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English Highway Podcast

Pronunciation: The /m/ (#0277)


Practice the /m/ sound using vocabulary words and sentences.

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Welcome back. My name is Andres Moreno, your English coach for this
lesson.
Practice words Today, we’re going to continue to work on a new consonant sound. It’s
and sentences: the “m” sound. Repeat after me:

Monday “mmm”

Here’s a word for you:

“Monday”

Once again:

“Monday”

“mmm”

That’s it. Feel the vibration as your lips stay together.

“mmm”

Do you feel it?

“mmm”

Practice words Way to go. Today, we’re going to talk about Jeff and Kim. So repeat
and sentences: after me:

Madonna “Madonna”

Jeff loves “Madonna”


Madonna.
“mmm”
magazines
“Madonna”
Kim likes to read
magazines. “Jeff loves Madonna.”

meeting That’s it, one more time:

Jeff and Kim are “Jeff loves Madonna.”


meeting
tomorrow. Way to go. Repeat after me:

morning “magazines”

Monday “magazines”

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Today is Monday. “Kim likes to read magazines.”

museum Way to go. Next sentence, repeat after me:

They are going to “meeting”


the museum.
“meeting”
March
Stretch that sound:
met
“meeting”
They met in
March. I want to hear it vibrate. Come on:

many “meeting”

Jeff has many That’s it. Repeat after me:


friends.
“Jeff and Kim are meeting tomorrow.”
married
And again:
Kim wants to get
married. “Jeff and Kim are meeting tomorrow.”

marathon “tomorrow morning”

Have you ever “morning”


run a marathon?
“tomorrow morning”
Jeff runs
marathons. That’s it. Let’s keep at it. Repeat after me:

macaroni “Monday”

Kim loves to eat Shout it:


macaroni.
“Monday”
Mexico
“Today is Monday.”
They want to visit
Mexico. That’s it. Get excited. Here’s the next example:

They are going “museum”


next month.
And again:
month
“museum”
model
“They are going to the museum.”
Kim wants to be a
model. That’s a tough sentence. Come on, repeat after me:

mother “They are going”

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Jeff is close to his “to the museum”
mother.
“They are going to the museum.”

Fantastic. Let’s keep going. Repeat after me:

“March”

“March”

“met”

“They met in March.”

You got it. Here’s the next one. Repeat after me:

“many”

“Jeff has many friends.”

That’s it, next example. Give it your best:

“married”

“Kim wants to get married.”

One more time:

“Kim wants to get married.”

You got it. Let’s keep at it here. Repeat after me:

“marathon”

“Have you ever run a marathon?”

Repeat after me:

“marathon”

“Jeff runs marathons.”

Here’s another key word:

“macaroni”

Repeat after me:

“macaroni”

“Kim loves to eat macaroni.”

I’m gonna say it slower this time. Listen and repeat after me:

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“Kim loves to eat macaroni.”

Now a little faster:

“Kim loves to eat macaroni.”

That’s it. Here’s the next example. Repeat after me:

“Mexico”

“Mexico”

“They want to visit Mexico.”

“They are going next month.”

And again, come on let me hear it:

“month”

Shout it:

“month”

Okay, good job. Now the sentence, repeat after me:

“They are going next month.”

One last time, come on. Give it your best:

“They are going next month.”

Great job. Two more sentence and we’re done so repeat after me:

“model”

“model”

“Kim wants to be a model.”

And again:

“Kim wants to be a model.”

Last sentence, give it your best:

“mother”

Shout it out:

“mother”

“Jeff is close to his mother.”

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Repeat after me:

“Jeff is close”

“to his mother”

“Jeff is close to his mother.”


Announcer: Way to go. That’s the end of this audio lesson. Thank you so much for
your perseverance. It’s been a pleasure being your teacher. I love my job
because of people like yourself that set goals and achieve them.

Congratulations! Keep up the hard work and remember, practice makes


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Additional practice: Initial “m” sound

Words:
Monday
Madonna
magazines
meeting
morning
museum
March
met
many
married
marathon
macaroni
Mexico
month
model
mother

Sentences:
“Jeff loves Madonna.”
“Kim likes to read magazines.”
“Jeff and Kim are meeting tomorrow.”
“Today is Monday.”
“They are going to the museum.”
“They met in March.”
“Jeff has many friends.”
“Kim wants to get married.”
“Have you ever run a marathon?”
“Jeff runs marathons.”
“Kim loves to eat macaroni.”
“They want to visit Mexico.”
“They are going next month.”
“Kim wants to be a model.”

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“Jeff is close to his mother.”

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