Schwa Mill: The American English Pronunciation Show

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/podcast

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Consonants in American English have the power to disrupt the message you wish to say as well as enhance it. Let's discuss why

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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Much of language learning comes down to persistence and belief. However, many education systems around the world teach students that they are not naturally gifted at languages. What happens if the paradigm changes?

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.

Watch this episode of Wake Up American here: https://youtube.com/live/6FwD67Lpeh8

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See what more Fluent American clases are like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhxuga9nOujvx6FL9LU22h7

This is an example of Fluent American's Mission: English, our daily program for helping you improve your American English pronunciation.

In Mission: English, we have a private small group with a livestream Monday through Friday that YOU can join. Each 30+ minute livestream goes over a topic related to pronunciation in American English to help expand your accent, such as stress, linking, reductions, and vowels. With a microphone and webcam, or even just your phone, you can join the stream, too! Ask questions and get live answers. Livestreams are held 30+ sessions during the month at different times to ensure that there is always a lesson you can catch. 

What are you waiting for? Youtube channel members can watch EVERY class and interact with us in the chat; or, you can join the waitlist to be an actual student live with us at www.fluentamerican.com 


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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 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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Watch a video version at www.youtube.com/live/Tv-GqOpdcXY

English borrows so many words from other languages, and adjusts the pronunciation to make it sound different. Today, we're looking at French words common in North America, and how to pronounce them in an American English accent

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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We often talk about pitch, saying you need to raise it on stressed words or when your thought group goes to a higher level. Everything else? You need to use lower pitches! Let's explore American English pitches more with exercises to lower your pitch

Pitch videos: 
https://youtu.be/Roo2UtajNMs

and 
https://youtu.be/_Y3yWAY4zfg

and:
https://youtube.com/live/x67XM_Vj8dA

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.

Support the show

Get an mp3/audio/podcast version at www.fluentamerican.com/podcast

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.

Today, we look at the importance of breath in achieving a natural accent in American English pronunciation

See all our Wake Up American videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLtiqqlyRFk&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZu

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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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If you are a Mandarin speaker interested in American English, I'm excited to be hosting a FREE workshop

We will target a key pronunciation difference between the languages on December 17th, 20:15 New York

Our session will be led by Tina Bu, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knvx9NtXkWc, who has lived and worked in the States for years and achieved an incredible level of fluency in American English

The class will be conducted largely in Mandarin, with opportunities to use English as well

Please email [email protected] to register 


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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Let's discuss what to do to sound more natural in American English from other languages

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