Accent Training Podcast

Train American Diphthongs with Y (Part 1) | #081


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In order to take control of your spoken English using an American accent, it's essential to understand what makes vowels sound the way they do. What do Americans do differently from yourself, and what can you do to harness these subtleties in your own speech?
Y glides are a major key to vowel sounds, and today we dive into a number of examples that you can get started using in your daily life, right away!

Keep an ear out for these idiomatic expressions when listening to really get the hang of this

  • Play along Pretending to cooperate / reinforcing a lie
    If they ask anything, just play along with what I say.

  • On thin ice Someone is losing patience
    He's on thin ice, he had better not mess up again. 

  • Make a killing Make a lot of money
    After making a killing on stocks, he bought a house.


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