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Class #1 (Aldo)

ED pronounce

Whenever you have a “T” or a “D” before the “ED” ending, you must pronounce the “E”.

  Pronounce Pronounce Link
Doomed /duːmd/   https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/doomed
Created /dɪˈmændɪd/ kree-ey-tid https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/created
Demanded /kriːˈeɪtɪd/ duh-man-did https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/demanded

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Class #2 (Alana)

🇺🇸 vs 🇬🇧 english

  British American
Words ending with -re centre metre litre center meter liter
Words ending with -our colour humour neighbour color humor neighbor
Words ending with –ise or -ize apologize or apologise organize or organise recognize or recognise apologize organize recognize
Words ending with –yse analyse paralyse catalyse analyze paralyze catalyze
Words ending with ae or oe oestrogen paediatric manoeuvre estrogen pediatric maneuver
Words ending with -ence defence offence licence defense offense license
Words ending with -ogue analogue dialogue catalogue analog or analogue dialog or dialogue catalog or catalogue
Words ending with al/el/il/ol/ul travelled travelling traveller fuelled fuelling traveled traveling traveler fueled fueling

Material to study

Picky words:

  Pronounce In BR Link
Chat /tʃæt/ tíet https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/chat
Vice /vaɪs/   https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/vice
Curiosity /ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti/ 🇬🇧 /ˌkjʊr.iˈɑː.sə.t̬i/ 🇺🇸   https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/curiosity

Material to study

Class #3 (Joseph)

Pronounce

Vowels should be pronounced with open and stretched mouth:

  • Ambition
  • Vowel
  • Apple
  • Ask

Material to study:

Class #4 (Alana)

Pronounce

  IPA Pronounce BR Link
Imprisoned /ɪmˈprɪzənd/ im·priz·und im·prízond https://www.google.com/search?q=imprisoned+pronounce
Investigation /ɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃən/ in·ves·tuh·gey·shun in·vés·ti·gay·shun https://www.google.com/search?q=investigation+pronounce
Pickled /ˈpɪkəld/ pik·uld pick·uld https://www.google.com/search?q=pickled+pronounce
Bowl /boʊl/ bohl bouwl https://www.google.com/search?q=bowl+pronounce
Police /pəˈlis/ puh·leez pôliss https://www.google.com/search?q=police+pronounce

G pronounce

Ginger is pronounced as dji like in giant, not as brazilian guilherme

🇺🇸 djindjerr
🇬🇧 djinjar
  IPA Pronounce BR Link
Ginger /ˈdʒɪndʒər/ jin·jur djin·jar https://www.google.com/search?q=ginger+pronounce
Engineering /ˌɛndʒəˈnɪrɪŋ/ en·juh·neer·ing in·dji·nii·ring https://www.google.com/search?q=engineering+pronounce
Imagination /ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/ i·maj·uh·ney·shun i·ma·dji·ney·shion https://www.google.com/search?q=imagination+pronounce
Challenging /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/ chal·un·jing chal·un·djing https://www.google.com/search?q=challenging+pronounce

Ankle or Uncle

  • Ankle should start with stretched mouth (🇺🇸 Ên or 🇬🇧 Êng)
  • Uncle with more closed mouth (Like the complaint Uhn)
  IPA Pronounce BR Link
Ankle /ˈæŋkəl/ ang·kl ên·kl https://www.google.com/search?q=ankle+pronounce
Uncle /ˈʌŋkəl/ uhn·kul uhn·kl https://www.google.com/search?q=uncle+pronounce

Material to study

Class #5 (Alana)

Word 🇺🇸 IPA 🇺🇸 Pronounce 🇬🇧 IPA 🇬🇧 Pronounce BR Link
oasis /oʊˈeɪsɪs/ oh-AY-sis /əʊˈeɪsɪs/ oh-AY-sis oh-AY-sis https://www.google.com/search?q=oasis+pronounce
dye /daɪ/ dye /daɪ/ dye dye https://www.google.com/search?q=dye+pronounce
die /daɪ/ die /daɪ/ die dye https://www.google.com/search?q=die+pronounce

Class #6 (Joseph)

  • Train using shadowing!
  • Practice your intonation!
  • There are podcasts for that!

Class #7 (Alana)

  • Minimal Pairs: /ɑ/ & /oʊ/
/ɑ/ /oʊ/
cost coast
comma coma
cop cope
honor owner
hop hope
knot note
rob robe

(cóst vs côust, cóp vs côupe, etc)

How much does it cost to reach the coast by bus?
I always misspell comma. I always end up writing coma instead!
Cops need to know how to cope with stressful situations.
My grandfather is the proud owner of a medal of honor.
He just hopped on the train and hoped it was going in the right direction.
She took notes about all the different types of knots that sailors use.
He was only wearing a robe as he chased the man who tried to rob him down the street.
  • Consonants: /θ/ & /ð/
/θ/ /ð/
thin bother
throw breathe
author southern
healthy mother
tooth weather
thought another
earth further
thing father
Martha and Dorothy were best friends. Their birthdays were on the same day and they always celebrated that day together. They both liked the same smooth music and the same authors. Everybody who met them thought they were sisters. They always told the truth to each other and they respected each other very much. They wanted to move to the Netherlands and planned to visit every country on Earth. For the two of them, there was nothing better than their friendship.

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