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Speech Modification SMART American Accent Training

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🗣️ Fluent English Speaking & Advanced American Accent Practice Want to sound like a native speaker? You can do it! SpeechModification.com.Master advanced American English pronunciation! This playlist/podcast uses shadowing, reductions, Flap T, and vowel drills to enhance fluency. Practice linking, contractions, and intonation, Perfect for daily practice to sound like a native speaker!American Accent, Shadowing, Flap T, English Pronunciation, Fluency, Vowels, Reductions.Get personal accent training in our App: https://studio.com/speechmodification

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Episodes

  1. Fluent Speaking for Can Get a and Had a (shadowing, linking flap sounds)

    Practice these common phrases to master linking the flap T and D sounds. Shadow me as I model the phrases "can get a" and "had a" in everyday langauge.

  2. Fluent English Speaking for We'll and They'll (Shadowing Practice)

    Learn how native English speakers reduce contractions like "we'll" and "they'll" in natural, fluent conversation!In everyday speech, native speakers rarely use full forms like "we will" or even fully stressed contractions ("wheel" /wiːl/ or "they'll" /ðeɪl/). Instead, these words reduce down to...

  3. Top American Accent Patterns: 2 Minute Practice

    Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice! vowels /i/ and /ɪ/ as in "leave" and "live" Final T Linking (Flap T and Stop T) American R Sounds Lax Vowels (æ ɛ ʊ ə) Contractions Frequently mispronounced words For a longer practice with repeats on these phrases,...

  4. Top American Accent Patterns: 8 Minute Practice

    Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice! vowels /i/ and /ɪ/ as in "leave" and "live" Final T Linking (Flap T and Stop T) American R Sounds Lax Vowels (æ ɛ ʊ ə) Contractions Frequently mispronounced words 👉 Get more practice like this and personalized...

  5. Fluent Speaking: Of The, One of the Most Common 2-word combinations

    In this listen and repeat shadowing practice for fluent English speaking, we combine commonly used words to practice saying "of the" smoothly and naturally. Phrases: One of the Some of the Many of the None of the A couple of the Get more fluent English lessons in our online courses:...

  6. Linking NG Sounds: Advanced Shadowing Practice

    This practice provides a listen and repeat shadowing practice for smoothly linking words ending in "NG" /ŋ/ in common phrases. Sound more natural and correct this common accent error pattern with these exercises. Linking going, doing, leaving, walking, staying, trying, showing and working to…

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  7. Fluent Speaking: Using Repeated Phrases for Intonation

    In this advanced listen and repeat plus add-on practice, we use repeated phrases to help you internalize intonation patterns and speak more naturally and fluently. Repeating models and then using the same intonation patterns in your own phrases will help you move from just shadowing to a more...

  8. Using He'll and She'll for Fluent English Speaking

    In this episode, we practice with how to use the contractions "he'll" and "she'll" in natural, fluent English. Get more help for linking and fluent speaking in our online courses: https://courses.speechmodification.com/

  9. Top American Accent Patterns: Five Minute Practice

    Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice! vowel ɪ as in "live" Flap T as in "water bottle" Voiced ð and Voiceless θ TH sounds Vowel æ as in "after that" Fluent Speech Practice Vowel Schwa SMART American Accent Training with SpeechModification.com. Get more...

  10. Top American Accent Patterns: One Minute Practice

    Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice! vowel ɪ as in "live" Flap T as in "water bottle" Voiced ð and Voiceless θ TH sounds Vowel æ as in "after that" Fluent Speech Practice Vowel Schwa SMART American Accent Training with SpeechModification.com. Get more...

