9 Ways to Pronounce the Letter A | English Vowel Sound | English Pronunciation
Liz shows you the 9 ways the Letter A is pronounced in English and how to make the sounds as well as Practice Words & Sentences . British English
A 'CHEAT SHEET' showing you all the Tongue, Jaw & Lip Positions can be downloaded here bit.ly/CHEAT-SHEET
*Letter A Practice Words are: -
A = /æ/ - Apple, Fantastic, Back, Track, Exactly
A = /e/ - Any, Many, Said, Says, Thames
A = /ɒ/ - What, Watch, Want, Was, Wash, Yacht
A = /ɔː/ - Also, Awesome, Saw, Warm, Water, Lawn, Quarter
A = /ɑː/ - Army, Awesome (American), Park, Father, Half, Farm, Star
A = /ə/ - About, Again, Along, Postman, Banana, Canada, Cardigan, Canadian, Politician, Librarian, Technician
A = /ɪ/ - Village, Message, Postage, Pilgrimage
A = /eə/ - Air, Share, Care, Spare, Stare, Rare
A = /eɪ/ - Able, Age, Page, Day, Stay, Table, Paper, Radio, Favourite, Taste, Flavour, Date
00:00 Introduction
00:08 The 'CHEAT SHEET'
00:19 A = /æ/ & Practice
01:31 A = /e/ & Practice
02:56 A = /ɒ/ & Practice
04:19 A = /ɔː/ & Practice
05:33 A = /ɑː/ & Practice
06:49 A = /ə/ & Practice
08:14 A = /ɪ/ & Practice
09:15 A = /eə/ & Practice
10:22 'SPARE TYRE' & 'MUFFIN TOP' Explained
10:55 A = /eɪ/ & Practice
#BritishEnglish #/A/ #pronunciation
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NAME:- Elizabeth (Liz)
WHAT ARE YOUR QUALIFICATIONS? - I am a Cambridge CELTA and the more advanced DELTA qualified English Teacher. I also trained in Speech & Drama at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts) and LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts).
I am also a featured author on Macmillan Dictionary's One Stop English's website. www.onestopenglish.com/commun...
WHERE DO YOU LIVE? - England (UK)
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 5 WORDS? - ‘Outwardly innocent, but inwardly knowing’.
WHERE IS THE MOST INTERESTING PLACE YOU'VE TAUGHT? - That would be a one-to-one in a young Italian man’s flat in southern Italy. When he invited me to teach him at his home, I stupidly thought that Mamma would be there cooking the lunch, but no, it was a bachelor pad and no sign of Mamma! I eventually left having learned more about Italian customs than he had learned English!
BEST TEACHING MOMENT? - One of my greatest achievement was when a couple of very naughty teenage Belgian students were sent here to England to learn English. They had been expelled from several schools in their own country and this was their last chance to prove themselves. After a few months of playing around in different levels, and coming close to being expelled again, they eventually ended up in my FCE class. Now they had two chances - respect their teacher and learn something or go back to Belgium. Well, they did go back to Belgium but not before they had passed their FCE! They became my two favourite students of all time. I love a challenge!
HOW MANY STUDENTS HAVE YOU TAUGHT? Over 10 thousand
WHAT'S YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING TEACHER MOMENT? - It happened during a DELTA observed lesson. One of my students happened to suffer from Tourette’s syndrome. Of course, I had no reason to worry, I had mentioned the fact in my lesson plan, and anyway, this student had never caused a problem before. However, today was different. Very different. Upon eliciting the required information from him - not wanting to leave him out - instead of answering the question in his usual fashion, he suddenly exhumed a torrent of swear words from somewhere deep within himself. After this cathartic experience he looked very pleased with himself but, unfortunately, this was not really the answer I was looking for. Everything went quiet, I looked over at the examiner who looked rather shocked. It certainly wasn’t your run-of-the-mill DELTA exam! BUT I passed!
