Listening
Marrying sounds and words
Connecting sounds with their corresponding words takes time and patience.
Individually words frequently differ in pronunciation when spoken; the way sounds and words connect contributes to fluency.
Use the subtitles or transcript to understand how words are spoken: pronunciation, stress and emphasis.
Photographer tells BBC how he captured polar bear photo
The poignant image of a snoozing polar bear won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.
Source
Length
00.01.57
Subtitles
Date produced
11 February 2024
Yes
Reference
L001
Task
The following excerpt has been taken from the above source. Listen to the speaker, then practise mimicking his intonation, rhythm and stress:
And so it was myself and seven other fellow photographers. We went out on a boat for close to two weeks, looking for these bears. For the first three days it was just incredibly foggy, you could barely see your outstretched hand. But luckily, after three days, the skies cleared up.