Speech Modification SMART American Accent Training

Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice! vowels /i/ and /ɪ/ as in "leave" and "live" Final T Linking (Flap T and Stop T) American R Sounds Lax Vowels (æ ɛ ʊ ə) Contractions Frequently mispronounced words For a longer practice with repeats on these phrases, see this episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aZXHM6fxvwC7ki284fbRp?si=l8yfE...

Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice! vowels /i/ and /ɪ/ as in "leave" and "live" Final T Linking (Flap T and Stop T) American R Sounds Lax Vowels (æ ɛ ʊ ə) Contractions Frequently mispronounced words 👉 Get more practice like this and personalized training in our SMART American Accent App! https://studio.com/christine-dunbar/speechmo...

In this listen and repeat shadowing practice for fluent English speaking, we combine commonly used words to practice saying "of the" smoothly and naturally. Phrases: One of the Some of the Many of the None of the A couple of the Get more fluent English lessons in our online courses: https://courses.speechmodification.com/

This practice provides a listen and repeat shadowing practice for smoothly linking words ending in "NG" /ŋ/ in common phrases. Sound more natural and correct this common accent error pattern with these exercises. Linking going, doing, leaving, walking, staying, trying, showing and working to words starting with vowels and consonant sounds. Practice 2 word phrases and longer sentences. Ge...

In this advanced listen and repeat plus add-on practice, we use repeated phrases to help you internalize intonation patterns and speak more naturally and fluently. Repeating models and then using the same intonation patterns in your own phrases will help you move from just shadowing to a more advanced, integrated practice. Take this practice on the go and get the natural, fluent sound you want whe...

In this episode, we practice with how to use the contractions "he'll" and "she'll" in natural, fluent English. Get more help for linking and fluent speaking in our online courses: https://courses.speechmodification.com/

Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice! vowel ɪ as in "live" Flap T as in "water bottle" Voiced ð and Voiceless θ TH sounds Vowel æ as in "after that" Fluent Speech Practice Vowel Schwa SMART American Accent Training with SpeechModification.com. Get more help for American accent and English pronunciation in our online courses:...

Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice! vowel ɪ as in "live" Flap T as in "water bottle" Voiced ð and Voiceless θ TH sounds Vowel æ as in "after that" Fluent Speech Practice Vowel Schwa SMART American Accent Training with SpeechModification.com. Get more help for American accent and English pronunciation in our online courses:...

Use this advanced shadowing practice to correctly and fluently incorporate the phrases "have to" and "has to" into your speech. SMART American Accent Training with SpeechModification.com. Start your free trial of our courses: https://courses.speechmodification.com/

Practice shadowing for fluent speaking in this advanced lesson. We work on integrating the correct vowels for u and ʊ, plurals, and articles "a" and "the" in this podcast listen and repeat lesson. SMART American Accent Training with SpeechModification.com. Start your free trial of our courses: https://courses.speechmodification.com/

In fluent speech, we contract "you will" to "you'll." It sounds like "yool" /jul/ when stressed, but is often reduced to "yull" in connected speech. Practice shadowing phrases with "you'll" in this listen and repeat lesson.

Master fluent speaking with contractions: how "I will" contracts to "I'll" and when it sounds like "aisle" and when it sounds like "ahll." Sound more like a native speaker with these contractions and reductions for fluent speech. Join me for a shadowing practice.

In this shadowing lesson, we'll work on phrases "that is is, that is her, those are his, those are her" and "these are your" in fluent speaking.

Practice using "oo" vs. "yoo" in mixed phrases with this advanced shadowing practice. We work on the understanding and using the correct patterns for words like Tuesday, YouTube, knew, communication and more! More help for this topic: https://youtu.be/QKSJn6u_BSk

In this fluent speaking practice, you can shadow a short conversation about holiday plans. Text: Hi, how're you? I'm fine, thanks, how're YOU doing? Doing well. How were your holidays? Did you go anywhere? They were great, thanks. We stayed in town. We had some family visiting for a few days. That's always nice. Yes, we hadn't seen my sister for a few months, and she has a new baby. Her older kids...

In the fluent speaking shadowing practice, we work on naturally linking and reducing phrases with "and" and "or."

In this shadowing practice, we work on fluent speaking for phrases with was and wasn't, as well as reduced her your their my and our.

In this listen and repeat shadowing practice, we use common phrases with should have (should've), would have (would've) and could have (could've), as well as the negatives shouldn't have (shouldn't've), couldn't have (couldn't've) and wouldn't have (wouldn't've). Practice integrating these contractions into fluent speech in short phrases.

In fluent speech, we can sometimes reduce "his" to "iz." In this listen and repeat shadowing practice, we use common phrases to practice reduced "his" to increase your fluency and speak English like a native speaker.

In fluent speech, we can sometimes reduce "her" to "er." In this listen and repeat practice, we use common phrases to practice reduced "her" to increase your fluency and speak English like a native speaker. You Tube Video: https://youtu.be/yIhgpWA8yok

One of the error patterns which is common for non-native speakers of English is to say an extra syllable in certain words. This usually occurs because the spelled word looks like it should have additional sounds/syllables, or the root word has a different syllable pattern. Here are some words to work on, written so you can see the syllables: Different DIF rint Difference DIF rinss General GEN rul...

In this lesson, we learn how to use Backwards Chaining to practice intonation. Listen and shadow to get natural sounding rhythm in fluent speech.

In this fluent speaking practice, we use shadowing and backwards chaining to have perfect intonation, while working on integrating W and V sounds into fluent speech.

In this shadowing lesson, we work on intonation for verbs with and without phrasal verbs. Here are the phrases we cover in this lesson: That's where she ran. That's where she ran into it! They play soccer after school. Just play along with it for now. He walks to work every day. Let's walk through the notes. I don't know where to look. She will look out for her younger brother. She...

Have difficulty integrating your TH sounds into fluent speech? This practice focuses on the most common words with TH at the start and ends, to help you use this sound correctly and fluently in connected speech.