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Have you ever moved to a new home? Then you’ll know that this can be quite a challenge. Even more so if you move to an English speaking country. But don’t worry, we’ll tell you what kind of houses the British live in and how to read an English housing ad.

Caution: This RoPeCast will twist your tongue. Listen at your own risk. Here’s a preview the type of mind-bending rhymes that await you after the download: She sells sea shells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells. So, have a go at our tongue twisters and send in your own. But remember: You have been warned. Tongue Twisters at ESL The guys at ESL have an interactive list of tongue twisters online. Click on a link to go to the tongue twister and recording, listen as often as you want, and give them a try on your own!

In this final 3rd episode of our mini-series about so called “child directed speech” or “baby talk” we’ll tackle the more delicate issues in talking to small children. You’ll learn what English-speaking Moms say when the diaper is full and what their toddlers cry out when they hurt themselves. Once again you won’t find any of this in your English textbook, so take a listen. Baby Vocabulary Here you can find a little list of \"vocabulary\" - widely-used baby talk words and phrases.