English Highway Podcast

Pronunciation: The short /i/ (#0262)

Learn the short /i/ vowel sound using voca ulary words and !hrases" Announcer: #ou$re a out to listen to an audio lesson %ro& '!enEnglish"co&" (elco&e" )$& *ndres +oreno, your coach %or this audio lesson" How are you %eeling today- )$& %eeling great" )$& ready to hel! you &aster a new sound o% the English language" Today we$re going to wor. with the short /i0 vowel sound, as in the word /sit"0 1e!eat a%ter &e: /sit0 1ela2 your %ace and say: /sit0 *gain: /sit0 /sit0 That$s it" Let$s !ractice so&e co&&on words with the short /i0 sound" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /shi!0 /shi!0 / ig0 3o&e on, !ut so&e energy into it: / ig0 /!ig0 /ring0 /wing0 4ood 5o , once again: /shi!0 / ig0 /!ig0
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/ring0 /wing0 4ood 5o " 9ow let$s !ractice so&e short !hrases" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /the ig shi!0 /the ig shi!0 / ig0 /shi!0 /the ig shi!0 /He will %i2 the ig shi!"0 (ay to go" Let$s !ractice with another e2a&!le" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /:i&0 /live0 /(here does :i& live-0 *nd again, co&e on" #ou can do it, ) .now it" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /(here does :i& live-0 4ood 5o " *n answer to that could e, re!eat a%ter &e: /:i& lives ne2t door"0 *nd again: /:i& lives ne2t door"0 4ood 5o " Let$s .ee! at it" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /.id0 /;i&0 /The .id$s na&e is ;i&"0 4ood 5o " *nd again: /The .id$s na&e is ;i&"0 That$s it" Let$s .ee! !racticing" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /swi&0 /swi&0
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/s!ring0 /s!ring0 These words are hard" 3o&e on, one last ti&e: /swi&0 /s!ring0 4ood" 'nce again: /swi&0 /s!ring0 4ood" 9ow let$s try the& in a sentence" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /) li.e to swi& in the s!ring"0 'ne &ore ti&e, you can do it: /) li.e to swi& in the s!ring"0 That$s it" Let$s !ractice another sentence" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /tri!0 /%ish0 /(e ate great %ish on our tri!"0 'ne &ore ti&e, ) wanna hear it" 3o&e on, shout it out: /(e ate great %ish on our tri!"0 That$s great" Here$s another e2a&!le" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /gi%t0 /%irst0 /#ou gave &e the %irst gi%t"0 That was tough" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /%irst gi%t0 <tretch the words: /%irst0 /gi%t0 /#ou gave &e the %irst gi%t"0
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4reat 5o " 9ow, let$s !ractice so&e words that have the short /i0 sound ut are hard to !ronounce" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /width0 / uilt0 /dis.0 /!rint0 #ou can do it, co&e on: /!rint0 /s.i&0 /drin.0 /grill0 4ood 5o " Let$s !ractice the& all one &ore ti&e" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /width0 / uilt0 /dis.0 3o&e on, %aster: /!rint0 /s.i&0 /drin.0 /grill0 8antastic= Those were so&e really hard words" >on$t worry i% you don$t .now the &eaning o% all these words or i% you can$t !ronounce the& !er%ectly" (e will continue to !ractice these sounds in the co&ing lessons" Let$s %inish this session with %ive &ore words" 1e!eat a%ter &e: /still0 /<wiss0 /swing0 /&ill0 /thin.0
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#ou got it= #ou did great" <o&eti&es the short /i0 sound can e very hard to say" ?ut rela2 your %ace and !ractice it as &any ti&es as you can" 3hoose a si&!le word with a short /i0 sound and re!eat it several ti&es" 8or e2a&!le, /sit,0 /sit,0 /sit"0 That$s it ecause re&e& er, !ractice &a.es !er%ect= 8or additional !ractice, turn on your co&!uter and go to '!enEnglish"co&" *t '!enEnglish, you$ll %ind hundreds o% interactive lessons and videos to hel! you !er%ect your English" *ccelerate your English today" <ee you soon"

Additional practice: Short i vowel sound

Words: sit shi! ig !ig ring wing the ig shi! :i& live .id ;i& swi& s!ring tri! %ish gi%t %irst width uilt dis. !rint s.i& drin. grill still <wiss swing &ill thin. Sentences: /He will %i2 the ig shi!"0 /(here does :i& live-0 /:i& lives ne2t door"0 /The .id$s na&e is ;i&"0 /) li.e to swi& in the s!ring"0 /(e ate great %ish on our tri!"0 /#ou gave &e the %irst gi%t"0

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