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...]
This is a collection of all of the Rachel's English videos in the order they were produced, with the most recent videos first.
How to Pronounce the Letter S
Since English is not phonetic, the letter S doesn’t have just one pronunciation – it can be pronounced many different ways. Study the different pronunciations of this letter in various words. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce the Word THEM
Study the THEM reduction. There are many reductions in conversational American English. It’s important to know what they are to improve listening comprehension, but also to use the reductions in speech yourself. They are a key part to sounding … [Read more...]
Places and Idioms!
Study real English conversation in this video as I hang out with a bunch of friends. We discuss places, use a lot of idioms, and reduce ‘for’ in phrases like ‘for work’ and ‘for school’. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
EE vs. IH, Long and Short Vowels
Lots of people talk about long and short vowels – I think that’s the wrong way to talk about it! I believe vowels don’t just have a length on their own. Length depends, most of all, on the stress of the syllable. YouTube blocked? Click here to see … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce EE vs. IH, leave vs. live
These two vowels are two of the hardest for non-native speakers to distinguish. Feel confident in developing two clearly different vowel sounds. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuK3A3pBQlc Video … [Read more...]
Placement
Placement is one of the hardest topics to teach, but it can have a huge impact on your accent. Learn the basics of this concept. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_XCXqML4zo Video Text: In this … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce the Word ‘TO’
Study the TO reduction. There are many reductions in conversational American English. It’s important to know what they are to improve listening comprehension, but also to use the reductions in speech yourself. They are a key part to sounding … [Read more...]
English: A Stress-Timed Language
In some languages, every syllable is the same length. In English, it sounds very awkward to make each syllable the same length. It’s important to have contrast, some long and some short syllables. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce the Letter I
Since English is not phonetic, the letter I doesn’t have just one pronunciation – it can be pronounced many different ways. Study the different pronunciations of this letter in various words. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce the Letter E
Since English is not phonetic, the letter E doesn’t have just one pronunciation – it can be pronounced many different ways. Study the different pronunciations of this letter in various words. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
TSUP!? – it’s, what’s, that’s as TS
You can reduce IT’S, THAT’S, WHAT’S, and LET’s to just the [ts] sound. Study this reduction in several sentences. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35syim12-gc Video Text: In a recent video, I said, … [Read more...]
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