СЛУШАЕМ И СЛЫШИМ (Выпуск 03)

For a non-native speaker of English, it may sometimes be rather difficult to make out what is being said by a native speaker. There are many reasons for it, one of them is indistinct speech when the most common words are not pronounced distinctly enough, because a native speaker can hear them clearly anyway.

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For a ____ ________ ________non-native speakerof English, it may sometimes be rather ____________________difficultto ________ ____________make outwhat is being said by a _______ _____________native speaker.

There are many ____________________reasonsfor it, one of them is ____________________indistinctspeech when the most common words are not pronounced ____________________distinctlyenough, because a native speaker can hear them ____________________clearlyanyway.

VOCABULARY

anyway [‘enɪweɪ] в любом случае
distinctly [dɪ’stɪŋktlɪ] отчётливо
indistinct [ˌɪndɪ’stɪŋkt] невнятный
make out (made out – made out) v. разобрать, различить, понять