Pronunciation
Be understood the first time. Focus on sounds, intonation, stress, and rhythm to sound natural and confident.
Curriculum
Module 1: Vowels & Consonants
The building blocks of speech.
Intro to IPA
Reading sounds, not letters.
Sheep vs Ship (/i
Long EE vs Short I.
Moon vs Book (/u
Long OO vs Short U.
Car vs Cat (/ɑː/ vs /æ/)
Deep A vs Flat A.
Door vs Dog (/ɔː/ vs /ɒ/)
Long O vs Short O.
Diphthongs 1 (Face, Price, Choice)
/eɪ/, /AI/, /ɔɪ/.
Diphthongs 2 (Go, Mouth, Ear)
/əʊ/, /aʊ/, /ɪə/.
Plosives (P/B, T/D, K/G)
Explosive sounds.
The TH Sounds (/θ/ vs /ð/)
Tongue between teeth.
Snake Sounds (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/)
Hissing and Buzzing.
Nasals & R/L
Through the nose.
Module 1 Review
Sounds Master.
Module 2: Stress & Rhythm
The music of English.
What is Stress?
Louder, Longer, Higher.
Noun vs Verb Pairs
Record vs Record.
Suffix Rules (-tion, -ic)
Stress Magnet.
The Schwa (/ə/)
The lazy sound.
Sentence Stress
Content vs Function words.
Weak Forms (To, For, At)
Tu -> Tuh.
Contractions
I'm, You're, Didn't.
Can vs Can't
The Vowel Change.
Intro to Intonation
Up or Down?
Phrasing & Pausing
Chunking.
Silent Letters
Knock, Knee, Debt.
Module 2 Review
Rhythm Master.
Module 3: Connected Speech
Sounding like a native spider web.
The Concept of Linking
No gaps allowed.
Consonant to Vowel (C-V)
Move the consonant over.
Vowel to Vowel (/j/ Intrusion)
The secret Y sound.
Vowel to Vowel (/w/ Intrusion)
The secret W sound.
Gemination (Twin Sounds)
Red Dress.
Elision (Disappearing T/D)
Next Please -> Nex Please.
Assimilation (T->P, T->K)
White Paper -> Whipe Paper.
Assimilation (D->B, D->G)
Good Boy -> Goob Boy.
Assimilation (N->M, N->NG)
Green Park -> Greem Park.
T + Y Fusion (Ch)
Don't you -> Donchu.
D + Y Fusion (J)
Did you -> Didju.
Module 3 Review
Connection Master.
Module 4: Intonation
It's not WHAT you say, but HOW you say it.
The Tone Unit
Music Bars.
The Falling Tone ↘
The Period.
The Rising Tone ↗
The Question Mark.
The Fall-Rise ↘↗
Maybe... / Be nice.
Intonation in Lists
Up, Up, Up, Down.
Tag Questions
Isn't it?
Wh- Question Intonation
Where? Why?
Attitude & Emotion
High means Happy.
Contrastive Stress
I said RED.
Sarcasm & Irony
Yeah, right.
Parenthetical Intonation
(By the way).
Module 4 Review
Intonation Master.
Module 5: Accent Training
Refining your specific target accent.
Shadowing Technique
The Mirror.
US vs UK Vowels
Bath: /æ/ or /ɑː/?
US vs UK Consonants (Rhoticity)
The R and T.
The Glottal Stop
Bu'er vs Butter.
The US Flap T
Water -> Wader.
Ending Sounds (Mistakes)
Don't swallow the end.
Long/Short Vowels (Mistakes)
Sheep vs Ship again.
Clarity vs Speed
Slow down to speed up.
Vocal Fry & Up-Speak
Modern Trends.
Confidence & Projection
Speak Up.
Tongue Twisters
Gym for mouth.
Course Review
Final Polish.
