3.20 · Stress in Three-Part Verbs

Stress in Three-Part Verbs

Speaker 1: Part one. Listen to six short answers. Underline the syllable with the strongest stress in each three-part verb.

One. The robot’s name? Our team came up with it.

Speaker 2: Two. The batteries? Sorry, we’ve run out of them.

Speaker 1: Three. Those old cables in the lab? Let’s get rid of them.

Speaker 2: Four. The noise from the workshop? We’ve learned to put up with it.

Speaker 1: Five. All these software updates? It’s hard to keep up with them.

Speaker 2: Six. The project fair on Friday? I’m really looking forward to it.

Speaker 1: Part two. Listen again, and repeat each answer in the pause. Make the middle word strong.

One. The robot’s name? Our team came up with it.

Speaker 2: Two. The batteries? Sorry, we’ve run out of them.

Speaker 1: Three. Those old cables in the lab? Let’s get rid of them.

Speaker 2: Four. The noise from the workshop? We’ve learned to put up with it.

Speaker 1: Five. All these software updates? It’s hard to keep up with them.

Speaker 2: Six. The project fair on Friday? I’m really looking forward to it.