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Alright, guys this is Elliott from etjenglish. com and I am here to talk to you about Easter. Today, we're going to talk about some pronunciation and some vocabulary all related to Easter.
Well, friends, I'm Elliott from etjenglish.com website, and I'm going to talk to you about Easter. Today, we're going to talk about some of the pronunciations and vocabulary associated with Easter.
So firstly, generally Easter is traditionally known as a religious holiday. I myself don't really know much about that kind of stuff.
First, Easter is often referred to as a religious holiday. I really don't know much about this kind of stuff myself.
I just know how the average person would celebrate Easter. And today, we're going to talk about some of those things and kind of build some pronunciation skills along the way.
I just know how the average person celebrates Easter. Today, we're going to talk about some of them and learn some pronunciation techniques along the way.
So, hopefully, you'll learn some new things. Let's see what happens.
Hope you can learn something new. Let's go check it out.
So firstly, let's just talk about the pronunciation of the word "Easter". Now firstly, you look at the spelling.
First, let's talk about the pronunciation of the word "Easter.". First, look at spelling.
It finishes with "er". Now, in an American accent, you would hear this pronounced as /ər/, like a pirate, right? /ər/.
It ends with "er". With an American accent, you'll hear the pronunciation is /ər/, like a pirate, right? /ər/。
But in British English, we will not pronounce the ER sound in most areas of the South of England if you want that RP accent. If you want to speak like me, you would pronounce Easter/ˈiːstə/ with an /ə/.
But in British English, if you want to make an RP accent, we don't pronounce ER in most parts of the south of England. If you want to pronounce it like I did, you'll pronounce it as Easter/ˈiːstə/, with a /ə/sound.
What sound is that? You should know by now if you've been watching my videos for a while.
What is that sound? If you've been watching my video for a while, you should know by now.
That /ə/ sound at the end is called the schwa sound. So, we would say Easter/ˈiːstər/.
The final /ə/ sound is called a weak central vowel. Therefore, we read Easter/ˈiːstər/.
So Easter is celebrated over a weekend. It starts on Friday and it ends on Monday nights.
Easter is celebrated on weekends. Starts on Friday and ends on Monday night.
Now this kind of weekend or holiday is known as Easter weekend. Now, let's just practice the pronunciation of that: Easter weekend.
Such weekends or holidays are called Easter weekends. Let's practice its pronunciation: Easter weekend.
So, we've got lots of movement in the mouth there: Easter weekend. So, aside from the religious aspects of Easter, there's another thing which is quite important to Easter and I think a lot of you might already know what this is.
Our mouths went through a series of movements: Easter weekend. In addition to the religious aspects of Easter, there is one more thing that is important for Easter, and I think many of you may already know what it is.
This is Easter eggs. Now, let's just stop and talk about the pronunciation here.
That's the Easter egg. Let's stop and talk about pronunciation.
You remember earlier I said "Easter weekend". When I say "Easter eggs", I'm connecting my speech.
Remember when I just said "Easter weekend"? When I say "Easter eggs," I connect the pronunciations.
I am pronouncing that R at the end of "Easter". It's becoming "Eastereggs".
I pronounced the R tone behind "Easter." Became "Eastereggs".
The reason why is because "Easter" finishes with a vowel sound, the schwa sound, Easter, that's a vowel, the next word also begins with a vowel. Now, when we have a word that finishes with /r/ and we do that schwa sound and the next word begins with a vowel, we're going to use that /r/ to produce a bridge that joins us to the next word.
The reason is because Easter ends with a vowel, a weak central vowel, Easter, which is a vowel, and the next word begins with a vowel. When a word ends with /r/, and we pronounce a weak central vowel and the next word begins with a vowel, then we have to use that /r/ sound as a bridge to connect to the next word.
So, instead of being Easter eggs, we would say Eastereggs, Eastereggs. So we give Easter eggs to our loved ones, our family members.
So, we don't read It as Easter eggs, but Eastereggs, Eastereggs. We send Easter eggs to our loved ones, our families.
These are egg shaped chocolates which come in a variety of different shapes and sizes. Sometimes we also get rabbit shaped Easter treats.
These are egg-shaped chocolates that come in a variety of different shapes and sizes. Sometimes we also get Easter gifts in the shape of rabbits.
And this is where I will now start talking about something called the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny is an imaginary creature.
Now I'm going to talk about the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny is a fictional creature.
It's a rabbit which also we know as a bunny. And it delivers gifts to children, usually these chocolate eggs.
It's a rabbit, and we call it bunny. It gives gifts to children, usually these chocolate eggs.
It's a bit like the whole Santa thing at Christmas but instead this time it's a lovely friendly bouncy bunny that doesn't come down your chimney it just delivers Easter eggs somehow. Now, if you're like me and you have a sweet tooth, which means you like sweet food, maybe at Easter, you could confess and tell people that you are a chocoholic.
It's a bit like Santa Claus at Christmas, but this time it's a cute and friendly bouncing bunny that doesn't come down from the chimney, it just delivers Easter eggs somehow. If you have a sweet tooth like me, which means you like sweets, maybe at Easter, you can confess that you're a chocolate controller.
Pronunciation /ˌtʃɒkəˈhɒlɪk/, chocoholic. And just like an alcoholic somebody who is addicted to alcohol, if you call yourself a chocoholic this means you bloody love chocolate.
