Episode 50 looked at the even beat inside a phrase. This episode zooms out to the whole sentence. In American and British English, a long sentence often runs as one or two big breath-groups, with one strong pitch movement marking the important word. What you will learn: • One big peak versus many small phrases • How to hear a phrase boundary • Phrase-final lengthening is not hesitation • Using phrase breaks to find the focus • Where the breaks usually fall • Lists, numbers and the "last item" trap • Decoding a long sentence step by step • What varies, and what is stable • Practice: decode the sentence • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.