Sentence stress and rhythm

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The pronunciation lesson teaches learners to stress important words so spoken sentences have a natural rhythm. Practice is embedded in global-warming language, including global warming, heat-trapping gases, greenhouse gases, human activities, and sea levels. Learners listen, identify prominent words and stressed syllables, and repeat complete sentences. The unit self-assessment specifies the goal: use sentence stress appropriately to speak with a natural rhythm. Function words are generally less prominent unless the speaker contrasts or emphasises them.