6-6 Achievement tests数字时代的商务英语写作.pdf

Unit 6 Word Stress and Vowel Reduction 6.6 Achievement tests Achievement test 1 Listen to the names of these cities. Underline the strong vowels. Example: Athens 1 strong vowel 2 strong vowels Paris Philadelphia Madras Casablanca Caracas Stockholm Manila Hong Kong Ottawa Copenhagen Milan Achievement test 2 Listen and mark the strongest stress placement in these words. biology biological geography geographical policy political society sociological electricity electrical What is the pattern? Can you define a rule? Achievement test 3 Decide whether the primary stress falls on the first or the second part of the compounds. Underline the stressed word first, and then listen and check the answer. Examples sky-high colour-coded 1) homesick 5) armour-plated 9) empty-handed 2) far-fetched 6) cinema-going 10) fireproof 3) spine-chilling 7) gift-wrapped 11) self-financing 4) mind-blowing 8) well-meaning 12) machine-readable Achievement test 4 Put the words in the right column according to the stress pattern. economic nation identification education relation communication pronunciation scientific clinic romantic pessimistic investigation