Unit 3: If or whether?
Pronunciation: Changing sounds
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- 1Go beyond intermediate with our new video course
- 2Reported speech in 90 seconds!
- 3If or whether?
- 45 ways to use 'would'
- 5Let and allow
- 6Passive voice
- 7Unless
- 8Mixed conditionals
- 9The zero article - in 90 seconds
- 10The indefinite article - in 90 seconds
- 11The. That's right - the! Learn all about it in 90 seconds
- 12The continuous passive
- 13Future perfect
- 14Need + verb-ing
- 15Have something done
- 16Wish
- 17Word stress
- 18Different ways of saying 'if'
- 19Passive reporting structures
- 20The subjunctive
- 21When and if
- 22Inversion
- 23Phrasal verbs
- 24The future
- 25Modals in the past
- 26Narrative tenses
- 27Phrasal verb myths
- 28Conditionals review
- 29Used to - review
- 30Linking words of contrast
Session 4
Learn how to say the familiar phrase would you in a more natural way!
Activity 1
Stop saying...!
Pronunciation: Would you?
This is the series that helps improve your English by helping you conquer one mistake at a time.
Today, we look at pronunciation. Suleyman from Turkmenistan asks us a question about the word would. He knows that the final sound changes when it's followed by 'you'. But how? Watch the video and learn a useful tip from Helen.
ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ
Summary
If you speak slowly, the words 'would' and 'you' are pronounced clearly and separately.
But when you speak at a normal speed, the final 'd' sound in 'would' changes to sound more like the 'j' in 'jam'.
This happens with other words that end in 'd', before the word 'you'.
Next
Did you follow the tip in the video? Next up, it's your chance to impress us with your listening skills in a quiz!
