Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to speak
naturally in a minute from Happy English. I'm here every
Sunday with a quick one point lesson to help you
improve your pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. Today, let's practice liaison,
how sounds linked together in natural American English. Our focus
today is the phrase what do you? In everyday English conversation,
what do you and what are you often sound exactly
the same what do you? So instead of saying what
do you think? Americans usually say what do you think?
And instead of what are you doing? We say what
are you doing? Now, let's do some shadowing practice. I'll
say a phrase twice. First, just listen, then say it
together with me. Ready, what do you think? What do
you think? What do you like? What do you like?
What do you want? What do you want? What are
you doing? What are you doing? What are you thinking?
What are you thinking? What are you getting? What are
you getting? This kind of liaison makes your English sound faster, smoother,
and more natural. So next time you ask a question,
try it the natural way. What do you think? Hey?
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