Pronunciation & Fluency Flashcards
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In PTE Re-tell Lecture, how does fluency factor into the overall score?
Answer: Fluency is scored alongside pronunciation and content
In Re-tell Lecture, oral fluency is scored independently alongside pronunciation and content, so all three dimensions must be strong for a high score.
Which strategy BEST improves oral fluency scores in PTE speaking tasks?
Answer: Practicing speaking in natural thought groups with consistent pacing
Speaking in natural thought groups at a consistent pace most effectively improves oral fluency, as it mirrors how proficient speakers naturally communicate.
What does a 'rising-falling' intonation pattern typically signal in English?
Answer: A statement of certainty or completion
A rising-falling intonation pattern typically signals a complete, definitive statement, showing the speaker has finished their thought.
In PTE, what is the consequence of speaking too slowly during Read Aloud?
Answer: Your fluency score decreases due to unnatural pacing
Speaking too slowly is unnatural and disrupts the expected rhythm of English, resulting in a lower oral fluency score even if individual words are pronounced correctly.
What is 'intrusive r' in English pronunciation?
Answer: Adding an /r/ sound between two vowel sounds at a word boundary, as in 'law-r-and order'
Intrusive r is a natural feature of connected speech where an /r/ sound is inserted between a word ending in a vowel and the next word beginning with a vowel.
In the PTE Describe Image task, which aspect of pronunciation most directly affects your score?
Answer: Maintaining consistent pronunciation across the entire response
Consistent, accurate pronunciation throughout the entire response is the primary pronunciation criterion in Describe Image, regardless of content or vocabulary used.
What is 'assimilation' in the context of English connected speech?
Answer: A sound changing to become more similar to an adjacent sound
Assimilation occurs when a sound changes its phonetic quality due to the influence of adjacent sounds, such as 'ten bikes' sounding like 'tem bikes' as /n/ assimilates toward /b/.