaking practice through everyday conversations about coffee orders, meeting plans, and choices.
You know the words, but the person you’re speaking to still hears the wrong size, day, or number. Practise making the important word stand out while keeping the rest of your sentence connected and your voice friendly.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL PRACTISE
• Hearing which word carries the important information
• Changing sentence stress to make your meaning clearer
• Saying dates, numbers, sizes, and colours clearly
• Checking what someone means before you act
• Correcting a misunderstanding calmly and politely
Listen to the conversations, repeat the model sentences, and use the speaking pauses to try your own replies. Finish with three new sentences and one independent correction before comparing possible answers.
This English learning podcast is designed for A2–B1 learners who want practical pronunciation and conversation practice.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Speak English clearly: today’s goal
01:15 A coffee order and a clear correction
01:33 What sentence stress sounds like
03:36 Dates, numbers, and colours in conversation
07:41 Same sentence, different focus
09:26 Choose the important word yourself
10:32 Check the meaning and say it again
12:36 Practise with your own details
14:17 A conversation with fewer hints
15:31 Your speaking challenge: three sentences and a correction
17:04 Compare your answers and try again
18:13 Put it into practice and share your sentence
YOUR TURN
Write one sentence in the comments using this frame:
“The important word is ___ because ___.”
For example: “The important word is Friday because Thursday is the wrong day.”
Change the word and the reason to match your own situation.
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Watch this episode with English captions on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/WSb9SSGzlfI
