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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 dementia.
Activity 1
Pronunciation in the News
Dementia
One in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after their brain health throughout life, according to an international study in the Lancet. It lists nine key risk factors including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and physical inactivity.
Dementia means a medical condition, causing the memory and other mental abilities to gradually decline. It particularly affects old people.
Watch the video and complete the activity
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How do you say 'dementia'?
- There are three syllables: de-men-tia
- The stress is on the second syllable: de-MEN-tia
- 'tia' is pronounced /ʃə/
- In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /dɪˈmenʃə/
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The pronunciation quiz
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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 using video in the classroom.
Session Vocabulary
Pronouncing 'dementia'
There are three syllables: de-men-tia
The stress is on the second syllable: de-MEN-tia
'tia' is pronounced /ʃə/
In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /dɪˈmenʃə/