Practice with me: Short & effective daily practice to boost your pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary

Hey, welcome to the InFluency Podcast. I’m Hadar, and this is episode number 325. And today you are going to practice your pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary with me.

Hey everyone. Thank you so much for tuning in today. Today we have a fun practice, it’s called a Sprint. If you’ve been here for a while, you already know what a Sprint is. If not, then it’s a really effective daily exercise designed to help you build your active vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. It is only 10 minutes, and you will feel that you have worked out after this exercise, I promise. But as you do it, you will intentionally repeat certain words and phrases and sounds and certain structures that will help you internalize those structures.

My students who have used Sprints in a while, tell me that now they feel like some of the sounds and the words that they practice daily just roll off their tongues when they speak. Because this is how effective it is, it works on a subconscious level. So today I wanna share that Sprint with you.

Now, if you like it, I also have a gift for you. And it’s a mini training called the Sprint Rookie, it’s absolutely free. And it’s three complete Sprints with the scripts, so you can follow the script as you practice with me, on an easy to use app that you get lifetime access to. And it’s absolutely free. And I’m giving it to you because I want you to see that it’s possible to get significant results with daily practice of only 10 minutes a day.

Now, it’s important to speak, it’s important to learn. All of that is important. But if you’re a busy person like me, then you probably like efficiency and you probably like to get results while not investing a lot of your time. So this is why I created the Sprints, and I invite you to check it out and enjoy it. And if you do like it, download the Sprint Rookie for free so you can practice with me daily.

All right, let’s get started. Now, just so you know, there’s also a video version of the Sprint, so if you’d like to watch me as I pronounce these words, and if you’d like to see the script in front of you, then I’m going to link to the video in the show notes. So whether you choose to do this while listening to the podcast or watching the video, I guarantee that you are going to find this effective and fun. Let’s get started.

Video transcript:

Hey everyone, it’s Hadar. Today I have a fun and very effective daily practice to help you boost your pronunciation, active vocabulary, and grammar. This exercise is called a Sprint. And it’s designed for busy people who know the daily practice is essential if they want to improve their fluency and confidence in English.

You can practice this Sprint daily or you can download my free Sprint Rookie. The Sprint Rookie is a mini training with free Sprints and scripts that you can get lifetime access to on an easy to use app or website. I wanna give it to you for free because I want you to know that it’s possible for you to make significant changes in your English, your fluency, and your confidence with only 10 minutes a day. So click the link below to download the Sprint Rookie for free today.

The best way to practice with a Sprint is simply to shadow me and follow me out loud. If it’s a little challenging, you can slow down the video. And if that’s still challenging, you can pause the video and then repeat difficult parts. But anyway, the more you do it, the easier it gets. And the idea is not to get it perfect, it’s just to get it done. Let’s get started.

We’re gonna start with a few consonants: p – f.

Let’s add some voice to it: b – v.

A little faster: p-f-b-v.

t-d-n-l.

muh-muh-mei, muh-muh-mai, muh-muh-mau, muh-muh-mou, muh-muh-moi

Good. Let’s shake it out. Lip trill.

throw, through, thrown. throw, through, thrown. throw, through, thrown. throw, through, thrown.

blow, blew, blown. blow, blew, blown. blow, blew, blown. blow, blew, blown. blow, blew, blown. blow, blew, blown.

draw, drew, drawn. draw, drew, drawn. draw, drew, drawn. draw, drew, drawn. draw, drew, drawn. draw, drew, drawn.

w-skw.

where-square. where-square. where-square. where-square.

weak-squeak. weak-squeak. weak-squeak. weak-squeak.

wash-squash. wash-squash. wash-squash. wash-squash.

worm-squirm. worm-squirm. worm-squirm. worm-squirm. worm-squirm. worm-squirm.

seat-sit-set-sat. seat-sit-set-sat. seat-sit-set-sat. seat-sit-set-sat.

