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Meeting the characters Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 Pronunciation Mark Hi Janet. Welcome to England. What are you reading? Janet English. Mark How about you, Kate? Kate My major is law. And you? Mark I’m studying PPE. Kate That’s a special Oxford subject, isn’t it? 3. Listen and underline the words which the speaker stresses. What is PPE? I’ve never heard. Pronunciation Mark Hi Janet. Welcome to England. What are you reading? Janet English. Mark How about you, Kate? Kate My major is law. And you? Mark I’m studying PPE. Kate That’s a special Oxford subject, isn’t it? Answers Pronunciation Stressing different words in English can often give a different meaning, emphasis or attitude to the content. 1. John never goes home after midnight. A. Whatever the others may do. B. There are no exceptions. C. Wherever else he may go. D. Sometimes, it’s even later. Try to read the sentences with stress on different words according to the four given meanings. Pronunciation 3. Apples ought to be a lot cheaper this year. A. But other fruit may not be. B. But I wonder whether will be. C. Prices should be very much lower. D. They were expensive last year. 2. I’m going to the theatre with Jane tonight. A. Whether you like it or not, I’m determined to go. B. Not the cinema, as you might expect. C. Not with Mary, after all. D. Not tomorrow, as we’d arranged. Pronunciation Oxford is a very old university,↗ the oldest English-speaking university in the world. And so there’re many traditions↗ which are associated with the colleges,↗ with the times of the year,↗ and with sport, and with eating, for example. Formal Hall is when we all eat together here in college,↗ the professors and the 5. Listen and notice how the speaker’s voice rises to show she hasn’t finished the sentences. Rising intonation in unfinished sen