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.

Reviving Madeira's stunning walking paths

Rajan Datar explores the Portuguese island of Madeira, taking in the stunning landscapes and meeting the people who call this place home.

From mountain walkways to popular coastlines, we look at how tourism is pushing locals to walk that delicate line between preserving and boosting economic growth.

Source

BBC

Length

00.03.40

Subtitles

Date produced

29 September 2024

Yes

L004

Reference

Task

Listen to the video, then answer the questions.

  • Watch the video (without the transcript or subtitles).

  • Observe how speakers stress words and fit them together to form sentences.

  • Note timestamp for unclear speech, confusing words or phrases or perhaps where the speaker is a little too fast.

  • Watch again (with transcript or subtitles) and check against your noted timestamp: is it any clearer? What is unclear: a word, phrase or the structure?

  • Answer the questions before expanding and viewing answers.

  • Any doubts, contact your mentor.

  • Turmoil means a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

  • I guess is used to estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct:

    • I guess you’re right, but I’m going to check.

    • I’m not sure but, I guess, you should consider improving product delivery.

  • A win-win means of, or denoting, a situation in which each party benefits in some way.

  • In store means coming in the future; about to happen:

    • We need to prepare for who know what they have in store for us.

    • I wonder what he has in store for us; he never calls a meeting on Monday afternoons.