Upper-Intermediate Pronunciation & Mistakes (B2 · 14 lessons)
Upper-Intermediate pronunciation & mistakes covers precise grammar and wider vocabulary for work, study and detailed writing. Open any lesson below for the explanation, examples and practice points.
Stress in Compound Words
Stress first part in noun compounds.
Rhythm in English
English is stress-timed.
Sentence Stress for Meaning
Moving stress changes meaning.
Accents Around the World
UK, US, Australia, India.
Mistake: Redundancy
Avoid repeating ideas.
Mistake: False Friends
Words that look like your language but mean different.
Mistake: Uncountable Nouns
advice, information, furniture are uncountable.
Mistake: Preposition Errors
Wrong prepositions after verbs.
Reduction in Fast Speech
going to → gonna; want to → wanna.
Mistake: Dependant vs Dependent
dependant = person (noun); dependent = adjective.
Mistake: Complement vs Compliment
complement completes; compliment praises.
Mistake: Discreet vs Discrete
discreet = careful; discrete = separate.
Mistake: Sensual vs Sensuous
different shades of sensory meaning.
Mistake: Literally and Figuratively
literally = exactly; figuratively = not exactly.
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