One of the aspects of English that often baffles learners is the abundance of contractions and the variety of situations in which they are used. Today we bring you THREE videos that will help you master them!
It’s, we’ll, they’d, she’d… There are many contractions in English, and while they are certainly useful in speech, sometimes it’s a bit hard to know exactly how to build and pronounce them. To solve this problem for you once and for all, we recommend that you watch these three videos. They cover on the one hand grammatical and orthographic aspects that you must consider when forming them, and on the other hand the pronunciation of contractions in both British and American English!
Video 1 – Contractions – Sound Natural & Speak English like Native Speaker, from Let’s Talk!
This excellent video explains both how to create contractions and how to use them! Pay especial attention to the brilliant explanation of how two different expressions in different verbal tenses might be contracted in the same way, such as in the case of she’s being either she is, or she has.
Video 2: How to Pronounce Contractions: American English Pronunciation, by Rachel’s English
As usual, Rachel brings content that can only be qualified as excellent. For all those learning American English, this video is arguably a must-watch. Including phonetic transcriptions and explanations, this video is the ultimate guide to American contraction pronunciation.
Video 3: Speak English Fluently – How to Use Contractions, by Oxford Online English
For all our friends who are studying British English, here is another video from Oxford Online English that explains how to pronounce them like a true Briton!
What do you think? Did those videos help you fully understand the topic? Do you feel now confident using them? Let us know in the comments and remember that there is always great content to be found at www.voicetube.com!