English Pronunciation Pod
By Charles Becker
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Podcast Description
English Pronunciation Pod offers English pronunciation and accent reduction lessons for anyone who wants to improve their speaking ability in English. Hosted by accent reduction specialist Charles Becker, each podcast focuses on a key aspect of American pronunciation with clear explanations and exercises designed to improve your pronunciation.
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English Pronunciation Pod 90- Using Contractions to Improve Your Accent. | Using contractions is an important step for developing an American accent. | 11/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 89- Reduced Forms-Part II- How Americans "really" speak English | Some important and common words that are pronounced differently than the way they are spelled. | 10/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 88- Reduced Forms- How Americans "really" speak English | Some important and common words that are pronounced differently than the way they are spelled. | 9/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 87- The Vowels /a/ vs. /æ/ "hat" vs. "hot" | Learn how to pronounce the important difference between these two vowel sounds of English. | 6/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 86- Final /l/ as in "call" and "people" | Learn to pronounce words that end in /l/ clearly and correctly! | 5/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 85- How to pronounce long words that end in the suffix -ate- as in "underestimate". | Learn the rule for determining which syllable to stress in words ending with -ate-. | 5/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 84- "chief","chef", "chemical"-the Different Pronunciations of 'ch' | One spelling pattern with three different pronunciations. | 4/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 83- "chip" vs. "ship"- Consonants /tʃ/ vs. /ʃ/ | Learn how to pronounce the difference between these consonants of English . | 4/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 82- Silent "b" | Learn how to recognize and how to pronounce words with silent "b". | 3/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 81- The Vowels: /i/ vs. /I/ "eat" vs. "it" | Learn the right way to pronounce the difference between these two vowel sounds. | 3/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 80- The Rhythm of English | Learn how to speak with the real rhythm and intonation of English. | 2/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 79- "Though","thought" and "tough" -The Different Pronunciations of "ough" | Learning the different pronunciations of this important spelling pattern of English. | 2/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 78- The Vowels: Different pronunciations of "ou"- "county" vs. "country" | Imporve your accent by learning how to pronounce this important spelling pattern of English. | 1/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 77- Connected Speech (linking)Part II | How to make your English sound more fluent and flowing. | 1/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 76- Silent letters-"l" | Learn how to identify silent "l" and practice using it! | 1/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 75- Special Holiday Offer! | Get a copy of Best Accent Training mp3s at half price! | 12/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 74- The Rhythm and Intonation of English-Focus Words | How to make your pronunciation clear by speaking English in the correct rhythm of English ! | 12/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 73- Syllable Stress in Compound Nouns like "facebook" and "laptop" | Learn the rules of stress for pronouncing words like "laptop" and facebook" | 11/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 72- How Americans really pronounce "t" -Review. | Make your Accent sound American by learning this important pronunciation of the consonant "t". | 11/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 71- How to Pronounce the Sound /pr/ as in "problem" and "approve". | The word "problem" doesn't have to be a problem. Learn how to make it easy! | 10/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 70- How to Pronounce the Consonant /r/ as in "rock" and "right". | Clear instructions for learning how to pronounce /r/ - a challenging but common consonant of English . | 10/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 69- How to Pronounce the Vowel /aɚ/ as in "car" and "start". | Clear instructions and practice exercises for pronouncing /aɚ/, a challenging but common vowel . | 10/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 68- Recognizing the Vowel /ɚ/ by its Spelling. | /ɚ/ is spelled more than five different ways, so its important to learn these spelling patterns for good pronunciation. | 9/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 67- The Vowel /ɚ/- Part II- Connecting /ɚ/ to "l" | This is one of the most challenging sounds in English. Learn how to master it! | 9/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 66- The Vowel /ɚ/ as in "sir" or "early" | Instuctions and exercises for clear English pronunciation | 7/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 65- Connected Speech-(Linking) | How to connect the sounds of English for clear and flowing speech. | 6/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 64- Vowel Quiz #3 | Test your knowledge of English pronunciation with a short quiz. | 6/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 63- Vowel Quiz #2 | Test your knowledge of English pronunciation with a short quiz. | 5/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 62- Vowel Quiz | Test your knowledge of English pronunciation with a short quiz. | 5/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 61- Intonation Practice Continued | Make your accent sound more American by practicing a real American intonation pattern. | 4/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 60- Intonation Pattern #1-Jump Up, Jump Down | Make your accent sound more American by using a real American intonation pattern. | 4/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 59- Vowel Review /æ/. Using this Important Vowel in Conversation. | Make your accent sound more American by incorporating this vowel into your conversations. | 