A. Phonetics – trang 39 – Unit 5 SBT Tiếng Anh 9 thí điểm: Look at the sentences. Put the underlined words into the correct column according to whether they are normally stressed or unstressed in a sentence

1. Practise reading the short conversations, paying attention to the difference in the underlined short words.
Luyện đọc đoạn hội thoại ngắn, tập trung vào sự khác nhau giữa những từ được gạch chân.

1. A.: What are you looking for?

B: I’m looking for my new pen.

2. A: Who do you live with?

B: I live with my little brother.

3. A: How can we use the word ‘but’?

B: We can use it at the beginning of a sentence, or in the middle, but we can’t use it at the end.

4. A: Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?

B: Yes, I’d love to.

5. A: Was this cake made by your mother?

B: No, it was made for her, not by her.

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1. A.: What are you looking for?(for: strong)

B: I’m looking for my new pen. (for:weak)

2. A: Who do you live with? (with: strong)

B: I live with my little brother. (with: weak)

3. A: How can we use the word ‘but’? (but: strong)

B: We can use it at the beginning of a sentence, or in the middle, but we can’t use it at the end.( but: weak)

4. A: Would you like to go to the cinema tonight? (to: weak)

B: Yes, I’d love to. (to: strong)

5. A: Was this cake made by your mother? (by: weak)

B: No, it was made for her, not by her. (for, by: strong)

2. Look at the sentences. Put the underlined words into the correct column according to whether they are normally stressed or unstressed in a sentence.

Nhìn vào các câu sau, xếp các từ được gạch chân vào cột thích hợp.

1. This is a way to achieve our target, but not the only way.

2. I’m fond of bananas and oranges.

3. It is not law or order, but law and order.

4. It’s cheap, but very bad.

5. Attempts to find a solution have failed.

6. Listening to music is what I’m fond of.

7. I need Peter and Mary to solve the problem.

8. The conjunction “but’’ shouldn’t be put at the end of the sentence.

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