Podcast Episodes

Shadowing Phrases with Was and Wasn't

In this shadowing practice, we work on fluent speaking for phrases with was and wasn't, as well as reduced her your their my and our.

2 years ago

Should've, Shouldn't've: Fluent Speech for Modal Verbs

In this listen and repeat shadowing practice, we use common phrases with should have (should've), would have (would've) and could have (could've), as…

2 years, 1 month ago

Fluent Speaking: Shadowing Phrases for Reduced "His"

In fluent speech, we can sometimes reduce "his" to "iz." In this listen and repeat shadowing practice, we use common phrases to practice reduced "his…

2 years, 2 months ago

Fluent Speaking: Shadowing Phrases for Reduced "Her"

In fluent speech, we can sometimes reduce "her" to "er." In this listen and repeat practice, we use common phrases to practice reduced "her" to incre…

2 years, 2 months ago

Shadowing Practice: Words with "extra" syllables

One of the error patterns which is common for non-native speakers of English is to say an extra syllable in certain words. This usually occurs becaus…

2 years, 2 months ago

Fluent Speaking: Backwards Chaining Technique

In this lesson, we learn how to use Backwards Chaining to practice intonation. Listen and shadow to get natural sounding rhythm in fluent speech.

2 years, 2 months ago

Shadowing: W and V, Backwards Chaining Intonation

In this fluent speaking practice, we use shadowing and backwards chaining to have perfect intonation, while working on integrating W and V sounds int…

2 years, 3 months ago

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…

2 years, 3 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 …

2 years, 4 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/ (st…

2 years, 4 months ago