9 Read the box. Then listen and repeat.
One word in a sentence or phrase may be stressed, either to contradict what another speaker has said, or to suggest one meaning rather than another possible meaning.
> John was here at five o'clock yesterday, (don't say that he wasn't
John was here at five o'clock yesterday. (John, not someone else
John was here at five o'clock yesterday, (not at six o'clock
John was here at five o'clock yesterday, (not the day before
One word in a sentence or phrase may be stressed, either to contradict what another speaker has said, or to suggest one meaning rather than another possible meaning.
> John was here at five o'clock yesterday, (don't say that he wasn't
John was here at five o'clock yesterday. (John, not someone else
John was here at five o'clock yesterday, (not at six o'clock
John was here at five o'clock yesterday, (not the day before