American English Consonants for Indian IT Professionals
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In this American English pronunciation course, specifically designed to meet the needs of speakers from India, learn to accurately produce the American consonants which Indian speakers of English often confuse. These tricky consonants include learning to distinguish between “Tap” and “Tab” and between “vow” and “wow.” Also learn to distinguish between “Tie” and “Die” and “IT” and “ID” and many other troublesome pairs. The instructor presents all the consonants in a chart to show how they are all similar and different. From there, you go into detail about how and when to produce each consonant sound. Computer professionals can learn to reduce or minimize their accents in an IT vocabulary context. Learn to pronounce words you are likely to come across at work. Take advantage of the repetition audios in the supplemental materials section to retrain your muscle memory. Each time you listen to the same sentence, you will notice something new about the sentence that you didn’t hear the previous times. You will then produce what you hear, so after 6-7 attempts, you will sound quite fluent! But don’t stop there. Take this dense course more than once because you will surely notice new details the second time you take it. Once you complete the course, you can attend the instructor’s free monthly live office hour on Zoom, where you can ask questions about the course and receive live correction. The teacher can direct you back to which parts of the course, if any, you need to redo.
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P and BYou will learn to vocally distinguish between P and B in the beginning, middle and end of a word. Then practice the skill with the repetition audio located in Downloadable materials. Repeat after me in the space provided. Imitate exactly what you hear. This will improve your accent in no time.
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P and BCheck your understanding of P and B.
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T and D
You will learn to vocally distinguish between T and D in the beginning, middle and end of a word. You will learn when T is held or clear and when it becomes a fast D.
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T and D: Part 2
T and D are tricky, so I've split the lesson into 2 parts.
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T and D
Check your knowledge of T and D.
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CH and J
You will learn to vocally distinguish between CH and J in the beginning, middle and end of a word. Next, you will learn spellings that yield a CH or J pronunciation but do not have CH or J in the spelling, such as sti, tr and dr.. Finally you will learn to distinguish CH and J from ZH. Don't forget to practice with the repetition audio located in the Downloadable materials. Practice makes perfect!
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CH and J
Check your understanding of CH and J.
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K, G and X
You will learn to vocally distinguish between K and G at the end of a word. Next, you will learn to be careful with KT combinations and not to omit the K. Finally, you will learn the different pronunciations of the letter X, which is related to K and G.
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K, G and X
Check your understanding of K, G and X.
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Tongue Exercises for Stop Consonants P,T,CH,K,B,D,J,G
Tongue exercises to increase the speed and precision or shifting between different parts of the tongue.
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F , V and W
You will learn to vocally distinguish between F and V at the end of a word. Then you will learn to distinguish between V and W.
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F and V
Check your understanding of F and V.
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th and TH
You will learn to vocally distinguish between 1) voiceless th and t. 2) voiced TH and D and 3) voiceless th and voiced TH. You will learn spelling patterns that help you predict which th/TH is needed.
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th and TH
Check your understanding of voiceless th and voiced TH.
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S and Z
You will learn to vocally distinguish between S and Z. Next, you will learn the rules for the pronunciation of third person singular verbs, plurals and possessives. Then you will learn spelling rules that help you predict S vs. Z pronunciation. Finally, you will practice S and Z clusters, such as STR, STS and DZ.
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S and Z Part 2
S and Z are complex, so I've broken the lesson into 2 parts.
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S and Z
Check your understanding of S and Z.
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SH and ZH
You will learn to vocally distiguish between 1) SH and S and 2) SH and ZH . Next, you will learn spelling rules that help you predict whether you need an SH or a ZH.
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SH and ZH
Check your understanding of SH and ZH
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H
You will learn how to vocally distinguish H from a vowel and practice not omitting H from the beginning of a word. Practice these skills with the repetition audio located in Downloadable materials. Notice how the sentences get faster and faster. As they get faster, Americans are more likely to drop the H in pronouns such as "his" and "her."
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H
Check your understanding of H.
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Y
You will learn when Y, not included in the spelling, is needed in the pronunciation before some Long U sounds. Next, you will learn when Y is needed before R or L sounds. Finally, you will learn how to use Y to create smooth linking between certain vowels. Hone your new skills with the repetition audio located in Downloadable Materials.
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Y
Check your understanding of Y.
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W
You will learn when W is silent. Next you will learn to vocally distinguish between V and W. After that, you learn to produce W clusters such as TW and DW. Then you'll learn when W is needed before R or L sounds. Finally, you will learn how to use W to create smooth linking between certain vowels. To drive the lesson home, practice with the repetition audio located in Downloadable materials.
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W
Check your understanding of W.
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R Part 1
You will learn how to correctly produce an American R without the tip of your tongue. Next, you will practice R clusters such as STR. Next, you will learn about the vowel, ER. Then, you will learn how to clarify a long vowel +R. Finally, you will learn the two different types of "AR." Then practice as much as you can with the repetition audio located in Downloadable materials.
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R Part 2
R is complicated, so I've split the lesson into 2 parts.
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R
Check your understanding of R.
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Clear L
Learn the Clear L at the beginning of a word or before a stressed vowel so that you can distinguish it from Dark L in the next lesson.
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Dark L
Now learn the Dark L, which occurs after a consonant, at the end of a word and sometimes before an unstressed vowel. Learn how to make the Dark L audible after different types of vowels. Then practice with the repetition audio.
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L
Check your understanding of L.
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N and M
Learn now to produce N and M and not to make them too quiet or omitted at the end of a word. Then drill these nasal sounds and the rhythm of the sentences into your muscle memory with the repetition audio located in Downloadable material.
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N and M
Check your understanding of N and M.
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NG
Learn to vocally distinguish NG from G and from N. Learn the spelling rules to help you predict whether you need NG, NG+G, N+J or NG+K. Then practice imitating these sounds in sentences with the repetition audio located in Downloadable materials.
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NG
Check your understanding of NG.
