The Pronunciation Lounge
Medium level
Improve your pronunciation with Beth and Georgie in three steps – hear, recognise and produce.
This series focuses on improving your English pronunciation so that people can understand you when you communicate – this is known as intelligibility. You'll also practise your listening, and you'll learn how to use pronunciation to help you say what you mean clearly.
Plus, stick around to the end of each episode for the bonus tip!
How to use sentence stress
Episode 250414 / 14 Apr 2025
Which words should be stressed when you speak?
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Where to pause naturally in English
Episode 250407 / 07 Apr 2025
Want to learn when to pause naturally when speaking?
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Three ways to pronounce the letter 't'
Episode 250331 / 31 Mar 2025
Want to learn three ways to pronounce the letter 't' naturally?
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Gonna, wanna and gotta
Episode 250324 / 24 Mar 2025
How are 'going to', 'want to' and 'got to' often pronounced in fluent speech?
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Consonant clusters at the start of words
Episode 250317 / 17 Mar 2025
How do you say 'stretch', 'throne' and 'glow'?
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seat vs sit – /i:/ vs /ɪ/
Episode 250310 / 10 Mar 2025
What's the difference between 'sheep' and 'ship'?
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British and American /r/
Episode 250303 / 03 Mar 2025
What's the difference in /r/ in British and American English pronunciation?
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/ə/: The most common sound in English
Episode 250224 / 24 Feb 2025
What's the most common sound in English?