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Shadowing Phrasal Verbs Practice

In this shadowing lesson, we work on intonation for verbs with and without phrasal verbs.

Here are the phrases we cover in this lesson:

That's where she ran. That's where she ran into it!

They play …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

TH Mixed Practice θ and ð For Fluent Speaking

Have difficulty integrating your TH sounds into fluent speech? This practice focuses on the most common words with TH at the start and ends, to help you use this sound correctly and fluently in conne…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

PRO words: Advanced Fluent Speaking for Phrases

Letters PRO are pronounced differently when stressed on unstressed. We'll practice mix and match phrases with PRO as /prə/ (unstressed) and /prɑ/ (stressed) words in this shadowing lesson.

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Vowel Schwa /ʌ/ and Vowel "AH" /ɑ/: Advanced Shadowing Practice For Pronunciation and Fluency

In this advanced mix and match practice, we work on integrating vowel schwa and vowel /ɑ/ into phrases. Many speakers struggle with differentiating vowel schwa and vowel /ɑ/ as in "nut" and "not." In…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Fluent Speaking: Phrasal Verbs

In typical intonation patterns, we stress the last content word in a phrase, which is sometimes the verb. But in a phrasal verb, the meaning is contained in the preposition which follows the verb, so…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Steel, Still, Stall: Final L and ST Blends Speaking Practice

In this lesson, we cover ST blends as well as how to pronounce words with Final L. Get pronunciation and fluent speech practice for these sounds. Shadow, list and repeat.

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Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Syllabic L (Learn and Shadow)

Sometimes, an L at the end of the word functions as a syllabic L.  That is to say, it functions as a full syllable (a vowel and a consonant).  It sounds like /əl/ or /ʊl/, with a the vowel being very…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Vowel /u/ and /ʊ/

In this lesson, we work on Vowel /u/ as in new shoe and vowel /ʊ/ as in good book. We'll practice phrases and sentences with minimal pairs like Luke and look, shooed and should, listen and repeat pra…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Fluent Speaking: Compound Nouns

Learn and practice the correct intonation patterns for compound nouns. Stress the first syllable or first word in a compound noun phrase.

repeated phrases: I need the, it's in the, where's my did yo…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Better, Water, Greater: Flap T

In this fluent speaking practice, we work on phrases with Flap T plus /ər/, like "better, water, lighter, and tighter." Listen and repeat everyday phrases with these words in this mix and match pract…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago