This website was created to help people improve their American English pronunciation. At the core is a series of videos explaining in detail how each sound is created, as well as a blog.
Blogs
Imitation Exercise: "New Moon"
The goal here is to mimic sounds, don't worry if you don't understand every word you say! There is no transcript attached for this very reason. As you probably have ideas attached to certain words that might be wrong, this exercise focuses simply on imitating. From an interview of an actor in the movie "New Moon".
Answering the Phone, part 2 of 2
This is part 2 of a 2-part series! View part 1 here.
Ben Franklin Exercise: Michelle Obama
What exactly is a Ben Franklin exercise? See the instructions for it on the exercise page. These exercises are a lot of work, but allow you to really take command of your pronunciation!!
This passage is a little long. If you want, just do the first paragraph to start.
Imitation Exercise: "Terminator"
The goal here is to mimic sounds, don't worry if you don't understand every word you say! There is no transcript attached for this very reason. As you probably have ideas attached to certain words that might be wrong, this exercise focuses simply on imitating. From the trailer to the movie "Terminator".
Imitation Exercise: "Angels and Demons"
The goal here is to mimic sounds, don't worry if you don't understand every word you say! There is no transcript attached for this very reason. As you probably have ideas attached to certain words that might be wrong, this exercise focuses simply on imitating. From the trailer to the movie "Angels and Demons".
Ben Franklin Exercise: Food, Inc.
What exactly is a Ben Franklin exercise? See the instructions for it on the exercise page. These exercises are a lot of work, but allow you to really take command of your pronunciation!!
THE SOUNDS
View the sounds of American English:
listed -or-
Sound Chart -or-
by picture
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