Vocabulary

• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• check out
• sound off: To voice your opinion loudly at someone
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• english speaker: A person who speaks English.
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• articulation: Shaping the sounds of speech to communicate
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
• berry: Small, round fruit from plants and trees
• tel: Short form of 'telephone', used with phone numbers