Pronunciation Challenge The Real Reason Americans Have Pretty Teeth

Host : Arissa Wang
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Moviegoers were wowed by the perfect smiles of their favorites stars. Having good teeth became an aspiration. But despite that developing into a near national obsession with perfect teeth, Americans don’t actually have the healthiest teeth.

Key Vocabulary

1. moviegoer

moviegoer

[ ˈmuˌviˌgoʊər] (n.)

movie buff

[ˈmuˌvi bʌf] (n.)

beachgoer

[ˈbiːtʃɡəʊə] (n.)

2. aspiration

aspiration

[ ˌæspəˈreɪʃən] (n.)

aspire

[əˋspaɪr] (v.)

perspire

[pərˈspaɪr] (v.)

expire

[ ɪkˈspaɪr] (v.)

3. depite

depite

[ dɪˈspaɪt] (prep.)

4. obsession

obsession

[ əbˈsɛʃən] (n.)

obsessive

[ əbˈsɛsɪv] (adj.)

obesess

[əbˈsɛs] (v.)