🇬🇧English Pronunciation

contrast practice gives you an opportunity to really get the difference between sounds, I usually give it after a general warm up.

By the way — muscle warm up is a beneficial if not essential element of any exercise, including pronunciation.

My practical lessons usually follow such pattern: Warm up talk - practice of 1-2 target sounds - free speaking for muscle rest - practice of contrast sounds - free speaking practice...etc - so you notice that it is not just a 50 minute dull drilling 😁😏

#usefullinks

Here is a very useful website where you may find the word pronounced by a native in context.

You just choose your preferred accent (one of British, American, Australian), write the word and press "Say it!" button - voilà! you can scroll through the videos with this word.

Try such words as: water, God, vocabulary, soldier

#shadowing

Training task: Listen, repeat copying pronunciation (for advanced practice concentrate on intonation)

It is important not to "say from memory" but to switch off your thinking and just repeat the sounds and intonation.

Text: For the first time since coming from India I dreamed about my mother.

A video to train your listening skills and shadowing.

And here is a proof that you are not alone in perception problems - natives have the same situation. Here is a whole comedy based on this fact

Well, I believe some training is in order! Here is another challenge for the brave of you 😏

Classical British, RP - "ʌ" at your service! Try to record it and I may analyse it for you if you send it in the comments or to my direct messages ( @britishenglishaccent ) Transcription is given in hidden lines. One may use it to check oneself or...to use it for reading 😈😈😈

👉Duncan: Jump up, Cuthbert! The bungalow's flooded!
/dʒʌmp ʌp, ˈkʌθbət! ðə ˈbʌŋɡələʊz ˈflʌdɪd!/

👉Cuthbert: The bungalow? Flooded?
/ðə ˈbʌŋɡələʊ? ˈflʌdɪd?/

👉Duncan: Come on, hurry up.
/kʌm ɒn, ˈhʌri ʌp./

👉Cuthbert: Just our luck! We're comfortably in London for a month, come down to the country on Sunday - and on Monday we're flooded! Trust us!
/dʒʌst aʊə lʌk! wɪə ˈkʌmftəbli ɪn ˈlʌndən fə ə mʌnθ, kʌm daʊn tə ðə kʌntri ɒn ˈsʌndeɪ - ənd ɒn ˈmʌndeɪ wɪə ˈflʌdɪd! trʌst ʌs!/

👉Duncan: Shut up! Come on, double up the rugs and stuff them above the cupboard. Chuck me that shovel. There's a ton of rubble that I dug out of the rubbish dump. I'll shove it under the front door - it seems to be coming from the front.
/ʃʌt ʌp! kʌm ɒn, ˈdʌbəl ʌp ðə rʌɡz ənd stʌf ðəm əˈbʌv ðə kʌbəd. tʃʌk mi ðæt ˈʃʌvəl. ðeəz ə tʌn əv rʌbəl ðæt aɪ dʌɡ aʊt əv ðə rʌbɪʃ dʌmp. aɪl ʃʌv ɪt ˈʌndə ðə frʌnt dɔː - ɪt siːmz tə bi ˈkʌmɪŋ frəm ðə frʌnt./

👉Cuthbert: Duncan! I'm stuck!
/ˈdʌŋkən! aɪm stʌk!/

👉Duncan: Oh, brother! You're as much use as a bloody duck!
/əʊ, ˈbrʌðə! jɔːr əz mʌtʃ juːs əz ə ˈblʌdi dʌk!/

👉Cuthbert: If I'd been a duck, I could have swum! Oh crumbs! The mud's coming in under the other one! We're done for! We'll be sucked into the disgusting stuff!
/ɪf aɪd biːn ə dʌk, aɪ kʊd həv swʌm! əʊ krʌmz! ðə mʌdz kʌmɪŋ ɪn ʌndə ði ˈʌðə wʌn! wɪə dʌn fə! wɪl bi sʌkt ˈɪntə ðə dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ stʌf!/

👉Duncan: Hush! How wonderful! The current's suddenly swung. It's not going to touch us... unless... I wonder
/hʌʃ! haʊ ˈwʌndəfəl! ðə kʌrənts sʌdnli swʌŋ. ɪts nɒt ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə tʌtʃ ʌs... ənˈlɛs... aɪ ˈwʌndə/

Question: How can I pronounce like native English speaker

Some additional info + summary

❗️Consult a speech-language therapist❗️ for personalised guidance and treatment.
Join support groups or therapy programs specifically for stuttering.


