American English Pronunciation Blog » learn to speak american english http://www.confidentvoice.com/blog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:28:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Improve Your English Pronunciation with Popular Songs http://www.confidentvoice.com/blog/learn-to-speak-english-with-popular-songs/ http://www.confidentvoice.com/blog/learn-to-speak-english-with-popular-songs/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:53:38 +0000 susan http://www.confidentvoice.com/blog/?p=65

Read more →]]> 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 students. This helps them with English rhythm, linking and intonation.

’s Jazz Chants®: Student Book is an excellent way to improve pronunciation.

Click here to see one of the websites I use for using songs to teach English pronunciation.

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Read more →]]> Many people don’t realize that the past tense “ed” has three different sounds in spoken American English. These sounds are /d/ as in the word loved, /ed/ as in the word wanted, and /t/ as in the word stopped.

Correct pronunciation of these grammatical endings is extremely important if you want to improve your American English pronunciation. If you pronounce the “ed” incorrectly your speech will have an accent (it may even mark you as uneducated). 

Read this article in my Accent Reduction Classroom to see the 3 RULES for pronouncing “ed” in American English and start using this technique right away! 

 

 

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