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  • Hello, I'm John Russell.

  • We've been exploring commonly confused vowel sounds.

  • Mhm.

  • Aw, and, Oh, today, let's pay special attention to the A vowel sound, sometimes called the Schwab.

  • If you want to improve your American accent, this is a good sound to spend time studying.

  • The reason is because in English, unstrapped vowels are pronounced as Schwab.

  • This means the Schwab is the most frequently occurring vowel sound in English.

  • We will explore that idea more in future videos.

  • The Ah sound can be difficult for English learners because it does not exist in some other languages.

  • So let's practice with a few sentences.

  • For this exercise, you will need a mobile phone computer or some other way to record your voice.

  • You will see them written on the screen, pause the video and record yourself reading the sentence.

  • Then listen to my voice.

  • Compare your recording, toe my voice and make note of differences.

  • You here pay special attention to the uh, sound.

  • I would love to go out to lunch, but I don't have enough money.

  • What country are you from?

  • His son is coming to visit us next Monday.

  • That's all for today.

  • Keep up the good work.

Hello, I'm John Russell.

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