Unvoiced sounds and voiced sounds:

Unvoiced: /θ/ /t/ /f/ /k/ /s/ /tʃ/ /ʃ/ /p/

Voiced : /ð/ /d/ /v/ /g/ /z/ /dʒ/ /ʒ/ /b/

• N + T = “T” silent: Mountain (Let it go), International, twenty, internet,

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• If a ‘T’ falls within two voiced sounds (usually vowels), the /t/ becomes
voiced like a /d/.:
water, waiter, hospital Peter , Potter, bottle.

• Consonant + Consonant: Best time Good day Sit down First

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Practice:
I’m writing a letter
This night, I will go to the cinema to watch “Titanic””
I miss my dad and my mum day after day.
I’ll eat it.
I have been waiting for you so long.

Tongue twister:
If you understand, say “understand”
If you don’t understand, say “don’t understand”
But if you understand and say “don’t understand”
How do I understand that you understand. Understand?
Linking sound:

These are bad apples.

 That blanket is clean.
This food is hot.
What is that?
Please find it
Now is a time for all of us to pack it in.

How to speak like native speakers:

Going to Gonna (What are you gonna do tomorrow? I am gonna +V)
Want to Wanna (Do you wanna go out for a drink?)
Have to Havta (Do you havta do homework tonight)
Has to Hasta (She hasta study hard)
Got to Gotta (I gotta go)