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Do you want to sound more British?
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I'm going to teach you three very simple ways you can adjust your accent
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so you instantly sound more like a British English speaker.
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And remember, I teach my accent, modern received pronunciation.
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There are many different, wonderful varieties of British English.
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I'm just focusing on mine in today's video.
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And if a modern RP accent, accent, my accent is what you are aiming for, I have something I think you'll like.
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I've recently launched my five -day British accent bootcamp.
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Over five days, I will guide you through modern RP sounds and help you build steady, reliable pronunciation habits.
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You'll start to notice an improvement in the way you speak from the very first lesson.
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We are running a special offer at the moment with a huge discount.
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To learn more and join, click the link in the description box or scan that QR code there.
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Okay, tip number one.
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Focus on the r sound, the r sound.
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When do you need to pronounce the letter r in British English and when is it silent?
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The answer is actually surprisingly simple.
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Using the R sound effectively will make a huge difference to your British English pronunciation.
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Let me show you the answer with two examples.
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Listen to how I pronounce the R words in each sentence.
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One, it's raining and I didn't bring my umbrella.
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Rubbish.
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And two, pop under mine.
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There's space for two if we huddle together.
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So, did you notice that I only made rrrr sounds in the first sentence?
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That's because the letter R comes before a vowel sound in the words raining, bring, umbrella, and rubbish.
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In the second sentence, I didn't pronounce any of the R's because they either came at the end of a word like under,
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f or for in its full form and together or before a consonant sound.
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There's.
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No R sound there.
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So if you want to sound more British, remember Remember this rule.
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Only pronounce the letter R when it's followed by a vowel sound.
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To make the R sound in British English, curl the tongue back slightly but make sure it doesn't touch the top of your mouth.
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That's the really important part.
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Shadow me now to practise.
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I don't pronounce the letter R at the end of words.
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Most British accents follow this rule.
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Not all of them, but most.
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So if you want to sound more British in general, make sure you finish with the vowel sound instead.
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In our examples, all of the words ended in the uh vowel, the schwa.
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Uh, uh.
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And notice how I don't curl my tongue back.
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Instead, it just stays down behind the bottom teeth.
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Uh, uh.
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Very relaxed.
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Under, fuh, together.
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Now, in a North American accent, these words would generally sound very different because they'd end with the curled r sound.
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Can you hear the difference when my American friend pronounces these words?
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Under, fur, together.
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I'm so used to doing it the British way.
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I find it quite hard to do.
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Let me have a go.
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Under. For.
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Together.
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Together.
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I feel like Siri when I do that.
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Okay, let's compare the full sentences.
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First, shadow me.
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Then listen to my American friend's pronunciation.
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Pop under mine.
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There's space for two if we huddle together.
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Pop under mine.
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There's space for two if we huddle together.
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Now, all of our examples ended with a schwa vowel, but we often end words spelt with R with other vowel sounds too.
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For example, transfer, indoor, radar.
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The key to sounding more British is to drop the R sound from the end of these words.
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and be careful with words that end in a silent E.
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In British English, we don't pronounce the letter R in words like here,
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there, more, and are.
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One more thing before we move on to our next point.
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Read this sentence out loud.
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Okay, now compare with my version.
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Your umbrella abandoned you in your hour of need.
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So what did you notice about the words umbrella, your, and our?
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Well, I did pronounce the letter R in these words.
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And I bet you're thinking, but why, Lucy?
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You just told me not to pronounce R's at the end of words.
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I know.
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But here they're followed by a vowel sound.
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Your umbrella abandoned you in your hour of need.
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And I know the letter H is a consonant, but remember we're talking about vowel sounds here.
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And hour begins with the OW diphthong.
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And those of you who are experts in sound, might have heard one where there's no written R at all.
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Umbrella rebandoned you.
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Umbrella rebandoned you.
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So this is called an intrusive R.
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There's a lot more to learn about that and I cover it in detail in my British accent bootcamp.
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It's one of the parts my students enjoy most because once you understand these linking sounds, your speech suddenly feels much smoother.
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Click the link or scan the QR code to learn more and join.
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Okay, let's move on to tip number two.
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We're going to talk about the traditional t sound.
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So quintessentially British, or should I say British.
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So, in many British accents, this crisp t sound is sometimes replaced with a glottal stop.
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Let's take a closer look.
