LISTEN

Listen to the audio recording below.

PRACTICE

Read the sentences, and pause at the end of each line. Stress the bold word.

1. It is a well-known fact
   that social interaction
   is important
   for our health.
    
2. The meetings we had
   over the course of 2 years
   were very useful
   for the development
   of our product.
    
3. The largest concentration
   of wind turbines
   in the world
   is near Highway 580.
    
4. Moore’s Law says
   that the number of transistors
   that can be placed on an integrated circuit
   doubles every two years.
    
5. Highway billboards
   are a great way for hotels
   to get last-minute customers.
    
6. It is a web-based storage system
   that allows you
   to access your files
   from anywhere.
    
7. Even today,
   there are fewer women
   who work in software engineering
   than in other professions.
    
8. The Tech Museum in San Jose
   offers visitors a chance to see
   how technology works.
    
9. On April 30, 1993,
   CERN announced
   that the world wide web
   would be free
   to anyone.
    
10. A coin toss
    is the most effective way
    to decide
    which team goes first
    in a sporting event.