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Pronunciation

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Practice

In the last section we looked at lots of new words to talk about jobs and professions. Can you remember them? Below is a list of six words. Read them and listen to the pronunciation. Practise saying them.

1	Actor
2	Waiter
3	Doctor
4	Farmer
5	Teacher
6	Plumber

Did you notice how, although they have different spellings, the last sound was exactly the same?

This sound can be represented by this symbol /ə/ and is very common in English.

Audio

Match the lists

Match the words with their phonetic transcriptions

/ˈdɒk.tə/

/ˈplʌm.ə/

/ˈweɪ.tə/

/ˈtiː.tʃə/

/ˈæk.tə/

/ˈfɑː.mə/

Actor

Waiter

Doctor

Farmer

Teacher

Plumber

Match the lists

Match the words from the listening and the phonetic spelling. Use the phonemic chart to check any symbols you are not sure of. Try saying the words out loud, listen to the audio again if you need to.

/si:vi:/

/refərəntsez/

/werk ekspɪərɪənts/

/skɪlz/

/ɪntərests/

/edjʊkeɪʃən/

Education

Work experience

Skills

Interests

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