Speech Modification SMART American Accent Training

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Speech Modification SMART American Accent Training episodes

March 22, 2024 Might Have (Might've): Fluent Speaking Practice
In this lesson, we look at fluent speaking for the phrases "might have" (might've, "MIGHduv") and "might not have" (might not've, "Migh(t)NAHduv). We'll learn how the stress pattern changes with different verbs, and do a listen and repeat practice for common sentences with these phrases. Also available as a video with visual supports on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/2Aew2WbNaQ4
12 min
March 11, 2024 Central Vowels: /ɛ/ as in "red tent" and /ʌ/ as in "such fun" (schwa)
Vowel /ɛ/ (red tent) and vowel schwa /ʌ/ (such fun) have a similar
amount of opening. Vowel /ɛ/ is a front vowel, which means the back of
the tongue will be lifted, while vowel /ʌ/ is a central vowel, which
means the tongue will be relatively flat. Use the recording below to
practice these vowel contrasts, as well as phrases with both sounds, to
feel the similarities and differences between the vowels.

14 min
March 07, 2024 Quick Practice: Water (Flap T)
Practice pronouncing "water" with a Flap T like a native speaker in this fluent speech practice. Listen and repeat, practice slow speech, and shadowing for sentences to master the word "water" in American English.
3 min
March 05, 2024 Pronunciation Practice: sts words
Get practice tips and an extensive listen and repeat practice for words ending in -st and -sts, such as last and lasts, first and firsts, guest and guests. We'll work at the word, phrase and sentence level to build your skills with these plurals and present tense verb forms.
13 min
March 03, 2024 Flap T Shadowing Practice
In this lesson, we'll practice shadowing the Flap T in the middle of words and in linking, at the conversational level. Sound more natural and speaking more fluently in the American accent using this technique.
11 min
March 03, 2024 Advanced Fluent Speaking Practice: TH and R Challenge
In this episode, we practice some of the most common phrases with the word "the," combined with challenging words with R. Use this advanced lesson to master combining these challenging sounds with easily in our listen and repeat format.
10 min
March 03, 2024 Fluent Speaking Practice: What are We, What are They, What are You
In this listen and repeat practice exercise, we work on fluent speech for the phrases "what are we" ("whudderwe"), "what are they" ("whudderthey"), and "what are you" ("whudderyou, whudderyuh").
9 min