Many people always feel like their English speaking ability is not improving and often say they need to improve their confidence. Well, in this video I share a practice you could do in the comfort of your home. 

Language Bootcamp

How To Talk about Anything Confidently

In this episode, I share my experience learning to play shogi in Japan. 


Read the transcript on my website: https://teatimewithtayvinb.wordpress.com/2022/04/13/lets-go-for-shigi/

Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEA_Time_Tayvin

T.E.A. Time with Tayvin Bayless 

Let's Go for Shogi!

Practice four of the seven A sounds in British English: /æ/, /ɑː/, /eɪ/, and /eə/. This episode guides you through clear examples, repetition drills, mixed practice, and tongue twister challenges to help you master pronunciation and reinforce mouth, tongue, and jaw movements for natural, accurate British English.
Transcript: 
/æ/ — cat, man, hat, bat, black, bad, map, bag, hand, tap  (Round) 
/ɑː/ — car, father, park, start, heart, arm, far, calm, dark, hard
/eɪ/ — name, rain, day, play, cake, make, same, take, face, lake
/eə/ — care, fair, hair, share, chair, pair, dare, wear, air, stare 
 cat — car — name — care
 man — father — rain — fair
 bag — park — day — hair
 hand — arm — make — share
 tap — heart — cake — pair
 “A black cat ran past a bad bag of maps.”
 “The car park at the far dark arm of the farm.”
 “May’s cake made the same day as Jane’s play.”
 “Careful Claire shared her chair with a fair pair of bears.”


British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 2 -  A Sound Practice 

Tv has made a huge impact on our lives. Have you ever thought about how you'd answer this question in an IELTS test?

Today, Nick helps you with some ideas. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

How has TV changed our lives? 

How to take a taxi?  （如何乘坐出租车？）
出租车：Taxi     计价器：Taximeter       微信支付: Wechat Pay     收款码：Money receiving QR code       
发票：Invoice   司机：Driver                  乘客：Passenger

司机：你好，你去哪儿？
我：我去中央大街115号的假日酒店。
（20分钟后）
司机：你在哪儿下车？
我：在这儿停车吧！
司机：好的。
我：一共多少钱？
司机：50元。
  (我看了看计价器，确认价格。）
我：给你钱。/我用微信支付，请给我收款码。
       请给我发票。
（付款，拿到发票后）
我：谢谢，再见！
司机：再见！































































Mengmeng-蒙蒙细语

Travel Chinese (旅游中文）

Lily's Chinese 对话

20240106凡卡

Reflexionamos sobre el silencio en la literatura con un fragmento de Haroldo Conti y cómo lo no dicho nos invita a ser coautores del texto.

A media voz: lecturas y lectores 

Ep. 3: El silencio en el texto

CHISTES MEXICANOS

LA SOPA.

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1unu4Uk_x3d5mHeBtmp0-sifhOSd2Ktg-/view?usp=drivesdk