by Lisa | Jul 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Below is a link to a list of the 100 most common English words. These 100 words make up about one half of all written material. Learn to pronounce them perfectly and your accent will sound much better!!Here are some from the list that are very commonly mispronounced...
by Lisa | Jun 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
Many accent students are confused about the correct pronunciation of the article “a.” Why do some people say /ei/? You can pronounce it both ways, either as /ɘ/ or as /ei/. It just depends on how quickly you are speaking and whether you pause before the...
by Lisa | May 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Here is a video lesson I just made about some common mistakes in pronouncing some difficult numbers, such as “fifty” versus “fifteen.”click here to view video.
by Lisa | Apr 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their champion character.” T Alan Armstrong. The above quote inspires me...
by Lisa | Feb 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
A wonderful way to work on improving your accent is to listen to famous speeches. I found this great website which contains hundreds of famous speeches. You can hear the audio and sometimes see the video of the speech. The best part is that each speech has a...
by Lisa | Jan 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Paolo asked the following question:I bought a copy of your dvds.. you mentioned that sometimes the “th sound” is silent, in words such as: “months” or “clothes” so that months sounds like mons am i right? and clothes should sound...
