hello and welcome back to english with lucy today is an exciting day because
lucy today is an exciting day because
lucy today is an exciting day because I’m starting a new mini series with you
I’m starting a new mini series with you
I’m starting a new mini series with you guys all about British English
guys all about British English
guys all about British English pronunciation now arguably one of the
pronunciation now arguably one of the
pronunciation now arguably one of the most difficult parts of learning English
most difficult parts of learning English
most difficult parts of learning English is the pronunciation of the many many
is the pronunciation of the many many
is the pronunciation of the many many vowel sounds so the first part of this
vowel sounds so the first part of this
vowel sounds so the first part of this series is going to be all about the
series is going to be all about the
series is going to be all about the different vowel sounds that we use in
different vowel sounds that we use in
different vowel sounds that we use in British English quickly before we get
British English quickly before we get
British English quickly before we get started make sure you connect with me on
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and 100 cards before we get started I
and 100 cards before we get started I just want to make one thing clear I am
just want to make one thing clear I am
just want to make one thing clear I am not trying to make you get rid of your
not trying to make you get rid of your
not trying to make you get rid of your accent accents make us unique I just
accent accents make us unique I just
accent accents make us unique I just want to help you improve your
want to help you improve your
want to help you improve your pronunciation so that you can be better
pronunciation so that you can be better
pronunciation so that you can be better understood and can communicate more
understood and can communicate more
understood and can communicate more easily so don’t go crazy and think I
easily so don’t go crazy and think I
easily so don’t go crazy and think I must use my accent I must use my accent
must use my accent I must use my accent
must use my accent I must use my accent because a it’s really difficult and be
because a it’s really difficult and be
because a it’s really difficult and be why unless you want to be an actor for a
why unless you want to be an actor for a
why unless you want to be an actor for a specific job role there’s no need a
specific job role there’s no need a
specific job role there’s no need a story that might surprise some of you is
story that might surprise some of you is
story that might surprise some of you is that throughout my childhood and some of
that throughout my childhood and some of
that throughout my childhood and some of my teenage years I was really really
my teenage years I was really really
my teenage years I was really really embarrassed of my accent I have a
embarrassed of my accent I have a
embarrassed of my accent I have a relatively posh British accent and some
relatively posh British accent and some
relatively posh British accent and some people used to make fun of me at school
people used to make fun of me at school
people used to make fun of me at school but now I realised that accents don’t
but now I realised that accents don’t
but now I realised that accents don’t matter what does matter is bad
matter what does matter is bad
matter what does matter is bad pronunciation and this is where I come
pronunciation and this is where I come
pronunciation and this is where I come in to help you guys okay so the vowel
in to help you guys okay so the vowel
in to help you guys okay so the vowel sound that we’re going to use today is
sound that we’re going to use today is
sound that we’re going to use today is the phoneme err and it’s written like
the phoneme err and it’s written like
the phoneme err and it’s written like this I do think it’s important for you
this I do think it’s important for you
this I do think it’s important for you guys to recognize things like these
guys to recognize things like these
guys to recognize things like these because when you want to learn how to
because when you want to learn how to
because when you want to learn how to pronounce a word you can search on any
pronounce a word you can search on any
pronounce a word you can search on any dictionary and the phonetics will really
dictionary and the phonetics will really
dictionary and the phonetics will really really help you understand how to
really help you understand how to
really help you understand how to pronounce each word now I mostly teach
pronounce each word now I mostly teach
pronounce each word now I mostly teach Spanish students
Spanish students
Spanish students and they really really struggle with
and they really really struggle with
and they really really struggle with this phoneme so exponent as a dip film
this phoneme so exponent as a dip film
this phoneme so exponent as a dip film that means it is two vowel sounds
that means it is two vowel sounds
that means it is two vowel sounds combined in one syllable so to make the
combined in one syllable so to make the
combined in one syllable so to make the air sound we combine the egg and the up
air sound we combine the egg and the up
air sound we combine the egg and the up air but normally British English
air but normally British English
air but normally British English speakers will just say air and will
speakers will just say air and will
speakers will just say air and will change the pitch air air so in the first
change the pitch air air so in the first
change the pitch air air so in the first part of the diphthong we use the F sound
