Accent Training Podcast

I hear so many people pronounce the letter B TOO often and TOO strongly! Today I give YOU some tips on when to drop the letter B so you can see some results RIGHT AWAY.

Listen for these words, and repeat after me:
Thumb  |  Plumb  |  Comb  |  Climb  |  Bomb  |  Numb

Check out this google doc I've made for more information on the mb word ending:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fem6eOHCeY_NoY40lkq6s-xxIlsBGsQWmlCiqP8Dfdg/edit?usp=sharing

Good luck!

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Today I talk for a solid hour with some tips that will 100% help step your game up! A little bit, about life in the city, a little bit about the flap T use, and a little bit about myself, and what's to come next for the English Out Loud Podcast.
Got an hour to kill? Good! Let's get to it!

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If you play this podcast in the background while you do something else, you are learning passively. Well since you've come this far, keep it up with some more tips on how you can ENHANCE your ability to learn passively. 

Tune in to hear how you can improve your English without taking any time out of your daily life!

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Do you ever mix the above words up? They're tricky, but you can get them with some focus and repetition!

Try repeating these words right away to pick them up with ease!
These v This
Eat v It
Feel v Fill

For quicker results, actively listen for the words: It, did, this

Good luck!

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Start using new phrasal verbs TODAY, or your English skills aren't moving in the right direction.

Keep an ear open for these phrasal verbs here to give your language a boost right away!

Eat out / Eat in / Take out vs take away
Figure out
Hang out
Put off / procrastinate 
Turn up 
Turn down 

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Let your English have a smoother flow, and practice the voiced TH!

Muscle memory is the key to learning new English sounds! Listen and practice along here to ensure you develop your own muscle memory effectively.

Some practice sentences
I'd rather the other
Not these things here but those things there.
I'd rather try soothing the other and escape unscathed.

And some vocab discussed
Invariable: Happening at all times
Sate one's needs: To satisfy one's needs
Perpetuated: Made more severe, or to make something continue indefinitely

If you want more content to practice the voiced TH, email me at "[email protected]", and I'll get back to you ASAP!

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Ricardo Costilla is an HR manager for an American multinational corporation, and has over a decade using English in his professional game. Here he shares his own professional experiences, along with tips on how you can ensure your English is up to par for any interviews.

Have a job interview coming up? Costilla gives some top-notch tips on what HE'S looking for in YOUR  answers.

Skip ahead to job interview tips at:
06:57 - Job interview tips 


Vocab
 Loquacious - Very talkative

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Today's episode looks deeply at the TH letter combination. This sound freaks people out, but after today you can put those fears behind you, and turn the TH into a point of confidence in your English!

If you're interested in learning more about the TH sound, email me at [email protected] for some more material!

Keep an ear open for these words, and practice them right away:
Thaw To Unfreeze something (not melt)
Thaw some meat to cook for dinner.

Filthy Very dirty
My car is filthy, it needs a wash!

Practice pronouncing these words to test it out
Tank v Thank  |  Teeth v Thief  |  Boat v Both 


Tongue twisters:
Which things do you think they both like?
Thursday, the eighth, works better for me. Do you think Theo can make?
A teeth thief, such as the tooth-fairy, uses thorough stealth to thrive.

Tom threw Tim three thumbtacks.
Room Three Hundred Thirty-Three on the third floor rents for thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents every third Thursday.

Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the three-D thoughts of Matthew the thug. 
Although, theatrically, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty year old thug thought of that morning.

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Today's episode contains a nice chat my brilliant wife (Estefania) and I about some of her experiences living in Toronto. She's from Mexico and speaks Spanish as a mother tongue, but her flawless use of English is a testament to what can be achieved through hard work and dedication to any language. 

Also, if you plan on moving to the Northern United States, or Southern Canada any time soon, there may be a few things you can expect here!

Enjoy!

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Seeing how numbers truly are everywhere, lets consider them with time and tips.

Reading dates can be daunting if you're unconfident in your spoken English, so listen here to figure out what you can do about it!

And finally, remember to take time to tip tired attendants 10 - 15% depending on the time they take to attend your needs.

Follow my advice here, and your number communication will be a breeze!

Idiom
Be a breeze - Something done with ease

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