In this video, we’re going to show you how to add emphasis while speaking English. But what does it mean to add emphasis?
Adding emphasis is a way to show your listener that certain words and ideas are more important.
In this lesson, you’ll see how to use different pronunciation features and grammar structures to add emphasis to your spoken or written English. It's best to practice these techniques with a teacher after you watch! Find one now: http://bit.ly/ooe-teachers.


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Contents:
1. Stressing words 0:46
2. Inversions 2:44
3. Emphatic Auxiliary Verbs 4:37
4. Cleft (Focusing) Sentences 6:58

This lesson will help you:
- Learn about stressing words and how using different tones in your speaking can add emphasis and improve the way people understand your spoken English.
- Understand what an inversion is in spoken English. Understand how you can use these types of sentences too add emphasis to your English speaking and writing.
- See examples of auxiliary verbs that can be used to emphasize ideas in spoken English.
- Learn how you can use focusing sentences, or cleft sentences, to organize your ideas and add emphasis to important points.
- Learn how to add emphasis in English speaking and writing to speak English like a native speaker.

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