Sentence #1 REVEALED
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If I’m not careful, I might fall back into bad habits
These are some features that might have tripped you up.
The reduced pronunciation + connection at the beginning of the sentence of If I’m: ifahm
The pronunciation of might with the long ei sound
The phrasal verb fall back and it’s pronunciation with the stress on back. Phrasal verbs are often difficult and this one is not commonly taught. It’s important to remember that sometimes it’s the vocabulary that affects our understanding.
The rhythm of the sentence - If I’m not careful/I might fall back/into bad habits Here you’ll notice the that the last word in each part (thought group) is stressed more than the others, which sometimes makes the other words unclear.
Which one of these affected your understanding?
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