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Word Stress & Function Words


This lesson begins at 0:54.
0:00 - Theme Song, etc.
0:24 -”Today I’m going to talk about …”
0:43 - “So this video is just going to be …”
0:54 - 1. Articles: a, the - Do you have the time?
1:15 - 2. Auxiliary Verbs (Helping Verbs)
1:25 - 2a. Passive Voce: “The wall was painted yesterday.”
1:58 - 2b Progressive Verb: “You are speaking too fast.”
2:33 - 2c Perfect Tense: “She has given up.”
3:08 - 2d Modal Verbs - can, could, might - “I can go tomorrow.”
3:38 - 3. Prepositions - with, on, beside
3:45 - 4. Pronouns - she, we, …
4:13 - 5. Conjunction - and, but, if, …
4:40 - Review
5:00 - Examples taken from movies and TV programs.