Clear Speech : Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English
This Online Audio Course in American English Pronunciation is designed to help you make the most efficient use of your time as you learn to pronouns English better. You probably want to learn how to pronounce the sounds of English more clearly. I think the most useful way to practice these sounds is by practicing the rhythm and melody of spoken English.
I hope that you will enjoy learning with our Online Audio course for you.
1 Pronouncing /a/, /ae/, and uh Part 1 2 Pronouncing /a/, /ae/, and uh Part 2
3 Pronouncing /iy/, /i/, /uw/, /u/, and /e/ Part 1
4 Pronouncing /iy/, /i/, /uw/, /u/, and /e/ Part 2
5 Long Vowels, Short Vowels and Spelling
6 Pronouncing Glides + Vowel Review
7 The Schwa
8 The American R
9 The American L
10 The B, P, V, and F
11 The D, T and -ed
12 The S, Z and TH
13 The SH, ZH, CH and J
14 The K, G, M, N, NG
15 The H, W, and Y
16 Pronunciation Review
Accent Lessons Coming Soon!
1 Introduction to Word Intonation
2 Intonation in Words Part 1
3 Intonation in Words Part 2
4 Intonation in Words Part 3
5 Intonation in Words Part 4
6 Unusual Word Stress Patterns
7 Linking Words Together
8 Compound Nouns and Descriptive Phrases
9 Phrasal Verbs, Spelling, and Numbers
10 Content Words and Structure Words
11 Pronouncing Structure Words Part 1
12 Pronouncing Structure Words Part 2
13 Rhythm and Timing
14 Speeding up Modals
15 More on Modals
16 Asking Questions
17 Tag Questions
18 Emphatic and Contrastive Stress
19 Sequencing and Conversational Tone
20 Compound and Complex Sentences
THE AMERICAN ACCENT AUDIO COURSE Coming Soon!
If you already feel confident about your pronunciation
but would like to know more about ACCENT (intonation,
rhythm, timing, and mood) then our 16 hour AUDIO course
is for you.
Unit One Introduction to the American Accent
1 What is Accent?
2 An Overview of the American Accent
Unit Two Breaking English into Pieces
3 Meet the Schwa
4 The American T
Unit Three Word Intonation Patterns
5 Intonation Patterns of 1 & 2 Syllable Words
6 Intonation Patterns of 3 & 4 Syllable Words
Unit Four Unusual Word Intonation
7 Words that Shift Stress
8 Missing Syllables
Unit Five Descriptive Phrases and Compound Nouns
9 Compound Nouns vs. Descriptive Phrases
10 Phrasal Verbs and More
Unit Six Linking Words Together
11 Linking Words
Unit Seven Content and Structure Words
12 Content Words
13 Structure Words
Unit Eight Rhythm and Timing
14 Rhythm and Timing
15 Reducing Modals
16 Phrasing
Unit Nine Sentence Stress
17 Normal Sentence Stress
18 Emphatic and Contrastive Stress
Unit Ten Asking Questions
19 Asking Questions
20 Tag Questions
Unit Eleven Compound and Complex Sentences
21 Sequencing
22 Complex Sentences
Unit Twelve Clear Speech
23 Emotion and Mood
24 Putting it All Together