Pronunciation Clinic · 15 minutes
Hi! I work in the research lab on the fifth floor. Have you had a busy week? Mine was really full. I finally finished a big project on Friday, so I think I'll relax this weekend. Let's grab a coffee later, if you have time.
Chunk 1 of 4
Hi! I work‿in the research lab‿on the fifth floor.
Watch: r in research, floor · l in lab · f + th in fifth · no extra vowel after lab
Chunk 2 of 4
Have you had a busy week? Mine was really full.
Watch: v in have · z in busy, was · r/l in really · f in full
Chunk 3 of 4
I finally finished‿a big project‿on Friday, so I think I'll relax this weekend.
Watch: f vs p in finished, project · th in think, this · b in big · stress: PROject, reLAX
Chunk 4 of 4
Let's grab‿a coffee later, if you have time.
Watch: r in grab · l in let's, later · f in coffee, if · no extra vowel after grab
Focus sounds
L: tongue tip touches behind your top teeth. R: tongue pulls back and touches nothing. Lips a little round.
Top teeth rest lightly on your bottom lip. Blow air. F is air only. V adds voice, so you feel a buzz.
Tongue tip peeks out between your teeth. Blow gently. think is air only. this has a buzz.
Stop the sound and stay quiet. lab, not "lab-uh." week, not "week-uh." Then link it to the next word: work‿in.
Shadow a real speaker · Dr. Rhonda Patrick
Why do people not know that vitamin D deficiency can increase dementia risk by eighty percent? Why do people not know that having a lack of this mineral is affecting their long-term risk of cancer?
▶ Watch Rhonda say it · 0:00Same shape twice. Hit the stressed words, keep the S in risk sharp.
All together
Hi! I work‿in the research lab‿on the fifth floor. Have you had a busy week? Mine was really full. I finally finished‿a big project‿on Friday, so I think I'll relax this weekend. Let's grab‿a coffee later, if you have time.
Prepared by Monica Lim