Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

American English Pronunciation

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reduction: a lot of … lots of

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Reduction is when a vowel in an unstressed
syllable is pronounced /ə, ɪ/ or disappears completely.

In this video, we practice reduced: a lot of … lots of

Now it’s your turn.
Do you hear “a lot of” or “lots of“?

1. 

It takes _________ work and effort to learn a foreign language.

2. 

You can read _________ books and articles in your new language, to increase vocabulary.

3. 

It's important to do _________ listening. We need to learn to listen before we can learn to speak.

4. 

You can even talk to yourself when you're learning a new language. That's _________ fun and useful, too.

5. 

We make _________ mistakes when we're learning a new language. We have to make mistakes in order to learn.

6. 

You can even talk to yourself when you're learning a new language. That's _________ fun and useful, too.

7. 

We make _________ mistakes when we're learning a new language. We have to make mistakes in order to learn.

8. 

It takes _________ work and effort to learn a foreign language.

9. 

You can read _________ books and articles in your new language, to increase vocabulary.

10. 

There are _________ websites where you can find language partners to practice speaking.

11. 

There are _________ websites where you can find language partners to practice speaking.

12. 

It's important to do _________ listening. We need to learn to listen before we can learn to speak.