1 / 11

How To Speak With An American Accent –

In this blog, you will learn about How To Speak With An American Accent. Here are 8 best tips to do that, so read the complete blog to know everything

coursementor01
Download Presentation

How To Speak With An American Accent –

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. How To Speak With An American Accent – 8 Best Tips

  2. There are myriad reasons why you should master an American accent. For beginners, it will reduce the boundary and also improve your confidence. • Furthermore, it helps you prevent mistakes caused by confusion. Moreover, you know most people find English difficult because of pronunciation.  • In addition, eight tips are designed to help students who want to pronounce the American language correctly as Americans do. 

  3. How to speak with an American accent • There are eight tips for how to speak with an American accent: • Learn the sounds of English • Learn Schwa( the neutral vowel sound) • Use Dictionary  • Make a list of words • Watch video lessons  • Record yourself and listen to your mistake carefully • Speak Sentences  • Practice 

  4. Learn the sounds of English:  • Firstly, most languages share familiar sounds similar to each other. These differences are very noticeable when native speakers hear the speech. In addition, it is essential to know how to pronounce all the vowel and consonant sounds in American English.  • For instance,

  5. Learn Schwa (the neutral vowel sound): • Schwa is a unique sound. It is used for all unstressed vowels in American Language. Moreover, Schwa may be a short or weak sound, but it is imperative. For Example- a: balloon, e: problem. • Use a Dictionary: • If you don’t know how to pronounce sounds in the American language, you should use a dictionary. Firstly, Check a dictionary, and Secondly, remember the proper pronunciation. For example, The Oxford English Dictionary. • Make a list of words:  • There are lots of English words that are difficult to pronounce. So, making a list of words is the best way to remember difficult words.

  6. Watch video lessons:  • Some words and sounds are difficult to pronounce when you speak English. So, this is the best way to remember the words or sounds. In addition, there are various free videos or tutorials available online for your help.  • Record yourself and listen to your mistakes carefully: • If you want to know your progress, then this is the only way. Moreover, You can record your voice and listen to your mistakes carefully. Also, you will be able to compare your pronunciation with others. • Speak Sentences:  • If you know the pronunciation of every word, it doesn’t mean that you speak correctly when you have to speak English effectively. Furthermore, if you talk sentences and phrases instead of single words, it is very beneficial for you to learn or speak the American language quickly. 

  7. General tips on speaking: • There are many tips on speaking, such as saying slower, pausing after phrases, speaking louder, enunciating more, emphasizing essential words, and so on.  • Speak Slower:  • If you speak slowly, it makes your conversation easy to understand and practical.  • Pause after phrases:   • Always remind and give a pause after every phrase or sentence. It makes your conversation effective and easy to understand. • Speak louder: • Always remember that you can speak louder in every sentence. So your voice is audible to everyone. 

  8. Understand the Importance of Contractions • American speakers always use contractions. It is not Grammatically correct, but a combination of terms used to speak faster. • For instance, • can not = can’t • are not = aren’t • I have = I’ve • we have = we’ve • You are = you’re.

  9. Tips For How To Speak With an American Accent • Here are some tips:  • Master the ‘Schwa’ Sound • Schwa is a Short neutral vowel sound. Moreover, Every vowel can make it, denoted by the “ǝ” symbol. • In addition, The ‘uh’ Sound pronounces Schwa in words. 

  10. Conclusion:  • We have given the 8 best tips on how to speak with an American accent in this blog. • If you want to become a fluent speaker, then your age or ability doesn’t matter. Furthermore, always remember that it requires a lot of practice in listening and speaking.  • Moreover, practice will improve your accent or your pronunciation. In addition, you can watch English movies, youtube videos, and tv shows.  • This is also very helpful for you. These are the tips for how to speak with an American accent.

  11. Thank You • If you want to read more interesting content like this you can visit to our website @https://coursementor.com/blog/

More Related