Repeat Pronunciation

all right we're going to work on your  pronunciation speaking English with a  

simple repeat after me exercise let's take a  look at our first sentence here it takes about  

20 minutes to get to the station all right  so those blue blue letters are the sound is  

reduced and that runs together a bit takes about  takes about takes about 20 20 20 minutes to get  

to to get to the station to get to  the station to get to the station all  

right I'm going to say it two times and  then you repeat after me takes about 20  

minutes to get to the station it takes  about 20 minutes to get to the station

go it takes about 20 minutes to get to the

station the train is packed with passengers

okay that red part let's emphasize  it the train is packed with

passengers the train is packed with

passengers most of them are looking down at their

smartphones that's that's the topic of the  sentence so it's emphasized most of them most  

of them most of them most of them most most of  them did you did you hear what I said there most  

of them that's right I took that th off most of  them most of them are looking looking looking  

looking down looking down looking down looking  down that g came off there we go looking down  

looking down up there [Music] smartphones okay  I'm going to say it two times and then you repeat  

most of them are looking looking down at their  smartphones most of them are looking down at their

smartphones okay I should have called  my friend before I got on the train I  

should have called my friend before I got on the

train I should have called  my friend before I got on the

train I should have I should I should have  

I should have I should have I should  have we we contract that usually  

we contract that I should have I should  have called my friend before I got on the

train you don't have to contract it I should  have called my friend before I got on the

train okay good I'm supposed to meet her at 6:30

I'm supposed to meter at 6:30 meter  at 6:30 meter at 6:30 I'm supposed  

to meet her at 6:30 I'm supposed to meet her at

6:30 I'm supposed to meet her at

6:30 I think you got it all right next one  

it was a little too early but I  thought I'd just sit and wait for

her it was a it was a it was a it was a it  was a little too early but I thought I would  

just I thought I would just sit and wait for  her sit and wait for her all right I'm going  

to say it twice and then you repeat after me  it was a little too early but I thought I'd  

just sit and wait for her it was a little too  early but I thought I'd just sit and wait for

her it was a little too early but I  thought I would just sit and wait for

her all right I went to our favorite sushi  restaurant I went into our favorite sushi

restaurant so I think I said I went  to the first sentence I went to our  

fa but it's into we actually went into the  store right we went into our favorite sushi

restaurant then what a surprise she was already

there then what a what a surprise what a surprise  

the surprises you extend the sound  then what a surprise she was already

there then what a surprise she was already

there we ordered salmon  tuna scallops and many other

items we ordered salmon tuna  scallops and many other items

salmon Salmon's a strange word huh  salmon it looks like salmone salmon  

but it's salmon salmon we ordered  salmon tuna scallops and many other

items all the fish in the restaurant is nice and

fresh nice nice fresh nice and fresh that the  A and the D don't sound very much it's nice  

and fresh all the all the fish in the fish  in the fish in the restaurant is nice and  

fresh all the fish in the restaurant is nice and  fresh all the fish in the restaurant is nice and

fresh I think we got it little bit of a speaking  practice session there thank you for joining me  

boom good workout keep moving forward one step  at a time and I'll see you in the next step