In these podcasts, I will provide some guidance to English vowel pronunciation and sentence speaking patterns.  These are for B1 to C1 students who want to be better understood or take the IELTS.

Accelerate your English Pronunciation with Ralph

I'm working on a book about living abroad and cultural differences.
The first story "Time" is being revised.
Another Weekend of Hunting is chapter 4 from my book.
Marta comes near the end of book one.

Expect the Unexpected

These podcasts are for anyone who is preparing for the IELTS.
There will be a variety of lengths of podcasts featuring advice for some aspect of the Speaking test. 

Accelerate Your IELTS Speaking with Ralph

اليوم عِنْدِي رِحْلِة السَاعَة سِتِّة المَغْرِب من بَيرُوت لَإسطَنْبُول.
حَجَزْت التَذْكِرَة قَبِل يَومَين مْشَان هَيك كَانِت كْتِير غَاليِة.
عَلَى كُلٍّ, لازم أَكُون بِالمَطَار قَبِل سَاعْتَين, بس أنا بْحِب أَرُوح قَبِل تْلاتِة سَاعَات لأنو الوَاحِد مَا بْيَعْرِف شو مُمْكِن يْصِير.
أَخُوي رَح يِجِي لَهَون لَمَّا يخَلِّص شِغِل مْشَان يْوَصِّلْنِي للمَطَار بْسَيَّارْتُو.
هالمَرَّة حَجَزْت الكِرْسِي جَنب الشُبَّاك مُو مِتل المَرَّة المَاضْيِة كَان بِالنُص.
بس والله خَايِف يْحَكُّونِي مْشَان الوَزْن, لأنو عِنْدِي تلاتة كِيلُو زْيَادِة بِالشَنْطَة.
بس رَح آخُد مَعِي مَصَارِي زْيَادِة مْشَان إِذَا حَكُّونِي إِنُو لَازِم إِدْفَعْ مْشَان الوَزن.

Levantine Dialect (Level 2)

الطيارة / The airplane ✈️

We're building on our family-related vocabulary so that we can say things about your own family members.
Happy learning!

Learn Basic French Podcast

Basic Easy French: Parle-moi de ta famille-2e partie (Tell me about your family-2nd part)

19 Hours Earlier...
Sunday, April 14, 1912
7:15 AM
First Class Suite, B Deck, RMS Titanic

I Survived The Titanic

Chapter 2

Unveiling the Untold Stories: Exploring the Impact and Significance of These Dates on Brazilians. In this episode, we delve into the historical events that took place on these significant dates, shedding light on their profound influence on the people of Brazil. Join us as we unravel the hidden narratives and uncover the true importance of these moments in our nation's history.

Keep Speaking Portuguese

Aquele do 7 de Setembro x 20 de Setembro

Velar consonants are sounds you make with the back of your tongue touching the soft palate, also called the velum. It's the fleshy bit at the back of the roof of your mouth, near your uvula (the little dangly thing).

Production:
Raise the back of your tongue up to touch the velum. Airflow is blocked completely for a moment.

Examples in English:
/k/: This is the voiceless velar plosive, the sound at the beginning of "kit" or "cat."
/g/: This is the voiced velar plosive, the sound at the beginning of "game" or the "g" in "going."
/ŋ/: This is the velar nasal, the sound at the end of "sing" or "long." Notice how air can flow out your nose while making this sound.

Other interesting facts:
The sound /k/ is actually one of the most common consonant sound across all human languages! Velar consonants can be influenced by nearby vowels. They might move slightly forward in the mouth (called "fronting") before front vowels like /

i:/ or /ɪ/ or move back (called "retraction") before back vowels like /u/ or /ʊ/.

Some practice tongue twisters:
Kate keeps giving up in the morning
My gran’s going to see the king in the Congo
Can a king conquer a sinking kangaroo
Kick the giggling goblins guarding the gold
Kevin clung to the clinging kangaroo

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Target: British Accent 

Velar Consonants 

In this episode we learn:
Thee three personal pronouns in Swahili:
A). First person pronoun
B). Second person pronoun
C). Third person pronoun
     Each personal pronoun has a singular and a plural form.

Lets Learn Swahili

Personal pronouns(Viwakilishi- Nafsi)

It's important to be charismatic and also to have good character but what is the difference between the two?  How important is it? What are the situations that charisma and character is important? 

FLO TALKS 

CHARISMA vs. CHARACTER

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Gifts. Question 4.

Q. What is more important when it comes to giving a gift, cost or effort? Why?

Relevant vocabulary: expensive, partner, doesn't go, doesn't match, style, style of clothes, color preferences, costly, give a lot of thought, surely go a long way, impress.

Linking words: besides, for instance, on the other hand.

I hope it's useful and I hope it goes you another perspective on things.

Use it and let me know how I can assist you in building your confidence, reducing your grammar mistakes and helping you with bettering your answers for part 1,2 and 3.

To Your Success!


