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Cow Appreciation Day

Sharpen your British English vowels with this focused practice session on the four pronunciations of the initial A. In this episode, you’ll warm up with clear examples, drill minimal pairs to refine your ear, and test your control through mixed-word practice and playful tongue twisters. It’s a practical, repetition-based workout designed to build accuracy and confidence with one of the most common—and most confusing—vowel patterns in English. Perfect for learners who want targeted pronunciation training and steady improvement.
Transcript: 
Unstressed Schwa; about - again - ago - around - aware - allow - alone - adapt - ahead - across - attend - attempt - amount - agree - apart - assist - achieve 
Short /æ/ – apple, actor, attitude - average - annual  - actual - anchor - Attic - album
Long a /eɪ/ April - agent - alien - able - ancient - apron - acorn - aces
/ɑː/ artist - archive - army - armour - artisan
Activity 1: 
about – apple
again – actor
ago – agent
around – army
awake – able
allow – artist
alone – acorn
adapt – April
ahead – alien
across – armour
attend – alien
attempt – aces
amount – April
agree – acorn
apart – artist
assist – agent
achieve – army
Activity 2: 
apple – agent  – army – about
actor – able – artist – again
animal – alien – archive – alone
advantage  – agent – army – amount
address – able – artist – again
arrow – able – army – about
aroma – agent – artist – alone
ate – apple – army – about
atlas – able – artist – again
Activity 3: 
Angry ants always avoid amber apples.
An actual actor attacked an attractive anchor.
Able aliens ate apricot acorns all afternoon.
April’s agents arranged ancient aprons.
Army artists archive armour accurately.
Artisan armies argue around ancient arches.

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Voici l'épisode avec dans le lien google doc, le script ainsi que les questions/réponses sur le texte:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XBFHq8n2I5N7kBA-CNAmAUuWsiov8y84RgvVSvOv6H8/edit?usp=sharing

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Ты мо́жешь предста́вить свою́ жизнь без Интерне́та, компью́тера, стира́льной маши́ны и́ли микрово́лновой пе́чи? Нет? Мы то́же. А ты зна́ешь, кому́ говори́ть «спаси́бо», что твой суп стал горя́чим за 30 секу́нд, а твои́ ве́щи ста́ли чи́стыми, пока́ ты смотре́л сериа́л в интерне́те? Не пробле́ма, сейча́с мы расска́жем, кто э́ти лю́ди. Мы написа́ли ТОР-5 изобрете́ний, кото́рые сде́лали на́шу жизнь лу́чше и ле́гче.
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🏠你住在哪个国家？你想搬家吗？想搬到哪个国家呢？还是你搬过家？今天的新闻告诉你全球投票最想搬去住的国家是哪些。今天可以学习跟搬家、移民、文化有关话题的中文，不要错过这一集！也欢迎你分享你的经验～
[00:00] introduction
[02:08] explanation
[09:22] discussion 
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