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I have never seen such a good teacher like you.Hats off
Finally a non "American English" channel 😊
@EnglishwithLiz
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Hi Andy. Your comment made me smile. You might find this video interesting kzread.info/dash/bejne/qXxt0sicdaW3YJc.html Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
@heinnaySatt
5 ай бұрын
among us
@helenelliot1553
2 ай бұрын
I want Liz to teach America to say "Harry Potter" rather than "Hairy Potter" 😂
@b213videoz
2 ай бұрын
@@helenelliot1553 Actually it's "Hairy putter" 🤪
What? The letter a has 9 different sounds!!! Thanks Liz you're such an adorable teacher. Love ♥️ and peace 🎆
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thank you Zul. Yes, English vowels have so many sounds. The one on the Letter i, I just published took 4 days to edit as it has so many sounds. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
This is another absolutely brilliant lesson. It give even more than just right way, it gives confident right way to study pronunciation.
I feel sorry for the many english people I have spoken to with my lazy accent....Now I know that speech is also golden.
@EnglishwithLiz
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Well done Aboo, the first step is always to recognise that there's a problem and then doing something about it. So keep up the practice. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz BTW love the line 'speech is golden!'
@Nal800
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@semangatbelajar1705
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@@EnglishwithLiz *is it british accent?*
@EnglishwithLiz
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@@semangatbelajar1705 yes I teach British English. If you are undecided between British or American, you may find this true story interesting kzread.info/dash/bejne/qXxt0sicdaW3YJc.html . Love ❤ & 🕊Peace. Liz
@mohamedkourireche3737
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@@semangatbelajar1705
Congratulations for your wonderful class on this important subject !!!
Hi Liz, I'm Speech and Language Therapy Student and I find your lesson extremely useful.
Now, after several years of searching, I've come to the right place. Thank you so much
Brilliant !!! Liz you are AWESOME !!!
Brilliant teacher, an expert
Thank you for this lesson. Best regards
Your lesson is fantastic. Thank you so much
The most amazing, entertaining and skilful teacher on KZread. Liz e bravissima!!
@EnglishwithLiz
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Grazie Lette. Much appreciated. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
It's the third video to watch u.Really fantastic and efficient
@EnglishwithLiz
Ай бұрын
Thak you so much for watching. Love ❤️ & 🕊️Peace. Liz
u r a splendid teacher.
@EnglishwithLiz
Ай бұрын
Thank you. Love ❤️ & 🕊️Peace. Liz
Thank you so much, you're a great teacher! It’s so helpful!
@EnglishwithLiz
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Hi Lê. I'm so glad it's helped you. ❤️ Love & 🕊Peace. Liz
Thank you so much, it's so helpful for me
Words can not describe my feeling..thank you so much..from Egypt.
@EnglishwithLiz
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Hi Sherouk, my pleasure. I just love teaching. ❤️ Love & 🕊Peace. Liz
Thank Mrs Liz !
Thanks for your lessons given to us 👍
Hello Liz, I appreciate you sharing about these vowel sounds
@EnglishwithLiz
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You are so welcome Pablo. I have been asked to go through all the other letters of the Alphabet, so will start with the other vowels. Get ready for E. 😀. Love❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
@pabloalfonsopoetacarolino
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@@EnglishwithLiz I need the entire alphabet in English! ☺I hope to learn at least the basics of your language... Cheers!
Chère Professeur,Grand Merci.
Wow! It's a luck to find your channel! Perfect for my children! Thanks a lot Liz!
@EnglishwithLiz
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All ages welcome😀. Love❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Thank you for this worthy full english lesson 🙏🏽🙏🏽
@EnglishwithLiz
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You are very welcome Helecho. More to come 😃. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Thank you, Liz, You are Phenomenal.
@EnglishwithLiz
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You'll make me blush! Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
شكراً لك ❤
Really Impressive of your videos and way of learning system. It is greatly helpful for learning English. Love it
Ms. Liz teaches pronunciation very well and easy to understand. thanks, Madam!
@EnglishwithLiz
9 ай бұрын
You're very welcome! Love❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
English vowels are pretty difficult for Japanese. This video helped me so much. Thank you!
