PRONUNCIATION Flashcards
Precarious
/prɪˈkeəriəs/
For the refugees life was always precarious.
Areas
/ˈeəriə/
Bus services in rural areas are not very good.
Process
/ˈprəʊses/
Learning a language is a slow process.
Urbanisation
/ˌɜː(r)bənaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
he 18th century was a period of rapid urbanization.
Social
/ˈsəʊʃ(ə)l/
They try to address social problems such as unemployment and poor health.
Renewable
rɪˈnjuːəb(ə)l/
The wood in our furniture all comes from renewable sources.
Cultural
/ˈkʌltʃ(ə)rəl/
a misunderstanding that was cultural rather than intellectual
available (P)
/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/
Our autumn catalogue is now available from our usual stockists.
MIGRATION (P)
/maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
Christmas Island is known for its annual migration of 50 million bright red land crabs from the forest to the sea.
Something that is ____ is difficult to imagine because it is so bad, good, big, etc.: AND (P)
UNIMAGINABLE
/ˌʌn.ɪˈmædʒ.ɪ.nə.bəl/
It was a time of drought and despair, of the Dust Bowl, of unimaginable suffering.
vehicle
When they are not public, they are…
/ˈvɪə.kəl/
Private vehicles, not particular
The number of thefts of motor vehicles rose by a third last year.
In a racing video game the player takes part in a racing competition with land, air, or sea
REDUCTION
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
a reduction in traffic
huge price reductions
URGENT
/ˈɜː.dʒənt/
He’s got to sign that paper - will you tell him it’s urgent?
The most urgent thing in a fire is to make sure everyone is out of the building.
Many people are in urgent need of food and water.
Products
ˈprɒdʌkt/
dairy/pharmaceutical/software products
Consumers are becoming more suspicious of advertising claims about products that they buy.
Coconut
ˈkəʊkəˌnʌt/
chicken curry with coconut
