I couldn't resist. Here are a few humorous examples of how difficult English pronunciation really is!
Here is Ricky Ricardo from I Love Lucy trying to pronounce words that end in 'ough':
https://www.schooltube.com/video/8d94448e0ba3a3f756b9/
"Dearest Creatures in Creation" poem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzMaMDu_VQU
And here is the poem "I take it you already know"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRe-j2EC1j8
To see the script including IPA symbols, click here:
http://www.jochenenglish.de/misc/phonetic_symbols_itakeit.pdf
I hope you have fun with these!
All the best,
Maria
http://english4professionals.webs.com
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