English Sound Building - British Pronunciation Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:08:04 -0500 http://www.patreon.com/englishbrickbybrick en-gb © 2026 English Sound Building - British Pronunciation yes Support this Podcast b908e1a8-f5a5-58b9-b18c-37657894f18b Tamsin (English Brick by Brick) episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) English language, language learning, English pronunciation, pronunciation, British pronunciation, English, learning English, learn English, British English, speak English, spoken English, English accent Tamsin (English Brick by Brick) https://storage.buzzsprout.com/lh81x4v4j5wnomy8eusjxdg4acyw?.jpg English Sound Building - British Pronunciation http://www.patreon.com/englishbrickbybrick Tamsin Season 5 recap - Burger burglars and other tongue twisters Season 5 recap - Burger burglars and other tongue twisters 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.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-11763120 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 02:00:00 +0000 755 5 54 full false Luxury and Tranquility - words with /r/ and /l/ Luxury and Tranquility - words with /r/ and /l/ Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re looking at words with both ‘l’ and ‘r’.

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]]> Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re looking at words with both ‘l’ and ‘r’.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-11744550 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 02:00:00 +0000 513 5 53 full false Completely problematic - clusters with /l/ Completely problematic - clusters with /l/ Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, reviewing a lot of sounds in tricky clusters with /l/.

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

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-11730017 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 02:00:00 +0000 788 5 52 full false Probably brilliant - tricky clusters with /r/ Probably brilliant - tricky clusters with /r/ 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/.

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]]> 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/.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-11679755 Mon, 14 Nov 2022 02:00:00 +0000 1297 5 51 full false Hey, hey, hey! The diphthong /eɪ/ in English Hey, hey, hey! The diphthong /eɪ/ in English Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re practising the diphthong /eɪ/.

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

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-11633230 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 02:00:00 +0000 922 5 50 full false Her hair - contrasting /ɜː/ and /eə/ in English Her hair - contrasting /ɜː/ and /eə/ in English 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/.

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]]> 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/.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-11564178 Mon, 31 Oct 2022 02:00:00 +0000 844 5 49 full false Very varied - contrasting /e/ and /eə/ in English Very varied - contrasting /e/ and /eə/ in English 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/.

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]]> 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/.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-11523695 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 02:00:00 +0100 721 5 48 full false Four or five - intrusive /r/ in English Four or five - intrusive /r/ in English Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re back with connected speech and another intrusive sound: intrusive /r/. Have fun! 

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]]> Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re back with connected speech and another intrusive sound: intrusive /r/. Have fun! 

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-11499579 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 02:00:00 +0100 1138 5 47 full false Order, order! More on pronouncing the letter 'r' in English Order, order! More on pronouncing the letter 'r' in English 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-11443853 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 02:00:00 +0100 1003 5 46 full false I'm terribly sorry - saying the letter 'r' in English I'm terribly sorry - saying the letter 'r' in English 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/.

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]]> 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/.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-11418112 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 02:00:00 +0100 1111 5 45 full false Season 4 Recap - Tongue twisters, rhymes and a song Season 4 Recap - Tongue twisters, rhymes and a song 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. 

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]]> 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. 

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-10875695 Mon, 04 Jul 2022 02:00:00 +0100 1051 4 44 full false How are you? Intrusive /w/ in English How are you? Intrusive /w/ in English Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re back with connected speech, this time looking at another 'intrusive' sound: /w/.

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]]> Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re back with connected speech, this time looking at another 'intrusive' sound: /w/.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-10841811 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 02:00:00 +0100 966 4 43 full false Beer or bear? The diphthongs /ɪə/ and /eə/ in English Beer or bear? The diphthongs /ɪə/ and /eə/ in English Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re picking back up on the /ɪ/ and /e/ sounds from last week, and seeing how they behave in two schwa diphthongs: /ɪə/ and /eə/. We’ll look at the sounds individually, in common words, and in sentences. 

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]]> Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re picking back up on the /ɪ/ and /e/ sounds from last week, and seeing how they behave in two schwa diphthongs: /ɪə/ and /eə/. We’ll look at the sounds individually, in common words, and in sentences. 

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-10790486 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 02:00:00 +0100 1244 4 42 full false The left lift - /e/ and /ɪ/ in English The left lift - /e/ and /ɪ/ in English 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.
 
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]]> 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.
 