You are really joyful teacher. Congratulations madom
One of the best teacher/instructor I have come across. God bless you
@EnglishwithLiz
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That's very nice of you to say so Muhib. ❤️ Love & 🕊Peace. Liz
This is so helpful . Thank you
@EnglishwithLiz
Ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Love ❤️ & 🕊️Peace. Liz
U r the only one on KZread You explain things I didn't know.And I enjoy watching videos💗
Thanks a lot for your kind efforts. I love your lessons. I am trying to improve my pronunciation accordingly. Consonant letters also have different pronunciation by the same way, some times unvoiced. Hope we will get them also gradually. Love you teacher!!!
@EnglishwithLiz
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Hi Chapal. My pleasure and I have just released a consonant video about the Letter C kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4l7yKpxhdbQcZc.html Love ❤️ & 🕊 Peace. Liz
Awesome and fantastic English teacher.
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thank you Cruz, so lovely of you to say so. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
great lesson thanks!!
You just got yourself a new subscriber. I enjoyed this lesson so much. I’m excited about the transformation I and my students are about to experience.
@EnglishwithLiz
8 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard Augustina! Who do you teach? Also do let me know if you need any other help with your English Pronunciation and maybe I can make a video to help you. BTW there is a playlist for all the Vowel sounds. kzread.info/head/PLe6nq1U9QfazrHajqdXdaKjHGWDvFWuQE Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Hello professor Thank you so much for your priceless advice and interesting guidance and excellent explanation. I really appreciate your job. I wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity. Your follower from Algeria All the best.
@EnglishwithLiz
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What a lovely comment Said. I love the phrase 'under the sky of prosperity'. I've never heard that before. ❤️ to 🇩🇿. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Like your lesson, thank you ❤
Non other chanel explaining the sounds of english is as complete and well explained than this one. It took me 58 years to know this. In non of the school I went to, taught it. It surelly helps 100%. Excuse my english
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thank you for your kind words Fernando. Please share. Love❤️ & 🕊 Peace. Liz
Thank you very much !
You are really best teacher I ever had before.
@user-hs1ud9rb1c
4 ай бұрын
thank you teacher
Thank You...
Thank you liz..I'm learning alot from you
@EnglishwithLiz
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That's great Meron, I'm so pleased. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
This video on the first letter of the English alphabet is second to none.
@EnglishwithLiz
6 ай бұрын
😀. Thank you so much. Love❤️ & 🕊️Peace. Liz
Many thank Liz.. We love British accent so my english need improvement.. practice .males perfect..the more I study.the.more I meet unfamiliar words. Iam from Bali. INDONESIA.
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thanks for watching Ketut. Bali, what a beautiful part of the world. Have a great Sunday and keep up the practice. Love❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
It was easy peasy lemon squeezy. Thanks, Liz!..
@user-tw7qf7bc9q
3 ай бұрын
Hi, I only knew this: easy peasy japaneasy 😂😂😂❤❤❤
Liz please the grammar the grammar with you learning is a pleasure . i can understand very well on your channel my teacher please the grammar love and peace 😘
@EnglishwithLiz
Жыл бұрын
Hi Jambo. When starting an English channel on YT there's so much competition that you need to stick to a particular niche (in my case pronunciation). Once the channel is established, you can then look at the other areas of English. So that's my plan and grammar lessons will feature in the future. However, do you have any particular issues I could help you with now? ❤️ Love & 🕊Peace. Liz
@jambo112savoia2
Жыл бұрын
@@EnglishwithLiz yes teacher , i have many questions about grammar , perhaps the most famous of them is what is the real function of ( too) in the sentence because too made me go crazy and also are the participle clauses used a lot in language ? peace and love jambo 😘
@EnglishwithLiz
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@@jambo112savoia2 Participle clauses are most often used in written texts, such as fiction, rather than in our day-to-day speech. They add more detail and meaning to the sentence, which is useful for written texts. They also tend to be perceived as formal, which is why they aren't used in spoken language as often as they are in written texts. More on to, too and two later😁
@jambo112savoia2
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@@EnglishwithLiz too later ??? ok 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣i'll go crazy then
@EnglishwithLiz
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Hi Jambo To’ is used to show motion, eg "I’m going to the shop." ‘Too’ means ‘also’ or ‘extremely’, eg "I would like to come too but I'm too tired." ‘Two’ means the number 2, eg "Let’s buy two apples." I hope this stops you going crazy 🤣
Very helpful, thank you so much ❤
@EnglishwithLiz
Ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Love ❤️ & 🕊️Peace. Liz
Thank you so much for such videos, these are quite helpful.
