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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation

English Sound Building - British Pronunciation

Tamsin (English Brick by Brick)

Join me, Tamsin, to smash some English language learning goals and flex your pronunciation muscles! English Sound Building is an advanced pronunciation podcast where *you* do the work to build muscle, muscle memory, and master new sounds. Each episode will focus on one or two British English sounds, looking at how they're pronounced in common words, and then practising them in some trickier phrases. Always remember that successful communication is possible in any one of the thousands of global English accents. This podcast is for those of you who enjoy playing with sound 😊
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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation - Hey, hey, hey! The diphthong /eɪ/ in English

Hey, hey, hey! The diphthong /eɪ/ in English

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11/07/22 • 15 min

Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re practising the diphthong /eɪ/.

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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation - Very varied - contrasting /e/ and /eə/ in English

Very varied - contrasting /e/ and /eə/ in English

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10/24/22 • 12 min

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.
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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 😊

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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation - Order, order! More on pronouncing the letter 'r' in English

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

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10/10/22 • 16 min

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.
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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 😊

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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation - Season 4 Recap - Tongue twisters, rhymes and a song

Season 4 Recap - Tongue twisters, rhymes and a song

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07/04/22 • 17 min

Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re recapping the sounds from this season, as well as a few from others, by having fun with some tongue twisters, rhymes and a song.

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.
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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 😊

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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation - How are you? Intrusive /w/ in English

How are you? Intrusive /w/ in English

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06/27/22 • 16 min

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.
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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation - The left lift - /e/ and /ɪ/ in English

The left lift - /e/ and /ɪ/ in English

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06/13/22 • 16 min

Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! This week we're revisiting two short vowels we've looked at before: /e/ and /ɪ/, and contrasting them with each other.
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.
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Interested in classes? You can learn with me on italki! If my schedule shows no availability, please contact me anyway - I try to make room for podcast listeners :-)

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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation - Cold gold - the /k/ and /g/ sounds in English

Cold gold - the /k/ and /g/ sounds in English

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11/01/21 • 20 min

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!

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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation - Gotta go! Contrasting /ɒ/ and /əʊ/ in English

Gotta go! Contrasting /ɒ/ and /əʊ/ in English

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10/25/21 • 16 min

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.
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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!

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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation - Season 5 recap - Burger burglars and other tongue twisters

Season 5 recap - Burger burglars and other tongue twisters

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12/05/22 • 12 min

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 [email protected]

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English Sound Building - British Pronunciation - Probably brilliant - tricky clusters with /r/

Probably brilliant - tricky clusters with /r/

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11/14/22 • 21 min

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 😊

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How many episodes does English Sound Building - British Pronunciation have?

English Sound Building - British Pronunciation currently has 54 episodes available.

What topics does English Sound Building - British Pronunciation cover?

The podcast is about English Language, Language Learning, Learning English, Podcasts, English and Education.

What is the most popular episode on English Sound Building - British Pronunciation?

The episode title 'Luxury and Tranquility - words with /r/ and /l/' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on English Sound Building - British Pronunciation?

The average episode length on English Sound Building - British Pronunciation is 15 minutes.

How often are episodes of English Sound Building - British Pronunciation released?

Episodes of English Sound Building - British Pronunciation are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of English Sound Building - British Pronunciation?

The first episode of English Sound Building - British Pronunciation was released on Jan 2, 2021.

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