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How to say HELLO! Greet Americans

How to say HELLO! Greet Americans

What should you say when you meet someone you know?  How's it going? What's up?  And how should you respond to these questions?  Feel at ease saying hello to Americans with the phrases you'll study in real English conversation. YouTube blocked? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Most Popular, Videos Tagged With: Culture, Introductions, Most Popular, Real Life English

How to Pronounce Ending T Clusters + Homophones — Baking!

How to Pronounce Ending T Clusters + Homophones — Baking!

Oops!  Error at 4:18:  should be [ wɛəɹ‿əɹ jəɹ] :)   Study real English conversation and special topics like ending T clusters, all while making some bagels with my friend Laura! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Most Popular, T [t] as in TIME, Videos Tagged With: ARE Reduction, BECAUSE Reduction, Consonant Clusters, homophones, Most Popular, Real Life English, Wanna, Words that Begin with H Reductions, YOUR Reduction

How to Pronounce GOT IT

How to Pronounce GOT IT

Do you understand?  Got it!  Learn how to say this phrase comfortably in conversational English: what words or syllables to reduce, how to link everything together, and the melodic shape of the phrase. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Popular, Phrases, Videos Tagged With: Linking with a Flap T, Most Popular

How to Introduce Yourself

How to Introduce Yourself

What should you say when you're introducing yourself?  In this popular Rachel's English video, learn the phrases Americans use, and how to pronounce them, in English conversation. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Most Popular, Videos Tagged With: Introductions, Most Popular, Real Life English

How to Pronounce ORDINAL NUMBERS

How to Pronounce ORDINAL NUMBERS

First, second, third, fourth, fifth.  Ordinal numbers are tricky to pronounce!  Learn how to say them confidently in this video that goes over each word sound by sound. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Popular, Specific Words, Videos Tagged With: Most Popular, Numbers

American vs. British English – Vowel Sounds – Pronunciation differences

American vs. British English – Vowel Sounds – Pronunciation differences

People often ask about the differences between British and American English.  This video goes over the differences in vowel and diphthong sounds. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIZ78RwhSPc Video … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AA [æ] as in BAT, AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, Basics, Most Popular, OH [oʊ] as in NO, UR [ɜ] as in BIRD Tagged With: AA + Nasals, Comparison, Most Popular

ESL PRONUNCIATION EXERCISE: Free Time

ESL PRONUNCIATION EXERCISE: Free Time

In this Ben Franklin exercise, you’ll study real conversational English.  We’ll study everything we hear. Try this on your own to improve your listening comprehension and pronunciation! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Most Popular, Videos Tagged With: Ben Franklin Exercises, Exercises, Most Popular

English Pronunciation Study: What did you do Today?

English Pronunciation Study: What did you do Today?

In this Ben Franklin exercise, you’ll study real English conversation.  We’ll study everything we hear. Try this on your own to improve your listening comprehension and pronunciation! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Most Popular, Videos Tagged With: Ben Franklin Exercises, Exercises, Most Popular

TO BE Contractions

TO BE Contractions

I’m, you’re, they’re, and so on are the TO BE contractions.  In this real life English conversation study, you’ll notice lots of TO BE contractions are use. Bonus!  Hear the idiom ‘my dogs are barking’ in real conversational English. YouTube … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractions, Conversation and Speech Studies, Most Popular, Videos Tagged With: Idioms, Most Popular, Real Life English, TO BE Contractions

Visit Coney Island!

Visit Coney Island!

Come for a visit to New York’s Coney Island!  You’ll study real English conversation and see reductions in action. Plus, you get to see Rachel get scared on a ride! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, EE [i] as in SHE, in a Word, Most Popular, Videos Tagged With: BECAUSE Reduction, Culture, Most Popular, Real Life English, Silent Letters, THEM Reduction, TS Cluster, Words that Begin with H Reductions

Lots of Idioms!

Lots of Idioms!

Bike with me into Brooklyn where we’ll make pizza and hang out with friends.  Study real conversational English and see how Americans use reductions, and learn idioms. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Most Popular, UH [ʊ] as in BOOK, Videos Tagged With: BECAUSE Reduction, Flap T, homophones, Idioms, Most Popular, Real Life English

How to Link the TH Sound

How to Link the TH Sound

Linking two consonants can be tough, and for many students linking the TH sound to another consonant is confusing.  Study how to work on TH links by looking at specific examples. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Most Popular, TH [ð] as in THIS, TH [θ] as in THIN, Videos Tagged With: Linking Consonant to Consonant, Most Popular

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Sounds: IPA, Alphabet, and Letters, Vowels, Diphthongs, Consonants

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