A student learning English occasionally (1)... the following problems when he (2)... to talks and lectures. It is difficult to decide where one word (3)... and the next one starts. In speech, many sounds(4)... a student difficulty and he(5)... to identify them. Some words in english, which occur very commonly,(6)... weak form. An oversea student identifies them with difficulty . In addition, many students sometimes (7)...not hear the unstressed syllable in a word. This problem never arises in print. The lecturer who(8)...an informal style and who pronounces his vowels with a(9)...accent will be difficult to follow. A student (10)...notes more asily when the lecturer speaks with a BBC accent.