A horse buzz without sounds? My goodness!
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- “I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.”
- “How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?”
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You can listen to my recording, playing it here.
Introduction
Welcome!
Fluency
Warm-up!
Assimilation
Elision
Ellipsis
Formal and Informal Contractions
Quiz: Fluency
Stress
Strong and Weak Forms
Emphasizing For The Win
Emphasizing For Clarity
Emphasizing Questions
Quiz: Stress
Intonation
Giving Your Opinion
Comparisons and Contrasts
Request or Offer Help
Quiz: Intonation
Conversation
Continuing the Conversation
Adding Information
Showing Attitude
Replying with Questions
Quiz: Conversation
English around the world
Foreign Words in English
British vs American Vocabulary
British vs American Slang
Quiz: English around the world
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Resources
How to find fluency in speech?
Speaking fluently is an art we all wish to master. The ability to communicate effectively not only improves our daily interactions, but also increases our confidence. This module focuses on the contrast between fast and slow speech and how connected speech, through assimilation and elision, plays an important role in fluency. For those interested in honing their communication skills, here we will explore a series of exercises designed to help relax muscle tensions and sharpen pronunciation.
How to improve breathing for better speech?
Breathing is the first fundamental step towards clear and confident expression. Here are a couple of breathing exercises to help you relax and prepare:
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Controlled breathing: Inhale for four seconds, hold your breath for another four seconds and exhale in the same time. Then try variations: inhale for six, hold for six and exhale for eight. Feel the difference as you relax more deeply.
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Alternate nostril breathing: Cover one nostril as you inhale, hold the breath and then exhale through the opposite nostril. This helps to balance the airflow and relax you even more.
What exercises help articulators?
Good pronunciation depends largely on the control you have over your articulators: lips, tongue and jaw. Here are some recommended exercises:
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Hum with /m/: Gesture the "mmm" sound inside your mouth, chewing it as if you were chewing gum. This helps warm up the vocal muscles and improve resonance.
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"Horse Buzz: Place your lips in a relaxed manner and blow out air without adding sound at first. Then add sound, simulating a siren going up and down in pitch.
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"Tongue Wave": Hold the tip of your tongue behind your lower front teeth, moving it in the shape of a wave. Can be done with or without sound.
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"Secret Yawn": Yawn with the mouth closed to relax the jaw, repeating one to five times as needed.
How to work on consonant sounds?
Consonant sounds have a significant impact on how our speech is perceived. By practicing both dull and voiced consonant sounds, we can improve our diction and clarity:
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Dull sounds: Practice sounds such as /s/, /f/ and /θ/. By combining them and making them faster as you practice, you will increase the agility of your speech.
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Tone sounds: Practice sounds such as /z/, /v/ and /ð/. As you increase your speed, your control over pronunciation gets stronger.
Finally, it is recommended to have fun with tongue twisters and practice recording yourself, such as "I wish to wash my Irish wrist watch", to play with combinations and improve the ease with which you articulate complex words.
This process not only strengthens your language skills, but also makes learning a dynamic and rewarding experience - keep practicing and see how your fluency improves!
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This is my tongue twister:
“Fred fed Ted bread and Ted fed Fred bread."
https://voca.ro/1fXZisZtfqLL
I ended up humming a song. 😃
Anyhow, you have to connect the massage from the beginners course to this warm up.
-She sells seashells by the seashore (even is a short one, it took me a few tries to get it right).
I loved this exercise
awesome warm up I have watched it 3 times
Here's mine.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
<https://voca.ro/14YtL0wQO1N1>
Is Rap being considered a tongue twister?
if the answer is yes then my tongue twister is this
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N_RO-jL-90>
50 Tongue Twisters to improve pronunciation in English · engVid
- I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop
aɪ sɔ ˈsuzi ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ə ˈʃuˌʃaɪn ʃɑp
https://voca.ro/1fJN2I1eM1tU
The teacher teaching us beatbox 6:12
*A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose.*
My record :https://voca.ro/1ejM3XpYv2pK
Please give me feedback.
She sells seashells by the seashore
1. You know New York, you need New York, you know you need unique New York.
2. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
3. If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing.
It was a very little difficult, jajaja, good practice.
Betty Botter bought some butter
But she said the butter’s bitter
If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter
But a bit of better butter will make my batter better
So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter
<https://voca.ro/1f0IcgPQ9Mgm>
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
**How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?**
Tongue Twister:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
A voracious avocado aficionado avidly avoided averse avian adversaries while adventuring through an abundant orchard. 🥑
My tongue twister
Four fine fresh fish for you!
This is my tongue twister:
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood
As a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood
> I am Here
A tongue twister I never forget:
She sells sea shells on the sea shore
But the shells that she sells
Are sea shore shells.
Tongue twister
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
My tongue twister:
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood
As a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood
Fresh fried fish,
fish fresh fried,
fried fish fresh,
fish fried fresh.
Tongue twister
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood
As a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood
Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
I loved this one! “If you must cross a coarse, cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross, coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully.”
My tongue twister:
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood
As a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Actually, I did a yawn and I felt like I were gonna fall asleep haha
Betty bought a bit of butter. But the butter Betty bought was bitter. So Betty bought a better butter, and it was better than the butter Betty bought before 😃
Nice exercises, thanks! I will try to practice them every day.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Betty Botter bought some butter
But she said the butter’s bitter
If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter
But a bit of better butter will make my batter better
So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter
“Brisk brave brigadiers brandished broad bright blades, blunderbusses, and bludgeons—balancing them badly.”
I challenge you to surpass my time (6 secs)
Thank you for the exercise
Betty bought a bit of butter. But the butter Betty bought was bitter.
Hello guys, following my tongue twister:
She saw Sharif’s shoes on the sofa. But was she so sure those were Sharif’s shoes she saw? !url)
Thank you for the warm-up
“If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?”
very nice teacher, I wasn’t expecting such a high level but the close ups helped a lot, now practice is a must!!!
Silly Sally:
Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.
The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed
Shilly-shallied south.
These sheep shouldn’t sleep in a shack;
Sheep should sleep in a shed.
Great exercises to warm up.
Peter Piper picked a pickle of pickled peppers.
Betty Botter bought some butter
But she said the butter’s bitter
If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter
But a bit of better butter will make my batter better
So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter
A tutor who tooted the flute tried to teach two young tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor, ‘Is it harder to toot, or to tutor two tooters to toot?
A big bug bit a bold bald bear, and the bold bald bear bled blood badly… !
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Here is my my recording
how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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