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This podcast contains 26 sentences. Each sentence includes at least one 4-syllable word. The words are in alphabetical order, so the 4-syllable word in the first sentence is “alligator” beginning with “A” and so on. Sentence number 26 contains the word “zoology”.

Note that some of the sentences are silly and nonsensical while others are perfectly normal. Don’t worry about the ones that don’t make sense. Your job here is to practice pronouncing English. Let’s start:

1. I was eaten by an alligator.

2. She married a benevolent barbarian.

3. He battled a cantankerous cauliflower.

4. You can’t deactivate a dandelion.

5. We rode up on an entertaining elevator.

6. She was flabbergasted by my fettuccine.

7. I donate generously to gastronomic startups.

8. His harmonica playing was heartbreakingly sad.

9. I will now introduce you to the isosceles triangle.

10. She doesn’t put jellyfishes in her jambalaya.

11. The kindergarten children of Kalamazoo are knowledgeable about Kookaburras.

12. Our librarian spoke lyrically about her favorite books.

13. Nobody wants to eat microscopic macaroni.

14. The naturalist was also a skilled navigator.

15. My grandmother was a phone operator in Oklahoma.

16. I told the doctor about my peculiar palpitations.

17. The politician’s quick-wittedness was questionable.

18. We had to regularly repair our car’s radiator.

19. When we put out their dinner dishes, the dogs began synchronizing their salivation.

20. Who put the teriyaki in the terrarium?

21. Her ukulele playing was unbearably bad.

22. A vacationer from Venice vaccinated me.

23. Our watermelon was wonderfully juicy.

24. I don’t know what a xylotomist is.

25. She used to work in Yosemite Park.

26. Is zoology the study of zoos?

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Fixed expressions are little English phrases that native speakers use all the time. If I were in your shoes, I would learn lots of fixed expressions.

For variety, this podcast uses several synthetic voices to read the sentences.

1. The fact that she speaks five languages doesn't mean she's qualified to be president.
2. The fact that I just saw a rat means we're not eating dinner in this restaurant.
3. The fact that our next door neighbor owns three cars proves that he has more money than sense.
4. On the way to work, a bird flew into my car.
5. On the way to Paris, our plane developed engine trouble.
6. On the way to the beach, it started to rain cats and dogs.
7. To my amazement, dinner was ready and waiting for me when I got home.
8. To his amazement, he got a perfect score on his physics exam.
9. To our amazement, the storm passed by quickly and the weather was perfect for our picnic.
10. To their amazement, their new film won first prize at the film festival.

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11. If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't move to Bombay. It's too hot there.
12. If I were in your shoes, I'd marry someone more intelligent than your current girlfriend.
13. She said that if she were in my shoes, she'd quit her job and go to graduate school.
14. Without warning, dishes began to rattle on the shelves. It was an earthquake!
15. Without warning, his mother began to cry. "What's the matter?" asked Maria.
16. Without warning, the car in front of us hit a patch of ice and skidded off the road.
17. That's the kind of thing that drives me crazy.
18. Poorly prepared food in a restaurant is the kind of thing I can't tolerate.
19. Drinking alcohol and driving is the kind of thing that should be severely punished.
20. I got off to a fast start but after a few kilometers, other runners began to catch up with me.
21. She was out sick at the beginning of the semester, but after she returned to school she soon caught up with the other students in her class.
22. I had to work late but I caught up with my friends at the mall later in the evening.

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Practice with the DJ sound, as in “judge” and “ginger.”

1 - His travel agency has a large budget for advertising.

2 - Have you ever heard of an angel with an allergy?

3 - The archaeologist apologized to the biologist.

4 - She lives on the edge of Egypt.

5 - The earthquake caused a lot of damage. It was a huge emergency.

6 - The engineer decided to enlarge the bridge.

7 - In general he is a generous man.

8 - My geography professor is a genuine genius.

9 - My grandmother baked a gigantic gingerbread man.

10 - The doctor suggested a diet of more vegetables and extra oranges.

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