Let’s do a quick check-in. Write a comment with: 1️⃣ Your country 2️⃣ One English word you find difficult to pronounce 3️⃣ One word you use very often in English I’ll reply and help you with pronunciation. I’ll start: 🇺🇸/🇮🇹 Difficult word: world Common word: work Your turn 👇

Here’s a funny pronunciation twist: tearable and terrible sound very close, so the joke plays on that little difference. - tearable = something you can tear - terrible = very bad English is full of tiny sound changes that can completely change the meaning — and sometimes even create a dad joke 😄 Did this joke sound tearable… or just terrible? 👀😂 Let me know if you liked it!

Last time we started working on the /æ/ sound (the sound in cat, man, bad), so since not everyone was there, we’ll continue with this sound tonight during Coffee Hour. But first… here’s your Tuesday Challenge. 🧪 The /æ/ Challenge Which of these words contains the /æ/ sound? A) cat B) bed C) bad D) cup E) man F) hat G) car H) bag Write only the letters in the comments. Example: A, C, F… ✍️ Bonus Challenge Write 3 words with the /æ/ sound. If you can using the ohonetic transcription too. Example: cat ☕ Coffee Hour Tonight Tonight we will practice: • The /æ/ sound • Minimal pairs (cat vs cut, bad vs bed) • Mouth position • Speaking practice together Remember: /æ/ = open mouth, big smile, relaxed tongue I f you say /e/ instead of /æ/, people hear a different word. cat → sounds like ketman → sounds like men That’s why this sound is very important. See you tonight at Coffee Hour! ☕ Link in the calendar

Happy Sunday everyone! What are you doing today? Let's see if we have some time to write and practise some phonetic transcription! ✍️ Writing the IPA is a great way to memorize the symbols! We will only use sounds we already studied: /ɪ/ — /iː/ — /ɜː/ — /θ/ 👉 Part 1 – Can you read these words? Write the normal word: 1️⃣ /θɜːst/ 2️⃣ /θɪŋk/ 3️⃣ /bɜːd/ 4️⃣ /θriː/ 5️⃣ /ˈsɪŋɡl/ 6️⃣ /ˈpiːpl/ 👉 Part 2 – Write the phonetics Write these sentences in IPA: 1️⃣ I think 2️⃣ Three people 3️⃣ The first bird (Use only the sounds we studied.) 💬 Write your answers in the comments. I’ll post the solutions later today.