Hi, I'm Georgiana, and I'm back with a new episode of the Speak English Now podcast, the podcast that helps you speak English fluently with no grammar and no textbooks.

This is the first episode in a special pronunciation series.

We'll do four episodes in a row, each one focused on different sounds.

In this first episode, we'll work on R&L.

Next time, we'll practice the TH sound. Then we'll look at V and B. And finally, we'll practice

shush and CH. So step by step, you'll train your pronunciation with word pairs, tongue twisters, and fun mini-stories.

And if you like this style of practice, I also have a complete pronunciation course

with many more exercises to help you improve.

Visit pronunciationcourse.com to get started. Okay, let's start. Why are R&L sounds tricky?

In some languages, the R&L sounds are very similar, but in English they're different, and they change the meaning

of words.

For example, rice and lice, light and right, glass and grass.

First you'll practice with word pairs and tongue twisters.

Then we'll do a mini-story to help you speak more automatically.

Okay, listen and repeat.

Light, write.

Glass, grass, right. Glass, grass.

Collect, correct.

Fly, fry.

Play, pray.

Long, wrong.

Clue. Crew.

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