Pronunciation, /ˌtʃɒkəˈhɒlɪk/, chocolate control. Just like alcoholics, if you call yourself Chocolate Control, it means you love chocolate very much.
Now, write in the comments below. Would you say that you are a chocoholic?
Please leave a message below. Would you say you're a chocolate controller?
Do you have a sweet tooth? You like sweet food or are you more of a savory person? Do you prefer savory food like meat or vegetables and salty things?
Do you like sweets? Do you prefer sweet food or do you prefer delicious food? Do you like salty foods like meat or vegetables and salty things?
Let me know. And we have one more thing which we call an Easter Basket.
Please let me know. We also have something called an Easter basket.
An Easter Basket is usually what we would carry the eggs when we give them to someone. This is more of a tradition.
Easter baskets are usually what we carry when we give easter eggs to others. This one is a bit traditional.
It's not so common anymore. Usually what happens now is the parents just give the kids their chocolate to shut them up.
It's less common now. Now, often, parents just give their kids chocolates to shut them up.
But let's just talk about the pronunciation of the word basket. Now, you might hear some people in England, in the south and the north in particular areas, they will pronounce it like the American style of basket/ˈbæskɪt/, with the /æ/ sound, and it's absolutely fine if you want to pronounce it this way.
But let's talk about the pronunciation of the word basket. You may hear some people in the UK, in specific areas of the South and the North, where they will be like the American basket/ˈbæskɪt/pronunciation, with /æ/sound, if you want to pronounce it that way, absolutely.
However, if you want that RP English, you would have to pronounce it as basket/ˈbɑːskɪt/ with an /ɑː/. The reason why is because we have two consonants after the /ɑː/ sound or the /æ/ sound.
However, if you want to use an RP accent, you have to pronounce it basket/ˈbɑːskɪt/, with /ɑː/. The reason is because we have two consonants after /ɑː/ or /æ/.
So, with the RP accent that means it needs to be pronounced with an /ɑː/. I'd also like you to write in the comments what are you doing for Easter.
In an RP accent, this means that it needs to be pronounced as /ɑː/. I also want you to write down in the comments what you're going to do for Easter.
Do you do anything special to celebrate Easter time? Is there a different tradition in your country or maybe you don't celebrate Easter.
Do you do anything special to celebrate Easter? Do your country have different traditions? Or you don't celebrate Easter.
If you don't, that's absolutely fine. Are there any different things which you do in your country in relation to Easter?
If you don't celebrate, it's absolutely okay. Do you have any different events in your country on Easter?
Please write in the comments. I'd love to find out what different people do for the Easter occasion. I know what I'll be doing on Easter Sunday which is kind of the most special day.
Please write a review. I'd love to know what different people would do for Easter. I know what I'm going to do on Easter Sunday and it's a very special day.
I will be going to my parents house and I know that my mum and dad will prepare a delicious spread of food. "A spread" is basically just a large table full of different bits of food, just lots of food.
I was going to my parents' house, and I knew my parents would prepare a big table of delicious food. "A spread" is basically a big table full of different foods, just lots of food.
That's what we would call a good spread, a spread of delicious food all over the table. Now, usually in England, the kind of, once again, tradition which doesn't have to be this way, but it is a tradition which is on Sundays and especially during special occasions we will have a roast dinner.
That's what we call a big table, one table full of delicious food. Usually in the UK, although not necessarily so, but for this type of tradition, on Sundays, especially on special occasions, we eat barbecue dinners.
When I say it faster, it would be roasdinner. The reason why is because "roast" finishes with a "t" and "dinner" begins with "d".
When I speak fast, it becomes roasdinner. The reason is because "roast" ends with "t" and "dinner" begins with "d".
So, the "t" will actually disappear and kind of adapt to the sound of the "d" at the beginning of the next word, roasdinner, roasdinner. Roast dinner is when we roast meat, potatoes.
Thus, the "t" actually disappears to accommodate the pronunciation at the beginning of the next word "d," roasdinner, roasdinner. Grilled dinner is where we grill meat and potatoes.
We have lots of vegetables and gravy on top. This is a very traditional British meal; it's probably the most British thing that you could eat a roast dinner on a Sunday.
There are a lot of vegetables and gravy on it. It's a very traditional British meal and it's probably the most British food you'll ever get on a Sunday.
So, that's what I'll be doing at Easter and this is what I think holidays are all about. They're about spending time with your family whether you celebrate the religious meaning or not, you spend time with your family, you appreciate what you have and you just spread the love.
That's what I'm going to do at Easter, and that's what I think the holidays are all about. Whether you celebrate religious holidays or not, they are time with your family, you spend time with your family, you cherish what you have, you just spread love.
And of course, eat lots of food, eat lots of chocolate until you feel like you have a food baby. And just in case you didn't know, a food baby is when you eat loads and loads of food and you feel like you're pregnant like you have a baby in your stomach.
And, of course, eat big meals and eat plenty of chocolate until you eat and your stomach swells like you're pregnant. Just in case you don't know, food baby is when you eat a lot of food, you will feel like you are pregnant, like having a child in your belly.
So, men can also feel like they have a food baby. Other things people say is to eat into a food coma which is basically when you pass out because you eat so much food.
So, men will also feel like they are pregnant. There is also a saying that you fall into a food coma by eating too much, which basically means that you pass out because you have eaten too much.
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