Posts tagged Pronunciation
Pronunciation: Silent P
Jun 27th
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Sometimes English pronunciation is very difficult. Sometimes we spell words quite differently from how they sound. This happens often because the word originally comes from another language. This is the case with the silent P that comes at the beginning of some words. (As we don’t hear the P when we speak, this could be a more difficult podcast for some. Check out our Lipservice.)
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Harp: Did everyone out there know this already? That when we say the word psychology, we do not pronounce the p at the beginning. Psychology is the science and study of the mind and human behaviour.
Maura: Of course if you’re listening, you only hear the s sound but when we write the word psychology it actually starts with the letter p which is not pronounced.
Harp: So to answer Anais’s question, there are not very many words where we do not pronounce the p. But there are a few words.
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Pronunciation: Want vs Won’t
May 10th
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The question this time is a pronunciation question. How can we hear the difference between “want” and “won’t”. It is true that they are very similar, but there are some differences and here we explain them for you.
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Maura: I wonder if you can hear the difference in this episode? I hope so. If you’re having any trouble hearing the difference and want to understand this pronunciation episode, go to our website Culips.com and see the transcripts in Lipservice.
Robin: So with won’t we have an O and the second example with want we have an A. This is a big distinction to make because if you listen closely these vowel sounds are pronounced differently and can help you distinguish between them.
Maura: In won’t we hear wo. The mouth looks like an O, the lips move out and back in a little, but they don’t lose the O shape.
Robin: In want we hear a short A sound: ah.
Podcast/ Lipservice: Culips ESL Podcast
Do You Want to Dance-Bobby Freeman-original song-1958
Pronunciation: Can vs. Can’t
Apr 30th
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Today we’re going to look at a question about pronunciation. Let’s listen to David from Greece.
“I am having a difficult time telling the difference between can’t and can. Their meanings are totally opposite of each other. Help me better understand the pronunciation. Please give tips and examples of sentences using can’t and can.”
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FRENCH CANCAN AT SUMMER BALL 1987
Of all the podcasts with 'real world' English examples, I like yours the best. Maybe its the fun you put into the lessons. The students can here that in your voices. And they also feel your dedication to what you are doing - it's just not a job you do, but a gift you give to everyone who listens. And while the students like the Lipservice PDFs for all the information it contains, as a teacher I am impressed by the professional effort put into making them. I give the Culips podcast and the Culips crew my highest recommendation, both as a teacher, and a listener. 
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