Category: ESL
How to Improve Your Vocabulary by Using Collocations Collocations are words that naturally go together in a language because native speakers commonly use them in that combination. These word pairings sound “right” to fluent speakers, while other combinations might sound unnatural. Types of Collocations: Adjective + Noun → strong coffee, deep sleep, heavy rain Verb + …
Connected Speech: Linking Vowels to Vowels Using the Y sound Connected Speech is important because it improves fluency and makes the flow of our speech smoother. Watch this video to learn how to use a Y sound to connect a vowel sound at the end of a word with a vowel sound at the beginning of the …
Accent Modification – Flap T The flapped T in English sounds like an r sound in many languages. For example, the letter r in the Spanish word ‘caro’, which means ‘expensive’, is pronounced with an alveolar flap . The alveolar flap is the same sound as the flapped T. The alveolar flap exists in many languages including …
Are you struggling with the IELTS exam? Do you need a high score to access the university of your dreams or to get permanent residency in Canada? Have you taken the IELTS exam two or three times and are unsure about why you are not getting the score you need? Do you keep getting an IELTS …
In this two-minute video, David stresses the first syllable of two-syllable nouns, and stresses the second syllable of two-syllable verbs. All of the following words contain the /eɪ/ sound: chaos, nature, ancient, razor, nasal, decay, convey, delay, complain, debate. For more videos on pronunciation, please go to my YouTube channel called Pronunciation Practice with David. https://www.youtube.com/@theenglishcircle5501 …
