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This set of videos gets us out of the studio and into real life. You'll get to meet many of my friends as we study American English in real conversations.

Easy-to-Learn English Travel Phrases and Vocabulary!

Easy-to-Learn English Travel Phrases and Vocabulary!

Do you love to travel?  Me too!  And when you’re traveling you want to know how to pronounce the necessary vocabulary and phrases, right?  I’ve got everything you’ll need, right here in one video.   YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Phrases, Specific Words, Videos Tagged With: Real Life English

Speaking English Practice Session: 20 minutes of conversation!

Speaking  English  Practice  Session:  20  minutes  of  conversation!

Speaking English is fun and easy with this real-life American English video!  You’ll come along with me as I play a game with my family and meet my parents.  You get lots of English speaking practice along the way, and you’ll learn lots of detailed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: AND Reduction, FOR Reduction, Gonna, Real Life English

Real English Conversation – on Brad’s Farm

Real English Conversation – on Brad’s Farm

You can speak English fluently!  It takes effort to learn English pronunciation but you can make huge improvements if you have the right pronunciation guide.  That’s where I come in!  The entire aim of my channel is to help you learn English and, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation, Videos Tagged With: BECAUSE Reduction, Dropped T, Real Life English, THEM Reduction, Wanna

Conversation Study – Reading Headlines

Conversation Study – Reading Headlines

Study real English conversation to understand how Americans speak and study stress – the contrast of longer syllables vs. very short, reduced words.  Watch this conversation with my friend – we study it ‘Ben Franklin’ style so you can understand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Ben Franklin Exercises, Real Life English

Conversation Study – Grocery Store

Conversation Study – Grocery Store

Study real English conversation to understand how Americans speak and study stress – the contrast of longer syllables vs. very short, reduced words.  Come grocery shopping with me and a friend – we study the conversation so you can understand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Ben Franklin Exercises, Real Life English

Conversation Study – Word Game

Conversation Study – Word Game

Study real English conversation to understand how Americans speak and learn the phrasal verbs ‘listen up’ and ‘plug in.’ Play a word game with me and my family – we study the conversation so you can understand everything that’s said and improve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Ben Franklin Exercises, Holidays & Parties, Real Life English

ENGLISH CONVERSATION

ENGLISH CONVERSATION

Study real English conversation to understand how Americans speak and learn the idioms ‘to go with it’ and ‘on point’.  Come with me to a dinner party at a friend’s house – we study the conversation so you can understand everything that’s said and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Holidays & Parties, Real Life English

ENGLISH CONVERSATION

ENGLISH CONVERSATION

English Conversation practice:  learn terms and phrases Americans use in conversation like “pulling your leg”, “just joshing”, the phrasal verbs “screw up” and “turn out”, and how we reduce words and phrases when speaking, like “suppose to”, “them”, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Real Life English, THEM Reduction, Words that Begin with H Reductions

4th of July Traditions!

4th of July Traditions!

Happy 4th of July!  This is the day we celebrate America’s independence.  Study vocabulary, pronunciation, and phrases as we study REAL English conversation and learn about 4th of July traditions in the US. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Real Life English, Vocabulary Words

Summer Vacation 2016

Summer Vacation 2016

Study real English conversation while going on vacation with Rachel’s family.  See how native speakers drop the H, use wanna, use the phrase ‘except for,’ and more! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. Video Text: In this American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Real Life English, Wanna, Words that Begin with H Reductions

English Conversation – Meet Stoney!

English Conversation – Meet Stoney!

Study real English conversation as friends and family visit our new baby, Stoney.  See 'gonna' in practice, dropping the H reductions, the reduction of 'did', and more! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Uncategorized, Videos Tagged With: Real Life English, Words that Begin with H Reductions

Preparing for a Job Interview, 5 of 5

Preparing for a Job Interview, 5 of 5

Learn how to prepare for a job interview in America.  Study common questions and practice and prepare you answers for a successful job interview.  Make sure to practice for interviews.  There's a lot you can do to be prepared!  Here, we’ll talk about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Job Interviews, Real Life English

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The Voice: Basics, Placement

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

Intonation, Linking, Rhythm, and Stress: In a Word, In a Sentence, Linking, Melody, Contractions, Words that Reduce, Suffixes and Prefixes

Conversation: Specific Words, Phrases, Conversation and Speech Studies, Community

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