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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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Luxury and Tranquility - words with /r/ and /l/

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11/28/22 • 8 min

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.
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11/28/22 • 8 min

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Completely problematic - clusters with /l/

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11/21/22 • 13 min

Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, reviewing a lot of sounds in tricky clusters with /l/.

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The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon.
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11/21/22 • 13 min

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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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11/14/22 • 21 min

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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/.

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 [email protected]😊

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11/07/22 • 15 min

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Her hair - contrasting /ɜː/ and /eə/ in English

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10/31/22 • 14 min

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.
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10/31/22 • 14 min

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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.
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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10/24/22 • 12 min

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Four or five - intrusive /r/ in English

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10/17/22 • 18 min

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.
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10/17/22 • 18 min

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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.
Don't forget to follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.
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10/10/22 • 16 min

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

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10/03/22 • 18 min

Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today is the first of a few episodes this season looking at the /r/ sound. In particular, this episode considers words where the written letter ‘r’ is always pronounced, and practises the /r/ sound in minimal pairs with /l/ and /w/.

Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
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10/03/22 • 18 min

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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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12/05/22 • 12 min

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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 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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