by Lisa | Mar 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? The English language has a lot of helpful rules in place that have developed over hundreds of years. This poem demonstrates the challenges of learning English. So many exceptions to the...
by Lisa | Sep 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Many of my foreign-born students have names that are difficult for native speakers of English to pronounce. Some of them decide to change their name to a similar sounding English name, and others prefer to keep their original name and just accept the fact that they...
by Lisa | Aug 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Watch this student from India. He’s been practicing with my American Accent teaching materials. He just sent me this video. I am impressed. He sounds like he lives in the United States. Don’t you agree?He is stressing the words well, speaking clearly and...
by Lisa | Aug 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
This student from Brazil practiced his American accent by watching my YouTube lessons. Great job, Wagner! I want to see more videos from you guys. If I think your accent sounds good, I will post your video here on my blog. First, view all...
by Lisa | Jun 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here is a short exercise to help you with word stress and rhythm. First, here are some general rules:Stress key words (content words), which are generally nouns and verbs.In longer sentences, stress the last key word the most. Reduce prepositions, pronouns...
by Lisa | Apr 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Do you think you are too old to improve your accent? I sometimes get phone calls from people in their 30’s and 40’s who think they are too old to change their accents. No, you are not too old! I currently have three students in their 60’s who have...
