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For the yesterday debate, although the topic was quite difficult and both of teams have not defined the strategy for the debate clearly. But it was really interesting . The winner of the contest was also excellent.
The mentioned Feng-shui theory was a good idea. I think it may be a exciting topic for the next club.
Have a good day my club/

chương trình của DED hôm trc thật thú vị mọi ng nhỉ ^ ^. 2 nhóm làm kịch trong phần english of ded khiến club được trận cười vỡ bụng.h nghĩ lại vẫn còn thấy bùn cười hehe. mà phải nói thú vị nhất là phần ded contest . vừa gain knowledge lại có cơ hội nhận học bổng tiếng anh. chúc mừng a Huy là candidate đầu tiên nhận học bổng. ước j mình được như a ý

Nha minh oi,tuan nay topic gi the?

chủ đề tuần này là mọi ng chuẩn bị phương tiện và tiền bạc,chúng ta sẽ kéo nhau đi shopping vào sáng chủ nhật.dzê.... thik wá đi hehe..........topic là fashion mọi ng ná

Here are some tips to help you improve your English pronunciation.
First of all, don''t worry about not having a native-English accent. It''s important to be able to speak clearly, so that people can understand you. However, it''s almost impossible to sound exactly like a native English speaker if you are learning English as an adult in a non-English speaking country.
However, there are many things that you can do to improve your pronunciation and your speaking skills.
1. Listen to spoken English as often as possible.
Listen to how speakers pronounce various words and phrases and "model" your pronunciation on what you hear.
2. Learn the phonetic alphabet.
Use the phonetic alphabet page (at the beginning of most good dictionaries) as a guide to pronouncing new words.
3. Don''t forget to learn the word stress of a new word.
Every English word has its own stress, or intonation. For example, the word "believe" has two syllables (be and lieve), but only the second syllable is stressed. We say be''lieve and not ''be lieve. Your dictionary will show the syllable stress by an apostrophe ('') before the syllable to be stressed.
Word stress is important. In fact, it is more likely that someone misunderstands you because of wrong word stress than because of the wrong pronunciation of a sound.
4. Work out which sounds cause you most problems in English.
Depending on what your first language is, you may have problems with certain sounds. For example, French speakers have difficulties with "th"; speakers of Mandarin have difficulties with "r" or "l", and Arabic speakers have difficulties with "p" and "b".
5. Practise the sounds you find difficult.
A useful exercise is a "minimal pair" exercise. For example, if you have difficulty distinguishing between "p" and "b", try practising pairs of words which are the same except for the sound "p" and "b":
For example, "pair" and "bear"; "pond" and "bond"; "pie" and "buy" etc.
6. Be aware of intonation and sentence stress.
Not all words in a sentence have equal stress, and generally only the "information" words (nouns and verbs) are stressed.
''Where''s the ''pen I ''gave you?
''Where''s the ''red ''pen I ''gave you?
Where''s the ''red and ''blue ''pen I ''gave you ''yesterday?
The unstressed words (such as "the", "I", "you" and "and") don''t carry as much "weight" as the stressed words. They become much smaller in length, and are almost abbreviated. For example, "and" becomes "un".
Changing stress
Sentence stress isn''t "fixed" like word stress. In fact, you can stress words that are normally unstressed in order to highlight different meanings.
For example:
I ''love you. (Love, rather than just like.)
''I love you. (With the stress on I to highlight that it''s me rather than another person who loves you.)
I love ''you. (And nobody else.)
Intonation
There are a couple of easy to remember rules about intonation. Usually our voices go up at the end of the sentence to show a question, and down at the end to show a statement.
Intonation is also important in "tag questions":
You know him, don''t you? (With rising intonation on "don''t you?" to show it''s a question)
You know him, don''t you. (With falling intonation on "don''t you" to show it''s a statement you expect the other person to agree with.)
7. Learn to recognise spelling patterns.
For example, "tion" on the end of a word is pronounced "shun", while "sion" can be pronounced "zhun". There are often many ways to pronounce a particular spelling pattern, but it certainly helps to know what the variations are. For example, the pattern "ough" can be pronounced "uff" as in "enough" and "tough", or "or" as in "ought" and "bought" or "oh" as in "although" and "dough".
8. Don''t rush.
If you speak too fast, the danger is that you could skip over some words, fail to pronounce them completely, or mix them up. If you speak too slowly, you might end up sounding unnatural. But it''s better to speak slowly and clearly than too quickly.
Hum tới học về pronunciation, cả nhà tham khảo nhé

I find that it is so difficult to study intonation,;so ms VNPINKY,can you share us some tips?

Mình nghĩ nhà mình lần sau nên post trước topic với nội dung,câu hỏi trước cho mọi người ở nhà chuẩn bị trước đi,chứ như hôm nay chủ đề fashion mọi người chả có ý tưởng gì mấy để nói.Nếu post trước thì mọi người đến chỉ việc share idea thôi,presentation cũng tốt hơn

My tips for ya: take a book over and over until you think u can understand yourself...then watch a American/ English movie to feel and acquire their intonation. Best luck!!!

I agree to some extent. D.E.D board should consider posting some piece of content first, not necessarily all. Then members would figure out smt in mind that could be manipulated in debates. ^^

Tiếc quá hôm nay mình ko tham gia được