Level A1 (approx. band below 3) · Academic and General Training Consonants are sounds like p, t, f, v and s. Every language has its own set. When English has a sound that your language does not have, you use the nearest sound from your language. In this episode: • The two th sounds • V and w, p and f, p and b • R and l, and the z sound • Last sounds and groups of consonants • Listening lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • tongue lightly between the teeth for both th sounds; one is only air, one has a buzz. • v and f use the teeth on the lip; w and p do not. • l touches, r does not; z is a long buzz, j starts with a touch. • say the last sound, and do not add extra vowels. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.