Wednesday 2 June 2010

Lesson 2.06.2010

Pronunciation:

E-mail - ['ē ˌmāl]
PROverb - ['prɔvɜːb]
EPisode /s/ - ˈepɪsəʊd
inFORmative - ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv
methoDOLogy - meθəˈdɒlədʒi
talked / to:kt/
suPPORT - səˈpɔːt
lecture - ˈlektʃə(r)
dollar - ˈdɒlə(r)

Useful phrases:

to draw smb.'s attention to smth. (The movie is drawing large audiences.)
I should/must (not use to) pay a 100-dollar fine
laws are harsh, but there is nobody to enforce them
law enforcement - to put in to practice
regrettably the reality is such that ...
security, defence and law enforcement agencies
spend (cash) on sth/doing sth
invest money INTO sth

Words for remembering:

schwa - [ʃwɑː] - vowel sound in parts of words that are not stressed, for example the 'a' in about or the 'e' in moment; the phonetic symbol for this, /ə/

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