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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-10764511 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 02:00:00 +0100 1017 4 41 full false Several business interests - disappearing syllables in English Several business interests - disappearing syllables in English Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at "syncope" in pronunciation: otherwise known as words with disappearing syllables. 

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]]> Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at "syncope" in pronunciation: otherwise known as words with disappearing syllables. 

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-10735476 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 02:00:00 +0100 705 4 40 full false Record the record! Word stress in two-syllable verbs and nouns Record the record! Word stress in two-syllable verbs and nouns Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at word stress in two-syllable nouns and verbs. 

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]]> Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at word stress in two-syllable nouns and verbs. 

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-10686088 Mon, 30 May 2022 02:00:00 +0100 990 4 39 full false My best vest - /b/ and /v/ in English My best vest - /b/ and /v/ in English Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we're picking back up on /b/ from last week, but contrasting it with the fricative /v/. We’ll look at the sounds individually, in common words, and in sentences. 

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]]> Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we're picking back up on /b/ from last week, but contrasting it with the fricative /v/. We’ll look at the sounds individually, in common words, and in sentences. 

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-10651339 Mon, 23 May 2022 02:00:00 +0100 1032 4 38 full false Buy pies! /p/ and /b/ in English. Buy pies! /p/ and /b/ in English. Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at our last voiceless/ voiced consonant pair: /p/ and /b/. We’ll look at the sounds individually, in common words, and in sentences. 

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]]> Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at our last voiceless/ voiced consonant pair: /p/ and /b/. We’ll look at the sounds individually, in common words, and in sentences. 

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-10612941 Fri, 20 May 2022 10:00:00 +0100 1183 4 37 full false 'E 'as an 'ard 'at on 'is 'ed... dropping /h/ in English 'E 'as an 'ard 'at on 'is 'ed... dropping /h/ in English Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Following on from last week's episode all about /h/, this week we're discussing when /h/ is dropped - both by most speakers, in the weak forms of grammar words, and by some speakers, much more often, in some regional English accents.
 
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]]> Welcome back to season 4 of English Sound Building! Following on from last week's episode all about /h/, this week we're discussing when /h/ is dropped - both by most speakers, in the weak forms of grammar words, and by some speakers, much more often, in some regional English accents.
 
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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-10569814 Mon, 09 May 2022 02:00:00 +0100 966 4 36 full false Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! Welcome back! To kick off season 4, we're practising the /h/ sound. Have fun!

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-10523015 Mon, 02 May 2022 02:00:00 +0100 1238 4 35 full false Season 3 Recap - More Tongue Twisters, Rhymes and Songs Season 3 Recap - More Tongue Twisters, Rhymes and Songs Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! It's season 3 recap time already. We're having fun with the sounds we've focused on this season (as well as those from previous seasons) by working on some tongue twisters, a short rhyme, and two songs.

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]]> Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! It's season 3 recap time already. We're having fun with the sounds we've focused on this season (as well as those from previous seasons) by working on some tongue twisters, a short rhyme, and two songs.

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]]> Buzzsprout-9656076 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 02:00:00 +0000 926 3 34 full true She sells seashells - contrasting /ʃ/ and /s/ in English She sells seashells - contrasting /ʃ/ and /s/ in English Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're contrasting two sounds we've looked at separately before: /ʃ/ and /s/.  We're looking at a lot of minimal pairs, and we're practising with some sentences and a famous tongue twister, too. Have fun!

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]]> Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're contrasting two sounds we've looked at separately before: /ʃ/ and /s/.  We're looking at a lot of minimal pairs, and we're practising with some sentences and a famous tongue twister, too. Have fun!

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]]> Buzzsprout-9620152 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 02:00:00 +0000 964 English, English language, learning English, pronunciation 3 33 full false Be afraid, be very afraid - intrusive /j/ in connected speech Be afraid, be very afraid - intrusive /j/ in connected speech Welcome back to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at how /j/ is heard between sounds in connected speech.

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]]> Welcome back to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at how /j/ is heard between sounds in connected speech.

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]]> Buzzsprout-9566849 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 02:00:00 +0000 825 English, learning English, English langauge, pronunciation, IELTS 3 32 full false Yeti on a Jetty - the /j/ and /dʒ/ sounds in English Yeti on a Jetty - the /j/ and /dʒ/ sounds in English Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're revisiting the /ʤ/ sound we looked at last season, and contrasting it with /j/. We’re looking at the sounds in words, minimal pairs, and sentences.

