I’ve got 20 common English contractions to practise with you today! l will teach you how to pronounce it’s, don’t, you’ve, weren’t, ain’t, aren’t, haven’t, wasn’t, hadn’t and many more – so that you sound more natural when you speak English! Contractions are shortened forms of English words, such as: ☑️ don’t ☑️ it’s ☑️ aren’t ☑️ they’ve ☑️ ain’t ☑️ hasn’t They are extremely common in spoken English, and common in informal written English too. ? Learning to *hear* and *use* English contractions is one of the best ways to improve your listening skills and sound more natural when you speak in English! So that is what we are going to do today! Don’t miss the BONUS SPEAKING PRACTICE!! ? I’ve included some conversation practice at the end of this lesson – so you can speak with me! We’ll practise using these contractions fluently, in a useful, everyday conversation between friends. ? Practise speaking fluently with me! ———- CHAPTERS ———- 0:00 Introduction 01:00 What’s a contraction? 02:15 DON’T 04:10 DOESN’T 05:21 DIDN’T 06:21 BE contractions with AM, IS, ARE 12:04 BE contractions with WAS, WERE 13:36 HAVE & HAS 17:13 HAVEN’T & HASN’T 19:40 HAD & HADN’T 20:34 Speaking Practice! Speak With Me #mmmEnglish #Pronunciation #EnglishContractions #SpeakWithMe #PracticeWithMe #EnglishPronunciation #EnglishSpeakingLesson #EnglishWithEmma Read the full transcript of this lesson on my blog here: https://www.mmmenglish.com/2022/04/27/can-you-pronounce-contractions/ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – HEY LADY! ?‍♀️ Helping women to succeed in English! https://bit.ly/hey-lady-trial Build fluency and confidence in a supportive women-only community where you will: ⚡️ Practise having real conversations with real people! ⚡️ Get support and guidance from our amazing coaches! ⚡️ Meet and make friends with English-speaking women around the world. ⚡️ Have fun, stay motivated and above all – ENJOY speaking English! ✨ Hey Lady! is the NEW way to experience English and build the fluency you need for success! If you are a woman, or you identify as a woman, and you have an intermediate to advanced level of English, you are welcome to join. ?Get started today with a 10-day FREE trial! Click here? https://bit.ly/hey-lady-trial – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Take your English skills to the next level: ??? mmmEnglish Courses ??? Explore Self-Study English courses here: https://bit.ly/mmmEnglishCourses Or read more below ? Prepositions are one of the most frustrating parts of English – but they don’t have to be! I’ve created a course that will help you to master the most common English prepositions – I’ll teach you how to use them in context, study how they are used and (importantly) I’ll help you to practise using them! This course includes grammar lessons PLUS imitation practice (so you get to practise your pronunciation with me too!) Explore our prepositions course here: https://bit.ly/prepositions8x8 ? Love mmmEnglish imitation lessons? Get HOURS of practice with Emma and complete our imitation training courses! Practise your pronunciation & natural English expressions by imitating a native English speaker. mmmEnglish imitation courses available now: https://bit.ly/mmmEnglishImitationCourse – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Other English Language Tools I recommend! ⭐️Grammarly Grammar Checker: ? Grammarly helps you to see the errors in your writing and your English Grammar by making suggestions and improvements to your writing! Try it for FREE! https://www.grammarly.com/mmmenglish ⭐️Audible ?? Listen to audiobooks to improve your English listening skills (AND your pronunciation!) Listen to thousands of books (all of your favourites are available) Plus… You can try Audible for yourself – get your first audio book absolutely FREE! http://www.audibletrial.com/mmmEnglish Cancel your subscription at any time (but keep your free book forever!) mmmEnglish earns a small commission from affiliates mentioned above. We only promote products and services that we genuinely believe will support our students on their English-learning journey. ❤️ Thank you for your support! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Connect with mmmEnglish Website & Social Media: ?Website: http://bit.ly/mmmEnglish ?Facebook: http://bit.ly/mmmEnglishFB ?Instagram: http://bit.ly/mmmEnglishInsta ??? Show your support for Emma & mmmEnglish by subscribing to our channel, liking videos ? and commenting to let us know! We love hearing from our students! ❤️ SUBSCRIBE to the MMMENGLISH Channel! ➡️ http://bit.ly/Subscribe2mmmEnglish