Looks at pronunciation of stress patterns and practises typical stress patterns for words like 'Record' which can be used as a noun or a verb with different pronunciation. TOEFL® and TOEIC® practice in deducing meaningĪn activity to practise vocabulary for countries, nationalities and languages - with a special focus on how the words are stressed.Īn exercise to practise verb-object combinations for TOEFL® and TOEIC®. This exercise will give practice with phrasal verbs such as 'give up' or 'put up with'.įun practice in deducing meanings of advanced-level phrases like 'to go bananas' and 'the tip of the iceberg' This exercise practises advanced-level phrasal verbs like 'make it up' and 'look up to'. How many different ways of walking can you think of? This activity looks at different verbs that mean 'walk' - limp, hike, sneak etc.Ī vocabulary-building activity looking at alternative verbs to 'talk' - point out, remark, confirm, insist etc. #LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPRARY ENGLISH HOW TO#.There are also notes on typical features of English pronunication paying attention to the needs of learners of the language.
In addition, there are authoritative statements on controversial words recording the preferences of a panel of specialists and special treatment of affixes and combining forms which reflect their pronunciation in different phonetic environments and their effects on stress. The pronunciation is divided into syllables and special attention is drawn to words which are, or are not, pronounced alike. Each word is shown with its recommended pronunciation, while alternative pronunciations in common use are given in lighter type. The alphabet of the International Phonetic Association is used. Pronunciation shown covers Received Pronunciation and General American assumes a modernized version of RP and also includes a number of British English near-RP forms. Both British and American varieties are covered. The words included cover not only ordinary and technical vocabulary, but also proper names, placenames, family names, personal names, names from literature and mythology and names of companies and commercial products. Short usage notes throughout the dictionary draw attention to possible pitfalls and to aspects of pronunciation which often present problems for learners of the language. In the introduction, the author discusses the general features of spoken English and discusses trends in speech. The Longman Pronunciation Dictionary is designed to reflect English as it is spoken.
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