3/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 58- Moving the "Focus Word" in a Phrase. The rhythm and intonation of English- Part III | Make your accent sound American by learning the rhythm and intonation of American English | 3/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 57- The Rhythm and Intonation of English-Part II: Choosing the "Focus Word" in a Phrase | Make your accent sound American by learning the rhythm and intonation of American English | 2/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 56- The Rhythm of English: Which words do we stress in sentence? | Make your Accent sound American by learning the rhythm of American English | 2/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 55- How Americans Really Pronounce "t" - Part IV | Make your Accent sound American by learning and practicing this important pronunciation of the "t". | 1/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 54- How to Pronounce "t" with an American Accent- Part III | Make your Accent sound American by learning and practicing this important pronunciation of the consonant "t". | 12/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 53- How Americans Really pronounce "t"- Part II | Make your Accent sound American by learning this important pronunciation of the consonant "t". | 12/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 52- How to Pronounce "t" with an American Accent | Make your Accent sound American by learning the different pronunciations of this important consonant of English. | 11/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 51- Consonant Review | Make your Accent sound American by reviewing and practicing these important sounds of English. | 11/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 50- How to Distinguish between the Consonant /dʒ/ as in "jail" and /y/ as in "Yale." | This week we learn and practice the difference between these important sounds of English. Great Lesson for Spanish speakers. | 10/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 49- How to Distinguish between the Consonant /dʒ/ as in "virgin" and /ʒ/ as in "version." | Improve your English pronounciation and accent by learning and practicing the difference between these sounds of English. | 10/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 48- How to Pronounce the Consonant /ʒ/ as in "usually" and "vision". | Improve your English pronounciation by learning and practicing this consonant | 9/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 47- Recognizing and Using the Consonant / ʃ / | Improve your English pronounciation by learning the different spelling patterns of this consonant. | 9/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 46- How to Distinguish Between the Consonants /s/ and / ʃ / | Improve your English pronounciation by learning the difference between these two consonants. | 8/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 45- How to pronounce the Consonant / ʃ / | Improve your English pronounciation by learning how this important consonant is pronounced | 7/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 44- Pronouncing the Letter "s" as /z/. | Improve your English pronounciation by learning when "s"is pronounced as /z/ | 7/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 43- How to Distinguish Between the Consonants /s/ and /z/. | Step by step instruction for pronouncing /s/ and /z/ with a real American accent | 7/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 42- How to Pronounce the Consonant /z/. | Step by step instruction for Pronouncing /z/ with a real American accent | 6/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 41- How to Pronounce and Recognize the Consonant /s/. | Pronouncing and recognizing /s/ for a better American accent | 6/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 40- How to Distinguish Between the Consonants /dʒ/ and /tʃ/ as in the words "joke" and "choke" | Step by step instruction for better English pronunciation | 6/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 39- How to Pronounce the Consonant /tʃ/as in the words "check" and "touch" correctly. | Step by step instruction for better English pronunciation | 6/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 38- How to Pronounce the Consonant /dʒ/ | Step by step instruction for better English pronunciation | 5/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 37- Vowel Review: Saying and Hearing the Difference Between /ə/, /a/ and / ɔ / | It's important to review these challenging but essential vowels of English for a clear American accent | 5/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 36- Front Vowel Review | It's important to review these challenging but essential vowels of English for a clear American accent | 5/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 35- How to Distinguish Between the Consonants /w/ and /v/ | Make your /w/ and /v/ clear and distinct by learning and practicing the right way to pronounce these sound with a standard American accent | 5/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 34- How to Pronounce the Consonant /w/ Correctly | Make your /w/ clear and distinct by learning and practicing the right way to pronounce this sound with a standard American accent | 5/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 33- How to Distinguish Between the Consonants /b/ and /v/ | Make your /b/ and /v/ clear and distinct by learning the right way to pronounce these sounds with a standard American accent | 4/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 32- The Consonants of English-"Stops" vs. "Continuants" | Make your consonants clear and distinct by learning and practicing "stops" and "continuants" | 4/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 31- How to Pronounce Words Ending in "ed" with an American accent | Improve your accent by learning the three possible pronunciations of "ed" in English | 4/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 30- How to Pronounce Words Ending in Voiced Consonants Like a Native Speaker | Improve your accent by learning the effect that voiced consonants have on the vowels they come after | 4/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 29- Introduction to the Consonants of English | Improve your accent by learning the right way to pronounce the consonants of English . | 