✅ Slow Speech: Practise speaking slowly and deliberately to reduce stuttering.
Controlled Breathing: Use diaphragmatic breathing techniques to manage airflow while speaking.
Gentle Onsets: Start words and sentences gently to avoid blocks.


👉 Choral Speaking: Speak simultaneously with another person to improve fluency.
Delayed Auditory Feedback (DAF): Use devices that delay your speech feedback, which can help improve fluency.

✅ Voluntary Stuttering: Intentionally stutter in low-stress situations to reduce fear and anxiety.
Positive Reinforcement: Reward yourself for successful fluent speech attempts.

✅ Mindfulness and Relaxation: Practise mindfulness, meditation, and relaxation techniques to reduce overall stress and anxiety.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Work with a therapist to address negative thoughts and feelings about stuttering.

✅ Eye Contact: Maintain eye contact to build confidence.
Active Listening: Engage in active listening to become a better communicator.
Pausing: Use pauses to gather thoughts and reduce pressure.

✅ Daily Exercises: Incorporate speech exercises into your daily routine.
Public Speaking: Gradually increase exposure to public speaking to build confidence.

✅ Apps and Software: Utilise apps designed to help manage and improve stuttering.
Educational Resources: Read books, watch videos, and participate in online courses about stuttering.

✅ Acknowledge and celebrate small victories in your speech journey.
Stay Patient: Understand that overcoming stuttering is a gradual process and requires persistence.

it is some more detailed explanation of the ways to improve your pronunciation (using the previous publication)

Ways to improve your pronunciation:

✅ Listen and Repeat: Listen to native speakers, whether it's through podcasts, videos, or audiobooks, and try to mimic their pronunciation. Repeat phrases and sentences until you feel comfortable with the sounds.

✅ Record Yourself: Record yourself speaking English and then listen to the recording. Compare your pronunciation to that of native speakers and identify areas where you need improvement. Repeat this process regularly to track your progress.

✅ Focus on Specific Sounds: Identify the sounds in English that are challenging for you and concentrate on practising them individually. Work on mastering the pronunciation of vowels, consonants, and diphthongs to improve overall clarity.

✅ Take Pronunciation Classes: Consider enrolling in pronunciation classes or workshops, either in person or online. A qualified instructor can provide guidance, feedback, and personalised strategies to help you improve your pronunciation effectively.

✅ Engage in Conversations: Engage in conversations with native English speakers or non-native speakers as much as possible. This real-life interaction will not only improve your pronunciation but also your listening and comprehension skills.

✅ Read Aloud: Practice reading aloud from books, newspapers, or articles in English. Focus on articulating each word clearly and pay attention to intonation and stress patterns. Reading aloud regularly can significantly enhance your pronunciation skills.

✅Watch Mouth Movements: Pay attention to how native speakers move their mouths when pronouncing words. Observe their lip and tongue movements and try to replicate them. Mimicking these movements can help you produce sounds more accurately.

More details in the video below, with practical examples of use of this channel ✨

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Presenting you a short "e" sound exercise, with the recording coming soon

How to work with it? first read it once, very slowly, then again, a bit faster, then record yourself. Recording is very important — it is a proof of your work! You don't need to listen to it, especially if you don't like it. Just record and save 😎

ah, at last someone who may compete with my level of obsession with the country and the culture

I may even close my ears for the accent 😂 so sweet is the content

One of my favourite dramas 😏 if not THE favourite

8 a.m. lesson is like:

By the way, to make a note — our young native speaker makes admirable job pronouncing plosive K/G/B/P/D/T — they are aspirated and plosive (sounds like an explosion made by air with your lips or tongue)

AND at the same time — some of them he does not aspirate at all, like in "that" - he goes "tha."

Both happen in different proportions in the speech of both natives and learners. To my liking I would stick to aspiration as much as possible

Soon I shall share with you, my good friends, an interesting technique — Shadowing. The point is to repeat what you hear as soon as possible, copying the narration.

I know that there are many people who like fiction as much as I do, so here is an audiobook — Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (Book 1) read by Stephen Fry

Listen, try to repeat single words, parts of sentences etc.

https://staraudiobook.co/harry-potter-philosopher-1/

btw...one more reason for me to stay away from anything American is hidden in the name of the book 😏😈 I wonder if you notice...

In order to come to the golden standard one has to have a taste of variety of accents. Here are two recordings, each of a specific region. Listen carefully and guess which if which

Spoiler: 01a is Scottish (mild) , 01b is Australian (mild)

An additional segment — #idiom — to enhance not only your pronunciation but also the style!

If you say that someone talks the talk but does not walk the walk, you mean that they do not act in a way that agrees with the things they say