  11. Fluent Speaking: Using Have to and Has to

    Use this advanced shadowing practice to correctly and fluently incorporate the phrases "have to" and "has to" into your speech. SMART American Accent Training with SpeechModification.com. Start your free trial of our courses: https://courses.speechmodification.com/

  12. Advanced Fluency Practice: Vowel u/ʊ, articles and plurals (shadowing practice)

    Practice shadowing for fluent speaking in this advanced lesson. We work on integrating the correct vowels for u and ʊ, plurals, and articles "a" and "the" in this podcast listen and repeat lesson. SMART American Accent Training with SpeechModification.com. Start your free trial of our courses:...

  13. Fluent Speaking: Using You'll (clear and reduced)

    In fluent speech, we contract "you will" to "you'll." It sounds like "yool" /jul/ when stressed, but is often reduced to "yull" in connected speech. Practice shadowing phrases with "you'll" in this listen and repeat lesson.

  14. Fluent Speaking: Contractions with will (I'll you'll he'll she'll it'll that'll these'll those'll we'll they'll)

    Master fluent speaking with contractions: how "I will" contracts to "I'll" and when it sounds like "aisle" and when it sounds like "ahll." Sound more like a native speaker with these contractions and reductions for fluent speech. Join me for a shadowing practice.

  15. Fluent Speaking: Reduced are, his, her, your

    In this shadowing lesson, we'll work on phrases "that is is, that is her, those are his, those are her" and "these are your" in fluent speaking.

  16. Advanced Practice: Fluent Speaking "oo" and "yoo"

    Practice using "oo" vs. "yoo" in mixed phrases with this advanced shadowing practice. We work on the understanding and using the correct patterns for words like Tuesday, YouTube, knew, communication and more! More help for this topic: https://youtu.be/QKSJn6u_BSk

  17. Fluent Speaking: Holiday Conversation Shadowing Practice

    In this fluent speaking practice, you can shadow a short conversation about holiday plans. Text: Hi, how're you? I'm fine, thanks, how're YOU doing? Doing well. How were your holidays? Did you go anywhere? They were great, thanks. We stayed in town. We had some family visiting for a few days....

  18. Fluent Speaking: Shadowing Phrases for Reduced And & Or

    In the fluent speaking shadowing practice, we work on naturally linking and reducing phrases with "and" and "or."

  19. Shadowing Phrases with Was and Wasn't

    In this shadowing practice, we work on fluent speaking for phrases with was and wasn't, as well as reduced her your their my and our.

  20. Should've, Shouldn't've: Fluent Speech for Modal Verbs

    In this listen and repeat shadowing practice, we use common phrases with should have (should've), would have (would've) and could have (could've), as well as the negatives shouldn't have (shouldn't've), couldn't have (couldn't've) and wouldn't have (wouldn't've). Practice integrating these...

  21. Fluent Speaking: Shadowing Phrases for Reduced "His"

    In fluent speech, we can sometimes reduce "his" to "iz." In this listen and repeat shadowing practice, we use common phrases to practice reduced "his" to increase your fluency and speak English like a native speaker.

  22. Fluent Speaking: Shadowing Phrases for Reduced "Her"

    In fluent speech, we can sometimes reduce "her" to "er." In this listen and repeat practice, we use common phrases to practice reduced "her" to increase your fluency and speak English like a native speaker. You Tube Video: https://youtu.be/yIhgpWA8yok

  23. Shadowing Practice: Words with "extra" syllables

    One of the error patterns which is common for non-native speakers of English is to say an extra syllable in certain words. This usually occurs because the spelled word looks like it should have additional sounds/syllables, or the root word has a different syllable pattern. Here are some words to...

  24. Fluent Speaking: Backwards Chaining Technique

    In this lesson, we learn how to use Backwards Chaining to practice intonation. Listen and shadow to get natural sounding rhythm in fluent speech.

  25. Shadowing: W and V, Backwards Chaining Intonation

    In this fluent speaking practice, we use shadowing and backwards chaining to have perfect intonation, while working on integrating W and V sounds into fluent speech.