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]]> Buzzsprout-9530625 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:00:00 +0000 908 English, Learning English, pronunciation, advanced English, English language 3 31 full false Sing a song! The /ŋ/ sound in English. Sing a song! The /ŋ/ sound in English. Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at just one sound, the nasal consonant /ŋ/. 

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]]> Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at just one sound, the nasal consonant /ŋ/. 

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-9477232 Mon, 08 Nov 2021 02:00:00 +0000 901 English, learning English, English language, pronunciation 3 30 full false Cold gold - the /k/ and /g/ sounds in English Cold gold - the /k/ and /g/ sounds in English 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-9448771 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 02:00:00 +0000 1214 English, learning English, pronunciation, English speaking 3 29 full false Gotta go! Contrasting /ɒ/ and /əʊ/ in English Gotta go! Contrasting /ɒ/ and /əʊ/ in English 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!

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]]> 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!

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-9407136 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:00:00 +0100 978 English, English pronunciation, learn English, English language 3 28 full false You've got guts! The /ɒ/ and /ʌ/ sounds in English. You've got guts! The /ɒ/ and /ʌ/ sounds in English. In this episode, we're practising the contrast between the British English vowel sounds /ɒ/ and /ʌ/. We're reviewing some common words with both sounds, before looking at some minimal pairs and sentences.

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]]> In this episode, we're practising the contrast between the British English vowel sounds /ɒ/ and /ʌ/. We're reviewing some common words with both sounds, before looking at some minimal pairs and sentences.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-9367284 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 02:00:00 +0100 1005 English, learning English, pronunciation 3 27 full false A proper cup of coffee - weak forms of common grammar words in English A proper cup of coffee - weak forms of common grammar words in English
Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at an important feature of sentence-level pronunciation: the weak forms of some common grammar words, and how these can help your listening and speaking skills. We're doing this by looking back on some tongue twisters and rhymes, which will really help you see how these weak forms contribute to the rhythm of English, too.

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Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at an important feature of sentence-level pronunciation: the weak forms of some common grammar words, and how these can help your listening and speaking skills. We're doing this by looking back on some tongue twisters and rhymes, which will really help you see how these weak forms contribute to the rhythm of English, too.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-9314296 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 02:00:00 +0100 868 English, English pronunciation, English lanugage, learning English, pronunciation 3 26 full false Cheap as Chips! The /ɪ/ and /i:/ sounds in English Cheap as Chips! The /ɪ/ and /i:/ sounds in English Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! To start season 3, we’re looking at a real classic: the difference between the short vowel /ɪ/ and the long vowel /i:/. We practise the sounds individually in words and sentences, in minimal pairs, and in some mixed sentences at the end.

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]]> Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! To start season 3, we’re looking at a real classic: the difference between the short vowel /ɪ/ and the long vowel /i:/. We practise the sounds individually in words and sentences, in minimal pairs, and in some mixed sentences at the end.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-9297843 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 02:00:00 +0100 992 learning English, English, English language, pronunciation, English pronunciation 25 full false Season 2 Recap - Tongue Twisters and Rhymes Season 2 Recap - Tongue Twisters and Rhymes In this episode of English Sound Building we’re reviewing most of the sounds from Season 2, and some from Season 1, by looking at two tongue twisters and two rhymes. We're also revisiting some of the practice techniques we first spoke about in the S1 recap. Have fun!

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]]> In this episode of English Sound Building we’re reviewing most of the sounds from Season 2, and some from Season 1, by looking at two tongue twisters and two rhymes. We're also revisiting some of the practice techniques we first spoke about in the S1 recap. Have fun!

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8831117 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 02:00:00 +0100 717 English, learning English, pronunciation 2 24 full false Fewer viewers - /f/ and /v/ Fewer viewers - /f/ and /v/ In this episode of English Sound Building we’re picking back up on the /v/ sound from earlier in the season, and contrasting it with its voiceless pair /f/. There's practice with individual words, minimal pairs and sentences.

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]]> In this episode of English Sound Building we’re picking back up on the /v/ sound from earlier in the season, and contrasting it with its voiceless pair /f/. There's practice with individual words, minimal pairs and sentences.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8788519 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 02:00:00 +0100 863 English, listening, speaking, learning English, pronunciation 2 23 full false A little chill: the two 'l' sounds in English A little chill: the two 'l' sounds in English In this episode of English Sound Building we’re learning about and practising the two 'l' sounds in English: clear 'l' and dark 'l'. We discuss where the sounds occur, and how connected speech can affect them. 

