Showing posts with label Accent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Accent. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

American Accent Training for Indian Speakers

American Accent Training for Indian Speakers Tube. Duration : 8.85 Mins.


This video focuses on the key issues first language Indian speakers face when attempting to speak with an American accent. Learn how to be perceived as speaking "more slowly" without slowing down! Use breath & stressed syllables to your advantage. Distinguish the /v/ and /w/ sounds with greater control; articulate the /th/ sound more smoothly; make the post-vocalic /r/ audible and differentiate it form the Indian one. Learn how not to have to repeat what you say when you speak to Americans!

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Southern Drawl - Speak with an Accent

The Southern Drawl - Speak with an Accent Tube. Duration : 3.33 Mins.


This lesson is designed to help the speaker affect a Southern drawl by employing two key changes: 'AH' leans toward 'AW' lot, father, knock, locked, shop, spot R' vowels are exaggerated four, hear, started, perfect, girl, care The monologue is Mary Frances Lannen from "Pandora 2011: Accounts of the Cursed Shopping Center." The last time I saw Alma McDowell? Her father checked in at four, and at eight there come a knock on the office door. It was locked because I was taking my break. Thing is, I was across the parking lot at that malt shop. Seeing how it was springtime, the night was perfect for sitting out, so I could hear her knock. Well, by the time I got up, went through the shop, and came to the office door, that girl done started knocking on motel room doors. At the time, I thought she was the man's girlfriend or something, so I kept out of it. 'Sides the office phone was ringing, and Betty Lou—that's my boss—does spot checks from time-to-time, to make sure I answer the phone. Personally, I don't much care for the phone. I answer it, but I don't like it, you know. You never know who's on the other end of the line. Available on the Kindle: www.amazon.com Available in hardcover and paperback:www.barnesandnoble.com 'Pandora 2011', 'Speak with an Accent' and 'Dialect Training for Actors' can also both be found on Facebook. Learn the basics of twelve accents in minutes with the 'Speak with an Accent' Compact Disc. Ivan Borodin has broken down 12 popular accents into ...

Thursday, October 18, 2012

American Accent Training -- Part 05 | aw sound | Spoken English | ESL | Vocabulary

American Accent Training -- Part 05 | aw sound | Spoken English | ESL | Vocabulary Video Clips. Duration : 6.33 Mins.


American accent training video lesson to speak fluent English like a native English speaker. AW: When your lips form a circular formation, however, a bit of more opening than an exact O. Now listen to your teacher how he producs the AW sound. For example, All : AW-ll Bought : bAW-t Fall : f-AW-ll Thought : thAW-t Call : kAW-ll Fought : fAW-t Tall : tAW-ll Long : lAW-ng Hall : hAW-ll Taught : tAW-t Squash : sqAW-sh War : wAW-r Ball : bAW-ll Brawl : brAW-l Wall : wAW-ll Solve : sAW-lv Contract : kAWn-trai-kt Crawl : krAW-l Caught : kAW-t Walk : wAW-k Posture : pAWs-chur Now those words are used in sentences. All the kids ran to the playground in their break time. She looked down and was afraid she might Fall. The Call Center Industry is at a booming stage. The city was full of extremely Tall buildings. For the marriage we must book a banquet Hall. In the game of Squash the Ball has to hit the Wall. Can I have your Contact number? The police Caught him red handed. I think he bought a second hand car. Before signing the papers give it a complete Thought. I think they both Fought all night long. I must've Taught you how to ride a bike when you were young. America and Iraq were on War for so many years. You'll always find a Brawl happening near a Bar. Who can actually Solve this question of mine? Babies first Crawl before they can actually Walk. It's important to keep a straight Posture while Walking. How to speak fluent English with neutral, American, british accent training ...