Pronunciation ChallengeThe Real Reason Americans Have Pretty Teeth

Host : Arissa Wang

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Moviegoers were wowed by the perfect smiles of their favorites stars. Having good teeth became an aspiration. But despite that developing into a near national obsession with perfect teeth, Americans don’t actually have the healthiest teeth.

Original Video：The Real Reason Americans Have Pretty Teeth

Key Vocabulary

1. moviegoer

moviegoer

[ ˈmuˌviˌgoʊər](n.)

movie buff

[ˈmuˌvi bʌf](n.)

beachgoer

[ˈbiːtʃɡəʊə](n.)

2. aspiration

[ ˌæspəˈreɪʃən](n.)

[əˋspaɪr](v.)

[pərˈspaɪr](v.)

[ ɪkˈspaɪr](v.)

3. depite

depite

[ dɪˈspaɪt](prep.)

in spite of

(prep.)

4. obsession

obsession

[ əbˈsɛʃən](n.)

obsessive

[ əbˈsɛsɪv](adj.)

obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

(n.)

obesess

[əbˈsɛs](v.)

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Pronunciation ChallengeThe Real Reason Americans Have Pretty Teeth

Host : Arissa Wang

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Challenge History

Total 0 Challenges Completed

Today's Sentence

Video not in English?

Moviegoers were wowed by the perfect smiles of their favorites stars. Having good teeth became an aspiration. But despite that developing into a near national obsession with perfect teeth, Americans don’t actually have the healthiest teeth.

Original Video：The Real Reason Americans Have Pretty Teeth

Key Vocabulary

1. moviegoer

moviegoer

[ ˈmuˌviˌgoʊər](n.)

movie buff

[ˈmuˌvi bʌf](n.)

beachgoer

[ˈbiːtʃɡəʊə](n.)

2. aspiration

[ ˌæspəˈreɪʃən](n.)

[əˋspaɪr](v.)

[pərˈspaɪr](v.)

[ ɪkˈspaɪr](v.)

3. depite

depite

[ dɪˈspaɪt](prep.)

in spite of

(prep.)

4. obsession

obsession

[ əbˈsɛʃən](n.)

obsessive

[ əbˈsɛsɪv](adj.)

obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

(n.)

obesess

[əbˈsɛs](v.)

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Wang Selina8 years ago

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