The Long and Short U sounds

Teacher Aurelia looks at the two basic types of the ‘U’ sound. Even though a word may be spelled with ‘oo’, it may be pronounced in different ways. For example, short - book and long - food.  Pronunciation is an important aspect in gaining fluency in English so it is worth taking a look at these sounds, understanding the differences  and mastering them.   You can download the transcript and a worksheet of this episode from our blog. http://blog.daway.es