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“I enjoy being exposed to different languages since a young age” Should be I have enjoyed being …

0.46 Group – make your mouth rounder for the /uː.

1.14 It is not clear what you say just before “vibrant city”

1.36 “ Explore various fields” Again make your mouth rounder for /ɔː/  and flatter for /fiː/

1.39 Scope sounds like “scop”

0. 39 It is not clear what you say “ some many women and ?” is it daughters? In which case you need to make your mouth rounder for the /ɔː./  The same for “all” a few seconds later /ɔːl/

2.06 Content – stress is on second syllable NOT the first /kənˈtent/

0.20 Painting sounds like “panting” Make your mouth wider for the /eɪ/ /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/

1.07 “very incredible” You don’t need very here as incredible shows an extreme.

1.26 scenery is uncountable NOT sceneries.

1.36 Peaks sounds like “picks” Again make your mouth flatter and wider for the long E sound /piːk/

1.07 I have the following advantages OR I have several advantages NOT “I have the following several advantages”

1.14 I have a strong will to strive for my aims SOUNDS like “I have a strong road to strive for my eems”  Drop your jaw more for the/w/ and curl your tongue more for the dark ‘l’ after a vowel. Make your mouth slightly rounder for the long ‘A’ /eɪm/

1.17 effort Sounds like “affort” Make your mouth a little wider and flatter. Also, 2.04 Aspect sounds close to “aspact”

0.59 excellent Sounds close to “akcellent” Make your mouth a little flatter for the /e/

1.46 canal is pronounced with stress on the second syllable with the second syllable being exaggerated! /kəˈnæl/

0.20 Coastal sounds like “costal” Make your mouth rounder for the long ‘o’ /əʊ/ sound  /ˈkəʊ.stəl/

1.18 make the final /d/ stronger – child

 1.35    Bullet Sounds likw “bollet”  Make your mouth similar to a U for the /ʊ/  /ˈbʊl.ɪt/

0.22 deep sounds like “dep”  Make your mouth wider and flatter for the long ‘E’/ iː/

0.54 Painting sounds like “panting” Make your mouth wider for the /eɪ/ /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/

1.31 Oxford uses the schwa /ˈɒks.fəd/

1.35 These sounds like “this” Again the long ‘E’ sound needs to be clearer.

0.12 Introduce Sounds like “introdu” Make sure you pronounce the last consonant sound. /ˌɪn.trəˈdʒuːs/   1.01 You make the same mistake with place saying “pla”

0.16 “I born and raised” Should be I was born and raised.

0.27 bond sounds like “band”

0.38-0.42 Which is located NOT “where is located”  Keen on NOT “keen in travelling.”

1.26 World sounds like “worl” again pronounce the last consonant clearly.

1.44 calm sounds like “come” Make your mouth a little flatter /kɑːm/  (Like car)

2.03 The lake is noted for OR renowned for NOT “renoted for.”

2.16 I took a boat NOT “a boa”  again last consonant.

2.34 crystal NOT “crysital” /ˈkrɪs.təl/

2.40 petal sounds like “pertal” /ˈpet.əl/

0.16 Germany NOT German

0.21 Went sounds a little like “vent” Drop your jaw more for the /w/

0.30    Make your mouth rounder for the /ɔː/       /kɔːld/   /ˈɔːl.weɪz/  and 1.59 walk sounds like “work” /wɔːk/

1.03 cost sounds like “coast” 

1.15 enthusiastic sounds like “enzusiastic” Push your tongue between your teeth for the /th/

1.40 Favourite  Make sure you pronounce the /v/ clearly  /ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/ 

1.41 Premiere League /ˈprem.i.eər/  /liːg/  Practice saying these words

0.30 five sounds like “fi” prounce the /v/ stronger by making your top teeth touch your bottom lip.

0.36 You say “fog will be cost easily” do you mean caused? If so, make your mouth rounder for the ɔː /kɔːz

1.07 I cannot understand what you say  it is something people? It should be person, but I cannot make out the word before it. Check and practice pronouncing it. Tell me in class!

0.12 Make sure you pronounce the s/s in province   /ˈprɒv.ɪns/

I chose this name NOT I choose this name

1.02 Shocked by something NOT shocked about something.

1.26 Charm sounds like “char”  Make sure you pronounce the last consonant.

Brief sounds like “brave” make your mouth flatter for the long ‘E’ /iː/  /brief/

Although most of your vowel sounds can be understood, they are on the edge of the range of clarity e.g Eastern sounds close to  ‘istern’ and travel is close to ‘trivel’Practice moving your mouth fully to the correct shape.

0.37 Chill – curl your tongue more for the dark /l/ after a vowel sound

0.47 Model United Nations – needs to be clearer, mainly because you put word stress in the wrong place  /ˈmɒd.əl/ /jʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈneɪ.ʃənz/

1.20 – 1.22  It is not clear what you are saying here. Can you practice and tell me in class.

“I really eager to travel England” SHOULD be I am really eager to travel to England.

0.44 Amongst sounds like “amazed” Practice this word /əˈmʌŋst/

Civil servant   - make the /v/ clearer

1.42 Aim Sounds like “am”  Make your mouth wider for the /eɪ/ /eɪm/

0.08 nineteen Sounds like “ninety” Make sure you make the long ‘E’ sound and emphasise the final consonant /n/ /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/

0.47 World Sounds like “word” Make sure you curl your tongue for the dark /l/ after a vowel.

1.43 sounds like “pyechases” but I think it should be processes. If so, you need to make your mouth rounder for the /ɑː/  /ˈprɑː.ses/

You tend to pronounce all words (function and content) fully. Practice the weaker form of content words and connected speech for the final exam.

