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  • Hello, I'm John Russell.

  • Let's explore the sound of modern jobs that is the R sound.

  • While ah might seem sleepy, it actually works hard.

  • I'll explain to make the ah sound.

  • Your lips should be apart as if you are sleepy or just waking up your lips should not be rounded.

  • Oh oh, when I said that ah works hard.

  • That is because it appears in many common words.

  • There are two main spelling patterns for all.

  • The first is the letter.

  • Oh, that's the beginning or middle of a word.

  • Modern job office, hospital.

  • Dr.

  • Shaw.

  • The second common spelling is the letter A in the middle of a word.

  • Watch.

  • Want father watch Want Father?

  • If you ever hear English speakers talk about office politics or modern jobs or hospital doctors, then you know what important vowel sound they are using.

  • That's all for today.

Hello, I'm John Russell.

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