Schwa Mill: The American English Pronunciation Show

Google LM is a notebook tool released relatively recently that has the ability to completely revolutionize language learning. By being able to create natural sounding audio around content that you dictate, it has never been easier to create, locate, and customize language you can use for your own language learning needs. Let's walk through some strategies we've already used with it and talk about future applications.

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When it comes to American English pronunciation there are so many aspects to consider at first glance. However, by mastering a few basic concepts, there are skills that can carry over to many other areas. Here are 5 skills I would practice every day to sound American.

1) breath drills

2) pitch drills

3) intonation drills

4) stress drills

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

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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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Today, we look at exactly how many pitches Americans use in their speech, and see what it sounds like if we don't have enough!

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

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Check out our pronunciation textbook, available in  print, ebook, and audiobook: www.fluentamerican.com

One of the biggest differences between how American English native speakers and language learners sound has to do with vowel sounds...even those that exist across languages

The reality: we often struggle to feel natural adding the elements we need to use in our pronunciation, especially when it comes to what we do with our mouth. Specifically, we cannot often apply our first language's  system onto a second language.


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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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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Watch the video here: https://youtube.com/live/K7vQ9E-Z-Hk

One of the biggest differences between how American English native speakers and language learners sound has to do with lip positions

The reality: we often struggle to feel natural adding the elements we need to use in our pronunciation, especially when it comes to what we do with our mouth. Specifically, we cannot often apply our first language's  system onto a second language.


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 an English learner, you may be surprised to hear that you actually speak faster than Americans do in many situations.

Let's see if that's the case for you as we discuss speed/pace in American English pronunciation

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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Are your vowels fine...until the moment you add consonants in American English? This American English pronunciation test will let you know!


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.
 
low/law/Lee/lay/lieu
so/saw/see/say/sue
no/gnaw/knee/neigh/new
mow/maw/me/may/moo

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