Pronunciation ChallengeFive common mistakes made by IELTS test takers

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Let's all try to speak and leave comments in ENGLISH today! The recording for today is a bit longer, but that's because I want to talk about how accent isn't as important as pronunciation.

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As a test of international English, IELTS does not take off marks if you have an accent. Your accent is not important, but your pronunciation is!

Original Video：Five common mistakes made by IELTS test takers

Key Vocabulary

1. take offto take away marks or points

take off

[teik, ɒf](phr.)to take away marks or points

take off

[teik, ɒf](phr.)to suddenly start to be successful or popular

take off

[teik, ɒf](.)the moment when an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly

2. accentthe way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words

accent

[ˊæksәnt ](n.)the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words

accent

[ˊæksәnt ](n.)a special emphasis given to a particular syllable in a word, word in a sentence, or note in a set of musical notes

accent

[ˊæksәnt ](v.)to emphasize something

3. internationalinvolving more than one country

international

[ˏintәˊnæʃәnl ](adj.)involving more than one country

nation

[ˊneiʃn ](n.)a country, especially when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, traditions, etc.

universal

[ˏjuːniˊvәːsәl](adj.)existing everywhere or involving everyone

universe

[ˊjuːnivәːs](n.)everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. in space

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Howard Lin6 years ago

Day 635
As a test of international English, IELTS does not take off marks if you have an accent. Your accent is not important, but your pronunciation is!

accent [ˊæksәnt ] (n.) 口音

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Tham Nguyen6 years ago

Thank you for listening .

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August6 years ago

Thanks, Victoria. Have a good one, everybody.
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