In school, most English learners learn to respond "I'm fine" to the question, "How are you?"
This word choice isn't an issue, however your intonation may be enhanced if you slightly change your tone. 

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Here's just a quick episode to breakdown a couple of common words that I notice students hesitate with every day.
The "A" sound in Nature is different from the "A" sound in Natural.
Listen on in to find out exactly how!

Check out this episode to work on your Tense A.
Check out this episode to work on your Wide A.

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Not all languages make the same distinction between W and V that English does. For this reason, the W and V sounds made by English speakers may no be clearly heard by non-native English speakers.

If this difficulty concerns yourself, consider this minimal pair exercise, and see an immense change in your spoken English muscle memory!

Follow along with these minimal pairs:
West v Vest  |  Went v Vent  |  While v Vile  |  Worst v Versed 

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This week we consider the W sound, and the impact it can have on your spoken English. Listen in, and follow along slowly as we repeat a number of common W words, phrases and idioms that you can use right away!

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Try to Use these W Sound Idioms in your Daily life!
A white lie A small, insignificant lie
I told a little white lie to get on the list.

Under the weather Feeling unwell / sick
I'm a little under the weather, I won't make it in today.

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The letter A makes many different sounds, and here we see a quick exercise to better understand the most commonly used American A pronunciation. Repeat after me as we compare A with E and O sounds to develop a deeper understanding of the American accent's sounds.

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Maggie is a graphic designer, a Spanish teacher, and a life-long language learner. If you want to see change in your language skills, take the time to hear Maggie's advice as a teacher, and language learner.

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I'm releasing this episode at midnight of October 1st. If you want to change your accent  this month, say "October" -the way that I teach you- as often as possible!
Have a great October!

If you're looking to master your Short O, Long O or Er word endings, check out the links below:
Clear Long O Pronunciation
Clear Short O Pronunciation
Er Word Endings

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When we focus on too many things, we see little progress. However, when we focus on building upon our strengths, we can see a lot of progress in a short amount of time!
Today's session will focus on one of the easiest and vowel sounds of the American accent to develop. Once you get the hang of this in one area, you'll see quick progress in other as well!

Follow along by listening for the words below:
Crosswalk
Jaywalking
Causing Problems
Not Lawful

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Check out the links below to develop a deeper understanding of these sounds:
Short O & AU & AW Digraphs

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Andrew is a Canadian bartender and server with years of experience, working at a high-class resort in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Today we had a great chat to breakdown key terms used in a bar or restaurant to help you navigate these situations without a moment of hesitation.
 
Follow along with the bar and restaurant idiomatic expressions listed below:
Bartender - Makes the drinks
Server - Delivers the drinks to the tables
Host / Hostess - Shows you to your seat
Pop - Canadian word for a soft drink
Soda - American word for a soft drink
Liquor - A category for high-potency alcohol drinks.
Hard Liquor - Distilled and highly potent alcohol drinks.
Liqueurs - Thick, sugary high potent alcohol drinks
A hoppy beer - A beer with a strong flavor
A cocktail - Any mixed drink including alcohol
A mocktail - A mixed drink without alcohol
A martini - A highly potent cocktail, made with gin or vodka (hard liquors)
The Vesper - James Bond's favorite martini
Straight drink - Hard liquor with nothing mixed in it
On the rocks - Hard liquor with ice mixed in
Neat - Hard liquor with nothing mixed in (same as straight)
Whisky - Hard liquor made from corn
Scotch - Whisky from Scotland, made in a particular way
Lager - Light colored beer with low alcohol content (ideal for beginning a meal)
Digestive / Dessert drink - A drink potent in alcohol taken after a meal with dessert
Leave a tip - Leaving extra money when you pay your bill to show appreciation for the service. Usually 15% - 20% of the total bill

Idiom:
They can't read your mind - They don't know what you're thinking.
"I'm sorry I left it behind, but I can't read your mind. I didn't know you wanted it."

How to request certain seating:
**Make a request using an indirect question**
1. "Is there a chance I can be seated here?"
2. "Would it be possible to have a seat by the window?"
3. "Is there seating available on the patio?"

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The words "Island", "Isle" and "Aisle" all drop the S from their pronunciations. This is a simple concept, but to build the habit you'll need to repeat all 3 a ton of times!

Listen along and repeat after me as we clarify our vowels and stress with the words, "Island", "Isle", and "Aisle".
 
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