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Active Listening Exercises: facts about British weather

Active Listening Exercises: facts about British weather

 Listening skills are so important if you want be able to easily and confidently talk to other English speakers. In this post, I want to test your listening skills and I’m going to give you some information about the British weather. It’s our favourite topic of...

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How to pronounce words with “OO” spelling

How to pronounce words with “OO” spelling

English spelling is complex and often the same letters have multiple pronunciations depending on the word they’re in. In modern British English there are five – yes FIVE – ways we pronounce “OO”. There’s no logic behind why some words have one pronunciation while...

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What is Galentine’s Day (and how do you pronounce it?!)

What is Galentine’s Day (and how do you pronounce it?!)

Galentine’s Day has only been celebrated for the last 10 years or so. It originated in America but is becoming popular in the UK too. It’s now quite a familiar term with younger people. Galentine’s Day is February 13th – the day before Valentine’s Day. It’s a day...

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Glottal stops in real English

Glottal stops in real English

When I was growing up, I remember being "corrected" and told that the way I spoke was "wrong". The reason? I used glottal stops. The glottal stop is a common sound in British English and often replaces /t/ between vowels like "water" or at the end of words after a...

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