8. If you join this summer camp, you will learn to use traditional farming tools.
9. Children in the cities should avoid playing soccer on the streets.
10. Our group agreed to present the differences between nuclear family and extended family last week.
Here are the completed sentences:
1. It was confident of him to say that he was the best student in his school.
-> He was confident to say that he was the best student in his school.
2. Our lifestyle has changed considerably since the introduction of Western culture.
-> There has been a considerable change in our lifestyle since the introduction of Western culture.
3. It's exciting for me to learn that I can come to visit my friend in Phu Yen next month.
-> I am excited to learn that I can come to visit my friend in Phu Yen next month.
4. It is necessary to teach those children about how Vietnam has transformed itself.
-> Those children need to be taught about how Vietnam has transformed itself.
5. Maya is sad because she dislikes spending her holiday without her family.
-> Maya is sad because she doesn't want to spend her holiday without her family.
6. I can help you review the lessons after school.
-> I don't mind helping you review the lessons after school.
7. We came to the school festival and saw everyone playing a traditional game.
-> Everyone was playing a traditional game when we came to the school festival.
8. This country forbids smoking in public places.
-> People aren't allowed to smoke in public places in this country.
9. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people learning English.
-> The number of people learning English has increased dramatically.
10. Children in the past had less freedom of choice than children nowadays.
-> Children nowadays have more freedom of choice than children in the past.
Based on the given IPA notations, I will analyze the pronunciation of each word and determine the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. satisfied: ˈsætɪsfaɪd (stress on "sat"), b. matched: mæʧt (stress on the beginning), c. replaced: riˈpleɪst (stress on "re"), d. depressed: dɪˈprɛst (stress on "de")
The correct answer is c. replaced, because it is the only word that starts with "re" and is stressed on the second syllable, whereas the other three words are stressed on their first or only syllable.
2. a. consequence: ˈkɑnsəkwəns (stress on "con"), b. obedient: oʊˈbidiənt (stress on "bi"), c. demand: dɪˈmænd (stress on "mand"), d. report: rɪˈpɔrt (stress on "port")
The correct answer is c. demand, because it is the only word with stress on the second syllable "mand" whereas the other three words have stress on their first syllable or the second but starts with a different sound.
3. a. suffer: ˈsəfər (has a "əf" sound), b. rubber: ˈrəbər (has a "əb" sound), c. suburban: səˈbərbən (has a "əb" sound), d. tunnel: ˈtənəl (has a "ən" sound)
The correct answer is a. suffer, because it has a distinct "əf" sound, whereas the other three words have different vowel sounds.
4. a. weather: ˈwɛðər (has a "ɛ" sound), b. sympathetic: sɪmpəˈθɛtɪk (has a "ɪ" sound in the beginning), c. worthy: ˈwərði (has a "ər" sound), d. bother: ˈbɑðər (has a "ɑ" sound)
The correct answer is d. bother, because it has a distinct "ɑ" sound in the beginning, whereas the other three words have different vowel sounds.
5. a. happen: ˈhæpən (has a "æ" sound), b. vehicle: ˈviɪkəl (has a "ɪ" sound), c. exhibition: ɛksəˈbɪʃən (has a "ɛks" sound), d. exhaust: ɪgˈzɔst (has a "ɪg" sound)
The correct answer is a. happen, because it has a distinct "æp" sound, whereas the other three words have different vowel and consonant combinations in their beginning sounds.
Here are the analyses and answers to each question:
1. Analyze:
'lifestyle' stressed at first syllable
'demand' stressed at second syllable
'sandal' stressed at first syllable
'tunnel' stressed at first syllable
Therefore, 'demand' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: b. demand
2. Analyze:
'memory' stressed at first syllable
'exhibit' stressed at second syllable
'compartment' stressed at second syllable
'extended' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'memory' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: a. memory
3. Analyze:
'collective' stressed at second syllable
'elevate' stressed at first syllable
'suburban' stressed at second syllable
'initial' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'elevate' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: b. elevate
4. Analyze:
'vocabulary' stressed at second syllable
'illiteracy' stressed at second syllable
'cooperative' stressed at second syllable
'anniversary' stressed at third syllable
Therefore, 'anniversary' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: d. anniversary
5. Analyze:
'professional' stressed at second syllable
'democracy' stressed at second syllable
'exhibition' stressed at third syllable
'facility' stressed at second syllable
Therefore, 'exhibition' has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: c. exhibition
Here are the answers:
1. a. since
2. c. for
3. b. trend
4. b. to study
5. a. natural