  26. Shadowing Phrasal Verbs Practice

    In this shadowing lesson, we work on intonation for verbs with and without phrasal verbs. Here are the phrases we cover in this lesson: That's where she ran. That's where she ran into it! They play soccer after school. Just play along with it for now. He walks to work every day. Let's walk…

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  27. TH Mixed Practice θ and ð For Fluent Speaking

    Have difficulty integrating your TH sounds into fluent speech? This practice focuses on the most common words with TH at the start and ends, to help you use this sound correctly and fluently in connected speech.

  28. Vowel Schwa /ʌ/ and Vowel "AH" /ɑ/: Advanced Shadowing Practice For Pronunciation and Fluency

    In this advanced mix and match practice, we work on integrating vowel schwa and vowel /ɑ/ into phrases. Many speakers struggle with differentiating vowel schwa and vowel /ɑ/ as in "nut" and "not." In this listen and repeat practice, we use common phrases with these vowels to help you master the...

  29. Fluent Speaking: Phrasal Verbs

    In typical intonation patterns, we stress the last content word in a phrase, which is sometimes the verb. But in a phrasal verb, the meaning is contained in the preposition which follows the verb, so it gets the stress instead of the verb. For example, we stress play in the phrase I like to play....

  30. Steel, Still, Stall: Final L and ST Blends Speaking Practice

    In this lesson, we cover ST blends as well as how to pronounce words with Final L. Get pronunciation and fluent speech practice for these sounds. Shadow, list and repeat. For visuals, see our video: https://youtu.be/6xSoxz7FUb4

  31. Syllabic L (Learn and Shadow)

    Sometimes, an L at the end of the word functions as a syllabic L. That is to say, it functions as a full syllable (a vowel and a consonant). It sounds like /əl/ or /ʊl/, with a the vowel being very short and reduced. One strategy for making syllabic L sound natural is to practice using words with...

  32. Vowel /u/ and /ʊ/

    In this lesson, we work on Vowel /u/ as in new shoe and vowel /ʊ/ as in good book. We'll practice phrases and sentences with minimal pairs like Luke and look, shooed and should, listen and repeat practice for fluent speech and shadowing. Check it out! Video for this lesson:...

  33. Fluent Speaking: Compound Nouns

    Learn and practice the correct intonation patterns for compound nouns. Stress the first syllable or first word in a compound noun phrase. repeated phrases: I need the, it's in the, where's my did you see the, what happened in the, what about the, see you by the compound nouns: toothbrush…

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  34. Better, Water, Greater: Flap T

    In this fluent speaking practice, we work on phrases with Flap T plus /ər/, like "better, water, lighter, and tighter." Listen and repeat everyday phrases with these words in this mix and match practice. phrases: getting, it's been, it's gotten, I'm feeling targets: better wetter water sweeter...

  35. Vowel /oʊ/ Linking Practice

    Shadow, listen and repeat for Vowel O linking! When we link words ending with /oʊ/ to words starting with a vowel sound, we have a /w/ glide as we link between the vowel sounds. In this lesson, we practice fluently linking with vowel /oʊ/.

  36. Fluent Speaking: u ʊ i ɪ & d Linking

    In this mix and match fluent speaking practice, we focus on shadowing and listen and repeat for Vowels u ʊ i ɪ as well as linking unreleased /d/ sounds. See the video for visuals: https://youtu.be/h9UYK5LK7co

  37. 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...

  38. 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.

  39. 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.

  40. 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.

  41. 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").

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🗣️ Fluent English Speaking & Advanced American Accent Practice Want to sound like a native speaker? You can do it! SpeechModification.com.Master advanced American English pronunciation! This playlist/podcast uses shadowing, reductions, Flap T, and vowel drills to enhance fluency. Practice linking, contractions, and intonation, Perfect for daily practice to sound like a native speaker!American Accent, Shadowing, Flap T, English Pronunciation, Fluency, Vowels, Reductions.Get personal accent training in our App: https://studio.com/speechmodification

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