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  • Hey all it's Jennifer from Tarle Speech.

  • I hope you were all doing well today. I just  wanted to announce that I am going to do a summer  

  • shorts series. I hope you get that! Shorts  are the pants that we wear in the summer  

  • and #shorts are the little videos that  are 15 to 60 seconds here on youtube.

  • I'm going to post one video every day  of the summer so I'll have my regular  

  • videos on Tuesday and Friday and then  I'll have shorts the rest of the days.  

  • So stay tuned and of course I have to teach  you a word because that's just the way I do it.  

  • And the word is shorts! So to say this  word we start with the sh sh move to the or  

  • touch the back of the top front teeth for  the t and then pull it down for the s.

  • shorts shorts shorts

  • I will see you every day for shorts

Hey all it's Jennifer from Tarle Speech.

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How to Pronounce SHORTS - #SHORTS Quick English Pronunciation Mini Lesson

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Video vocabulary

Keywords

regular

US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

  • adjective
  • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • Occurring or being done frequently
  • Being normal, usual, or average
  • Usual or ordinary.
  • Recurring at fixed intervals.
  • Conforming to a principle or rule.
  • Belonging to a permanent army rather than a reserve or militia.
  • Following the normal pattern of inflection.
  • Of medium size.
  • Normal; typical
  • Doing something often; habitual
  • Symmetrical or well-proportioned
  • Having parts or features arranged in a symmetrical or consistent way.
  • noun
  • Customers who frequently visit a place
  • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
  • A person who frequently visits a place or does something.
  • A person who frequently visits a place or does something.
  • A full-time member of a group or organization
series

US /ˈsɪriz/

UK /ˈsɪəri:z/

  • noun
  • Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • A number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another.
  • A set of television or radio programmes that have the same characters or deal with the same subject.
  • A set of games or contests played to determine a winner.
  • The sum of a sequence of terms.
  • A group of stamps or currency issued at the same time and with a similar design.
  • other
  • Number of things that happen one after another
  • adjective
  • Connected or arranged in a sequence.
rest

US /rɛst/

UK /rest/

  • noun
  • Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • State in which there is a lack of motion
  • Part of something remaining after some was used
  • A thing used for support.
  • An interval of silence in a piece of music.
  • A state of relaxation and inactivity.
  • verb
  • To stop working or avoid activity to recover
  • (Of dead person) to lie in a grave
  • To lean, support or place something against
  • To not be tired because you had enough sleep
  • Be supported by something.
  • other
  • A state of inactivity or relaxation.
  • other
  • To cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength.
  • To be supported or held up by something.
  • To remain or be left.
  • other
  • To place or lay something so that it is supported by something else.
tune

US /tun, tjun/

UK /tju:n/

  • verb
  • To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
  • To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
  • To modify how something operates, looks, e.g. car
  • noun
  • Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
speech

US /spitʃ/

UK /spi:tʃ/

  • noun
  • A formal talk to an audience
  • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
pull

US / pʊl/

UK /pʊl/

  • noun
  • Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • Force something has that draws other things to it
  • Using your hands to move something to you
  • verb
  • To breathe in smoke, as from a pipe
  • To hold something and move it toward you
  • To remove something by force
wear

US /wer/

UK /weə(r)/

  • verb
  • To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • To display an expression or emotion on the face
  • To become weaker or damaged from continued use
  • noun
  • Clothing designed for a purpose e.g. skiing
  • Damage from continual use over a long period
front

US /frʌnt/

UK /frʌnt/

  • noun
  • Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • Area where fighting in a war is happening
  • Place where air of different temperatures meets
  • verb
  • To have the forward part facing something
  • To lead a group of people, usually a band
  • adjective
  • Opposite of back; the forward part of an object
start

US /stɑrt/

UK /stɑ:t/

  • noun
  • First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
  • Sudden action or movement because you are scared
  • verb
  • To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
  • To turn something on
  • other
  • Beginning of something in place or time
announce

US /əˈnaʊns/

UK /əˈnaʊns/

  • verb
  • To make a public statement about a plan, decision