A deeper look at the "lesser leather" tongue twister, talking about all the sounds we've looked at so far in the tongue twister, and showing some different practice techniques. 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 now available free on my Patreon, as is a free video bonus for this episode. There's more free English there, too. Don't forget to follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter! Support the show ..read more

In this episode of English Sound Building, we practise the /t/ and /d/ sounds. This is another voiceless and voiced consonant pair, similar to /s/ and /z/ in episode one, or /θ/ and /ð/ in episode two. It’s not a pair which is likely to be essential in terms of understanding, but it is a pair which differs quite differently from accent to accent (including from English accent to English accents), so I hope you enjoy finding out more. In the first few minutes, I give some tips on making the sounds. There is more to this than meets the eye, but if you're happy with it, feel free to skip straight ..read more

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 learnbrickbybrick@gmail.com Support the show ..read more

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. Interested in classes or a one-off diagnosis session? Get in touch! I sometimes have availability for 1:1 students. Email learnbrickbybrick@email.com Support the show ..read more

Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, reviewing a lot of sounds in tricky clusters with /l/. 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. You can also follow and contact me on Instagram, or email learnbrickbybrick@gmail.com   Support the show ..read more

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 ? Support the show ..read more

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 learnbrickbybrick@gmail.com? Support the show ..read more

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. 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 ? Support the show ..read more

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 ? Support the show ..read more

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. 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 ? Support the show ..read more