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Watch out for bobbing, a situation where thought groups become repetitive and flat!*
Starting next week on Wednesdays, 11AM-12:15PM New York, we will be holding a weekly small group class, practicing using a text to practice all aspects of pronunciation.
And you're invited!
If you're interested in American English, sounding natural, and finding ways to express yourself like native speakers, this is the weekly class for YOU!
You'll practice saying phrases, get feedback to learn which sounds/parts of pronunciation to target, and hear native and nonnative examples to know what to do/what to avoid
And if that interests you, register here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/d2647a7d/?appointmentTypeIds[]=73697867
5 seats maximum every Wednesday. Sections of class may be posted to socials.
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Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.
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Starting next week on Wednesdays, 11AM-12:15PM New York, we will be holding a weekly small group class, practicing using a text to practice all aspects of pronunciation.
And you're invited!
If you're interested in American English, sounding natural, and finding ways to express yourself like native speakers, this is the weekly class for YOU!
You'll practice saying phrases, get feedback to learn which sounds/parts of pronunciation to target, and hear native and nonnative examples to know what to do/what to avoid
And if that interests you, register here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21550696&appointmentType=73697867
5 seats maximum every Wednesday. Sections of class may be posted to socials.
See an example of what it is like here: https://youtu.be/9Neg_uHJYmw
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Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.
See all the episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA83m7lXmjQ&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZuSupport the show
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Let's discuss emotion, using a text as a guide! Find this exercise helpful? Let me do it together with YOU!
Starting next week on Wednesdays, 11AM-12:15PM New York, we will be holding a weekly small group class, practicing using a text to practice all aspects of pronunciation.
And you're invited!
If you're interested in American English, sounding natural, and finding ways to express yourself like native speakers, this is the weekly class for YOU!
You'll practice saying phrases, get feedback to learn which sounds/parts of pronunciation to target, and hear native and nonnative examples to know what to do/what to avoid
See an example of what it is like here: https://youtu.be/9Neg_uHJYmw
And if that interests you, register here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21550696&appointmentType=73697867
5 seats maximum every Wednesday. Sections of class may be posted to socials.
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Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.
See all the episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA83m7lXmjQ&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZuSupport the show
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Let's test your /u/ sound, a vowel / diphthong that can be particularly tricky because it's sound can have a few variations, like view vs pool vs room! And if you need more practice, check out our video course, Vowel Kit, which shows you nonnative mistakes and native speaker models/techniques to pronounce each naturally!
Visit https://www.fluentamerican.com/voweltoolkit
The first 5 people to use the code LAUNCH get $7 off!
booth soon Loop
pool cool fool
volume view annual
More on the j before /u/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonological_history_of_English_consonant_clusters#Yod-dropping visit the part on yod dropping
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Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.
See all the episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA83m7lXmjQ&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZu
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eI (lace) / ae (last) / ɛ (less) / oʊ (low) /ʊ (look) /u (lose) / i (least) / I (list) / a (lock) / ^ (luck)
These are among the most difficult vowels that exist in American English pronunciation.
Can you pronounce each of them differently?
Let's test! And if you need more practice, check out our video course, Vowel Kit, which shows you nonnative mistakes and native speaker models/techniques to pronounce each naturally! Visit https://www.fluentamerican.com/voweltoolkit
The first 5 people to use the code LAUNCH get $7 off!
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Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.
See all the episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA83m7lXmjQ&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZuSupport the show
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American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.
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American English loves contrast, which can include increasing pitch ranges, changing volume, and, perhaps one of the most under-utilized techniques, adjusting speed. Try this test to practice
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JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback and suggestions for YOUR pronunciation every day. See what it is like here: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEo
Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
Want to know what classes with me are like? Check out our Mission: English program, where we do livestreams that YOU can join Monday through Friday! It'd be great to do pronunciation exercises with you, answer your American English accent questions, and improve together in our supportive community; see what a Mission: English class is like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7
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American English loves contrast, which can include increasing pitch ranges, changing volume, and adjusting speed. Another element of contrast is firmness, or how strong or soft we pronounce a syllable. Try this test to practice
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JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback and suggestions for YOUR pronunciation every day. See what it is like here: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEo
Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
Want to know what classes with me are like? Check out our Mission: English program, where we do livestreams that YOU can join Monday through Friday! It'd be great to do pronunciation exercises with you, answer your American English accent questions, and improve together in our supportive community; see what a Mission: English class is like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7Support the show
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IF you are studying a language, one of the first concepts that may be helpful to immediately start sounding more natural is placement. Placement refers to where a sound is projecting from. Here are key considerations for American English Placement
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JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback and suggestions for YOUR pronunciation every day. See what it is like here: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEo
Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
Want to know what classes with me are like? Check out our Mission: English program, where we do livestreams that YOU can join Monday through Friday! It'd be great to do pronunciation exercises with you, answer your American English accent questions, and improve together in our supportive community; see what a Mission: English class is like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7Support the show
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American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.
Find a video version: https://youtu.be/TgNMEUFBK-E
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Studying American English pronunciation can feel overwhelming! There are at least 44 different sounds; think of all the mouth positions, where to put the tongue, how wide the lips should be.... Well, actually, everything pronunciation-wise can be much easier if we can get confident with just one sound. Let me show you how and why!
