In this episode of English Learners Boost, Teacher Ian — a licensed professional science teacher and English tutor — explores how your tone can completely change the meaning of what you say. Discover real-life examples, practical tips, and an inspiring story that shows how mastering your tone can boost your confidence and clarity in English. Plus, learn how to experience Ian’s unique teaching style by booking a lesson on iTalki!

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Tone Matters: How Your Voice Can Change the Meaning

From this episode, we are going to learn how to talk and ask about the date.

Q:今天几月几号？/今天几号？（What’s the date today?）
 jīn tiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào ? /jīn tiān jǐ hào ? 
A:今天三月七号。(Today is March 7th ) .
jīn tiān sān yuè qī hào .
Q:今天星期几？（What is day is it today?）
jīn tiān xīng qī jǐ ?
A:今天星期一。（Today is Monday.）
jīn tiān xīng qī yī .
Q:三月八号星期几？(What is the day of March 7th?) 
sān yuè bā hào xīng qī jǐ ?.
A:星期二。(Tuesdady.)
xīng qī èr

Days：
星期一xīng qī yī（Monday）、星期二xīng qī èr（Tuesday）、星期三xīng qī sān（Wednesday）、星期四xīng qī sì（Thursday）、星期五xīng qī wǔ（Friday）、星期六xīng qī liù（Saturday）、星期日xīng qī rì/星期天xīng qī tiān（Sunday）
Months:
一月yī yuè（January）、二月èr yuè（February）、三月sān yuè（March）、四月sì yuè（April）、五月wǔ yuè（May）、六月liù yuè（June）、七月qī yuè（July）、八月bā yuè（August）、九月jiǔ yuè（September）、十月shí yuè（October）、十一月shí yī yuè（November）、十二月shí èr yuè（December）
Days of a month:
一号hào、二号、三号……三十一号（From 1st to 31st ）


Daily Conversation（日常对话）

3. How to ask about the date（今天几月几号）

I ask Michele about what she did the day before. 
How she slept 
About Foraging for mushrooms
What the weather was like
ect,

Impromptu Conversations

1. Foraging Mushrooms

This lesson I have decided to talk about why I like walking. 
I love walking and whenever I can I always choose the option to walk. 

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Natural Everyday English

Why I like walking 

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047 - in the books

Master the long /iː/ and short /ɪ/ sounds through focused repetition and listening exercises. This practice session reinforces Lesson 7's key concept: both 'e' and 'i' can represent these two distinct vowel sounds in British English.
You'll practice word lists, minimal pairs (sit/seat, ship/sheep), and challenging tongue twisters designed to sharpen your ear and improve your articulation. Perfect for learners who want to train their pronunciation through hands-on practice rather than theory.
Repeat, listen, and build muscle memory—no matter your starting level, consistent practice will help these sounds become natural.

Transcript: 
Long e with letter E: see, me, be, these, complete, scene, tree, free, three, believe, receive, degree, theme, scheme, delete, extreme
Long e with letter I: machine, police, sardine, prestige, magazine, marine, cuisine, routine, limousine, hygiene, submarine, regime, tambourine
Short i with letter E:  English, pretty, bucket, pocket, started, lended,  helmet, velvet, secret
Short i with letter I:  it, sit, him, big, sister, interesting, milk, sick, pin, picnic, win, fish, list, lift, hint

Minimal Pairs: 
Sit - seat
Fit - feet 
ship - sheep 
dip  — deep 
chip — cheap 
Bin – Bean
Pin – Peen
Lid – Lead
Rich – Reach
Bit – Beat
Sick – Seek
Him – Heap
Fin – Fee
Rip – Reap
Tongue twisters: 
I see the sheep sleep deep in the green field.
Sick fish swim in the deep sea.
Pin the chip on the cheap machine.
The keen teen keeps the scene clean.
Big fish in a deep green sea swim free.
Pretty women with private seats sip tea.


British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 7 – The Long & Short E/I. Same Sounds, Different Letters - Practice 

Vamos a divertirnos y aprender juntos :)

Maria chucena su choza techaba cuando un techador que por allí pasaba le dijo:
Maria chucena, tu techas tu choza o techas la ajena?
Ni techo mi choza ni techo la ajena, yo techo la choza de maria chucena.
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Tres tristes tigres tragan trigo en tres tristes trastos,
sentados tras un trigal.
Sentados tras un trigal, en tres tristes trastos tragaban trigo 
tres tristes tigres.
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Una gallina pinta pipiripinta
gorda, pipirigorda,
pipiripintiva y sorda,
tenia tres pollitos pintos,
pipiripintos , gordos, pipirigordos
pipiripintivos y sordos.

Si la gallina no hubiera sido
pinta, pipiripinta,
gorda pipirigorda,
pipiripintiva y sorda,
los pollitos no hubieran sido pintos,
pipiripintos, gordos pipirigordos
pipiripintivos y sordos
.
Some of my favorite tongue twisters  . Give it a go :-)

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