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Hi, I'm Tim and this is my pronunciation workshop.
Here I'm gonna show you how English is really
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spoken. It'll help you become a better listener
and a more fluent speaker. Come on, let's
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go inside.
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Have you ever seen a ghost? No, of course
you haven't, because they don't exist. But
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have you ever heard a sound that wasn't there?
Well, if you've listened to lots of real English,
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you probably have. We asked the people of
London what they think is the most important
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thing the government should prioritise. This
is what they said:
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I think law and order is important.
Yes, I think law and order is important.
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Law and order is very important.
We all think that law and order is important.
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I think law and order is very important.
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Meet my boys. 'Law' and 'order'. Join them
together with the word 'and' and you can hear
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another sound after the word 'law'. Listen
out for it.
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I think law and order is important.
Yes, I think law and order is important.
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Law and order is very important.
We all think that law and order is important.
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I think law and order is very important.
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In fluent speech, if a word ends in an /ɔː/ sound,
like law and the next word begins in an /ə/, you'll
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often hear a /r/ sound linking them together.
Law-r-and order. Law-r-and order.
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'Law-r-and order' is easier to say than 'law and order'. It
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flows better.
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And this is called intrusion. Now this is
a little bit controversial. It doesn't happen
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in all accents and some people do say it's
not the proper way to speak. But it is something that
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you'll hear. Just remember the /r/ sound
is not very strong. Here are some other examples:
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Can you draw a circle freehand?
My dog hurt its paw on some broken glass.
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There was a flaw in the argument.
I saw a good film last night.
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Right, so you've heard the examples, now it's
your turn. Are you ready to give it a try?
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Listen and repeat.
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Can you draw a circle freehand?
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My dog hurt its paw on some broken glass.
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There was a flaw in the argument.
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I saw a good film last night.
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How did you do? Well done. Now, if you want
to read more about this topic, please visit
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our website bbclearningenglish.com. And that's
it from the pronunciation workshop for this week.
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Bye.
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Now, do you want a war or what? Ow!
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