Luke-look-luck-lock. Luke-look-luck-lock. Luke-look-luck-lock. Luke-look-luck-lock.

buddy-body, buddy-body, buddy-body, buddy-body. My buddy has a fit body. My buddy has a fit body. My buddy has a fit body. My buddy has a fit body.

wonder-wander, wonder-wander, wonder-wander, wonder-wander. I sometimes wonder where their minds wander. I sometimes wonder where their minds wander. I sometimes wonder where their minds wander.

color-collar, color-collar, color-collar, color-collar. I like the color of your collar. I like the color of your collar. I like the color of your collar. I like the color of your collar.

Perspective. p’r-SPEK-tiv. Perspective. Perspective. Perspective is a point of view of something based on one’s experiences or beliefs.

From my perspective, it seems like a good deal. From my perspective, it seems like a good deal. From my perspective, it seems like a good deal.

I’d like to hear your perspective on the matter. I’d like to hear your perspective on the matter. I’d like to hear your perspective on the matter.

I’ve never thought about it from this perspective before. I’ve never thought about it from this perspective before. I’ve never thought about it from this perspective before.

want to -> wanna, want to -> wanna. Do you wanna come over for dinner? Do you wanna, do you wanna, do you wanna, do you wanna come over for dinner? Do you wanna come over for dinner?

I wanna try that new restaurant. I wanna try that new restaurant. I wanna try that new restaurant. Wanna, wanna, wanna. I don’t wanna go there. I don’t wanna go there. I don’t wanna go there. I don’t wanna go there.

Going to -> gonna. I’m gonna give you a call later. I’m gonna give, I’m gonna give, I’m gonna give, I’m gonna give you a call later. I’m gonna give you a call later.

Are you gonna come with us? Are you gonna come with us? Are you gonna come with us? Are you gonna come with us? I’m not gonna go. I’m not gonna, not gonna, not gonna go. I’m not gonna go. I’m not gonna go. I’m not gonna go. wanna-gonna.

Now let’s practice grammar. And today we’re gonna practice the Future Perfect Tense structure. We use the Future Perfect Tense to describe an action that is completed before a future point in time: an action that is completed before another action or another point in time that is further in the future. The structure of the Future Perfect Tense is will, have, and past participle, which is the third form of the verb: will+have+V3. Will have completed. Will have finished. Will have eaten. Will have done. Will have driven.

By the end of next week, I will have completed my research project. By the end of next week, I will have completed my research project. By the end of next week, I will have completed my research project.

They will have traveled to five different countries by the end of July. They will have traveled to five different countries by the end of July. By the end of – by the enda, by the enda July. They will have traveled to five different countries by the end of July. They will have traveled to five different countries by the end of July.

By this time next year, I will have saved enough money to buy my dream house. By this time next year, I will have saved enough money to buy my dream house. By this time next year, I will have saved enough money to buy my dream house. By this time next year, I will have saved enough money to buy my dream house.

Now, try to come up with your own sentence in the Future Perfect Tense, and write it in the comments.

And to wrap it up, let’s do a tongue twister. Betty bought a bit of butter. Betty bought a bit of butter. Betty bought a bit of butter. Betty bought a bit of butter. Betty bought a bit of butter. Betty bought a bit of butter. Betty bought a bit of butter. Betty bought a bit of butter. Betty bought a bit of butter. Betty bought a bit of butter. Betty bought a bit of butter.

All right, that’s it. Let’s take one deep breath. Breathe into your belly, and exhale. Make sure you’re not holding any tension.

All right, that’s it. If you enjoyed this Sprint, then make sure to download for free the Sprint Rookie, which is three different Sprints with the scripts that you get lifetime access to on an easy to use app or website. So go ahead and click the link below, and practice effectively with me every single day. If you like this type of exercise, make sure to let me know in the comments.

Have a beautiful, beautiful rest of the day. And I will see you next week in the next video.