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accent – n. a way of pronouncing words that occurs among the people in a particular region or country
stress – n. greater loudness or force given to a syllable of a word in speech or to a beat in music
intonation – n. the rise and fall in the sound of your voice when you speak
clinician – n. a person (such as a doctor or nurse) who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher
type - n. a particular kind or group of things or people
exposure – n. the fact or condition of being affected by something or experiencing something
modify – v. to change some parts of (something) while not changing other parts
eliminate – v. to to remove (something that is not wanted or needed)
interview – v. to question or talk with (someone) in order to get information or learn about that person
idiom – n. an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own
colloquial – adj. used when people are speaking in an informal way
therapy – n. the treatment of physical or mental illnesses
confidence – n. a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something
particular – adj. used to indicate that one specific person or thing is being referred to and no others
advancement – n. the act or result of making something better or more successful
comfortable – adj. feeling relaxed and happy; not worried or troubled
mimic – v. to copy (someone or someone's behavior or speech)
Difficult sounds for Learners of English:
Sound
Examples in English
/ð/ (voiced TH sound)
The, that
/θ/ (voiceless TH sound)
Three, thanks
/h/
Hello, hill
/z/
Has
/w/ and /v/
Wiper, viper
/b/ and /v/
Bowl, vole
/i/ and /I/
Beet, bit; leave, live
/l/ and /r/
Lip, rip
/ə/
Unstressed vowels; a
/b/ and /p/
Pound. bound
