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Answer for exercise 6

The solution for exercise 6 in chapter 1B - One world of English File Elementary - Student's Book by Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Jerry Lambert

Question

  1. Listen and repeat the pairs of numbers. How is the stress different?
  2. Listen to the conversations. Which number do you hear? Circle a or b above.

Answer

a)

The numbers in a, e.g. 13, 14, etc., are stressed on the second syllable, and the numbers in b, e.g. 30, 40, etc., are stressed on the first syllable.

b)

  1. a
  2. b
  3. a
  4. b
  5. a
  6. b
  7. b
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