This page teaches controlled sound targets from our reviewed catalogue. It does not claim one universal whole-word IPA transcription: the sounds in a word can vary by speaker and target variety.
Reviewed sound focuses
/əʊ/
Received Pronunciation (British)
British GOAT vowel. Starts central, rounds to /ʊ/. 'Goat' /ɡəʊt/.
Common slip: No universal substitution is claimed; compare the recording with the target-accent reference.