Pronunciation Challenge Five common mistakes made by IELTS test takers

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Let's all try to speak and leave comments in ENGLISH today! The recording for today is a bit longer, but that's because I want to talk about how accent isn't as important as pronunciation.

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As a test of international English, IELTS does not take off marks if you have an accent. Your accent is not important, but your pronunciation is!

Key Vocabulary

1. take off to take away marks or points

take off

[teik, ɒf] (phr.) to take away marks or points

take off

[teik, ɒf] (phr.) to suddenly start to be successful or popular

take off

[teik, ɒf] (.) the moment when an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly

2. accent the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words

accent

[ˊæksәnt ] (n.) the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words

accent

[ˊæksәnt ] (n.) a special emphasis given to a particular syllable in a word, word in a sentence, or note in a set of musical notes

accent

[ˊæksәnt ] (v.) to emphasize something

3. international involving more than one country

international

[ˏintәˊnæʃәnl ] (adj.) involving more than one country

nation

[ˊneiʃn ] (n.) a country, especially when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, traditions, etc.

universal

[ˏjuːniˊvәːsәl] (adj.) existing everywhere or involving everyone

universe

[ˊjuːnivәːs] (n.) everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. in space