English Highway Podcast

Pronunciation: The /r/ (#0276)

Focus on the /r/ sound using vocabulary words used in a restaurant.

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Youre about to listen to an audio lesson from OpenEnglish.com. elcome to another audio lesson. !m your coach "ndres #oreno. $oday were going to continue our wor% on the consonants& specifically the 'r( sound. $he 'r( sound may not e)ist in your native language& so youll have to really focus on todays lesson. *epeat after me+ 'rest( 'restaurant( Once again+ 'rest( ,ood -ob+ 'restaurant( ay to go. $oday& were going to tal% about .ims plan to open a new restaurant. /o repeat after me+ 'restaurant( '.im will open a new restaurant.( One more time+ '.im will open a new restaurant.( ,ood -ob. Heres the ne)t e)ample. *epeat after me+ 'recipes( 'real( 'real recipes( '.im has real recipes.( '.im has real recipes from 0apan.( ay to go. $hats the way to do it. 1ets practice it one last time+ '.im has real recipes from 0apan.(

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$hats it. Heres another e)ample. *epeat after me+ 'reviews( "nd again+ 'reviews( '/he hopes to get good reviews.( One more time+ '/he hopes to get good reviews.( $hats it. 1ets %eep going. ,ive it your best. ,et e)cited. Youre only going to practice the 'r( sound once so ma%e it count. Heres the ne)t sentence. *epeat after me+ 'raspberry( 'raspberry deserts( '.im will prepare raspberry deserts.( $hats it. Heres the ne)t sentence. 2oncentrate and give it your best. *epeat after me+ 'raw( 'raw fish( '/he loves raw fish.( ,ood -ob. $hat was a short sentence. Heres a longer one. *epeat after me+ 'rolls( 'sushi rolls( '.im will prepare sushi rolls.( You got it& ne)t sentence. Youre doing great. *epeat after me+ 'ready( '.im is ready to start this pro-ect.( $hats a long sentence. 1ets brea% it up. *epeat after me+ '.im is ready( 'to start this pro-ect(

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6ow the whole sentence. ,ive it your best and repeat after me+ '.im is ready to start this pro-ect.( ,ood -ob. Youre doing great. 1ets %eep going. *epeat after me+ 'reads( 2ome on& stretch that 'r( sound+ 'reads( ,ood -ob+ '.im reads lots of coo%ing boo%s.( 1ets brea% it into parts. *epeat after me+ '.im reads( 'lots of coo%ing boo%s( 6ow the whole sentence+ '.im reads lots of coo%ing boo%s.( "nd again+ '.im reads lots of coo%ing boo%s.( ay to go. Heres the ne)t one. $his is a good word. *epeat after me+ 'recycle( "nd again+ 'recycle( 6ow the sentence+ '/he plans to recycle.( Once again+ '/he plans to recycle.( ay to go. Heres the ne)t one. Youre doing great. 1ets %eep practicing that 'r( sound. #a%e it flow naturally. *epeat after me+ 'restaurant( 'red( '/he will paint the restaurant red.(
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"nd again& come on+ '/he will paint the restaurant red.( $hats it. Youre doing great. 1ets %eep at it. 1ets be perseverant. can get to the end of this lesson. *epeat after me+ 'recruit( '.im will recruit a great chef.( One more time& let me hear it+ '.im will recruit a great chef.( $hats it& ne)t sentence. *epeat after me and put some energy into it. 1ets hear it+ 'register( 'register( 2ome on& shout it+ 'register( "lright ! heard you. Heres the sentence+ '/he will buy a cash register.( "nd again+ '/he will buy a cash register.( Fantastic. Youre doing great& ne)t sentence. $his is a tough word so listen and repeat after me+ 'redecorate( 'decorate( 'redecorate( $hats it. Heres the sentence. *epeat after me+ '0eff will help her redecorate.( One more time+ '0eff will help her redecorate.( $wo sentences left so give it your best. 2ome on youre almost there. *epeat after me+ e

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'repair( 'repair the tables( '/arah will repair the tables.( ay to go. 1ast sentence& give it your best. Put some energy into it. !nhale and e)hale. 7reathe and give it a shot. *epeat after me+ 'rent( 'rent a small space( Heres the sentence. *epeat after me+ '$hey will rent a small space.( Fantastic. 2ongratulations thats the end of this lesson. You did great. e wor%ed on a lot of sentences and some of them were very long. #y recommendation as always is for you listen to this audio lesson at least a couple more times until you feel confident with this sound because remember& practice ma%es perfect8 For additional practice& turn on your computer and go to OpenEnglish.com. "t OpenEnglish& youll find hundreds of interactive lessons and videos to help you perfect your English. "ccelerate your English today. /ee you soon.

Additional practice: Initial r sound

Words: rest restaurant recipes real real recipes reviews raspberry raspberry deserts raw raw fish rolls sushi rolls ready reads recycle red recipes real recruit register redecorate repair rent

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entences: '.im will open a new restaurant.( '.im has real recipes.( '.im has real recipes from 0apan.( '/he hopes to get good reviews.( '.im will prepare raspberry deserts.( '/he loves raw fish.( '.im will prepare sushi rolls.( '.im is ready to start this pro-ect.( '.im reads lots of coo%ing boo%s.( '/he plans to recycle.( '/he will paint the restaurant red.( '.im will open a new restaurant.( '.im has real recipes.( '.im has real recipes from 0apan.( '/he hopes to get good reviews.( '.im will recruit a great chef.( '/he will buy a cash register.( '0eff will help her redecorate.( '/arah will repair the tables.( '$hey will rent a small space.(

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