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JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback and suggestions for YOUR pronunciation every day. See what it is like here: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEo
Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
Want to know what classes with me are like? Check out our Mission: English program, where we do livestreams that YOU can join Monday through Friday! It'd be great to do pronunciation exercises with you, answer your American English accent questions, and improve together in our supportive community; see what a Mission: English class is like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7Support the show
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When it comes to improving your own pronunciation, it feels difficult. How can you identify what you need to work on? Don't you need someone else's help?
Here are some concrete, objective guidelines to use to analyze your own speech
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JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback and suggestions for YOUR pronunciation every day. See what it is like here: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEo
Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
Want to know what classes with me are like? Check out our Mission: English program, where we do livestreams that YOU can join Monday through Friday! It'd be great to do pronunciation exercises with you, answer your American English accent questions, and improve together in our supportive community; see what a Mission: English class is like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7Support the show
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Our last stream on TH: https://youtu.be/5k6gkX_3-HE
One immediate way to start sounding natural is to watch how you use voiced and voiceless TH sounds in American English, which we'll discuss with a look at TH in different positions in words. The reality is many American English learners are missing the most common American English ways to pronounce the TH in their own speech in a natural way. Let's show you some quick techniques will have you start sounding natural in American English pronunciation.
More Practice: https://youtu.be/o-sJAy649Oc
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JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback and suggestions for YOUR pronunciation every day. See what it is like here: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEo
Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
Want to know what classes with me are like? Check out our Mission: English program, where we do livestreams that YOU can join Monday through Friday! It'd be great to do pronunciation exercises with you, answer your American English accent questions, and improve together in our supportive community; see what a Mission: English class is like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7
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Download a free mp3/podcast/audio version at www.fluentamerican.com/podcast
One immediate way to start sounding natural is to watch how you use voiced and voiceless TH sounds in American English, which we'll discuss with a look at TH in different positions in words. The reality is many American English learners are missing the most common American English ways to pronounce the TH in their own speech in a natural way. Let's show you some quick techniques will have you start sounding natural in American English pronunciation.
More Practice: https://youtu.be/o-sJAy649Oc
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JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback and suggestions for YOUR pronunciation every day. See what it is like here: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEo
Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
Want to know what classes with me are like? Check out our Mission: English program, where we do livestreams that YOU can join Monday through Friday! It'd be great to do pronunciation exercises with you, answer your American English accent questions, and improve together in our supportive community; see what a Mission: English class is like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7Support the show
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American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.
Watch a video version: English Speaking Practice & Listening ShadowingSupport the show
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When it comes to American English pronunciation, we often focus on mouth position, which is a helpful tool. However, it has problems as well. Let's discuss!
Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.
#fluentamerican #americanenglish #wakeupamerican
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JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback and suggestions for YOUR pronunciation every day. See what it is like here: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEo
Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
Want to know what classes with me are like? Check out our Mission: English program, where we do livestreams that YOU can join Monday through Friday! It'd be great to do pronunciation exercises with you, answer your American English accent questions, and improve together in our supportive community; see what a Mission: English class is like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7Support the show
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Speak Mandarin / want the full discussion on Mandarin to American accents? Watch the full episode: https://youtube.com/live/gGFqri_fxLQ
We were asked a question by a viewer about how to speak American English faster if we are focused so much on giving attention to vowels. Let's discuss more.
Welcome to 好的 Talk (pronounced "How to talk" with a fast d/flap t sound). Join Geoff, Yan, and Tina as we discuss pronunciation nuances between Mandarin and American English. The show will be in Mandarin and English, but if you have a question you'd like discussed mostly in one language or the other, let us know!
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JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback and suggestions for YOUR pronunciation every day. See what it is like here: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEo
Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
Want to know what classes with me are like? Check out our Mission: English program, where we do livestreams that YOU can join Monday through Friday! It'd be great to do pronunciation exercises with you, answer your American English accent questions, and improve together in our supportive community; see what a Mission: English class is like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7Support the show
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English learners are often taught to say words in a very clear, understandable way; yet, this strategy makes acquiring a more natural accent much more difficult. Let's take a look at what really happens in native speaker speech.
Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.
#fluentamerican #americanenglish #wakeupamerican
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JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback and suggestions for YOUR pronunciation every day. See what it is like here: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEo
Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
Want to know what classes with me are like? Check out our Mission: English program, where we do livestreams that YOU can join Monday through Friday! It'd be great to do pronunciation exercises with you, answer your American English accent questions, and improve together in our supportive community; see what a Mission: English class is like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7Support the show
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Filler words like um, like, and uh have a negative reputation, but that doesn't mean they are useless or completely disruptive to speech--we can actually turn them into valuable tools that help us sound more natural.
Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.
#fluentamerican #americanenglish #pronunciation
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JOIN our channel to get access to our Pronunciation Group on Telegram, where you receive feedback and suggestions for YOUR pronunciation every day. See what it is like here: https://youtu.be/FDwPuwstUEo
Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
Want to know what classes with me are like? Check out our Mission: English program, where we do livestreams that YOU can join Monday through Friday! It'd be great to do pronunciation exercises with you, answer your American English accent questions, and improve together in our supportive community; see what a Mission: English class is like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7Support the show
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American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.
Find mp3 versions of our exercises here: www.fluentamerican.com/podcastSupport the show
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