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Correcting Your Pronunciation

CEFR level:
A2
Sentences:
10
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Emma & Tom

"Correcting Your Pronunciation" is an A2-level English conversation about language learning, 10 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.

Dialogue script

Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.

  1. Emma 0:00

    Tom, can you check my pronunciation of "comfortable"?

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    Sure, say it once at your natural speed.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:06

    Com-for-ta-ble. Did I stress the right part?

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:10

    Almost. In daily speech, middle sounds are reduced.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:15

    So should it sound more like "comf-tuh-bul"?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:18

    Yes, exactly. Keep it smooth, not syllable by syllable.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:23

    Let me try again: comf-tuh-bul chair.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:27

    Much better. That sounds natural and clear now.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:30

    Thanks, I'll practice five times tonight.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:34

    Great plan. Repetition will make it automatic.

    Line 10

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Key vocabulary

Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.

  • comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbəl/ adjective

    providing physical ease and relaxation

  • say /seɪ/ verb

    to speak words

  • natural /ˈnætʃərəl/ adjective

    existing in nature; not artificial

  • speed /spid/ noun; verb

    how fast something moves; to move fast

  • stress /strɛs/ noun

    mental pressure or tension

  • part /pɑrt/ noun; verb

    a piece of something; to separate

  • reduced /rɪˈdust/ verb; adjective

    made smaller, lower, or less

  • sound /saʊnd/ noun; verb; adjective

    something heard; to seem; healthy or reliable

  • exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ adverb

    precisely; in every detail

  • keep /kip/ verb

    to continue to have, hold, or do something

  • smooth /smuð/ adjective/verb

    even and not rough; to make even

  • plan /plæn/ noun

    an idea or arrangement for doing something

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