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UNIT 6 - part of lesson B |
Touch a word or the <play> button for sound
Click on a word or on the <play> button for sound
Click on a word or on the red <play> button for sound
Click here on play and I’ll read all the text.
Click on a word and I’ll read it
Or select some text and then click on play.
Click on a word and I’ll read it
Or select some text and then click on play.
Ronnie is teaching us how to make the right pronunciation of CAN in the affirmative with an American accent. For British English, the pronunciation of CAN is more or less the same, but it sounds /kən/, not /kɪn/. For the negative, though, in American English it is /kænt/ or /ke:nt/ and in standard British English it is /kɑ:nt/. Remember that in the negative form the final /t/ is often dropped, so we have /kæn/ or /ke:n/ or /kɑ:n/, that's why it is important to use the /kn/ version for the affirmative.
Just remember the idea of considering the affirmative just one word: Ican, Youcan, Hecan... so the verb is not stressed.
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