this week we’re doing the five most
difficult sounds to get perfect British
pronunciation all you’ll need for this
lesson is something which can record
your voice and some sweets like this so
go get those things and I’ll be here
waiting when you come back so first I
want you to get something which can
record your voice and record yourself
saying all of these words pause the
video record yourself saying these words
press play again once you’ve finished
have you done that good okay let’s look
at the first sound to practice this look
at this photo which sound did you make
was it something like ah well our is the
first sound we’re going to practice and
in phonetics it’s represented by this
symbol when you’re looking through
dictionaries and you see those funny
symbols that’s what these are say it
again
R now put a sound at the end of it ah
together
art repeat with me so you can compare
pronunciation art which were did you
just say it’s this one art now in
American English it’s Rohtak which means
they pronounce the art British English
is not rhotic so for example Americans
would say art art art art
British English would say art what’s the
difference inside the mouth well for
American English with may pronounce the
are the tongue is rigid and it moves
British English it doesn’t it stays flat
and down to practice this get your sweet
Americans call it candy put at the back
of your tongue imagine it’s very heavy
and it weighs the back of your tongue
down this will keep the tongue flat and
down and it won’t move while you’re
pronouncing these words if your tongue
moves then you’re pronouncing it wrong
make sure your tongue doesn’t move
that’s what this is for
okay if you have problems saying art not
art pronouncing yar get it on there
imagine it’s heavy
art art if your tongue is down and flat
you’ll pronounce it perfectly with a
British accent art put a sound at the
beginning are then sound at the end all
together heart which where did you say
this one again if you’re having
difficulty sweet tongue heart
it just helps train your tongue to be in
the correct position to pronounce these
sounds let’s put a sound at the
beginning are all together car American
English car British English car again
that tongue it’s just flat and doesn’t
move that’s the only difference
car it also helps to imagine that the
back of the throat is a bit more open
British English you could see is more
lazy ah it’s just an open back of the
throat car der arc dark which word is
that
dark are hard the same sound in class
glass bar asked tasks next so we’ve just
done our the our sound represented by
this symbol now we’re doing this symbol
so we go from our where the mouth is
open our the only thing that’s going to
change is the lips the lips are going to
form a tighter circle shape from R or R
or you can see the shape do the same try
to copy me R or just alone or well
that’s this word or put their mirth and
at the beginning myrrh or more which
where did you say this one more how
about work or war this word or for this
word put or then it’s sound at the end
all together horse say it with me
horse again if you’re having problems
with this take the sweet back of the
tongue keep the tongue down horse the
tongue will be in the same position
horse check the recording you did at the
beginning of this lesson as that sound
the same as this probably not you
probably sounded like horse horse how
would an American say horse horse horse
but British English again horse what’s
the difference well the tongue is down
it doesn’t move and the back of the
mouth is more open so it’s just
following the same technique of
depressed tongue not depressed tongue
but your tongue is down and it doesn’t
move this same sound appears in words
like thought taught bought caught for
this sound you’ll need to make a smile
face and keep the mouth in a relatively
flat position the tongue again flat down
doesn’t move
ear ear say it with me here just alone
that means here put a burr ear which
drink makes you smile beer put burr here
duh beard put ear here or here
how about deer deer again it might be
easier for you to produce the sound by
making a smile face and keeping the
mouth flat here again not here no here
it’s more lazy from this sound ear open
your mouth bit wider air ear air ear air
repeat it with me you just made the
sound which is represented by this
symbol in phonetics so again when you’re
looking through dictionaries and you see
those funny symbols that’s what these
are again air put BRR air bear which
where did you say this one bear air care
that’s this word care Shh air
share air fair this sound also comes up
in there where and finally get your
mouth to go from this one air to more of
a this shape air ah air ah again inside
the mouth nothing’s really changing only
the lips and the jaw is changing this is
a say with me ah
remember the back of your mouth stays
open and relaxed the tongue stays down
ah ah ah this one tends to be the most
difficult for people so again you might
need a suite put at the back of your
tongue keep that tongue down don’t let
it move so let’s try with some words
let’s put up worse sound at the
beginning and uh were which word did you
just say this one were let’s make it
more interesting
what
at the end work do you remember this
sound this was the or sound put work or
that one walk compare the two work walk
I walk to work say with me I walk to
work let’s try the bird remember this
sound ear
we had bur here der beard beard
bird bird beard let’s try another one
go ah look girl girl were a old world
world this one’s a very difficult one
for everyone to say no doubt you’ll
probably say we’re all willing something
like that world say it with me a few
times it will take practice world let’s
try one more
wha mer worm worm that’s the little that
thing now I want you to look at these
words again record yourself again saying
the same words and compare your first
recording with this recording
how did you do have you improved do you
sound like a real British person now
okay let’s do a test to see how well you
learned it let’s try a few sentences
your beard is in my beer the girl in
class has dark hair the worst bear in
the world take care of the bear over
there and finally for the big test there
is an amazing song by Red Hot Chili
Peppers called 30 dirty birds these are
the lyrics try to say them in a British
accent in the song obviously he’s
American so he’ll sing it in American
accent 30 dirty birds sitting on a curb
chirping and burping and eating dirty
earthworms along comes her be from 33rd
and 3rd saw the 30 dirty birds sitting
on a curb chirping and burping and
eating dirty earthworms boy was he
disturbed
thanks for watching if you enjoy our
lessons you can help support us making
our next video click this link to find
out more
