Course #1 LESSON 1: THE MUSIC OF AMERICAN SPEECH Dr.David Alan Stern IN THIS LESSON THE TAPE TEACHES YOU THE INTONATION (PITCH CHANGE) PATHERN WHICH IS CHARACTERISTIC OF WELL SPOKEN, STANDARD AMERICAN ENGLISH When it is spoken well, American speech h

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Exercise 5-13: Speed-reading We've already practiced strong intonation, so now we'll just pick up the speed. First I'm going to read our familiar paragraph, as fast as I can. Subsequently, you'll practice on your own, and then we'll go over it togeth

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Climatologists are warning that an El Nino weather pattern, which can spark severe floods, forest fires and droughts, could develop in the coming weeks across the Asia-Pacific region. Heavy early morning fog hangs over Sydney Harbor Bridge, 04 Jun 2

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By Melinda Smith Washington 15 August 2007 The Western diet, consisting of high fatfoods, is not beneficialfor cancer patients Worldwide statistics show that colon cancer kills more than 600,000 people every year. Now, a new study confirms that diet

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Over the last few months, weeks, days, hours, you might have heard of a certain movie that is in theaters this weekend. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, BLACK PANTHER) FOREST WHITAKER: (As Zuri) I give to you the Black Panther. MCEVERS: Black

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Why smells from childhood mean so much Why does the hint of certain smells instantly transport you back to childhood? It may be because the first smell you associate with an object is given privileged status in the brain Yaara Yeshurun and colleagues

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