Accent Training Podcast

6 TIPS to surviving a Northern Winter! It is snowing in Mexico, and chaos has taken over in the streets! Here to set it right, my wife and I give some tips for how YOU can survive a brutal Polar Vortex, and go on to tell about it.

Tip 1: Thaw your Car, then scrape the frost and snow away
Tip 2: Have a snowball fight
Tip 3: Don't let your pipes freeze!
Tip 4: Melt ice with salt
Tip 5: Warm your mittens with hot rice
Tip 6: Don't eat yellow snow!

Pronunciation tip:
February = FEB yu WAIR ee

COACH WITH ME 1 ON 1

Now I am no expert on body language; the American accent is my niche. But there are a few things that I know have offended me in the past that were simple cultural misunderstandings. I'll share these simple tips with you here, so you can make sure never to offend your American friends!

Listen for these words and cultural idioms:
Middle finger | Pointer finger/Index finger | Brandishing  
Personal bubble | Coming onto someone (flirting) 

Have a great day!

COACH WITH ME 1 ON 1

Today we consider 6 words that MANY people say wrong. They say it wrong because they say it TOO CORRECTLY! Some vowels need to be dropped, and that is what I talk about today.

Check out these words, and consider their pronunciations for now on:

Chocolate     Family     Camera      Florida      Comfortable           February
Chahk lit    Fam lee   Kam ruh      Flor duh      Kuhmf ter bull     Feb yu wair ee

Good luck!

COACH WITH ME 1 ON 1

Kiran comes from India and has spent 16 years living in the U.S. In this time, he has become wise to common scams, and is happy to share some advice with you to save you any trouble with your own money!

Kiran mentioned a powerful quote, stating, "A common man will learn by experience, a gentleman will learn through the experiences of others." 
Let's learn from Kiran's experience today, and enhance your English a little while we're at it!

COACH WITH ME 1 ON 1

The letter T is tricky, but with some focus, your English T pronunciation can be clear as a bell!
Listen here and repeat along to enhance your T pronunciation.

Also, look here for a FREE Cambly Trial, and PRACTICE YOUR T SOUND RIGHT AWAY!
Use my referral code here for a FREE 10 minute trial on Cambly!

https://www.cambly.com/invite/PATRICK864?st=020321&sc=4

Listen closely for these idioms, and repeat along with me when they pop up:
Time flies
Time is money
Waste of time

COACH WITH ME 1 ON 1

Your language is like a bicycle. You build it up studying grammar and vocabulary. But if you never ride it, what was the point? When you travel, you get to ride that bicycle, and end up with a map of how it's best used!
Don't miss any opportunities! Get out there and add some culture to your language!

COACH WITH ME 1 ON 1

We often pronounce the letter S as a Z,  both in the middle of words and at the end. Today we talk about how you can make your S sound like a Z at the ends of words, and effectively link it to the following word!

Listen for these American Idioms, and start using them today:
Hold your horses
When push comes to shove
Making mountains out of molehills

And as always, if you have any questions or need more information on this, email me at [email protected], and I'll get back to you right away!

Have a good one!

COACH WITH ME 1 ON 1

The US is a great place to live, but as with all great things, some people want to ruin it. Today's episode concerns different scams that you'll come across in the United States, and how YOU can identify them!

Keep an ear our for these words:
Furnished  |  Take someone for a ride  |  Bad Apples

For more information on scams, check out this great US government page here:

https://www.usa.gov/common-scams-frauds

COACH WITH ME 1 ON 1

Today's chat introduces the concept of the glottal T, an unstressed T sound made in the throat instead of with the tongue. 

Consider these words here, and keep an ear out for many more to get a good ear for this one:

Eaten  |  Kitten  |  Gotten  |  Latin  |  Certain  |  Cotton  |  Lightning  |  Partner  |  Important

Careful not to pronounce the T in any of these!

Good luck!

COACH WITH ME 1 ON 1

Today's episode concerns the type of vocab you want to employ while driving! I know many people listen while driving, so here's some material to practice on-the-go!

We discuss different terms for the parts of the car, and a few life tips that will help you hit the road and get back in one piece!

Enjoy!

COACH WITH ME 1 ON 1