Unit 3: If or whether?
Pronunciation: Changing sounds
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- 3 If or whether?
- 4 5 ways to use 'would'
- 5 Let and allow
- 6 Passive voice
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- 8 Mixed conditionals
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- 12 The continuous passive
- 13 Future perfect
- 14 Need + verb-ing
- 15 Have something done
- 16 Wish
- 17 Word stress
- 18 Different ways of saying 'if'
- 19 Passive reporting structures
- 20 The subjunctive
- 21 When and if
- 22 Inversion
- 23 Phrasal verbs
- 24 The future
- 25 Modals in the past
- 26 Narrative tenses
- 27 Phrasal verb myths
- 28 Conditionals review
- 29 Used to - review
- 30 Linking 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.
Watch the video and complete the activity
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!