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Business English pronunciation lesson 5

2,000 views · Published 5 August 2012 · 7:32 · Indexed 12 October 2026

Channel: Learn British English Free · 2012 · Education

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In this lesson I have some more pronunciation advice and I teach you about using the 24-hour clock to tell the time.


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Notes
Emphasise syllable in CAPITALS

Word   Phonetics
sceptical  SKEP-ti-cool
septic   SEP-tic
prioritisation  pry-o-ri-ty-ZAY-shun
doubt   dowt
Legal expression: "beyond a reasonable doubt".
Pathology  pa-THO-lu-jee
GPs   jee-peez
six-fold  sikss-fold
Their profit increased six-fold. (Increased by 600%)
objective  ob-JEK-tiv
route   root
word   wurd

specimen
special
specialisation
speciality
especially  uh-SPE-shu-lee ("uh" is extra syllable)
establish  uh-STA-blish / eh-STA-blish

24-hour clock
1200   12 o'clock; noon; midday
1300   1 (p.m.)
1400   2
1500   3
1600   4
1700   5
1800   6
1900   7
2000   8
2100   9
2200   10
2300   11
0000   12; midnight (next day)

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