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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
In this video, I talk about fast speech and how to sound more like a native English speaker. First, we discuss 10 words & phrases. Then I give 3 important tips.
(I also discuss how to hear the difference between "can" and "can't," which is a question students often ask me)
The three biggest tips I share in this video are...
1. The way words sound changes based on their environment
2. Your ears won't deceive you 99% of the time
3. Repeat what you hear right after you hear it
Remember, fast speech isn't really about speaking "quickly"... but it may sound very quick to you since you are a non-native English speaker.
Fast speech simply refers to the way native English speakers change and eliminate sounds as they speak normal, everyday English.
If you are trying to sound more like a native speaker with an American English accent, I give lots of examples in this video to make you aware of what to listen for.
Finally, learning pronunciation by reading how words are spelled is VERY confusing because English is not a phonetic language. So, the best way to learn pronunciation is to listen carefully and imitate what you hear.
Here is the list of phrases I discuss in the video:
- What are you doing later?
- Especially
- Excuse me
- Fundamental
- Probably
- Comfortable
- Can vs. can't
- Let me know
- Do you want water or tea or anything?
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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
In this video, I talk about fast speech and how to sound more like a native English speaker. First, we discuss 10 words & phrases. Then I give 3 important tips.
(I also discuss how to hear the difference between "can" and "can't," which is a question students often ask me)
The three biggest tips I share in this video are...
1. The way words sound changes based on their environment
2. Your ears won't deceive you 99% of the time
3. Repeat what you hear right after you hear it
Remember, fast speech isn't really about speaking "quickly"... but it may sound very quick to you since you are a non-native English speaker.
Fast speech simply refers to the way native English speakers change and eliminate sounds as they speak normal, everyday English.
If you are trying to sound more like a native speaker with an American English accent, I give lots of examples in this video to make you aware of what to listen for.
Finally, learning pronunciation by reading how words are spelled is VERY confusing because English is not a phonetic language. So, the best way to learn pronunciation is to listen carefully and imitate what you hear.
Here is the list of phrases I discuss in the video:
- What are you doing later?
- Especially
- Excuse me
- Fundamental
- Probably
- Comfortable
- Can vs. can't
- Let me know
- Do you want water or tea or anything?
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
🌎 OUR STUDENTS
See some of our English Full:Time students here:
instagram.com/englishfulltime_students
10 THINGS ABOUT ME
1. I was born in California, USA
2. I went to study abroad in Argentina in 2013
3. I met my husband Renzo in Argentina
4. We got married 5 months after we met!
5. We lived about 5 years in Argentina then started traveling
6. I started English Full:Time in 2016
7. Ren & I now live in California and have two amazing kids
8. We travel as much as we can (especially to Argentina!)
9. I speak Spanish fluently
10. I drink "mate" 🧉 every day!
CONNECT WITH ME 🙋🏼♀️
→ Newsletter: englishfulltime.com
→ Instagram: instagram.com/theenglishcoach
→ Facebook: facebook.com/stefanietheenglishcoach
→ Tiktok: tiktok.com/@theenglishcoach
→ X: https://x.com/englishfulltime
→ Business Inquiries: stefanie@englishfulltime.com