3/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 28- How to Pronounce the Letter "o" | Improve your accent by learning the right way to pronounce this letter accurately. | 3/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 27- Distinguishing between the vowels /oʊ/ and /ɔ/ | Improve your accent by learning the right way to pronounce these vowels accurately and distinctly. | 3/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 26- Recognizing and Using the Vowel /oʊ/ | Improve your accent by learning the most common and exceptional spellings of this vowel. | 3/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 25- The Vowel /oʊ/: How to pronounce this important vowel with a standard American accent. | Improve your accent by learning how Americans really pronounce this vowel. | 2/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 24- Vowel Review: Hearing and Saying the Difference Between /ə/, /a/ and / ɔ / | Improve your accent by learning how Americans pronounce these vowels | 2/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 23- Recognizing and Using the Vowel / ɔ / | Improve your accent ny learning how this vowel is spelled | 2/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 22- How to Correctly Pronounce the Vowel Sound /ɔ/ as in the Words "call", "talk" and "dog". | Learn how to pronounce this important vowel correctly | 2/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 21- How to Pronounce Long Words of Three or More Syllables | Using suffixes to determine the pronunciation of long English words | 1/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 20- Vowel Reduction in Unstressed Syllables | Lesson for learning the vowel reduction rules in English | 1/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 19- Syllable Stress In English Words of Three or More Syllables (Part III) | Lesson for learning the syllable stress rules in English | 1/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 18- Syllable Stress In English Words of Three or More Syllables (Part II) | Lesson for learning the syllable stress rules in English | 1/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 17- Syllable Stress In English Words of Three or More Syllables | An introductory lesson to the syllable stress rules in English | 1/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 16- Holiday Greetings | Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! | 12/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 15- Syllable Stress in English Continued | The rules for syllable stress in 2 syllable words of the English language. | 12/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 14- Syllable Stress in English | The rules for syllable stress in 2 syllable words of the English language. | 12/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 13- Using the vowel "schwa" in unstressed syllables | Instruction and training exercises for this extremely important vowel. | 12/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 12- The Vowel "schwa" (Part III): Recognizing this vowel by its spelling. | Instruction and training exercises for this extremely important vowel. | 11/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 11- The Vowel "schwa" (Part II): How to distinguish between this vowel and /a/ with a standard Americ | Instruction and training exercises for this extremely important vowel. | 11/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 10- The Vowel "schwa" (Part I): How to pronounce this common and essential vowel of the English langu | Instruction and training exercises for this extremely important vowel. | 11/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 9- Front Vowel Review: Exercises to make your pronunciation of these important vowels clear and corr | Reviewing past lessons is an essential part of accent reduction. | 11/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 8- How Americans Pronounce "Can" vs. "Can't". Hearing and Saying the Difference like a Native Speaker | It's not as easy as it seems. Here are some solutions for getting it right. | 11/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 7- The Vowels /ae/, /E/ and /a/: How to distinguish between these essential vowels. | Learning the difference between the Vowels /ae/, /E/ and /a/ | 10/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 5- Recognizing and Using the Vowel /E/ | Recognizing and Using the Vowel /E/ | 9/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 4- Vowels /E/ and /eI/ | The vowels /E/ and /eI/ | 9/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 3- Recognizing and Using the Vowel /I/ | Recognizing and using the vowel /I/ | 9/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 2- The Vowels /i/ and /I/ | Developing clear and accurate vowels /i/ and /I/ | 9/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 1- Introduction to English Pronunciation Pod | Getting started with this podcast | 8/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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English Pronunciation Pod 6- The Vowel /ae/: How to pronounce /ae/ with a standard American accent | Pronouncing and Using the Vowel /ae/ | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 90 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
It works.
My native language is Portuguese. I found errors in my pronunciation on the first 3 podcasts, and I've been able to correct them. I recommend the MP3 course too, it's awesome.
AMAZING PODCAST!
English Pronunciation podcast has helped me to reduce my accent. For the first time in 14 years I am able to speak clearly! It all started when I accidently found this amazing podcast on iTunes and decided to give it a try. And what happened? People all of the sudden started to understand me. Do I need to tell you I was the happiest person in the world? No more of these awful “What did you say?” or “Can you, please, repeat it slower?” requests! I loooove-love-love your PODcasts and I am the biggest fan!!! Thank you, Charles! Natasha Galkina, model and actress.
Great Podcast!!
I highly recommend this podcast! This podcast is absolutely helpful not only for pronunciation but also listening. I also learned a lot of idioms and good expressions that I hear everyday living in New York!!! Furthermore, the teacher's voice is really goooooood!!
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