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Jun 2016
Tear and desert
Tear and desert
‘Tear’ and ‘desert’ are words that are pronounced differently to indicate their meaning. The noun tear, which is a drop of fluid from the eye, rhymes with the word dear.
‘She shed a tear when her cat died.’
But when we use ‘tear’ as a verb, meaning to rip, it's pr ... Show More
1m 14s
May 2016
Gonna and Gotta
Gonna and Gotta
In informal English conversation, we often use shorter, versions of common word combinations.
One of the most common is ‘gonna’ - short for ‘going to’.
When we say the words ‘going to’ very quickly, they run together and sound like ‘gonna’.
So ‘Are you going to wa ... Show More
1m 14s
May 2016
Practising contractions
Practising contractions
Pronouncing contractions can be tricky - let’s practise some:
‘I am’ becomes ‘I’m’.
I’m
I’m going to the beach.
I’m going to come with you.
‘You are’ becomes ‘you’re’
You’re
You’re going to the beach today, aren’t you?
You’re late.
‘She is’ becomes ‘she’s’ ... Show More
1m 8s
Jul 2022
Tongue Twisters Series: Practice English intonation and the sounds P, W, Ch, S, Sh
Practice speaking English quickly and fluently by using tongue twisters! This is the first episode in a series of episodes I will do highlighting different tongue twisters with different target sounds. Today's tongue twisters are: ⭐ Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers ⭐ ... Show More
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#270 Can YOU say these English Tongue Twisters for Speaking & Pronunciation Training?
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Can YOU say these 10 tongue twisters?
<p>Today's lesson is going to be a challenge even for me... We're working on <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/can-you-say-these-10-tongue-twisters-in-english/"> <strong>10 tongue twisters</strong></a> - short phrases that are very difficult to pronounce, even for native ... Show More
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Jan 2020
#115 English Pronunciation Training with Tongue Twisters
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Tongue Twisters Series: Practice English intonation and the sounds B, TT, C, Cl, Cr, Sc
Practice speaking English quickly and fluently by using tongue twisters! This is the second episode in this series of episodes. Today's tongue twisters are: ⭐Betty Botter bought some butter But she said the butter’s bitter ⭐How can a clam cram in a clean cream can? ⭐I scream, you ... Show More
4m 35s
Feb 2016
19. Tongue Twisters
<p>Welcome to Episode 19 of the Learning British Accent Podcast. This podcast is all about Tongue Twisters. Listen and repeat the tongue twisters as fast as you can without making any mistakes. Tongue Twister 1: "Swan Swam Over The Pond. Swim Swan Swim. Swan Swam back ag ... Show More
3m 25s
Tongue twister
A tongue twister can be a fun way to practice the different sounds of English. Try these tongue twisters, how well can you say them?
She sells seashells by the sea shore.
She sells seashells by the sea shore.
Try this one;
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a wo ... Show More
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Did you try to read that out loud? Did you find it hard? That's a tongue twister. They usually have the same sounding consonan ... Show More
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