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Session 3
How do you say the words you see and hear in the news? In Pronunciation in the News, we take a word that's dominating the headlines and teach you how to say it like a native speaker. In this episode, we're looking at the word consumer.
Activity 1
Pronunciation in the News
Consumer
Research by the consumer group Which has found that smartphone users in the UK have access to a 4G signal only two-thirds of the time.
Consumer means 'people who buy and use products'. But how do we pronounce the word consumer? Watch the video and find out.
Watch the video and complete the activity
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How do you say 'consumer'?
- There are three syllables: con-su-mer
- The stress is on the second syllable: con-SU-mer
- You can hear the sound /j/ between the 's' and 'u'
- In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /kənˈsjuːmə(r)/
To do
Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.
The pronunciation quiz
3 Questions
Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'consumer'.
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Activity
Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'consumer'.
Hint
con-su-merQuestion 1 of 3
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Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'consumer'.
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con-SU-merQuestion 2 of 3
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Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'consumer'.
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/kənˈsjuːmə(r)/Question 3 of 3
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More pronunciation work
If you want to improve your pronunciation even more, try The Sounds of English or Tim's Pronunciation Workshop.
End of Session 3
Join us in Session 4 for The Teachers' Room. Dan and Sian give tips on how to make dictation fun.
Session Vocabulary
Pronouncing 'consumer'?
- There are three syllables: con-su-mer
The stress is on the second syllable: con-SU-mer
You can hear the sound /j/ between the 's' and 'u'
In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /kənˈsjuːmə(r)/
- There are three syllables: con-su-mer