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Phrasal verb: pitch in
1. That’s a lot of work! How can I pitch in?2. Tom, we really need you to pitch in a little around here. There’s so much work to be done.3. We’re ordering a pizza for lunch. Do you want to pitch in?4. Tim and Sally in accounting are getting married this weekend. We’re all pitching… Read more »
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Slang: a breeze (n)
1. College algebra was a breeze for him in high school. He’s really good at math. 2. Driving used to scare her. Now it’s a breeze. 3. It looks like a difficult dish to make, but the chef on tv said it would be a breeze. It’s a breeze means it’s easy.
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TT4BS – the m and n sounds
In this edition of TongueTwisting4BetterSpeech, we’re practicing the m and n sounds together. Some English learners have difficulty telling these two sounds apart and have a hard time pronouncing them correctly. If you are one of them, remember to start slow. With a lot of practice, you’ll be saying them perfectly!Let”s practice these words first:name,… Read more »
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TT4BS – the n sound
In this edition of TongueTwisting4BetterSpeech, we’re practicing the n sound. Click the red speaker below for an audio recording to practice your pronunciation.First, let’s practice the following words:New, nice, no, nail, nighWin, bin, fan, ran, ginNine, banana, Nancy, noon, nannyNow, for the tongue twister, start slow then go faster as it gets easier.Nineteen noisy newbies… Read more »
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TT4BS – the m sound
In this edition of TongueTwisting4BetterSpeech, we are practicing the m sound. Click the red speaker icon below when you’re ready, and let’s practice making this sound.First, let’s repeat the following words:more, mint, miss, mail, moss home, roam, foam, tome, yummy mom, memory, ma’am, madam, MemphisNow, read the tongue twister slowly first, then faster as you get used… Read more »
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TT4BS – the r & l sounds
In this TongueTwisting4BetterSpeech, we are going to practice two sounds: the r and the l sounds. To practice these sounds separately first go to our May 7, 2011 blog for the r sound and our April 23, 2011 blog for the l sound. When you’re ready to pronounce these two sounds together, try saying the… Read more »
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G2R – the third conditional
In this Grammar2Remember, we’re reviewing the third conditional. A couple of things to remember about this conditional: (a) It talks about the past. (b) Like the second conditional, it is unreal. It talks about something that didn’t happen.To make third conditional sentences, we need the past perfect or past perfect continuous in the if clause… Read more »
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TT4BS – the r sound
In this edition of TongueTwisting4BetterSpeech (TT4BS), we’re practicing the r sound. Keep in mind that when making this sound, your tongue should not touch anything in your mouth.Practice these words first:Rain, rear, rest, roast, rodBear, tear, boar, tore, floorArrow, borrow, tomorrow, pirate, arrestTo practice the tongue twister, start slow and focus on the sound. Then say… Read more »
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G2R – the first conditional part 2
On our last Grammar2Remember, we reviewed the first conditional. To see that lesson, you can check out our April 1 blog. Now for the advanced form:Like the second conditional, the first conditional also has an advanced form. To learn how to use this structure, let’s take a look at these first conditional sentences with the… Read more »
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TT4BS – the l sound
To practice the l sound, let your tongue touch the back of your upper front teeth. Practice these words first:Lake, late, less, least, lostCall, melt, filth, cool, boldBelow, allow, rolling, balance, hello To practice the tongue twister, read and say it slowly first several times, then you can say it faster as you get used… Read more »