Pronunciation ChallengeHow sleep can improve your immunity | Sleeping with Science, a TED series

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book – Irish Proverb

How’s it going, Voicetube listeners! Hubert here with your daily dose of the Pronunciation Challenge! Today’s episode is of interest to me as well because I’ve always had trouble sleeping! I think we all know that not getting enough sleep is bad for you but once you dive into the science of not getting enough sleep, then hopefully we will realize how bad it could be for us. In today’s video, the speaker talks about how not getting enough sleep can even affect your vaccination shots! The featured sentence for today mentions this. Let’s get to it!

Today’s featured sentence:
So in other words, if you're not getting sufficient sleep in the week or the days before you get your flu shot, it may render that vaccination far less effective as a consequence.

So in other words, if you're not getting sufficient sleep in the week or the days before you get your flu shot, it may render that vaccination far less effective as a consequence.

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.


For the first word, we have
Sufficient
Three syllables.
“SU” has a short U sound. “FFI” has a short i sound and with “CIENT”, imagine it being spelt as “SHINT”. Sufficient.

Next up, we have
Vaccination
Four syllables
“VAC”has a short A sound. “CI” has a short U sound. “NA” has a long A sound and “TION” has your typical “i o n” sound, “SHUN”. Vaccination.

Lastly, we have,
Consequence
Three syllables.
“CON” sounds the way it’s spelt here, “CON” like a conman. “SE” has a short U sound. “QUENCE” sounds like it starts with GW instead and goes into a short E sound, “ENS”. Consequence.


Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. Sufficient
Definition
enough for a particular purpose
Used in a sentence you could say,
Have you had sufficient sleep?

Next word,
2. Vaccination
Definition
treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease
Used in a sentence, you could say:
With this new outbreak, make sure you get your vaccination shots!

And lastly,
3. Consequence
Definition:
a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient
Used in a sentence, you could say:
This was the consequence of his decision.

Are you scared straight yet? What does scared straight mean? It means that you are so scared to the point of changing the way you act for the better! I’m sure nobody wants to catch the virus so let’s all do a better job not only for ourselves, but for everyone else! Let’s all get more sleep! We’ll be happier, more productive, and most importantly, healthier people! I think the first step is to not look at our phones an hour before bed. Oh man, this is hard but let’s all try ok?!

Alright, finish up, take a warm shower or bath and get ready for bed! Oh, if you’re going to sneak on your phone, you might as well give me a follow on Instagram then @hughtran_. Alright everyone, until the next episode, see ya!