My best vest - /b/ and /v/ in English
Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we're picking back up on /b/ from last week, but contrasting it with the fricative /v/. 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 w...
23 Maj 202217min
Buy pies! /p/ and /b/ in English.
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 italk...
20 Maj 202219min
'E 'as an 'ard 'at on 'is 'ed... dropping /h/ in English
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...
9 Maj 202216min
Hip hip hooray!
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
2 Maj 202220min
Season 3 Recap - More Tongue Twisters, Rhymes and Songs
Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! It's season 3 recap time already. We're having fun with the sounds we've focused on this season (as well as those from previous seasons) by working on some tongue twisters, a short rhyme, and two songs. 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. I...
6 Dec 202115min
She sells seashells - contrasting /ʃ/ and /s/ in English
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 Twitte...
29 Nov 202116min
Be afraid, be very afraid - intrusive /j/ in connected speech
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 ex...
22 Nov 202113min
Yeti on a Jetty - the /j/ and /dʒ/ sounds in English
Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're revisiting the /ʤ/ sound we looked at last season, and contrasting it with /j/. We’re looking at the sounds in words, 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 it...
15 Nov 202115min
