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Welcome back to the Learn English Podcast. Let's

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improve your English pronunciation. Listen first,

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repeat after me, and then we'll shadow. Today,

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we'll practice smooth sentence connection while

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talking about Marilyn Monroe. Listen and repeat.

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Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe was a famous...

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American actress who became a major Hollywood

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star. Let's do it again. Marilyn Monroe was a

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famous American actress who became a major Hollywood

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star. Marilyn Monroe was a famous American actress

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who became a major Hollywood star. She starred

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in many films. Where she sang danced and performed

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comedy She starred in many films where she sang

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danced and performed comedy Over time She became

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one of the most recognizable faces in the world.

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I know that last word is tricky, so let's say

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it again. World. World. Make sure to put that

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D at the end of the word. Let's repeat that sentence

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a couple more times over time she became one

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of the most Recognizable faces in the world Over

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time she became one of the most recognizable

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faces in the world Now, let's shadow that paragraph.

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See if you can pronounce this with me. Marilyn

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Monroe was a famous American actress who became

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a major Hollywood star. She starred in many films

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where she sang, danced, and performed comedy.

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Over time, she became one of the most recognizable

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faces in the world. Let's go to the next paragraph.

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She became a symbol of classic Hollywood glamour.

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Glamour. So you want to put your stress on that

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first syllable. Glamour. She became a symbol

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of classic Hollywood glamour. Her white dress

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scene became iconic around the world. Even today.

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her films continue to be watched her films continue

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to be watched and appreciated by new generations

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even today her films continue to be watched and

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appreciated by new generations. One more time.

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Even today, her films continue to be watched

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and appreciated by new generations. Now try to

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shadow this with me. She became a symbol of classic

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Hollywood glamour. Her white dress scene, became

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iconic around the world. Even today, her films

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continue to be watched and appreciated by new

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generations. Keep practicing that rhythm and

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flow. And if you want to learn more about Marilyn

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Monroe and hear English in context, then check

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out this week's episode of the Learn English

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podcast. I'll see you next time. And until then,

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keep learning English.