Pronunciation: Sentence stress (II)

by English with filipe

An important part of clear communication in English is stressing the words in a sentence which carry the information, and not stressing the other ones.

e.g. I have been living here for 17 years.

How long have you been learning English?

How long have you been waiting?

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