Clear Pronunciation

Practise saying dates, especially ones ending in TH, with this episode of Clear Pronunciation.

The names of the months and days in English are mostly easy, with a few exceptions - practise them here!

In this episode, learn how to say different years in English. They take some getting used to, as sometimes you divide them e.g. "nineteen fifty" and other times you don't e.g. "two thousand". Listen to this episode to find out more!

Less explanation, more opportunity to listen and repeat, as requested by students :)

Learning to hear the difference between sounds is the first step - if you can't hear the difference, you will find it difficult to produce it! Listen carefully to the difference between BEAT /biːt/ and BIT /bɪt/.

Find out how to pronounce USE and USED in different ways depending on the context. Video version on YouTube.

Joining THE + a word beginning with a vowel sound e.g. the office. Target sentence: I'm out of the office today.

Karen helps you analyse the rhythm and intonation possibilities for this simple, short phrase, to give you a flavour of how the 'music' of English works.