Category Archives for "Word Of The Week"

How do you greet someone in the afternoon? "AFternoon ... afterNOON ... GOOD afternoon ... good afterNOON ... good AFternoon ..." Confused yet? One of our Masterclass students, Stella, asked about the 'stress shift' in this greeting. This week's WOTW video is actually a 'preview clip' from that very lesson, where Ashley guides her through […]

How do you pronounce the 'con' prefix in English? Check out today's Word Of The Week: Be sure to subscribe to these emails below so that you don't miss any of our new trainings and blog posts:  

What is the difference between the vowels in the words 'fell',  ‘fail’ and ‘file’ in British English? Check out today's Word Of The Week: Be sure to subscribe to these emails below so that you don't miss any of our new trainings and blog posts:  

What is the difference between the words ‘caught’ and ‘coat’ in British English? And how on Earth can we begin 'decoding' the confusing English spellings that go along with them? All is covered in Paul's Word Of The Week video: Be sure to subscribe to these emails below so that you don't miss any of […]

What is the difference between the words ‘think’ and ‘sink’ in British English? If the TH sound isn't in your home language, how can you learn how to pronounce it confidently?   Check out today's Word Of The Week video for... – descriptions, – illustrations – PLUS a great exercise for learning the TH sound: […]

What is the difference between the words ‘cot’ and ‘caught’ in British English? And how do they compare to vowels in other languages? This week’s suggestion came from a Brazilian Portuguese speaker: (if you speak Portuguese, today’s your lucky day!) I go deeper into how ‘caught' compares to the vovó / vovǒ vowels BUT, if you […]

It's the most OFFENSIVE word in English ... And yet its pronunciation is so, so close to one of the most common words in English. Perhaps, like Félix, you've already noticed. And perhaps you're avoiding using it altogether, and opting for the more awkward, "cannot" every time you need to say it. (don't do it!) […]

Today's Word Of The Week covers all types of words containing the TH consonant. What are the two types of TH sound? How can we learn this sound if it's not in our native language? Watch the video above to find out more. Make sure to leave a comment with your word, and it may be […]

Today's Word Of The Week is PRESUPPOSITION. But in general, how do you pronounce words beginning with 'pre' in English? Are there any useful patterns you can follow? The answer is yes! And actually it's pretty simple. Watch the video above to find out more. Make sure to leave a comment with your word, and it […]