@EnglishwithLiz
8 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful. There are similar videos for all the vowels in this playlist kzread.info/head/PLe6nq1U9QfazrHajqdXdaKjHGWDvFWuQE Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Thank you, it’s so helpful!
@EnglishwithLiz
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Glad it was helpful Дарья. ❤️ Love & 🕊Peace. Liz
Amazing! Helped a lot to correct my pronunciation. Thanks a lot
@EnglishwithLiz
8 ай бұрын
I'm so glad to help. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
This is why I tell people that English is HARD!!!
Thanks for the video
Thank you Teacher
Thanks very much.
It's awesome Liz. ❤❤❤❤
Grazie mille! ❤Love and Pace.
Your class was very good, you are a great professor.
@EnglishwithLiz
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I'm so glad you think so Francisco. Your comment means a lot to me. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
i really enjoy these as a resource for the language part of my English degree
@EnglishwithLiz
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Excellent. Good luck with the degree. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME..... greetings from Chile 😃😃😃👋
@EnglishwithLiz
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Happy to help Boris. ❤️ to 🇨🇱. ❤️ Love & 🕊Peace. Liz
I love it thanks❤❤❤❤🙏👍🏻🍀💕
Excellent!!! Thank you!!! 🤩
@EnglishwithLiz
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You're welcome! Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Thank you so much ❤
ohmygod you don't understand how much this helps 😭 i was at the verge of having a breakdown cause I don't understand the differences between these phonetic symbols
@EnglishwithLiz
7 ай бұрын
Hi Kira. I'm so happy it helped. Anything else you need help with? Love ❤️ & 🕊 Peace. Liz
Thx, you are a great teacher.
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thank you so much Stephanie. ❤️ Love & 🕊Peace. Liz
Excellent video. Thanks for sincere efforts.
@EnglishwithLiz
9 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Love❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
អរគុណអ្នកគ្រូ ពិតជាមេរៀនល្អណាស់
@EnglishwithLiz
10 ай бұрын
រីករាយដែលអ្នកបានរីករាយជាមួយវា។ ស្នេហា និងសន្តិភាព។ លីស
@ReanKe855
9 ай бұрын
@@EnglishwithLiz Thanks very much I will learn from you , I really want my pronunciation more clearly
@ReanKe855
9 ай бұрын
@@EnglishwithLiz One more question, Can you give some advise to me I want to become good pronunciation but I am not native people, How can I? It's possible or not
Fantastic Liz ❤appreciate !!
@EnglishwithLiz
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Glad you enjoyed it Yawalak. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
thanks a lot
I was looking for this for a ling time.
@EnglishwithLiz
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So glad I could help Helena 😃 ❤️ &🕊
Thank you very much for your help. Love & Peace ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@EnglishwithLiz
9 ай бұрын
My pleasure Huyen. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Спасибо Лиза!🌹🌹🌹🥰🥰👍
You are very very vero wonderful. I'm siciliano😊
Nice Chanel... Good Teacher.. Thanks.
@EnglishwithLiz
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My pleasure. Keep learning. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
You are a perfect teacher💕
@EnglishwithLiz
3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. Keep watching and make sure you've signed up for my monthly newsletter www.englishwithliz.com/sub Love ❤ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Thank for this video I really really appreciate you ❤
@EnglishwithLiz
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thank you Warda. I really really appreciate you watching and hopefully learning. Love ❤️ & 🕊 Peace. Liz
Thank you very much, Madam.
