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Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re reviewing /r/, and a lot of other consonant sounds besides, to look at clusters with /r/.

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Probably brilliant - tricky clusters with /r/

English Sound Building - British Pronunciation

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Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re reviewing /r/, and a lot of other consonant sounds besides, to look at clusters with /r/.

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Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re reviewing all the sounds from season 5, and many others too, with ten tongue twisters. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram . Interested in classes? Get in touch! I occasionally have availability for 1:1 students. Email learnbrickbybrick@gmail.com Support the show…

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Luxury and Tranquility - words with /r/ and /l/ 8:33

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Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re looking at words with both ‘l’ and ‘r’. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram . Interested in classes or a one-off diagnosis session? Get in touch! I sometimes have availability for 1:1 students. Email learnbrickbybrick@email.com Support the show…

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Completely problematic - clusters with /l/ 13:08

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Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, reviewing a lot of sounds in tricky clusters with /l/. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . You can also follow and contact me on Instagram , or email learnbrickbybrick@gmail.com Support the show…

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Probably brilliant - tricky clusters with /r/ 21:37

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Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re reviewing /r/, and a lot of other consonant sounds besides, to look at clusters with /r/. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! Contact me if there is no availability showing – I always try to make room for podcast listeners 😊 Support the show…

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Hey, hey, hey! The diphthong /eɪ/ in English 15:22

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Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re practising the diphthong /eɪ/. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! Contact me about group classes learnbrickbybrick@gmail.com😊 Support the show…

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Her hair - contrasting /ɜː/ and /eə/ in English 14:04

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Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re following on from last week, and contrasting two sounds we’ve looked at before, but not in relation to each other: /ɜ:/ and /eə/. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! Contact me if there is no availability showing – I always try to make room for podcast listeners 😊 Support the show…

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Very varied - contrasting /e/ and /eə/ in English 12:01

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Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re contrasting two sounds we’ve looked at before, but not in relation to each other: /e/ and /eə/. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! Contact me if there is no availability showing – I always try to make room for podcast listeners 😊 Support the show…

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Four or five - intrusive /r/ in English 18:58

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Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re back with connected speech and another intrusive sound: intrusive /r/. Have fun! Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! Contact me if there is no availability showing – I always try to make room for podcast listeners 😊 Support the show…

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Order, order! More on pronouncing the letter 'r' in English 16:43

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Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re continuing from last week’s look at the /r/ sound, thinking about places where we see the letter ‘r’ in writing, but do not pronounce it in a standard RP accent. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! Contact me if there is no availability showing – I always try to make room for podcast listeners 😊 Support the show…

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I'm terribly sorry - saying the letter 'r' in English 18:31

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Season 4 Recap - Tongue twisters, rhymes and a song 17:31

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How are you? Intrusive /w/ in English 16:06

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Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re back with connected speech, this time looking at another 'intrusive' sound: /w/. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! Contact me if there is no availability showing – I always try to make room for podcast listeners 😊 Support the show…

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Beer or bear? The diphthongs /ɪə/ and /eə/ in English 20:44

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Several business interests - disappearing syllables in English 11:45

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Record the record! Word stress in two-syllable verbs and nouns 16:30

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Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at word stress in two-syllable nouns and verbs. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! Support the show…

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My best vest - /b/ and /v/ in English 17:12

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Buy pies! /p/ and /b/ in English. 19:43

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Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at our last voiceless/ voiced consonant pair: /p/ and /b/. We’ll look at the sounds individually, in common words, and in sentences. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! Support the show…

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'E 'as an 'ard 'at on 'is 'ed... dropping /h/ in English 16:06

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Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Following on from last week's episode all about /h/, this week we're discussing when /h/ is dropped - both by most speakers, in the weak forms of grammar words, and by some speakers, much more often, in some regional English accents. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! Support the show…

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Hip hip hooray! 20:38

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Welcome back! To kick off season 4, we're practising the /h/ sound. Have fun! Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. If you use social media, come find me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! Support the show…

English Sound Building - British Pronunciation

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Season 3 Recap - More Tongue Twisters, Rhymes and Songs 15:26

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She sells seashells - contrasting /ʃ/ and /s/ in English 16:04

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Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're contrasting two sounds we've looked at separately before: /ʃ/ and /s/. We're looking at a lot of minimal pairs, and we're practising with some sentences and a famous tongue twister, too. Have fun! Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! I'm officially fully booked at the moment, but I may be able to make an exception for podcast listeners, so please let me know! Support the show…

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Be afraid, be very afraid - intrusive /j/ in connected speech 13:45

3 years ago13:45

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Welcome back to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at how /j/ is heard between sounds in connected speech. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! I'm officially fully booked at the moment, but I may be able to make an exception for podcast listeners, so please let me know! Support the show…

English Sound Building - British Pronunciation

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Yeti on a Jetty - the /j/ and /dʒ/ sounds in English 15:08

3 years ago15:08

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Sing a song! The /ŋ/ sound in English. 15:01

3 years ago15:01

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Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at just one sound, the nasal consonant /ŋ/. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! I'm officially fully booked at the moment, but I may be able to make an exception for podcast listeners, so please let me know! Support the show…

English Sound Building - British Pronunciation

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Cold gold - the /k/ and /g/ sounds in English 20:14

3 years ago20:14

20:14

Welcome back to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at another voiceless and voiced consonant pair: /k/ and /g/. We'll practise the sounds in individual words, in some minimal pairs, and in sentences. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! I'm officially fully booked at the moment, but I may be able to make an exception for podcast listeners, so please let me know! Support the show…

English Sound Building - British Pronunciation

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Gotta go! Contrasting /ɒ/ and /əʊ/ in English 16:18

3 years ago16:18

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Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're picking up on the /ɒ/ sound from last week, and contrasting it with the diphthong /əʊ/. Have fun! Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! I'm officially fully booked at the moment, but I may be able to make an exception for podcast listeners, so please let me know! Support the show…

English Sound Building - British Pronunciation

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You've got guts! The /ɒ/ and /ʌ/ sounds in English. 16:45

3 years ago16:45

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In this episode, we're practising the contrast between the British English vowel sounds /ɒ/ and /ʌ/. We're reviewing some common words with both sounds, before looking at some minimal pairs and sentences. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! I'm officially fully booked at the moment, but I may be able to make an exception for podcast listeners, so please let me know! Support the show…

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A proper cup of coffee - weak forms of common grammar words in English 14:28

3 years ago14:28

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Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at an important feature of sentence-level pronunciation: the weak forms of some common grammar words, and how these can help your listening and speaking skills. We're doing this by looking back on some tongue twisters and rhymes, which will really help you see how these weak forms contribute to the rhythm of English, too. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki ! I'm officially fully booked at the moment, but I may be able to make an exception for podcast listeners, so please let me know! Support the show…

English Sound Building - British Pronunciation

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Cheap as Chips! The /ɪ/ and /i:/ sounds in English 16:32

3 years ago16:32

16:32

Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! To start season 3, we’re looking at a real classic: the difference between the short vowel /ɪ/ and the long vowel /i:/. We practise the sounds individually in words and sentences, in minimal pairs, and in some mixed sentences at the end. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon . Don't forget to follow me on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter . Interested in classes? I teach on italki . I'm not officially taking on new students at the moment, but I may be able to make an exception for podcast listeners :-) Support the show…

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