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Lesson 7 - Linking words together When a vowel at the beginning of a word follows a final consonant, the two words are run together: e.g., Is_it_a boy? If you learn to do this, your English will sound smooth and natural.
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1 talk about it |
2 move it across |
3 pick up a pen |
4 fight it out |
5 turn it off |
6 give it away |
7 walk along a road |
8 drink it all up |
Now mark the links and the stressed syllables in this verse in the same way. How many beats are there in each line?
A: | What're you going to talk about? |
B: |
Talk about? Well ... I'll talk about a problem. |
A: | What kind of problem? |
B: |
I don't really know. I have to give it some thought! |
A: | Think about it? |
B: |
Yes! I'll think about it now. I'm thinking. Thinking. I know what to talk about! I'll talk about a problem! |
A: | But what kind of problem? |
B: | I don't really know! |
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