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Pause in Conversations Like a Native

5 February 2014 by Marc

When you are speaking English, it can be quite difficult to keep your speech flowing when you need to think about what to say. In this week’s podcast, I’ll show you how to pause like a native to sound more fluent and more confident. Podcast Link: 5th Feb 2014 Remember, if you like the podcast, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Output, Podcast, Speaking Tagged: conversation, fluency, pause, pausing, strategy

Pronouncing Can and Can’t

29 January 2014 by Marc

It’s very difficult for a lot of students to tell the difference between ‘can’ and ‘can’t’ in spoken English. In this podcast, I’ll give you some help. 29 Jan 2014 Can and Can’t

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‘It’ Sounds Like ‘Id’

24 January 2014 by Marc

Today’s podcast is about the way native speakers pronounce words to allow them to flow together more quickly. I look at ‘flap D’, the way written ‘t’ turns to a ‘d’ sound in spoken English, then I look at inserting a ‘w’ sound between two vowels to allow words to run together quickly. I hope … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Podcast, Speaking Tagged: elision, flapd, pronunciation

Thirteen or Thirty?

15 January 2014 by Marc

So many students ask me how to tell the difference between the teens (13-19) and multiples of ten (20, 30, 40, etc.) when they are listening or trying to pronounce or intone them correctly. This podcast will help you listen to and pronounce numbers more easily. The quick way to remember them is: thirTEEN and … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Listening, Podcast, Speaking Tagged: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, intonation, numbers, podcast, pronunciation, stress
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