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]]> In this episode of English Sound Building we’re learning about and practising the two 'l' sounds in English: clear 'l' and dark 'l'. We discuss where the sounds occur, and how connected speech can affect them. 

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8750557 Mon, 28 Jun 2021 02:00:00 +0100 875 English, pronunciation, learn English, learning English 2 22 full false Wouldya, couldya? /ʃ/, /ʧ/, /ʒ/ and /ʤ/ in connected speech Wouldya, couldya? /ʃ/, /ʧ/, /ʒ/ and /ʤ/ in connected speech In this episode of English Sound Building we’re continuing from the last two weeks, thinking about how the /ʃ/, /ʧ/ , /ʒ/ and /ʤ/ sounds appear in faster speech. Sentence-level practice shows you how sounds interact with each other and encourages you to understand the changes made when listening, and, if you like, try them when speaking.

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]]> In this episode of English Sound Building we’re continuing from the last two weeks, thinking about how the /ʃ/, /ʧ/ , /ʒ/ and /ʤ/ sounds appear in faster speech. Sentence-level practice shows you how sounds interact with each other and encourages you to understand the changes made when listening, and, if you like, try them when speaking.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8718737 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:00:00 +0100 1173 English, English language, learn English, pronunciation 2 21 full false Cheering and jeering: the /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ sounds. Cheering and jeering: the /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ sounds. In this episode of English Sound Building we’re continuing from last week, building on the /ʃ/ and /ʒ/ sounds to look at /ʧ/ and /ʤ/. There’s a lot of practice with individual words alone and in sentences, as well as some minimal pairs.

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]]> In this episode of English Sound Building we’re continuing from last week, building on the /ʃ/ and /ʒ/ sounds to look at /ʧ/ and /ʤ/. There’s a lot of practice with individual words alone and in sentences, as well as some minimal pairs.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8672193 Mon, 14 Jun 2021 02:00:00 +0100 938 English, English language, learn English, pronunciation 2 20 full false It's sure azure - the /ʃ/ and /ʒ/ sounds It's sure azure - the /ʃ/ and /ʒ/ sounds In this episode we practise the /ʃ/ and /ʒ/ sounds in both individual words and sentences.

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]]> In this episode we practise the /ʃ/ and /ʒ/ sounds in both individual words and sentences.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8603856 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 02:00:00 +0100 761 English, English language, learn English, pronunciation, English pronunciation, speak English 2 19 full false Good food - the /ʊ/ and /u:/ sounds Good food - the /ʊ/ and /u:/ sounds In this episode of English Sound Building we’re continuing with the /ʊ/ sound from last week, and adding on the long vowel /u:/ There’s a lot of practice with individual words, as well as a few minimal pairs and short sentences.

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]]> In this episode of English Sound Building we’re continuing with the /ʊ/ sound from last week, and adding on the long vowel /u:/ There’s a lot of practice with individual words, as well as a few minimal pairs and short sentences.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8591765 Mon, 31 May 2021 02:00:00 +0100 803 English, English language, learn English, education, pronunciation, British English, British pronunciation 2 18 full false Luck or look? The /ʌ/ and /ʊ/ sounds Luck or look? The /ʌ/ and /ʊ/ sounds In this episode of English Sound Building we’re looking at a really interesting pair of vowels: /Ʌ/ and /ʊ/. There’s a lot of practice with individual words, as well as some minimal pairs and short sentences.

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]]> In this episode of English Sound Building we’re looking at a really interesting pair of vowels: /Ʌ/ and /ʊ/. There’s a lot of practice with individual words, as well as some minimal pairs and short sentences.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8561294 Mon, 24 May 2021 02:00:00 +0100 1025 English, learning English, education, British English, pronunciation 2 17 full false Twelve giveaways - /w/ and /v/ in the middle or at the end of words Twelve giveaways - /w/ and /v/ in the middle or at the end of words This episode of English Sound Building follows on from last episode, this time looking at the /w/ and /v/ sounds in the middle or towards the end of words. As usual, we look at common words with both sounds separately, sentences with a lot of /w/ and /v/ words, and some words including both sounds.

