Podcast Episodes

Using He'll and She'll for Fluent English Speaking

In this episode, we practice with how to use the contractions "he'll" and "she'll" in natural, fluent English.

Published on 10 hours ago

Top American Accent Patterns: Five Minute Practice

Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice!

vowel ɪ as in "live"

Flap T as in "water bottle"

Voiced ð and Voiceless θ TH sounds

Vowel æ as in "after that"

Fluent Spe…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Top American Accent Patterns: One Minute Practice

Practice 6 top American Accent Patterns in this quick listen and repeat practice!

vowel ɪ as in "live"

Flap T as in "water bottle"

Voiced ð and Voiceless θ TH sounds

Vowel æ as in "after that"

Fluent Spe…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Fluent Speaking: Using Have to and Has to

Use this advanced shadowing practice to correctly and fluently incorporate the phrases "have to" and "has to" into your speech. SMART American Accent Training with SpeechModification.com. Start your …

Published on 4 months ago

Fluent Speaking: Mixed Vowel Practice eɪ and æ (ay and a)

Practice shadowing for fluent speaking in this advanced lesson. We work on integrating the correct vowels eɪ and æ with using articles a/an and they in this podcast listen and repeat lesson. SMART Am…

Published on 6 months ago

Advanced Fluency Practice: Vowel u/ʊ, articles and plurals (shadowing practice)

Practice shadowing for fluent speaking in this advanced lesson. We work on integrating the correct vowels for u and ʊ, plurals, and articles "a" and "the" in this podcast listen and repeat lesson. SM…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Fluent Speaking: Using You'll (clear and reduced)

In fluent speech, we contract "you will" to "you'll." It sounds like "yool" /jul/ when stressed, but is often reduced to "yull" in connected speech. Practice shadowing phrases with "you'll" in this l…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Fluent Speaking: Using I'll (clear and reduced)

In fluent speech, we contract "I will" to "I'll." It sounds like the word "aisle" /aɪl/ when stressed, but is often reduced to "ahll" in connected speech. Practice shadowing phrases with "I'll" in th…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fluent Speaking: Contractions with will (I'll you'll he'll she'll it'll that'll these'll those'll we'll they'll)

Master fluent speaking with contractions: how "I will" contracts to "I'll" and when it sounds like "aisle" and when it sounds like "ahll." Sound more like a native speaker with these contractions and…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Fluent Speaking: Reduced are, his, her, your

In this shadowing lesson, we'll work on phrases "that is is, that is her, those are his, those are her" and "these are your" in fluent speaking.

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago