Lesson 1, Part 2

1.11 PRONUNCIATION: STRESSED VS. UNSTRESSED О AND А

  1. Read section 1.11 on page 13 of the Textbook.
  2. Listen to the difference in the pronunciation of the stressed and unstressed о and а in the words below. The accented vowel is indicated in red.
    хорошо, ничего, плохо, Америка, зовут, трактор, юмор, контракт, экватор, Вашингтон