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Lesson 3 is here! “Three” contains one of English’s most challenging sounds for non-native speakers: the voiced dental fricative /ð/. But don’t worry – we’ll master it together! The /θ/ Challenge: This “th” sound doesn’t exist in most languages! Spanish speakers might say “tree,” Japanese speakers might say “sree,” and French speakers might say “sree”…

Master the pronunciation of the voiced bilabial–velar approximant [w] consonantal glide semivowel

[w] – Wet, liquid, cow Wet, wonder, world wide web. Frequent, liquid, language, require. “How now brown cow?” [wɛt], [ˈwʌndər], [wɜrld waɪd wɛb], [ˈfrikwənt], [ˈlɪkwəd], [ˈlæŋgwəʤ], [ˌriˈkwaɪər], [“haʊ naʊ braʊn kaʊ?”] Basic: Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably.…

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