6 Tongue Twisters To Test Your Pronunciation
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6 Tongue Twisters To Test Your Pronunciation

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 5, 20265 min
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  • Language learning

⚡ Pronunciation Power-Up Mini-Course 🗨️ American English Pronunciation Course How good is your English pronunciation? Let's put it to the test with some tongue twisters! Tongue twisters are sentences that are intentionally difficult to say, especially when you try to say them quickly. And they're not just fun – they're great pronunciation practice because they make you repeat similar sounds again and again. In this lesson, we're going to practice six English tongue twisters. I'll say each one slowly first - try to say it with me - and then we'll try it faster. And...

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Let's put it to the test with some tongue twisters.

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Hi, and welcome to the Espresso English Podcast, where you can improve your English in just a few minutes a day. My name is Shana, and I'm the teacher at Espresso English. Make sure to visit the website, espressoenglish.net, where you can get online courses and e-books

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that will help you learn English even faster. Let's get started with today's lesson. How good is your English pronunciation? Let's put it to the test with some tongue twisters.

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Tongue twisters are sentences that are intentionally difficult to say, especially when you try to say them quickly. And they're not just fun, they're also great pronunciation practice because they make you repeat similar sounds again and again.

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