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The key answer of exercise Pronunciation 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10 - Language focus 1 for the textbook Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

Listen to two people reporting what another said. Who thinks Debbie is telling the truth: A or B? What is the difference in the stress pattern?

Answer

  • Speaker A is the one who thinks Debbie is telling the truth.
  • Speaker B puts the emphasis on said which implies that the speaker might not have been telling the truth.