Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice

One of the science podcasts I listen to regularly is Astronomy Cast hosted by Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay. In today’s lesson, you’ll hear a short excerpt from Episode 705: Water Worlds - Looking for Life Beyond Earth. First you’ll hear a clip from their podcast, and then I’ll break their speech into shorter fragments so you can listen and repeat. You’ll hear that Frase

The phone rings and it's a stranger trying to sell you something. This is part one of a multi-podcast series based on a real script. Have fun!Hi, this is Barry calling from Scam-O-Rama Car Services. I’m calling regarding your 2016 Chevrolet Survivor. How is your 2016 Chevy Survivor running? Do you know the approximate current mileage? Great! I’m calling because the origina

This is the first in a series of lessons about connected speech. One of the ways in which we link syllables and words together is with "glides" -- for example a Y sound is added between "be" and "able" so it sounds like "bee yable". Listen to the sentences and you'll get the idea of these glides.Y glides:/iy/1) I would like to be able to

Here are some sentences with six-syllable words.1- In the 1960s people experimented with hallucinogenic drugs. 2- Covid 19 has resulted in the hospitalization of too many people.3- Please do NOT eat mushrooms which are not identifiable as safe and harmless.4- Alien organisms might not be easily categorizable.5- After lengthy reconsideration of your proposal, my answer is still NO.6

Crazy English. We pronounce "ough" in too many ways...I thought microbiology was a tough course, but my professor was a thorough teacher. I studied hard throughout, and in the end I learned what he taught even though it was a challenge.1- I thought microbiology was a tough course…2…but my professor was a thorough teacher. 3- I studied hard throughout…4…and in the

1- Do you think you know what a parachute looks like? 2- Guess what: There are tons of parachute types out there, and you probably don’t know ’em all! 3- Here’s a rundown of several of the normal and not-so-normal types of parachutes… 3a- …that help skydivers (and far-flung cargo) make their way softly back down to terra firma.4- Round parachutes were the first tools for

What parachute types are there? Do you think you know what a parachute looks like? Guess what: There are tons of parachute types out there, and you probably don’t know ’em all! Here’s a rundown of several of the normal and not-so-normal types of parachutes that help skydivers (and far-flung cargo) make their way softly back down to terra firma.1. ROUND PARACHUTESRound parachu

1 - Gymnasts have broad, muscular backs.2 - I worked in the garden all morning and now my back aches.3 - He broke his back in a terrible car accident.4 - Have you ever read The Hunchback of Notre Dame?5 - My dog always stretches his back and yawns when he wakes up.6 - My cat arched his back and hissed loudly at the neighbor’s dog.7 - She leaned her back against the door and looke

There are some words in English which change their meaning when you change the stress. Here’s an example:Perfect - free of mistakes, problems, errors.1 - The teacher said my homework was perfect. (PER-fect)2 - She got a perfect score on the exam.3 - Your pronunciation is perfect.4 - It’s hard to be perfect all the time. 5 - That painting looks just like my grandmother. It’s a

1 - I enjoyed myself when I visited Mexico. 2 - She hurt herself playing basketball. 3 - You’re working too hard. Don’t kill yourself! 4 - John is going to make himself a sandwich. 5 - We encourage ourselves to practice English every day. 6 - I own my own small company. I pay myself four thousand dollars per month. 7 - It is important for children to learn to behave themselves