hi everyone welcome to hello spoken English speaking - from Canada I am your host and how's it going today we will take a look at the rhythm of English one before starting I want you to answer a quiz there are three sentences I will tell you three answers and you should tell me which one is the right answer for each sentence okay please listen carefully the first one how many dogs do you have number one I have two number two I have two number three I have two and the second one I've been to Paris number one I have two number two I have two number three I have two the last one why do you learn English number one I have two number two I have two and number three I have two the answers are how many dogs do you have number three I have two I've been to Paris number one I have two why do you learn English number two I have two how many correct answers do you have like the quiz when native English speakers speak they stress some words and don't stress other words to deliver what they want to say that automatically makes the rhythm in English there are two key elements to make the rhythm the first one is syllable stress and the second one is sentence stress today a we will take a look at the first one if a word has more than one syllable there will be stressed and unstressed vowels for example English has two syllables and you need to stress the first vowel like English and fortunate has three syllables and you have to stress the first vowel fortunate not like fortunate stress on second syllable or fortune eight stress on third syllable or fortunate no stress on it certificate you have to stress on the second vowel okay next how do native speakers pronounce unstressed vowels in a word they often pronounce them very quickly and silently so it sounds very different to the spelling we call it a schwa it sounds like aa and you can see the symbol on the screen you can find a schwa in some words in the sentences we will take a look at them next time you can see the samples on the screen the first one police the second vowel is a stress syllable so you need to pronounce the first vowel quickly and silently police not police children the first vowel is a stress syllable so it sounds like children and the last one americano the fourth vowel is a stress syllable and the first vowel should be sounded silently and quickly like americano if you stress the first vowel like americano native speakers are not able to understand what you said let's practice it with a couple of exercises I will let you listen to expressions three times and you should try to repeat it exactly in a loud voice you probably doesn't even remember what you said you probably doesn't even remember what you said you probably doesn't even remember what you said she said he probably doesn't even remember what you said I want to check it with the linking sounds doesn't even not doesn't huh even doesn't even what you not what uh you what you if we say it by pronunciation he probably doesn't even remember what you said he probably doesn't even remember what you said and next if we apply the rhythm rules here probably has multiple syllables you have to stress the first vowel and the second vowel is a swamp so it sounds like probably you have to make rhythm on this word if you don't stress on any syllables it sounds very weird to native speakers even has a stress on the first syllable and the second one is a schwa even and remember has a stress on the second syllable and the last one is a schwa remember if you follow the dots on the screen you can find there is a rhythm like a wave the first time it is very difficult to imitate but if you are familiar you can easily listen and speak English like a native speaker please listen to the expression and repeat probably doesn't even remember what you said listen again and try to imitate her in a loud voice he probably doesn't even remember what you said and the next one if you keep thinking negatively about exercise you're never going to enjoy if you keep thinking negatively about exercise you're never going to enjoy if you keep thinking negatively about exercise you're never going to enjoy he said if you keep thinking negatively about exercise you're never gonna enjoy it let's check it with the linking sounds rules first keep thinking not keep ah thinking keep thinking negatively negatively about exercise not about to exercise about exercise enjoy it enjoy it if we say it by pronunciation if you keep thinking negatively about exercise you're never going to enjoy it if you keep thinking negatively about exercise you're never going to enjoy it now we need to take a look at it applying the rhythm rules thinking has a stress on the first vowel thinking negatively you have to stress the first vowel and the second vowel sounds like a schwa negatively about the first one is a schwa and the second vowel has a stress about exercise the first vowel is a stress syllable and the next one is a schwa exercise you can also see some waves on the screen if you follow the dots please listen and repeat if you keep thinking negatively about exercise you're never going to enjoy say it in a confident voice please if you keep thinking negatively about exercise you're never going to enjoy in our lectures we are teaching you the English way of thinking and linking sounds rules for the first three months after that we will add the rhythm rules in our lectures using real English movies so you can listen more exactly and speak more fluently like native speakers but we don't use the dot symbols because it is way too complicated we will explain the rhythm rules in a simple way thanks for watching I hope to see you in our lectures have a good one