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]]> This episode of English Sound Building follows on from last episode, this time looking at the /w/ and /v/ sounds in the middle or towards the end of words. As usual, we look at common words with both sounds separately, sentences with a lot of /w/ and /v/ words, and some words including both sounds.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8525464 Mon, 17 May 2021 02:00:00 +0100 837 pronunciation, English pronunciation, learn English, English, learning English, British English, British pronunciation 2 16 full false A wet vet - /w/ and /v/ at the beginning of words A wet vet - /w/ and /v/ at the beginning of words Welcome to season 2! Let's continue to flex those pronunciation muscles!

In this episode, we look at the /w/ and /v/ sounds at the beginning of words.

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]]> Welcome to season 2! Let's continue to flex those pronunciation muscles!

In this episode, we look at the /w/ and /v/ sounds at the beginning of words.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8476884 Mon, 10 May 2021 02:00:00 +0100 928 pronunciation, British pronunciation, English, learn English, speak English 2 15 full false Season 1 shorts - The trapper... Season 1 shorts - The trapper... It's the last tongue twister revisit from season one. How will you get on? Have fun!

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]]> It's the last tongue twister revisit from season one. How will you get on? Have fun!

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8253238 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 02:00:00 +0100 300 English, learn English, learning English, British English, pronunciation, speaking English, speak English 1 14 full false Season 1 Shorts - Skirts and Shirts Season 1 Shorts - Skirts and Shirts In our third Season 1 short bonus, we revisit the “Skirts and shirts” tongue twister.

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]]> In our third Season 1 short bonus, we revisit the “Skirts and shirts” tongue twister.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8220669 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0100 387 English, learn English, learning English, speak English, pronunciation, British English, English accent 1 13 bonus false Season 1 Shorts - Fred fed Ted... Season 1 Shorts - Fred fed Ted... In our second Season 1 short bonus, we revisit the “Fred fed Ted” tongue twister, practising the /e/, /t/ and /d/ sounds in particular.  Have fun!

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]]> In our second Season 1 short bonus, we revisit the “Fred fed Ted” tongue twister, practising the /e/, /t/ and /d/ sounds in particular.  Have fun!

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8174357 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000 423 English language, learning English, English, speak English, spoken English, pronunciation, English accent, British English, British pronunciation 1 12 bonus false S1 Shorts - "Lesser Leather" S1 Shorts - "Lesser Leather" 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8132097 Mon, 15 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000 362 English language, English, learn English, pronunciation, learn pronunciation, English accent, British English 1 11 bonus false Play and repeat - season one recap Play and repeat - season one recap It's the final full episode from Season 1 of English Sound Building. We recap the sounds we've discussed in previous episodes by looking at some key words, and talk about different ways to vary the 'listen and repeat' practice.
 
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]]> It's the final full episode from Season 1 of English Sound Building. We recap the sounds we've discussed in previous episodes by looking at some key words, and talk about different ways to vary the 'listen and repeat' practice.
 
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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8091725 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000 1098 English, learn English, learning English, pronunciation, accent, British accent, English accent, learn pronunciation, pronunciation practice 1 10 full false Go go go! The /əʊ/ sound. Go go go! The /əʊ/ sound. This episode of English Sound Building is all about the /əʊ/ sound. We look at some common words with the /əʊ/ sound, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of /əʊ/ sounds. Try to listen to episode 4 about the schwa sound before this one, if you haven’t already.

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]]> This episode of English Sound Building is all about the /əʊ/ sound. We look at some common words with the /əʊ/ sound, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of /əʊ/ sounds. Try to listen to episode 4 about the schwa sound before this one, if you haven’t already.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-8039843 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000 629 English, English language, learning English, pronunciation, British pronunciation, English pronunciation, English accent, learn pronunciation 1 9 full false Top dog - the /ɒ/ sound Top dog - the /ɒ/ sound This episode of English Sound Building is all about the /ɒ/ sound. It’s shorter than the last two episodes, which have worked you hard! We look at some common words with the /ɒ/ sound, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of /ɒ/ sounds.

As usual, I start with a brief introduction on how to make the sound. If you're happy with that, skip to the 2.30 mark to get started with the workout. 

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]]> This episode of English Sound Building is all about the /ɒ/ sound. It’s shorter than the last two episodes, which have worked you hard! We look at some common words with the /ɒ/ sound, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of /ɒ/ sounds.

As usual, I start with a brief introduction on how to make the sound. If you're happy with that, skip to the 2.30 mark to get started with the workout. 

