English Pronunciation Study: What did you do Today?

The video tutorial focuses on analyzing speech using a Ben Franklin exercise. It covers the pronunciation and intonation of the phrase 'What did you do today?', exploring linking and reduction techniques, identifying stressed and unstressed syllables, and understanding intonation patterns in questions. The tutorial concludes with resources for further learning.

What is the main focus of the Ben Franklin exercise in this video?

• Analyzing grammar rules

• Studying vocabulary

• Understanding speech patterns

• Learning new idioms

In the phrase 'What did you do today?', what sound is often used for the 'T' in 'today'?

• A hard T sound

• A flap T sound

• A silent T

• A nasal T sound

When linking words, what happens to the 'K' sound in 'woke up'?

• It changes to a 'G' sound

• It links to the next word

• It is pronounced separately

• It becomes silent

Which words are stressed in the sentence 'I went for a run'?

• I and run

• For and a

• Went and run

• I and for

How does the intonation change in a question that cannot be answered with yes or no?

• It goes up at the end

• It goes down at the end

• It fluctuates randomly

• It stays flat

In the phrase 'Where do you run?', which words are stressed?

• Run and you

• Where and do

• Do and you

• Where and run

What is the stressed syllable in the word 'Brooklyn'?

• Both syllables equally

• The second syllable

• The first syllable

• Neither syllable

How is the word 'are' pronounced in the phrase 'What are you doing?'?

• As a full vowel sound

• As a schwa sound

• As a silent sound

• As a nasal sound

In the question 'Should we get dinner?', what happens to the 'T' in 'get'?

• It is pronounced clearly

• It is silent

• It is a stop T

• It is replaced by a 'D'

Why does the pitch go up at the end of the question 'Should we get dinner?'?

• Because it is a command

• Because it is a yes/no question

• Because it is a rhetorical question

• Because it is a statement