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  • Hello, I'm John Russell.

  • Today.

  • Let's go into greater detail about the sound, as in good.

  • This is a tricky sound that many English learners missed.

  • Akef or the new sound.

  • Both sounds can be spelled with the letters O as in book foot boot food.

  • Some very common useful English words have the sound, and you will need to memorize them.

  • Luckily, there aren't too many.

  • Some of the most important are the models spelled with ould, such as could would or should.

  • Let's work on hearing the difference between the sounds.

  • First, you will see and hear a sentence.

  • Pause the video and think about how many times you hear the sound and how many times you hear the sound.

  • Then you will get the answer.

  • I went to the pool.

  • I went to the pool pool.

  • Mm.

  • Are you full?

  • Are you full?

  • Full?

  • Now try reading a sentence and then recording it with a phone or other device.

  • Compare your recording toe my voice.

  • Make note of the differences.

  • You here I am still twofold to eat more food.

  • My suit is made of wool.

  • That's all for today.

Hello, I'm John Russell.

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