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120. 10 MIN Pronunciation Challenge [HARD!] | Transcript

Welcome to the InFluency Podcast. I’m Hadar and this is episode 120. And today I have for you a very challenging pronunciation practice.

Hey everyone, welcome back. Thank you so much for being here with me. I hope you are ready because today I have a very tricky challenging, exciting, fun, and confusing practice drill. And it’s based on a lot of tongue twisters, difficult transitions, and consonant clusters, where a lot of consonants grouped together.

It’s 10 minutes long. So this could be your perfect morning practice. And I’ve even included a PDF with a script, so you can practice it without confusion. Are you ready? Let’s do it.

I have for you the most challenging pronunciation practice yet. Are you ready? You and me. 10 minutes. Let’s get started.

Let’s begin with a warm up. ruh-wuh-luh. ruh-wuh-luh. Okay? Three sounds: R, W, L. Let’s do it four times in a row.

ruh-wuh-luh.

Good. Take a deep breath in. Let’s continue.

Next stop. tuh-thuh-suh.

Next. suh-zuh-juh.

Next stop. puh-buh-muh. Again. puh-buh-muh.

wuh-vuh-fuh. Four times. wuh-vuh-fuh.

Short tongue twisters. Are you ready?

Toy boat. Five times. Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat.

Next one. Truly rural. Truly rural, truly rural, truly rural, truly rural, truly rural.

Next. Hurry, Harry. Hurry, Harry. Hurry, Harry. Hurry, Harry. Hurry, Harry.

Next. Hear me roar. Hear me roar. Hear me roar. Hear me roar. Hear me roar. Hear me roar.

Strings and stripes. Strings and stripes, strings and stripes, strings and stripes, strings and stripes, strings and stripes.

Let’s try tricky words in a row. Ready? thistle throttle thimble. thistle throttle thimble. thistle throttle thimble.

Next stop. bible marble bubble. bible marble bubble. bible marble bubble. bible marble bubble.

little brittle whittle. little brittle whittle. little brittle whittle.

Next stop. giggle wiggle jiggle. giggle wiggle jiggle. giggle wiggle jiggle.

And now, let’s practice tricky clusters in a row. strips strain strike. strips strain strike. strips strain strike.

splendid splash split. splendid splash split. splendid splash split.

squares squad squeak. squares squad squeak. squares squad squeak.

scripts scramble screech. scripts scramble screech. scripts scramble screech.

Very good. Let’s try tricky clusters in sentences. Let’s say it slowly once, and then a little faster.

He ate the twelfth strudel on the counter. He ate the twelfth strudel on the counter. ate the. twelfth strudel. on the. He ate the twelfth strudel on the counter. He ate the twelfth strudel on the counter.

Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards. Six sleek. Six sleek. Six sleek. Swans swam. Swans swam swiftly southwards. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards.

They caught a brief glimpse of the man in the trenchcoat. They caught a brief glimpse of the man in the trenchcoat. They caught a brief glimpse of the man in the trenchcoat. trenchcoat. trenchcoat.

Minimal pairs in sentences. Ready? Her hair. Her hair. Her hair is certainly curly. Her hair is certainly curly. Her hair is certainly curly.

guess – gas. guess – gas. Guess where the gas station is. Guess where the gas station is. Guess where the gas station is.

least – list. least – list. At the very least, show me the list. At the very least, show me the list. At the very least, show me the list.

Luke – look. Luke – look. Hey Luke, look at me. Hey Luke, look at me. Hey Luke, look at me.

go – goal. go – goal. Go and pursue your goal. Go and pursue your goal. Go and pursue your goal.

Tricky words in sentences. Check your rearview mirror. Check your rearview mirror. mirror. rearview. your. Check your rearview mirror. Check your rearview mirror. Hey, check your rearview mirror.

Next stop. It’s not my lawyer’s role. It’s not my lawyer’s role. lawyer’s role. lawyer’s role. lawyer’s role. lawyer’s role. It’s not my lawyer’s role.

It really reflects your strengths. It really reflects your strengths. It really reflects your strengths. It really reflects your strengths.

Rory has a quirky sense of humor. Rory has a quirky sense of humor. quirky. sense of humor. Rory has a quirky sense of humor. Rory has a quirky sense of humor.

He’s going through a withdrawal period. He’s going through a withdrawal period. He’s going through a withdrawal period. withdrawal period. withdrawal period. withdrawal period. withdrawal period. He’s going through a withdrawal period.

There’s a corkscrew in the drawer. There’s a corkscrew in the drawer. There’s a corkscrew in the drawer. Don’t worry, there’s a corkscrew in the drawer. in the drawer. in the drawer. in the drawer. There’s a corkscrew in the drawer.

They practiced witchcraft in my birthplace. They practiced witchcraft in my birthplace. They practiced witchcraft in my birthplace.

And finally, a tongue killer. Let me read it first.

If you must cross a coarse cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully. Okay, let’s do it again from the beginning.

If you must cross a coarse cross cow

across a crowded cow crossing

cross the cross coarse cow

across the crowded cow crossing carefully.

If you must cross a coarse cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully.

Massage your jaw, my friends. Relax, roll your shoulders back. You did well. You did well. Hum.

Relax the jaw. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out.

Okay, that’s it. If you’d like to practice it more, I’ve prepared for you a PDF with all the twisters and challenges and clusters, so you can click the link below and download it. Because if you can see it and practice it every day, imagine what could happen to your tongue. It can be like a superstar, superstar tongue.

Is there a, like a gold medal for pronunciation, like Olympics, pronunciation Olympics? Because I think we should be there, right?

On a scale of 1 to 10, how challenging was it? 1 – easy peasy, 10 – I got to go put ice on my tongue. Okay? So, let me know when the comments below – 1 through 10. Good. And if you want the script with all these twisters and clusters and words and phrases, then you can click the link below and get the script of this video, so you can practice it every day. And then we can all go to the pronunciation Olympics one day, and win the gold medal. Gold medal. Gold medal.

Thank you so much for watching. And I’ll see you next week in the next video. Bye.