Vocabulary & Pronunciation SVIP

I. PRONUNCIATION: Sentence Stress & Rhythm 

1. Sentence Stress

- Stress on Content words: main verbs, nouns, adjectives, & adverbs

- Don’t stress on Grammatical words: conjunctions, pronouns, prepositions, auxiliaries, articles 

2. Rhythm 

- Rhythm: combine of stressed & unstressed syllables of spoken English

3. Note: 

To sound natural and fluent, you should try to stress the correct words in your spoken sentences. 

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the sentence stress and rhythm. 

1. The planet is getting hotter and hotter. 

2. We talked about the causes of floods. 

3. Burning coal is bad for our health. 

4. Why is farming a big source of greenhouse gasses? 

II. VOCABULARY

atmosphere (n) /ˈæt.mə.sfɪr/ khí quyển	balance (n) /ˈbæl.əns/ sự cân bằng	carbon dioxide (n) /ˌkɑːr.bən daɪˈɑːk.saɪd/ khí CO2
coal (n) /koʊl/ than đá	consequence (n) /ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns/ hậu quả	deforestation (n) /diːˌfɔːr.əˈsteɪ.ʃən/ sự phá rừng
emission (n) /iˈmɪʃ.ən/ sự phát thải	fossil fuel (n) /ˌɡloʊ.bəl ˈwɔːr.mɪŋ/ nhiên liệu hóa thạch	global warming (n) /ˌɡloʊ.bəl ˈwɔːr.mɪŋ/ sự nóng lên toàn cầu
leaflet (n) /ˈliː.flət/ tờ rơi	methane (n) /ˈmiː.θeɪn/ khí mê tan	pollutant (n) /pəˈluː.t̬ənt/ chất gây ô nhiễm
renewable (adj)  /rɪˈnuː.ə.bəl/ tái tạo	soot (n) /sʊt/ bồ hóng/muội	temperature (n) /ˈtem.pɚ.ə.tʃɚ/ nhiệt độ
waste (n) /weɪst/ rác, chất thải	cut down (phr.v) chặt hạ	release (v) /rɪˈliːs/ thải ra