Lecture has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Professor gave a lecture on solar energy yesterday. I gave a lecture on Relative Risk. | |
| 2. | Whenever Tom held a lecture, you had to camp outside the lecture theatre the night before to get a seat. | |
| 3. | Whenever Tom held a lecture, people wanting a seat had to camp outside the lecture hall the night before. | |
| 4. | According to an anecdote, a Hungarian ornithologist was invited to give a lecture on his field in East Germany, and a Hungarian student who studied there was asked to interpret. The lecture started, the first picture was shown, with the following words: "This is a hoopoe with perching legs and a double-feathered crest that can be made erect or decumbent.” The explanation was followed by an awkward silence and after long, painful minutes, the interpreter started to speak: “Vogel!” (bird). | |
| 5. | The lecture is taking place in a lecture theatre. | |
| 6. | The lecture takes place in a lecture theatre. | |
| 7. | The lecture is taking place in a lecture hall. | |
| 8. | The lecture takes place in a lecture hall. | |
| 9. | The data suggest that the optimum length of a lecture may be 30 instead of 60 minutes. | |
| 10. | I advise you to be careful in making notes for the lecture. |