0.21 Broaden my horizons – You need to make your mouth rounder for broaden  /ɔː/ /ˈbrɔː.dən/  and stress the second syllable in Horizon  /həˈraɪ.zən/

0.49 Interpreter Sounds like “InterpRIter /ɪnˈtɜː.prə.tər/

0.39 Visit sounds close to “wisit” mmake sure tour top teeth touch your bottom lip for the /v/

0.50 Process Sounds like “pocess”  Make the /p/ sound then quickly make your mouth round for the /r/ before a vowel.

1.08 18^th and 19^th Sound like “80s and 90s”  Make your mouth flat for the long ‘E’, pronounce the last /n/ strong;y and ensure the tip of your tongue is between your teeth for the /th/

00.16- 18 dark ’l’ after vowel – curl your tongue more “ the hospital told them”

1.26 “I can’t study--- in my freshman year” Should be I couldn’t study.
1.29 Feeling sounds like “filling” Make your mouth wider and flatter for the long ‘E’ sound.

1.44 Should be University of Bath NOT “Bathe” I think. It is not clear.

Zero For the /z/ This is a voiced /s/

Stretch   for the /ch/ curl your tounge slightly higher than the /s/ where your tongue should be flat.

0.15 Wide sounds like “ride” For the /W make your mouth round and then flat by dropping your jaw .

While and emotional = curl your tongue slightly more for the dark /l/ after a vowel sound  to make it clearer.

1.25 neighbourhood NOT “ neighbour”

0.26 Badminton is pronounced very unclearly  /b/ and /d/ are voiced consonants – make sure you use your voice.  The /t/ needs you to touch the top of your mouth with the tip of your tongue and use your voice – practice these sounds /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/

Also you play badminton with a shuttlecock not a ball.

0.52 Photography – Again use your voice to make the /t/ clear. Also, stress is on TOG not TO pho·​tog·​ra·​phy  NOT   pho·​to -gra·​phy

1.11 Aim SOUNDS Like “AI”  Pronounce the last consonant.

0.10 Institute SOUNDS like “insistitute”

0.24 English Sounds close to “Engrish”  Make sure your tongue touches the ridge behind your teeth for the /l/ before a vowel sound.

Make your mouth slightly rounder for the diphthongs / ɔː/  and /əʊ/ /bɔːlz/  /rəʊl/

0. 44 recommend Sounds like recomond

1.02 Alone Sounds like “along”  Again the /əʊ/

1.27 Calligraphy Sounds like “Coography”   /kəˈlɪg.rə.fi/  Practice this word.

Three sounds like “free” make sure the tip of your tongue is between your teeth for the /th/

Photography is the noun  NOT Photographing

1.11 expand Sounds like “expend” make your mouth rounder for the / æ/

1. 44 “ as blue as what> It is not clear - Dew?

1.12 Admire sounds like “adliar” Keep your tongue flat for the /m/

Passion for languages NOT “ passion on”

Focus on chunking and connected speech for the presentation and exam as you tend to pronounce every word (function and content) fully and with the same stress and pause in unnatural places which affects fluency. Also, concentrate on not adding an extra /a/ sound after some words.

0.19 Origin Sounds like “origney” Don’t add an extra /e/ sound on the end.

0.48-50 You do a similar thing adding an ‘a’ to the end of for(a)  and live(a)

1.57 Career Sounds like “carrier”  Make your mouth flatter and wider for the long ‘E’ sound. Same for green which sounds close to “grin”

“I’ve been accustomed to the life” Should be I have become accustomed.

0.53 Drawing – Make your mouth slightly rounder it sounds close to ‘drewing’

1.00 A similar point for creating – Make your mouth slightly rounder for the /r/ and then move from flat to open for the diphthong  /eɪ/  Again for fascinated /ˈfæs.ən.eɪt/

Critical again slightly rounder for the /r/ You sound a little like ‘cwitical’

In your list of hobbies you need to say  ‘and listening to music’

0.47 World sounds close tp “wprd”  Make sure you curl your tongue for the dark /l/ after a vowel sound.  Same at 1.46

1.27  reason Sounds a little like “rison” make your mouth a little flatter for the long ‘E’ sound. You need to move your mouth quicker from the round /r/ to the flat / iː/ /ˈriː.zən/

1.31 culture Should be cultural – cultural exchange

1.40 Short sounds like “shot” Again make your mouth rounder and hold the diphthong /ɔː/ longer /ʃɔːt/

At the end of this video NOT in the end

“ I eighteen years old” Should be I am eighteen..  Also I am energetic NOT “I energetic”

I have liked him for nearly six years NOT I liked him…

0.37 Beach Sounds like ‘bitch”  Make your mouth flatter for the long ‘E’ sound

0.48 It is not clear what you say before “beautiful picture”

0.58 -.59 “save the world in a previous life”  World – curl your tongue more for the dark /l/ after a vowel and voice the final /d/ strongly.  Previous again make your mouth flatter for the long ‘e’ You make an /i/ sound   /ˈpriː.vi.əs/

0.45 Violin sounds close to “veolin” Make your mouth a little wider for the /aɪ/  /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/

0.53 decide Should be decided

0.18 Currently sounds like “curly” Make sure you pronounce the middle syllable and that the tip of your tongue touches the top of your mouth for the /t/  /ˈkʌr.ənt.li/