Vocabulary Reference

Session 1 - Exam skills

specific
exact and detailed

form an opinion
decide on an answer

confirming
checking

Session 2 - News Review

hail
publicly praise

supercharge
make more powerful

packs a punch
has great effect or power

Session 3 - Pronunciation in The News

Pronouncing 'scheduled'

There are two syllables: sched-uled

The stress is on the first syllable: SCHED-uled

The first syllable is pronounced /ˈʃed/ Note: In American English the pronunciation is /ˈskɛdʒuːl/ (skedzh-ool).

In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /ˈʃedjuːld/