ESL Pronunciation Exercise: Breakfast (Ben Franklin Exercise)

The video tutorial focuses on improving American English pronunciation through a Ben Franklin exercise. It analyzes the pronunciation of phrases related to breakfast, highlighting stress, syllable reduction, and linking. The tutorial encourages detailed note-taking and self-recording to compare with native speakers. It concludes with suggestions for further learning using Rachel's English resources.

What is the main purpose of the Ben Franklin exercise?

• To practice detailed note-taking and pronunciation

• To learn new grammar rules

• To enhance listening skills

• To improve vocabulary

In the phrase 'This morning for breakfast,' which words are connected?

• This and morning

• Morning and for

• This and breakfast

• For and breakfast

Which syllables are stressed in the phrase 'I had Barbara's shredded oats with milk'?

• Had and oats

• I and oats

• Barbara's and milk

• Shredded and with

How is the word 'favorite' pronounced in the sentence 'This is my favorite breakfast'?

• With three syllables

• With two syllables

• With a silent 't'

• With a silent 'v'

What happens to the 'T' sound in 'favorite breakfast'?

• It is pronounced as a 'd'

• It is pronounced as a stop

• It is pronounced clearly

• It is omitted

In the sentence 'But sometimes I do have eggs,' which word is unexpectedly stressed?

• Eggs

• Do

• Sometimes

• Have

What is the pronunciation rule for the plural ending in 'eggs'?

• It is pronounced as 's'

• It is pronounced as 'z'

• It is silent

• It is pronounced as 'es'