part of the diphthong we use the F sound
part of the diphthong we use the F sound so I’ve got my mouth wide and my tongue
so I’ve got my mouth wide and my tongue
so I’ve got my mouth wide and my tongue relaxed F and in the second part
relaxed F and in the second part
relaxed F and in the second part it’s the up it’s a schwa ah my whole
it’s the up it’s a schwa ah my whole
it’s the up it’s a schwa ah my whole mouth is relaxed and it’s just a little
mouth is relaxed and it’s just a little
mouth is relaxed and it’s just a little push of voice ah ah so I’m going ah ah
push of voice ah ah so I’m going ah ah
push of voice ah ah so I’m going ah ah ah ah the last thing that you must do is
ah ah the last thing that you must do is
ah ah the last thing that you must do is propel a lot of air through your lungs
propel a lot of air through your lungs
propel a lot of air through your lungs as you say this vowel sound so I want I
as you say this vowel sound so I want I
as you say this vowel sound so I want I don’t want air
don’t want air
don’t want air I want air breathy the breathy oh you
I want air breathy the breathy oh you
I want air breathy the breathy oh you are the more British you sound so
are the more British you sound so
are the more British you sound so firstly we have the word air is magic
firstly we have the word air is magic
firstly we have the word air is magic gas that’s all around us now it’s
gas that’s all around us now it’s
gas that’s all around us now it’s written a I are but we do not pronounce
written a I are but we do not pronounce
written a I are but we do not pronounce the R at the end of the word Americans
the R at the end of the word Americans
the R at the end of the word Americans however do pronounce it so we say air
however do pronounce it so we say air
however do pronounce it so we say air and they would say air so after the air
and they would say air so after the air
and they would say air so after the air vowel sound we don’t pronounce the R
vowel sound we don’t pronounce the R
vowel sound we don’t pronounce the R unless a vowel then comes after the are
unless a vowel then comes after the are
unless a vowel then comes after the are like in area area now I’m going to give
like in area area now I’m going to give
like in area area now I’m going to give you a couple of examples of words that
you a couple of examples of words that
you a couple of examples of words that end in the air sound that you might have
end in the air sound that you might have
end in the air sound that you might have been pronouncing incorrectly firstly
been pronouncing incorrectly firstly
been pronouncing incorrectly firstly we’ve got the words that end in a I our
we’ve got the words that end in a I our
we’ve got the words that end in a I our air chair hair fair and millionaire and
air chair hair fair and millionaire and
air chair hair fair and millionaire and then we’ve got the words that end in a
then we’ve got the words that end in a
then we’ve got the words that end in a our II care aware
our II care aware
our II care aware share square now we’ve got the words
share square now we’ve got the words
share square now we’ve got the words that end in E a R so we’ve got bear ter
that end in E a R so we’ve got bear ter
that end in E a R so we’ve got bear ter pair swear
pair swear
pair swear then we’ve got air use in the middle of
then we’ve got air use in the middle of
then we’ve got air use in the middle of a word so we’ve got things with AR
a word so we’ve got things with AR
a word so we’ve got things with AR parent the names Mary Sarah various then
parent the names Mary Sarah various then
parent the names Mary Sarah various then we’ve got words with a IR like hairy or
we’ve got words with a IR like hairy or
we’ve got words with a IR like hairy or dairy and we’ve got the British spelling
dairy and we’ve got the British spelling
dairy and we’ve got the British spelling for aeroplane with AER we’ve got
for aeroplane with AER we’ve got
for aeroplane with AER we’ve got aeroplane or arrow mix and finally we’ve
aeroplane or arrow mix and finally we’ve
aeroplane or arrow mix and finally we’ve got the e AR and words such as
got the e AR and words such as
got the e AR and words such as unbearable hopefully today’s lesson has
unbearable hopefully today’s lesson has
unbearable hopefully today’s lesson has helped you in some way make sure you
helped you in some way make sure you
helped you in some way make sure you subscribe because there will be more
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videos of this type coming very very
videos of this type coming very very soon I really do want to help you with
soon I really do want to help you with
soon I really do want to help you with your pronunciation and I think looking
your pronunciation and I think looking
your pronunciation and I think looking at it Val by Val is really going to be a
at it Val by Val is really going to be a
at it Val by Val is really going to be a good way of doing that so that’s it
good way of doing that so that’s it
good way of doing that so that’s it today’s class and make sure you connect
today’s class and make sure you connect
today’s class and make sure you connect with me on all my social media and I
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with me on all my social media and I will see you in the next episode bye bye
will see you in the next episode bye bye
will see you in the next episode bye bye then we have our use in the middle of
then we have our use in the middle of
then we have our use in the middle of the road in the middle of the road
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