Stress and Thought Groups in American English

If you’re having trouble pronouncing words in English, you’re not alone. When we’re learning a language, we spend so much time getting the grammar, the vocabulary and the expressions right. Unfortunately, that doesn’t leave much time for working on the pronunciation of sounds or the music of the language. Besides that, it’s totally natural for your native language to influence the way you speak English. That said, some of these differences between your native language … Read the article and watch the video lesson

Let’s talk about strategies you can use to predict how to say new words. After all, you don’t always have a chance to check their pronunciation before using them. What happens when you come across a new or unfamiliar word? You look for something you recognize: Maybe the word looks like another word you’re comfortable saying. Maybe the word looks similar to a word in your native language, so you have a general idea of … Read the article and watch the video lesson

Can you relate to this experience? You see a word all the time in writing. You know what it means and how to use it. But then when you go to say it, you realize that you actually don’t feel confident pronouncing it out loud. You stumble over the word, hoping that you got it close enough so that the other person understands you. Don’t worry – we’ve all been there! That’s why I’m going … Read the article and watch the video lesson