Many learners say go, home and day with one flat, still vowel, because their own language has a pure O and a pure E. British listeners still understand, but the words sound stiff, and some pairs get mixed up: coat sounds like caught, won't sounds like want. Learners who studied American English often say go with a big round OH-OO. In this episode: • What a glide is • Goat before a dark l • The other glides • Pairs that change meaning • Listening lab: the morning run • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: go (GOH) — said GUH-OO, one syllable home (HOHM) — where you live phone (FOHN) — I'll phone you later (neutral) road (ROHD) — mind the road toast (TOHST) — a slice of toast goal (GOHL) — the start is like the O in hot cold (KOHLD) — It's so cold this morning! old (OHLD) — my old trainers rolled (ROHLD) — She rolled her eyes. hold (HOHLD) — Hold the door, please. (polite) bowl (BOHL) — Pass me a bowl. told (TOHLD) — I told you so! day, face (EY) — day (DAY), face (FAYS), late (LAYT), wait (WAYT), train (TRAYN) my, time (AI) — my (MAI), time (TAIM), right (RAIT), nice (NAIS), bike (BAIK) now, house (OW) — now (NOW), house (HOWS), out (OWT), down, mouth (MOWTH) boy, toy (OY) — boy (BOY), toy (TOY), noisy (NOY-zee), choice (CHOYS) here, near (EE-uh) — here (HEE-uh), near (NEE-uh), dear, year (YEE-uh) coat / caught — Where's my coat? / I caught the bus. won't / want — I won't go. / I want to go. low / law, so / saw — Turn it down low. / I saw it. late / let, wait / wet — We're late. / Let me help. / The grass is wet. high / hay — You're so high up! / dry hay Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.