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Listen and repeat: LOT words [ɒ] and THOUGHT-words [ɔː] in British English (and American English)
Listen to words with the vowels [ɒ] & [ɔː] in Br. Eng. and [ɑ] & [ɑː] in Am. Eng and repeat them. Note that some words have an unexpected spelling.
In this exercise you hear words that are pronounced with the vowels [ɒ] & [ɔː] in British English and [ɑ] & [ɑː] in American English. Repeat them. Note that some words have an unexpected spelling. After the exercise you will be aware of this discrepancy and know how to pronounce the words.
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