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Day 15 - Disappearing Syllables - Understanding Fast Speech in English

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Link to Day 16. https://youtu.be/zlWf59VPHqQ
Additional listening practice. http://www.englishwithjennifer.com/fast.speech.php

INDEX:
0:01 Our topic: dropping syllables in fast speech
0:24 How many syllables does "several" have?
0:58 Group 1 ("comfortable" and more).
1:38 Group 2 ("history" and more).
2:02 Group 3 ("natural" and more).
2:33 Group 4 ("awfully" and more).
3:03 "Because" and "Excuse me" in fast speech.
3:31 Listening practice.
4:52 Daily tip

TEACHERS: Link to a related post on my ELT blog. https://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/skillful-skipping-words-with-dropped-syllables/

ABOUT ME:
Former classroom teacher. Published author. Online instructor. I've been teaching online since 2007, posting videos for students, blogging for teachers, and providing different forms of language support. My goal is to make language studies enjoyable and productive. For more info and resources, visit www.englishwithjennifer.com.
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