The video practices hearing the difference between long and short vowel sounds in minimal pairs. Minimal pairs are almost identical words that differ in one sound, such as “fit” and “feet.” Learning to distinguish these pairs is crucial for understanding and pronouncing English correctly. The video focuses on minimal pairs with ɪ & i: and… Read more

In this second video on contracted forms in English we are going to look at some more contractions. Each type of contraction is followed by a pronunciation practice with short sentences to help you master this combination of words and to become faster at speaking English. Some of them might be a bit difficult at Read more

In this video we are going to look at contracted forms in English. Contractions are shortened words: we combine two words to form one, often using an apostrophe. There are in fact over 90 different contractions in English (crazy, I know!) but don’t worry, in this video we are only going to look at the… Read more

The video lesson explores the concept of “roundedness” in English vowels, detailing how the lips are involved in forming rounded and unrounded vowels. It emphasizes that front vowels in English are typically unrounded. The lesson includes a table and vowel chart to illustrate the different vowel sounds in British English. While understanding roundedness is important… Read more

The video teaches about voiced and unvoiced sounds in English. Voiced sounds are louder as they are produced with vibrating vocal cords, and include vowel sounds and certain consonants. Unvoiced consonants also exist in English. The video explains both groups with examples, and also covers ‘whispering’ as a way of speaking with devoiced vowel sounds. Read more

In the second video on transcribing, an utterance is transcribed using IPA, with a focus on connected speech features like weak forms, linking, assimilation, elision, and aspirated t. The video delves into each feature in detail and demonstrates how to transcribe them accurately. Additionally, it covers sentence stress and uses the phonemic chart for British… Read more

The video demonstrates transcribing a sentence using IPA sound symbols for British English. It covers word-by-word transcription, syllable boundaries, word stress, weak forms, and a test. The test sentence “I have two cats and a dog” is transcribed as /ɑɪv tu: kæts ənə dɒg/, with explanations for contractions, weak forms, and stress. This video tutorial… Read more

In this video we are going to look at the IPA – the international phonetic alphabet. You are going to learn about the history of the IPA, the parts that make up the IPA – the 107 letters for sounds (consonants, vowels and diphthongs), 31 diacritics to show phonetic detail and 17 suprasegmentals. Read more

In this video, you will learn about syllables in English. The video demonstrates how to identify syllables using methods such as the hand-chin, clapping, and robot voice methods. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the distinction between sounds and letters. The video also showcases examples of words with different numbers of syllables, including the longest… Read more