The objective of this task is to review the route provided (first three minutes), and determine if there are any pronunciation issues present.
Pronunciation Issues [Q1 – Are there any pronunciation issues in the first 3 minutes of the video?] refer to incorrect or unnatural reading of word(s) by the spoken guidance within the video.
The following issues are not considered as Pronunciation Issues by itself and should not be reported in Q2.
If you encounter any issues above, you should select the following box and write comments.
Common Mistakes Issues Type: Tones
The most common mistake observed in this locale is failing to identify the issues on Tones.
When you hear unnatural emphasis placement or incorrect tone used in the audio, please flag this as an issue. Some pronunciation issues can be subtle, so please listen to the audio very carefully.
Examples:
長安東路
Should be read as: Cháng’ān dōnglù
zhǎngān dōnglù zhàng dōnglù
Explanation:長should be pronounced as cháng(2nd tone). The pronunciation of the word安is missing (others).
Please answer Yes to Q1 ‘Are there any pronunciation issues in the first 3 minutes of the video?
Locale: es_US
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Explanation: 翠 should be pronounced as cuì(4th tone) and 華 should be pronounced as huá(2nd tone) in this case. Please flag this as a pronunciation issue type: Tone.
省北路
Correct pronunciation: shěng běi lù
Incorrect pronunciation: xǐng bēi lù
Explanation: 省 should be pronounced as shěng(3rd tone) and北should be pronounced as běi(3rd tone) in this case. Please flag this as a pronunciation issue type: Sound
往北走松江路
Correct pronunciation: wǎng běi zǒu sōng jiāng lù
Incorrect pronunciation: wǎng bèi zǒu sōng jiāng lù
Explanation:北should be pronounced as běi(3rd tone) in this sentence. Please flag this as a pronunciation issue type: Tone.
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