Hello and welcome back to English with Lucy
Today is an exciting day because I'm starting a new mini-series with you guys
All about British English pronunciation
Now, arguably one of the most difficult parts of learning English
is the pronunciation of the many many vowel sounds
So, the first part of this series is going to be all about the different vowel sounds that we use in British English
Quickly, before we get started
Make sure you connect with me on all of my social media
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Where you can sponsor me and earn some really nice rewards like skype lessons and hard-written cards
Before we get started I just want to make one thing clear
I am not trying to make you get rid of your accent
Accents make us unique
I just want to help you improve your pronunciation
So you can be better understood and can communicate more easily
So, don't go crazy and think 'I must lose my accent I must lose my accent'
Because, A, it's really difficult, and B, why?
Unless you want to be an actor for a specific job role, there's no need
A story that might surprise some of you is that
Throughout my childhood and some of my teenage years
I was really really embarrassed of my accent
I have a relatively posh British accent
And some people used to make fun of me at school
But know I've realised that accents don't matter
What does matter is bad pronunciation, and this is where I come in to help you guys!