Learn English Lesson 2, pronunciation of difficult words. British Accent

Here s a poem with some words that nonnative English speakers often struggle with. It really should help with English pronunciation. Learn English Book (affiliate link) Done here with a British accent. I ve noticed that pronunciation of English can be a big barrier to novices and advanced students. I ve displayed it in the video, but for those who want to copy and paste it, here it is: I take it you already know Of tough and bough and cough and dough Others may stumble, but not you On hiccough, thorough, slough, and through Well done And now you wish, perhaps To learn of less familiar traps Beware of heard, a dreadful word That looks like beard and sounds like bird. And dead; it s said like bed, not bead; For goodness sake, don t call it deed Watch out for meat and great and threat, (they rhyme with suite and straight and debt) A moth is not a moth in mother. Nor both in bother, broth in brother.