LISTEN

Listen to the audio recording below.

PRACTICE

Read the following sentences and stress the bold words. Notice that the meaning changes depending on which word you are stressing.

Statement / Reply

1. a. I can ski.             →  You must like cold weather.
   b. I can ski tomorrow.   →  Good. Let’s meet at 8 AM.
2. a. I can go.     →  Good. I’m looking forward to it.
   b. I can’t go.   →  I wish you could.
3. a. He can call anytime.    →  Great. He might call at noon.
   b. He can call anytime .   →  OK. I’ll tell him not to email but to call you.
4. a. Can you read this?   →  Yes, it says “Do not enter!” in French.
   b. Can you read this?   →  Yes, I can read this one but not the other one.
5. a. I can do it      →  I knew you could!
   b. I can’t do it.   →  Try again.
6. a. She can sing well.   →  Yes, she has three gold records.
   b. She can sing well.   →  You’re right, but she can’t play the guitar at all.