English Highway Podcast

Pronunciation: The /j/ (#0273)

Practice the /j/ sound using vocabulary words to create sentences.

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Youre about to listen to an audio lesson from OpenEnglish.com. elcome bac!. "y name is #ndres "oreno$ and %ll be your English coach for this audio lesson. Our goal today is to continue to improve your listening and spea!ing s!ills by wor!ing on !ey pronunciation tools. &oday were going to wor! with the letter 'j.( )epeat after me* 'j( 'j( '+a!e( 'just( ,ood job. -eep practicing. )epeat after me* 'j( 'j( &hats it. .ow some words* '+une( '+uly( 'jam( #nd again$ come on* '+une( '+uly( 'jam( ay to go. /ets !eep practicing. .ow lets use these words in some sentences. )epeat after me* '% just remembered.( #nd again* '% just remembered.( ,ood job. Heres the ne0t one. )epeat after me*

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'journal( 'journal( '% have to read the journal today.( ay to go. Heres the ne0t sentence. )epeat after me* '+une( '&oday is +une 5nd.( 1ome on$ again* '+une 5nd( '&oday is +une 5nd.( ay to go. Youre doing fantastic. /ets !eep practicing. Heres the ne0t e0ample. )epeat after me* 'job( '%m loo!ing for a job.( #nd again* '%m loo!ing for a job.( ,reat wor!. /ets !eep at it. )epeat after me* 'jog( 1ome on. /et me hear that 'j( sound* 'j( 'jog( 'j( 'jog( ,ood job. Here it goes again. )epeat after me* 'jog( '% will go for a jog.( ,ood wor!. /ets !eep at it. )epeat after me* '+ohn jogs every morning.( '+ohn jogs.(
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&hats a hard one$ come on* '+ohn( '+ohn jogs.( '+ohn jogs every morning.( '+ohn is from +apan.( '+apan( '+ohn is from +apan.( E0cellent. /ets !eep practicing. )epeat after me* '+ohn is +apanese.( 'He is +apanese.( '+ohn is +apanese.( ay to go. /ets !eep at it. 1ome on$ youre doing great. mastering the 'j( sound. )epeat after me* '+ohn is a ja66 player.( 'ja66( '+ohn( '+ohn is a ja66 player.( ay to go$ great progress. /ets !eep practicing. )epeat after me* 'job( 'His job is fun.( Once again* 'job( 'His job is fun.( &hats it. Youre doing great. /ets !eep at it. )epeat after me* '+enny( '+enny and +ohn( '+ohn has a friend named +enny.( Youre

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'+enny and +ohn are in a band.( ay to go. Heres the ne0t e0ample. )epeat after me$ and give it your best* '+enny tells lots of jo!es.( Practice that 'j( sound. /et me hear it* 'j( 'jo!es( .ow the whole sentence. )epeat after me* '+enny tells lots of jo!es.( #nd again* '+enny tells lots of jo!es.( onderful. /ets !eep at it. )epeat after me* '+effrey( '+effrey is also in their band.( '+effrey is from .ew +ersey.( &hats a difficult sentence. )epeat after me* '.ew +ersey( '.ew +ersey( '+effrey is from .ew +ersey.( '&heir ne0t show is in +uly.( /et me hear that 'j( sound. 7hout it out* '+uly( '&heir ne0t show is in +uly.( &hats it. Youre doing great. /ets !eep practicing. )epeat after me* 'jac!ets( '&hey wear blac! jac!ets.( 'jac!ets( '&hey wear blac! jac!ets.(
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onderful. /ets !eep at it. )epeat after me* '+anuary( '&hey started playing in +anuary.( One more sentence$ so give it your best. )epeat after me* '+ac!( '&heir managers name is +ac!.( '&heir managers name is +ac!.( 1ongratulations8 &hats the end of this audio lesson. &han! you so much for your time and effort. #s always$ my recommendation is for you to listen to this lesson a couple more times. -eep practicing$ !eep at it because remember$ practice ma!es perfect8 4or additional practice$ turn on your computer and go to OpenEnglish.com. #t OpenEnglish$ youll find hundreds of interactive lessons and videos to help you perfect your English. #ccelerate your English today. 7ee you soon.

Additional practice: Initial j sound

ords: +a!e just +une +uly jam journal +une 5nd job jog +ohn +apan ja66 +enny +enny and +ohn jo!es +effrey .ew +ersey jac!ets +anuary +ac! !entences: '% just remembered.( '% have to read the journal today.( '&oday is +une 5nd.( '%m loo!ing for a job.( '% will go for a jog.( '+ohn jogs every morning.(
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'+ohn jogs.( '+ohn is from +apan.( '+ohn is +apanese.( 'He is +apanese.( '+ohn is a ja66 player.( 'His job is fun.( '+ohn has a friend named +enny.( '+enny and +ohn are in a band.( '+enny tells lots of jo!es.( '+effrey is also in their band.( '+effrey is from .ew +ersey.( '&heir ne0t show is in +uly.( '&hey wear blac! jac!ets.( '&hey started playing in +anuary.( '&heir managers name is +ac!.(

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