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-7970116 Mon, 22 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000 627 English, English language, pronunciation, British English, English pronunciation, English accent, advanced English, learn English, speak English 1 8 full false Past tense -ed endings Past tense -ed endings In this episode of English Sound Building, we consider the pronunciation of regular verbs in the past tense. This picks up on the /t/ and /d/ sounds we discussed last week, and also thinks about where an extra syllable is and isn’t added to those past tense -ed endings.

We look at verbs matching three pronunciation patterns, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a mixture of sounds.

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]]> In this episode of English Sound Building, we consider the pronunciation of regular verbs in the past tense. This picks up on the /t/ and /d/ sounds we discussed last week, and also thinks about where an extra syllable is and isn’t added to those past tense -ed endings.

We look at verbs matching three pronunciation patterns, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a mixture of sounds.

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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-7843333 Mon, 15 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000 1219 British English, English, learn English, learning English, English pronunciation, English language, pronunciation 1 7 full false Betting or bedding? The /t/ and /d/ sounds. Betting or bedding? The /t/ and /d/ sounds. 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 to around the 4.20 mark ready for the workout to begin. We look at some minimal pairs, common words containing each sound, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of each sound individually and combined.
 
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]]> 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 to around the 4.20 mark ready for the workout to begin. We look at some minimal pairs, common words containing each sound, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of each sound individually and combined.
 
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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-7709656 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000 1429 British English, English, learning English, learn English, pronunciation, learn pronunciation, British pronunciation, British accent, English accent, language 1 6 full false Work, work, work! The /ɜː/ sound. Work, work, work! The /ɜː/ sound. Let's smash some language learning goals and flex those pronunciation muscles!
 
In this episode of English Sound Building, we practise the /ɜ:/ sound. This is a long version of the schwa sound we studied last week and, as the difference between long and short sounds is one of the factors which can affect understanding in English, is one worth spending some time on. 

 In the first few minutes, I give some tips on making the sound, and typical spelling patterns that occur with it. If you're happy with that, feel free to skip straight to around the 2.55 mark ready for the workout to begin. We look at some common words containing both sounds, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of the  /ɜ:/ sound.
 
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]]> Let's smash some language learning goals and flex those pronunciation muscles!
 
In this episode of English Sound Building, we practise the /ɜ:/ sound. This is a long version of the schwa sound we studied last week and, as the difference between long and short sounds is one of the factors which can affect understanding in English, is one worth spending some time on. 

 In the first few minutes, I give some tips on making the sound, and typical spelling patterns that occur with it. If you're happy with that, feel free to skip straight to around the 2.55 mark ready for the workout to begin. We look at some common words containing both sounds, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of the  /ɜ:/ sound.
 
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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-7576591 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 02:00:00 +0000 728 pronunciation, English, learning English, advanced English, British English, English pronunciation, British pronunciation 1 5 full false Never forget! The 'schwa' sound in individual words Never forget! The 'schwa' sound in individual words It's a new year! Let's smash some language learning goals and flex those pronunciation muscles!
 
In this episode of English Sound Building, we learn more about the most common sound in English: schwa. This sound is important in distinguishing between stressed and unstressed syllables, and stressed and unstressed words (we'll talk about this more in a future episode).
 
In the first few minutes, I give some tips on making the sound. If you're happy with that, feel free to skip straight to 3.50 ready for the workout to begin. We look at some common words containing schwa, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of schwa sounds.
 
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]]> It's a new year! Let's smash some language learning goals and flex those pronunciation muscles!
 
In this episode of English Sound Building, we learn more about the most common sound in English: schwa. This sound is important in distinguishing between stressed and unstressed syllables, and stressed and unstressed words (we'll talk about this more in a future episode).
 
In the first few minutes, I give some tips on making the sound. If you're happy with that, feel free to skip straight to 3.50 ready for the workout to begin. We look at some common words containing schwa, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of schwa sounds.
 
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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-7436041 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 02:00:00 +0000 841 English, learning English, English pronunciation, British English, British pronunciation, advanced English 1 4 full false Man or men? /æ/ and /e/ Man or men? /æ/ and /e/ It's a new year! Let's smash some language learning goals and flex those pronunciation muscles!
 