difficult sounds to get perfect British
pronunciation all you’ll need for this
lesson is something which can record
your voice and some sweets like this so
go get those things and I’ll be here
waiting when you come back so first I
want you to get something which can
record your voice and record yourself
saying all of these words pause the
video record yourself saying these words
press play again once you’ve finished
have you done that good okay let’s look
at the first sound to practice this look
at this photo which sound did you make
was it something like ah well our is the
first sound we’re going to practice and
in phonetics it’s represented by this
symbol when you’re looking through
dictionaries and you see those funny
symbols that’s what these are say it
again
R now put a sound at the end of it ah
together
art repeat with me so you can compare
pronunciation art which were did you
just say it’s this one art now in
American English it’s Rohtak which means
they pronounce the art British English
is not rhotic so for example Americans
would say art art art art
British English would say art what’s the
difference inside the mouth well for
American English with may pronounce the
are the tongue is rigid and it moves
British English it doesn’t it stays flat
and down to practice this get your sweet
Americans call it candy put at the back
of your tongue imagine it’s very heavy
and it weighs the back of your tongue
down this will keep the tongue flat and
down and it won’t move while you’re
pronouncing these words if your tongue
moves then you’re pronouncing it wrong
make sure your tongue doesn’t move
that’s what this is for
okay if you have problems saying art not
art pronouncing yar get it on there
imagine it’s heavy
art art if your tongue is down and flat
you’ll pronounce it perfectly with a
British accent art put a sound at the
beginning are then sound at the end all
together heart which where did you say
this one again if you’re having
difficulty sweet tongue heart
it just helps train your tongue to be in
the correct position to pronounce these
sounds let’s put a sound at the
beginning are all together car American
English car British English car again
that tongue it’s just flat and doesn’t
move that’s the only difference
car it also helps to imagine that the
back of the throat is a bit more open
British English you could see is more
lazy ah it’s just an open back of the
throat car der arc dark which word is
that
dark are hard the same sound in class
glass bar asked tasks next so we’ve just
done our the our sound represented by
this symbol now we’re doing this symbol
so we go from our where the mouth is
open our the only thing that’s going to
change is the lips the lips are going to
form a tighter circle shape from R or R
or you can see the shape do the same try
to copy me R or just alone or well
that’s this word or put their mirth and
at the beginning myrrh or more which
where did you say this one more how
about work or war this word or for this
word put or then it’s sound at the end
all together horse say it with me
horse again if you’re having problems
with this take the sweet back of the
tongue keep the tongue down horse the
tongue will be in the same position
horse check the recording you did at the
beginning of this lesson as that sound
the same as this probably not you
probably sounded like horse horse how
would an American say horse horse horse
but British English again horse what’s
the difference well the tongue is down
it doesn’t move and the back of the
mouth is more open so it’s just
following the same technique of
depressed tongue not depressed tongue
but your tongue is down and it doesn’t
move this same sound appears in words
like thought taught bought caught for
this sound you’ll need to make a smile
face and keep the mouth in a relatively
flat position the tongue again flat down
doesn’t move
ear ear say it with me here just alone
that means here put a burr ear which
drink makes you smile beer put burr here
duh beard put ear here or here
how about deer deer again it might be
easier for you to produce the sound by
making a smile face and keeping the
mouth flat here again not here no here
it’s more lazy from this sound ear open
your mouth bit wider air ear air ear air
repeat it with me you just made the
sound which is represented by this
symbol in phonetics so again when you’re
looking through dictionaries and you see
those funny symbols that’s what these
are again air put BRR air bear which
where did you say this one bear air care
that’s this word care Shh air
share air fair this sound also comes up
in there where and finally get your
mouth to go from this one air to more of
a this shape air ah air ah again inside
the mouth nothing’s really changing only
the lips and the jaw is changing this is
a say with me ah
remember the back of your mouth stays
open and relaxed the tongue stays down
ah ah ah this one tends to be the most
difficult for people so again you might
need a suite put at the back of your
tongue keep that tongue down don’t let
it move so let’s try with some words
let’s put up worse sound at the
beginning and uh were which word did you
just say this one were let’s make it
more interesting
what
at the end work do you remember this
sound this was the or sound put work or
that one walk compare the two work walk
I walk to work say with me I walk to
work let’s try the bird remember this
sound ear
we had bur here der beard beard
bird bird beard let’s try another one
go ah look girl girl were a old world
world this one’s a very difficult one
for everyone to say no doubt you’ll
probably say we’re all willing something
like that world say it with me a few
times it will take practice world let’s
try one more
wha mer worm worm that’s the little that
thing now I want you to look at these
words again record yourself again saying
the same words and compare your first
recording with this recording
how did you do have you improved do you
sound like a real British person now
okay let’s do a test to see how well you
learned it let’s try a few sentences
your beard is in my beer the girl in
class has dark hair the worst bear in
the world take care of the bear over
there and finally for the big test there
is an amazing song by Red Hot Chili
Peppers called 30 dirty birds these are
the lyrics try to say them in a British
accent in the song obviously he’s
American so he’ll sing it in American
accent 30 dirty birds sitting on a curb
chirping and burping and eating dirty
earthworms along comes her be from 33rd
and 3rd saw the 30 dirty birds sitting
on a curb chirping and burping and
eating dirty earthworms boy was he
disturbed
thanks for watching if you enjoy our
lessons you can help support us making
our next video click this link to find
out more
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