Syllable Stress | American English Podcast

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American English Accent Course

Introduction

Our Experiences with Accent (1:41)

Getting Started

Step 1: The Advantages of Sounding Native
Step 2: Record Yourself to Track Progress (6:45)
Step 3: Find Someone To Correct You

5 Foundations of a Good Accent

Reduced Forms and Glottal Stops
How to Create a Glottal Stop
Syllable Stress
Word Stress
Contractions

Vowel Sounds

Introduction to Vowels
Schwa ə - Creation + Middle of Words (6:17)
Schwa ə - Disappearing Vowels! (7:19)
Vowel U + Minimal pairs [ʊ] vs. [u:]: Would vs. Wooed, Look vs. Luke, Stood vs. Stewed (6:04)
Vowel A + Minimal pairs [ɛ] vs. [æ]: Bed vs. Bad / Men vs. Man / Said vs. Sad (5:54)
Vowel O + The difference between [ɑ] vs. {ɔ} (10:11)
Vowel I + Minimal pairs [I] vs. [i]: Heal vs. Hill / These vs. This / Keys vs. Kiss (5:34)
"Y"at the End of Words + "EE" (5:51)

Difficult Sounds

-ED Endings
"Th" sound (10:29)
Light L vs. Dark L (11:06)
R vs. H (for Brazilians!) (6:05)

Step 5: Resources for Listening

Voice Actors
Audiobooks
Podcasts
Ted Talks
Music

Bonus Lesson #1: Pronunciation of the 50 U.S. State Names

Step 1: Listen and Read (12:28)
Step 2: Listening Comprehension Quiz
Step 3: Syllable Stress Quiz

Bonus Lesson #2: Reductions in the song "Nobody's Perfect"

Nobody's Perfect - Song

Bonus Lesson #3: 100 Commonly Mispronounced Words in American English

Step 1: Listen and Read
Step 2: Listening Comprehension Quiz
Step 3: Submit Your Recording

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