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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 agreement.
Activity 1
Pronunciation in the News
Agreement
The Conservative Party and Democratic Unionists are trying to come to an agreement so that a minority government can be formed in the UK.
An agreement is when two or more people, groups, or organisations make an arrangement or decision about what they are going to do.
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How do you say 'agreement'?
- There are three syllables: a-gree-ment
- The stress is on the second syllable: a-GREE-ment
- The vowel sounds in the first and last syllables are pronounced as a schwa /ə/
- In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /əˈɡriːmənt/
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 'agreement'.
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Activity
Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'agreement'.
Hint
a-gree-mentQuestion 1 of 3
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Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'agreement'.
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a-GREE-mentQuestion 2 of 3
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Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'agreement'.
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They're shwa sounds.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 'agreement'
Three syllables: a-gree-ment
Stress the second syllable: a-GREE-mentThe vowel sounds in the first and last syllables are pronounced as a schwa /ə/
In phonemic script: /əˈɡriːmənt/