Welcome back! Have you checked out my Accent Reduction classes yet? Using songs is an effective and fun way to improve your spoken English. This is a fun and energizing way to improve both listening and pronunciation.
One thing that I like to do in my American English pronunciation classes is sing popular songs with the [...]
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Improve Your English Pronunciation with Popular Songs
English Audio Lesson: Reduced Speech
Several of my students tell me that they have trouble understanding the spoken English of native speakers. This is not at all unusual.
One reason that native English speakers are difficult to understand is because they often use reduced speech. When native speakers use reduced speech the words seem to run together and this can make [...]
Free Spoken English Audio Website
I discovered a website with tons of free American English audio. The website is called Englishspeak.com and it has 100 dialogs, 1000 phrases and the 1500 most common English vocabulary words. You can listen to the audio files using slow or normal speed. This is a great resource that everyone should add to their bookmarks!
http://www.englishspeak.com/
Free Pronunciation Recording Software (Pratt)
Here is some free downloadable software that you can use to improve your English pronunciation. The software is called Pratt and it is a recording tool that allows you to record your voice and see your speech patterns in a sound wave. The lessons that come with Pratt teach you how to analyze these sound [...]
Medical English Listening & Pronunciation
In my searching for medical English resources, I found a website called Hospital English.com.
This site has free English learning materials for medical professionals and teachers of medical professionals. The lessons contain audio files that you can use to listen to and practice pronouncing medical English vocabulary. (The audio files should be opened in a [...]
