It’s our first Takeover Thursday and we’re excited to welcome Nikki from English Exams With Nikki! Take it away, Nikki!! Many English speakers have trouble (problems) with the B and the V sound in English. Many languages, like Spanish, the B and the V sound is the same sound. In English, however, it is very different! Are you pronouncing these...
The 35th Comic-Con wrapped up its four-day event on Sunday with 130,000-plus Comic-Con attendees. These fans were eager to see Hollywood’s biggest names and exclusive trailers for upcoming films and television shows. What is Comic-Con? Well…it’s the place where fans, Hollywood hype and love for fictional universes and characters come together to...
The /m/ in English is pronounced with your lips pressed together. Air is blocked leaving the mouth. This makes the air and sound come through your nose. Because of that, /m/ is considered a nasal sound. Here’s a handy video to demonstrate. We thought Magic Mike, would make for good /m/ practice. Try saying this sentence below to practice the /m/sound: The man...
“This is my fight song Take back my life song Prove I’m alright song” “l play my fight song And I don’t really care if nobody else believes ‘Cause I’ve still got a lot of fight left in me” When listening to this new song by Rachel Platten, you’ll hear the English diphthong [ai] over and over. Remember, a diphthong...
Nick Jonas has a new song called “Chains.” You can listen to it below. One of the lyrics to the song says: “You got me in chains, you got me in chains for your love But, I wouldn’t change, no I wouldn’t change this love.” Let’s talk about the sounds in this line. It’s a bit of a mouthful, no? That’s because “chains”...