English Sound Building - British Pronunciation

Join me, Tamsin, to smash some English language learning goals and flex your pronunciation muscles! English Sound Building is an advanced pronunciation podcast where *you* do the work to build muscle, muscle memory, and master new sounds. Each episode will focus on one or two British English sounds, looking at how they're pronounced in common words, and then practising them in some trickier phrases. Always remember that successful communication is possible in any one of the thousands of global English accents. This podcast is for those of you who enjoy playing with sound 😊

Podcasting since 2021 • 54 episodes

English Sound Building - British Pronunciation

Latest Episodes

Season 5 recap - Burger burglars and other tongue twisters

Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re reviewing all the sounds from season 5, and many others too, with ten tongue twisters.Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don...

December 05, 2022 • Season 5 • Episode 54 • 12:35

Luxury and Tranquility - words with /r/ and /l/

Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re looking at words with both ‘l’ and ‘r’.Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast...

November 28, 2022 • Season 5 • Episode 53 • 8:33

Completely problematic - clusters with /l/

Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, reviewing a lot of sounds in tricky clusters with /l/.Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. &nb...

November 21, 2022 • Season 5 • Episode 52 • 13:08

Probably brilliant - tricky clusters with /r/

Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re reviewing /r/, and a lot of other consonant sounds besides, to look at clusters with /r/.Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you ...

November 14, 2022 • Season 5 • Episode 51 • 21:37

Hey, hey, hey! The diphthong /eɪ/ in English

Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re practising the diphthong /eɪ/.Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one. The Podcast script i...

November 07, 2022 • Season 5 • Episode 50 • 15:22

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