 In this episode of English Sound Building, we work on distinguishing between the /æ/ and /e/ sounds. The way in which these sounds is pronounced varies a lot between different varieties of English. Depending on your language background, you may also find it difficult to distinguish between them. Although mastering the distinction is absolutely not essential to be understood, it's fun to try :-)
 
In the first few minutes, I give some tips on making the sounds. If you're happy with that, feel free to skip straight to around 3.40 ready for the main workout to begin. We look at some common words containing both sounds,  some minimal pairs (where the only difference is in the pronunciation of each sound), as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of each sound individually and combined.
 
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]]> It's a new year! Let's smash some language learning goals and flex those pronunciation muscles!
 
 In this episode of English Sound Building, we work on distinguishing between the /æ/ and /e/ sounds. The way in which these sounds is pronounced varies a lot between different varieties of English. Depending on your language background, you may also find it difficult to distinguish between them. Although mastering the distinction is absolutely not essential to be understood, it's fun to try :-)
 
In the first few minutes, I give some tips on making the sounds. If you're happy with that, feel free to skip straight to around 3.40 ready for the main workout to begin. We look at some common words containing both sounds,  some minimal pairs (where the only difference is in the pronunciation of each sound), as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of each sound individually and combined.
 
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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-7325029 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 02:00:00 +0000 976 pronunciation, British pronunciation, British English, English pronunciation, English, English language, learning English, advanced English 1 3 full false Teeth and teethe - the two 'th' sounds in English Teeth and teethe - the two 'th' sounds in English It's a new year! Let's smash some language learning goals and flex those pronunciation muscles!
 
 In this episode of English Sound Building, we look at the voiceless and voiced "th" sounds. These sounds are not found in many other languages (indeed, they are not found in all Englishes!), and although they are absolutely not essential to be understood, it's fun to try :-)
 
In the first few minutes, I give some tips on making the sounds. If you're happy with that, feel free to skip straight to 4.30 ready for the workout to begin. We look at some common words containing both sounds, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of each sound both individually and combined.
 
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]]> It's a new year! Let's smash some language learning goals and flex those pronunciation muscles!
 
 In this episode of English Sound Building, we look at the voiceless and voiced "th" sounds. These sounds are not found in many other languages (indeed, they are not found in all Englishes!), and although they are absolutely not essential to be understood, it's fun to try :-)
 
In the first few minutes, I give some tips on making the sounds. If you're happy with that, feel free to skip straight to 4.30 ready for the workout to begin. We look at some common words containing both sounds, as well as some fun and challenging sentences with a lot of each sound both individually and combined.
 
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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-7222576 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 02:00:00 +0000 1252 English, English pronunciation, British pronunciation, pronunciation, British English, advanced English, learning English, learn English 1 2 full false Peace or peas? /s/ and /z/ Peace or peas? /s/ and /z/ It's a new year! Let's meet some language learning goals and flex some pronunciation muscles! 

In this episode of English Sound Building, we work on distinguishing between the voiceless and voiced pair /s/ and /z/. We look at some common words containing both sounds, as well as some fun and challenging sentences.

English Sound Building is about having fun with sound and celebrating the physical side of language learning. It is intended for advanced learners, but of course you are welcome to try at any level.

For more free English language content, please visit my Patreon www.patreon.com/englishbrickbybrick. A script for each episode and bonus tongue twisters are available to patrons, too.

You can also follow me on Instagram @englishbrickbybrick. My feed is shared to Facebook www.facebook.com/englishbrickbybrick and Twitter @engbrickbybrick too.

If you're an advanced learner interested in individual online classes, please email learnbrickbybrick@gmail.com.




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]]> It's a new year! Let's meet some language learning goals and flex some pronunciation muscles! 

In this episode of English Sound Building, we work on distinguishing between the voiceless and voiced pair /s/ and /z/. We look at some common words containing both sounds, as well as some fun and challenging sentences.

English Sound Building is about having fun with sound and celebrating the physical side of language learning. It is intended for advanced learners, but of course you are welcome to try at any level.

For more free English language content, please visit my Patreon www.patreon.com/englishbrickbybrick. A script for each episode and bonus tongue twisters are available to patrons, too.

You can also follow me on Instagram @englishbrickbybrick. My feed is shared to Facebook www.facebook.com/englishbrickbybrick and Twitter @engbrickbybrick too.

If you're an advanced learner interested in individual online classes, please email learnbrickbybrick@gmail.com.




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]]> Tamsin Buzzsprout-7101802 Sat, 02 Jan 2021 20:00:00 +0000 941 British English, English language, learning English, English language learning, pronunciation, English pronunciation, British pronunciation, advanced English 1 1 full false