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So, to make the traditional British t sound, place the blade of your tongue, this part here, not the very end,
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the part that's a little further back, place that part of your tongue just behind the top front teeth.
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Take shelter.
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Torrential rain.
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Now let's practice that traditional sound with a few phrases.
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Shadow me or listen and repeat.
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I appreciate it.
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Not at all.
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Let's wait it out.
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Now, in many North American accents, this can sound quite different.
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Instead of firmly placing the blade of the tongue at the top of the mouth, just behind the front teeth,
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sometimes the tongue taps there quickly and lightly.
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This makes the t sound more like a soft d.
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It's called a flap T.
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Let's bring back my American friend Joel to demonstrate the difference.
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I'll repeat the phrases again and then we'll hear Joel's version.
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I appreciate it.
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I appreciate it.
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Not at all.
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Not at all.
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Let's wait it out.
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Let's wait it out.
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So, did you hear the difference?
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Not all t sounds become more like a d.
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It generally only happens when the letter T appears between vowel sounds, like in those examples.
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Now, I'm not going to say that I never use a flap T, and many Brits do, but if you want to sound more British than American,
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stick to a traditional t most of the time.
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Now, another option to sound more British or British is to use the glottal stop I mentioned earlier.
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To make the glottal stop, we need to block the flow of air down here in the throat or glottis,
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block it and then quickly release it.
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British.
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British.
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Eh.
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Can you hear that slight pause and release.
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British, British.
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Now, in some British English accents, this sound replaces T in the middle of words, like water, water.
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Better, better.
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Shelter, shelter.
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We'd better find some shelter.
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Now, I personally don't tend to do this.
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I do use the glottal stop, but in a different way.
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In my modern received pronunciation accent, it's much more common for me to use a glottal stop instead of a t sound at the end of a word,
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not in the middle of it.
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For example, I appreciate it, but it's getting heavier.
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Now, I don't always use it.
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It depends on on many things like who I'm speaking to and how quickly I'm talking.
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But if you want to sound British, it's definitely a sound you could try to throw in here and there, see how it feels.
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If it feels really forced, don't bother with it.
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There was a glottal stop there at the end.
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Right, it's time for my final tip to help you sound more British, and it's the y sound.
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In many English words, words, we insert an invisible y sound, as in yes, before a vowel sound.
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And this happens in words like new,
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due, Tuesday, tube, and assume.
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But in most North American accents, this y sound is dropped.
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Let's compare my accent with my American friend's accent.
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Did you notice how that Y sound disappeared in the North American accent?
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So if you want to sound more British, keep the Y sound in words like new and assume.
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Now, there are also alternative British pronunciations for dew, Tuesday, and tube that are very common.
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They're actually the versions that I tend to use in fast speech, so let me explain.
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When a d and a y sound combine, many British English speakers make a j sound, like in job job.
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So instead of due, you can say Jew.
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When t and y combine, we can make a ch sound as in change.
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So Tuesday becomes Tuesday.
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Tube becomes tube.
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Let's practice the British English pronunciation of these words in some full sentences.
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I'll model with words with j and ch as they're what I usually use.
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Shadow me or listen and repeat.
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When is it due to stop?
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Next Tuesday, I assume.
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I knew it.
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Let's just take the tube.
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Okay, I explain all of this in much more detail with lots of practice activities in my British accent bootcamp.
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Across the five days of the bootcamp, you'll get steady modern RP practice with clear guidance on how to make these sounds feel smoother
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and more consistent so they don't feel forced and unnatural.
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To learn more and join, just click the link in the description or scan the QR code there. And
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that brings us to the end of today's video lesson i
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really hope you've enjoyed it i hope you've learned something and i will see you in the next lesson bye

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litter 名詞/ˈlɪt.ɚ/ごみ
umbrella 名詞/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/傘, 蝙蝠傘
pronunciation 名詞/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/発音, 読み
tube 名詞/tuːb/チューブ
shadow 名詞/ˈʃædəʊ̯/影, 陰影
shelter 名詞/ˈʃɛltə/避難所
lesson 名詞/ˈlɛs.ən/授業, 学科
compare 動詞/kəmˈpɛɚ/比べる, 比較する
curl 名詞/kɜɹl/巻き毛
silent 形容詞/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/静かな, 無音の
smooth 形容詞/smuːð/スムース
steady 形容詞/ˈstɪdi/着実, 安定した
phrase 名詞/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/句, 語句
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