标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 1 Track 14

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Exercise 1-7: Individual Practice                                                           CD 1 Track 14

Practice saying the sentences after the suggestion  and the beep tone¹ +. You will be given only a short  time in which to reply so that  you won't have the leisure² to overthink. Start speaking as soon as you hear the tone because I'll be saying the sentence only a few seconds later. 

1.   Convey³ the information that it really does sound as if rain is falling. + 

2.   Convey the opinion  that although it has the  sound of rain, it may be something else. +  

3.   Convey the diff erent feelings that someone has about rain and snow. +  

4.     Convey the fact that rain is  an impossibility right now. +  

+   Pause the CD. 

V Practice the four senten ces on your own ten times.  

+   Once you're familiar with  moving the stress around and fee ling how the meaning changes, turn the CD on to continue with the next exercise.