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thanks for watching Kwartir. Love ❤️ & 🕊 Peace. Liz
Thanks
EXCELLENT!! THAK YOU SO MUCH!!! 🤩
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thank you Ro. I am making videos for all the vowels. If you haven't seen it my one for 'E' is here. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aXp7y5J9gcfYc8rM.htmlttps://kzread.info/dash/bejne/aXp7y5J9gcfYc8o.html Love ❤️ & 🕊 Peace. Liz
This was an amazing lesson. Do you have a lesson that could help a non native speaker to recognise the choice of letter sound to be used looking at the word. Thankyou
while in American E. we use -ae, she use -a. Vowell controlled by -r is also different. This is an excellent lesson for European English.
You are a great teacher.
@EnglishwithLiz
7 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😃. Love❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
@shyamsir4931
7 ай бұрын
I love you too.
Thank you so much 👍
Thank you, It's amazing Good job
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thanks Rocky (love your name 😀). ❤️ Love & 🕊Peace. Liz
Wow Thank You it is just What I needed.
@EnglishwithLiz
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Glad it helped Felix. Love❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Thank you for posting.
@EnglishwithLiz
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My pleasure. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Many thanks professor
@EnglishwithLiz
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You are welcome Carla. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
you explained very well ❤❤❤❤
@EnglishwithLiz
5 ай бұрын
Glad you think so! Love ❤️ & 🕊️Peace. Liz.
Great. Your videos are very good.
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thank you so much Jackson. Love ❤️ & 🕊 Peace. Liz
Vowels are extremely flexible in English. One finds subtly different pronunciations with regional dialects and accents. American pronunciations are noticeably different from British or Australian, for example.
@EnglishwithLiz
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Absolutely right Lorne and although RP or Modern RP is the recognised standard for teaching, I always impress on my students that there's no real right or wrong way, as long as there is clarity and the speaker can be understood. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
@ghalial9966
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@@EnglishwithLiz hello miss liz we need to know how to pronounce sounds in the international phonetic Alphabets
@magarsamohamed8016
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@@EnglishwithLiz sopp
@b213videoz
5 ай бұрын
Yep, American "fox" sounds as completely something else 🤣
My best compliments and thanks for your videos. I'm fond of English, ex Hotel receptionist, Just retired.
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thank you Vito. Have a happy retirement. Dove vivi in Italia? Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
@54zelholly
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@@EnglishwithLiz Now since 2012 in Prato but I was born and worked in Florence.
@EnglishwithLiz
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@@54zelholly Ahh Florence, very beautiful, but a madhouse of tourism in the season. Good idea to live outside. I ❤Italy and visit 2/3 times a year to 'recharge my batteries' in a small trullo outside Alberobello. Love ❤ & 🕊Peace. Liz
God bless you dearest teacher ❤️☺️
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thank you! 😃. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Good evening Professor. Thanks a lot dear Professor, super lesson .... For this , welcome to Morocco if possible... I'm student in Morocco in Departement of English Studies in my first year... I'm retired professor of Arabic language in Morocco. I'm , may be the aging student , in the University in the World. Welcome to Morocco if possible.
@abderrafimansari4643
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Thanks Professor
Awesome topic dear Liz.. Shall you make a series of all English alphabet from A to Z? Hopefully to complete this topic for all Eng. alphabet from A until Z.
@EnglishwithLiz
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I will, starting with the vowels first. I am currently working on the letter E at the moment, but a lot of work as there are approx 14 different pronunciations 😅. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
@changehealthcaresolutions-8168
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@@EnglishwithLiz I guess that this series will be a unique series all over Eng. KZreadrs so I appreciate your great effort... Go Head.
American English is good to me thank you very much my dear teacher
@EnglishwithLiz
4 ай бұрын
You are welcome! Love❤️ & 🕊️Peace. Liz
Excellent
@EnglishwithLiz
Ай бұрын
Thank you. Love ❤️ & 🕊️Peace. Liz
Great job! 👏🏾👏🏾
@EnglishwithLiz
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Thank you and thanks for watching. Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
Thank you so much.
@EnglishwithLiz
8 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Love ❤️ & 🕊Peace. Liz
I love It.