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Lesson | Understand and Be Understood on the Phone (Coursera)

Offered by Georgia Institute of Technology,

This lesson is part of a full course, Speak English Professionally: In Person, Online & On the Phone. Take this lesson to get a short tutorial on the learning objectives covered. To dive deeper into this topic, take the full course.

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By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Compare pronunciation differences between "can"and "can't"
Produce accurate pronunciation for numbers in English

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Lesson | Understand and Be Understood on the Phone
This lesson is part of a full course, Speak English Professionally: In Person, Online & On the Phone. Take this lesson to get a short tutorial on the learning objectives covered. To dive deeper into this topic, take the full course. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to (1) Compare pronunciation differences between "can"and "can't" and (2) Produce accurate pronunciation for numbers in English.

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