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Tim
Hi. I'm Tim and this is my Pronunciation workshop. Here I'm going to show you how English is really spoken. It'll help you to become a better listener and a more fluent speaker. Are you ready? Come on, follow me.
Now, are you an early bird? Do you catch the worm? Do you even have the faintest idea what I’m talking about? Well, in English, an early bird is someone who gets up early in the morning. Now I hate waking up early, but because of my job sometimes I have to get up before 11 o'clock in the morning. I know - that's terrible, but I do it, just for you. Let’s find out about some other Londoners.
Voxpops
I have to get up in the morning at six a.m.
I have to get up at half past six every morning.
I have to get up in the morning at 6.45.
I have to get up at 8 o'clock.
I have to get up at 5 or 6 o'clock.
I have to get up at half six.
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Episode 46 / 23 Sep 2014
Tim talks pronunication: words that end with a /t/ sound

Episode 47 / 23 Sep 2014
Tim is looking at an aspect of connected speech called linking /r/.

Episode 48 / 23 Sep 2014
What happens when one word ends in an /s/ sound and the next word begins with an /s/ sound?

Episode 49 / 23 Sep 2014
What happens in everyday speech when a /t/ sound comes in between two consonant sounds?

Episode 50 / 23 Sep 2014
Tim's talking about sounds that you can hear, even when they don't - or shouldn't - exist!

Episode 51 / 23 Sep 2014
Tim's looking at an aspect of spoken English called 'schwa'

Episode 52 / 23 Sep 2014
Tim shows us how to join words together in spoken English with a linking /w/

Episode 53 / 23 Sep 2014
Tim looks at an aspect of connected speech called assimilation of /n/ followed by /p/.

Episode 54 / 23 Sep 2014
Tim looks at an aspect of connected speech called 'elision of /d/'.

Episode 55 / 23 Sep 2014
What happens when a word or syllable ending in the sound /nd/ is followed by a word or syllable starting with a consonant sound? Tim explains...