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.
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In spoken English consonant and vowel sounds change depending on their location in a word or phrase. Learning some of the rules or patterns for these types of sound changes can make your pronunciation sound more natural. Here is one pattern. When a /d/ sound is followed by a /y/ sound the result is a
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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
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There are lots of sites on the web these days where you can find idioms with audio files. Click the link to find a comprehensive site that features 423 English idioms. This is a great tool for practicing your American English pronunciation! Practice American English pronunciation with Idioms. Related posts When O is Pronounced With
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The sounds of the letters S & Z are often confusing for students of American English pronunciation. Here are a few tips for pronouncing these sounds correctly. Tongue position The /s/ and /z/ sounds are made with the same tongue position. The tip of the tongue is behind your upper gum ridge. The tongue is
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Project Care is a website for high-intermediate to advanced English language learners who want to learn medical English. The site provides lessons that help English learners improve their communication with medical personnel and patients. The website provides audio and video for listening practice, vocabulary development and more. I have recommended this resource to several of
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In order to improve your American English pronunciation you must learn English syllable stress correctly. That’s because Americans listen for syllable stress patterns in order to identify words. Here is a common syllable stress pattern: In English words with two or more syllables, one syllable always receives strong stress or emphasis. Here is a common
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Many people have emailed me during the past two weeks asking for websites that have American English vowel sounds with audio. I found this site, developed by Dr. Emily Chen, that has sound files for both vowel and consonant minimal pair exercises. It’s quite good because it contrasts all the difficult vowel and consonant sounds.
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Across Japan students have been using the speeches of President Barack Obama to improve their English communication skills. They are using the speeches to learn the intonation of American English. Watch the short video here. Students Practice American English Pronunciation Related posts American English Pronunciation Videos (0) Vowel Sounds in American English (0) Use Idioms
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