54 episodes

Join me, Tamsin, to smash some English language learning goals and flex your pronunciation muscles! English Sound Building is an advanced pronunciation podcast where *you* do the work to build muscle, muscle memory, and master new sounds. Each episode will focus on one or two British English sounds, looking at how they're pronounced in common words, and then practising them in some trickier phrases. Always remember that successful communication is possible in any one of the thousands of global English accents. This podcast is for those of you who enjoy playing with sound 😊

English Sound Building - British Pronunciation Tamsin (English Brick by Brick)

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Join me, Tamsin, to smash some English language learning goals and flex your pronunciation muscles! English Sound Building is an advanced pronunciation podcast where *you* do the work to build muscle, muscle memory, and master new sounds. Each episode will focus on one or two British English sounds, looking at how they're pronounced in common words, and then practising them in some trickier phrases. Always remember that successful communication is possible in any one of the thousands of global English accents. This podcast is for those of you who enjoy playing with sound 😊

    Season 5 recap - Burger burglars and other tongue twisters

    Season 5 recap - Burger burglars and other tongue twisters

    Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re reviewing all the sounds from season 5, and many others too, with ten tongue twisters.
    Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
     
    The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon.

    Don't forget to follow me on Instagram.
     
    Interested in classes? Get in touch! I occasionally have availability for 1:1 students. Email learnbrickbybrick@gmail.com
    Support the show

    • 12 min
    Luxury and Tranquility - words with /r/ and /l/

    Luxury and Tranquility - words with /r/ and /l/

    Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re looking at words with both ‘l’ and ‘r’.
    Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
     
    The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon.

    Don't forget to follow me on Instagram.

    Interested in classes or a one-off diagnosis session? Get in touch! I sometimes have availability for 1:1 students. Email learnbrickbybrick@email.com
    Support the show

    • 8 min
    Completely problematic - clusters with /l/

    Completely problematic - clusters with /l/

    Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, reviewing a lot of sounds in tricky clusters with /l/.
    Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
     
     The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon.

    You can also follow and contact me on Instagram, or email learnbrickbybrick@gmail.com  
    Support the show

    • 13 min
    Probably brilliant - tricky clusters with /r/

    Probably brilliant - tricky clusters with /r/

    Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re reviewing /r/, and a lot of other consonant sounds besides, to look at clusters with /r/.
    Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
     
     The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon.

    Don't forget to follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.

    Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki! Contact me if there is no availability showing – I always try to make room for podcast listeners 😊
    Support the show

    • 21 min
    Hey, hey, hey! The diphthong /eɪ/ in English

    Hey, hey, hey! The diphthong /eɪ/ in English

    Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re practising the diphthong /eɪ/.
    Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
     
    The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon.

    Don't forget to follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.

    Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki! Contact me about group classes learnbrickbybrick@gmail.com😊
    Support the show

    • 15 min
    Her hair - contrasting /ɜː/ and /eə/ in English

    Her hair - contrasting /ɜː/ and /eə/ in English

    Welcome to season 5 of English Sound Building! Today, we’re following on from last week, and contrasting two sounds we’ve looked at before, but not in relation to each other: /ɜ:/ and /eə/.
    Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the next one.
     
    The Podcast script is available free on my Patreon.

    Don't forget to follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.

    Interested in classes? Learn with me on italki! Contact me if there is no availability showing – I always try to make room for podcast listeners 😊
    Support the show

    • 14 min

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