English Highway Podcast

Pronunciation: The /v/ (#0272)

Learn the /v/ sound using vocabulary words and sentences.

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Youre about to listen to an audio lesson from OpenEnglish.com. Welcome. Im Andres Moreno, and Ill be your coach for todays audio lesson. Im excited about this lesson because were going to be working on a very challenging consonant sound. Were going to work on the letter v. Repeat after me: v Come on, again: v Your lips have to vibrate: v Let your lips vibrate: v Now repeat after me: visit And again: visit valley You can do it, come on: valley To pronounce the letter v, you place your upper teeth on your lower lip. Then, let the air flow between your teeth and your lower lip, v. This makes the v sound. Try it, v. So lets practice some words. Repeat after me: vacation And again: vacation Venezuela
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And again: Venezuela Now some sentences. Repeat after me: I love to travel. I love to travel. Stretch that v sound. Let me hear it: love travel travel Good job. Heres another example. Repeat after me: I will travel on vacation. vacation Good job. Did you hear the v in love, travel, and vacation? I did, but lets try it again: vacation love travel Good job. Now, lets try some sentences. Repeat after me: I need to get a visa card. I need to get a visa card. Good job. Heres another example. Repeat after me: I love to try new things. And again: I love to try new things. Heres another example. Repeat after me. Put some energy into it: vegetables I dont like vegetables.

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I like vanilla ice cream. vanilla vanilla ice cream Youre doing great. Lets keep practicing the v sound. Repeat after me: Victor Victor is my best friend. And again: Victor is my best friend. Victor is a vegetarian. And again: vegetarian Victor only eats vegetables. vegetables Thats a hard one. Come on: vegetables vegetarian Victor is a vegetarian. Youre doing great. Lets keep practicing. Repeat after me: Hes very strict. very Hes very strict. Good job. Youre doing great. Youre mastering the v sound, but lets keep practicing. Repeat after me: valley Victor lives in Silicon Valley. One more time: Victor lives in Silicon Valley.

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Good job. Its very hot in the valley. And again: very valley Its very hot in the valley. Great job. Lets keep practicing. Repeat after me: His favorite book is the Da Vinci Code. Repeat after me, come on: favorite favorite Da Vinci Code Thats it. Now the whole sentence. Repeat after me: His favorite book is the Da Vinci Code. Good job. Lets keep practicing. Repeat after me: The Da Vinci Code is also a movie. movie Da Vinci Code Good job. The whole sentence now. Repeat after me: The Da Vinci Code is also a movie. Soon, itll be on television. Lets practice that last word: television vision television Soon, it will be on television.

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Good job. That was excellent! With every new lesson, your listening and speaking skills are getting better and better. Continue practicing because remember, practice makes perfect! For additional practice, turn on your computer and go to OpenEnglish.com. At OpenEnglish, youll find hundreds of interactive lessons and videos to help you perfect your English. Accelerate your English today. See you soon.

Additional practice: Initial v sound

Words: visit valley vacation Venezuela love travel vegetables vanilla vanilla ice cream Victor vegetarian very favorite Da Vinci Code movie television vision Sentences: I love to travel. I will travel on vacation. I need to get a visa card. I love to try new things. I dont like vegetables. I like vanilla ice cream. Victor is my best friend. Victor is a vegetarian. Victor only eats vegetables. Hes very strict. Victor lives in Silicon Valley. Its very hot in the valley. His favorite book is the Da Vinci Code. The Da Vinci Code is also a movie. Soon, itll be on television.

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