Stress and Rhythm in English: EXTENDED LESSON

[@stepanmedvedev1825]

Thank you very much Rupert. The class was so interesting

[@EnglishwithRupert]

You are very welcome Stepan!

[@EnglishwithRupert]

**SIGN UP FOR TOMORROW'S FREE INTERACTIVE LIVE LESSON ON ZOOM AT THIS LINK** www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/382928378087 The lesson takes place 2pm on Thursday 14th July, 2022. During this lesson, you will learn how to pronounce English vowel sounds, and have the opportunity to receive feedback from me live on the Zoom call.

[@marcbouli7522]

Unfortunately, i've missed the interactive live lesson on zoom. I hope you'll do another one soon.

[@EnglishwithRupert]

@@marcbouli7522 I will do another one in the near future. I will announce it in the usual places!

[@marcbouli7522]

Thank you very much Rupert. The class was so interesting. I really liked it. I'll promise you to practice and follow your advices.

[@tienganhanz]

Superb sharing mr. Thank you & have a great day !!!

[@EnglishwithRupert]

I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@PD-is7ek]

You do notice that you changed your rhythm when and stressed words when you practice “ an equal amount of time between the stressed sounds in a sentence where possible’. As a native speaker, you stressed between, and seemed very happy for doing it. As a lecture, I think you should prepare better this tutorial

[@EnglishwithRupert]

Thank you for your feedback. I welcome negative feedback as much as positive feedback, as we can always improve. On the point you make, the issue is that native English speakers usually tend towards maintaining rhythm in longer passages of speech, but it is not always achievable at speed or due to the arrangement of phonemes - hence the words "where possible". In addition, there are times where we will deliberately stress particular words outside of the rhythm pattern in order to draw a listener's attention to something. So, whilst the aim to create rhythm is like an inner-built desire in a native speaker, it isn't the same as a grammatical rule which cannot be broken. I apologise if I didn't make this clear and I will endeavour to improve clarity in future videos.

[@gilbertocunha3595]

Hello

[@EnglishwithRupert]

Hello Gilberto!