Master Uk Pronunciation

Sharpen your speaking skills

What you'll learn

Confidently identify and correctly pronounce voiced and unvoiced fricatives (θ, ð , f, v, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, ʈʃ, dʒ )

Confidently identify and correctly pronounce voiced and unvoiced plosives (p, b, t, d, g, k)

Memorize the sounds contained in regular spelling patterns

Memorize a large number of homophones and stress patterns

Memorize a large number of spelling irregularities and silent letters

Confidently identify and correctly pronounce approximants and nasals

Confidently identify and correctly pronounce short vowels, long vowels, and diphthongs

Master the pronunciation of poems, songs, and tongue twisters

Requirements

A pre-intermediate level of English is required

A passionate enthusiasm for speaking English is desired

Description

This course delves into the details of the UK accent known as Received Pronunciation, BBC English, or Queen's English. The accent is actually one of many in the UK, but it has long been considered 'a gold standard', so it is this form of pronunciation that we find in Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries. As you progress through the course, you will learn all the consonant and vowel sounds, examining how they are pronounced and spelt. Spelling irregularities, a notorious difficulty of the English language, are one of the many topics that are repeated to ensure that you memorize the sounds and corresponding spelling. You will swiftly learn the phonetic IPA symbols while watching the lectures and doing the quizzes. And by the end of the course, you will be able to speak clearly, concisely, and coherently, just as the presenters on the BBC do. The following materials are included:Downloadable lectures, so you may watch them on any device at any time (UK native teacher with 20 years' experience)Lectures cover the consonant sounds (fricatives, plosives, approximants), vowel sounds (short, long, and diphthong), silent letters, homophones, stress, tongue twisters, poems, and typical mistakes. After each lecture, a quiz follows which tests your understanding of the topic. These quizzes enable you to memorize the IPA symbols, the spelling irregularities, and the subtle nuances between slightly different sounds.PDFs are included in each section that have numerous tongue twisters to help you get your mouth around the weird and wonderful sounds of the mighty English language. Video lectures are included so that you can practice these difficult sounds.Some of my favourite poems are included in this course; I feel that poetry and songs are enjoyable and effective ways to improve your pronunciation. One must pronounce with passion!Typical pronunciation mistakes examinedAsk me questions on those topics which cause the most confusion, and I answer all your questions within 24 hours on the Q and A section. I will be with you at every step of this courseLifetime membership (more lessons and resources added every month)

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 How to sharpen your pronunciation skills

Section 2: Indicative Fricatives

Lecture 2 Voiced and Voiceless TH

Lecture 3 Fricatives

Lecture 4 ____TION and ______SION

Lecture 5 Minimal Pairs - FRICATIVES

Section 3: Explosive Plosives

Lecture 6 Plosives - Part 1

Lecture 7 Plosives - Part 2

Lecture 8 Past Tense _____ed Sounds

Lecture 9 Minimal Pairs - PLOSIVES

Section 4: Exuberant Approximants and Noble Nasals

Lecture 10 R / W

Lecture 11 How to pronounce plural nouns and singular verbs

Lecture 12 L / R / W / Y

Lecture 13 N / M / NG

Lecture 14 Minimal Pairs - APPROXIMANTS and NASALS

Section 5: Short Vowels

Lecture 15 Short Vowels

Lecture 16 Silent Letters A - H

Lecture 17 Stress

Lecture 18 The Unstressed Schwa Sound

Lecture 19 Minimal Pairs - SHORT VOWELS

Section 6: Long Vowels

Lecture 20 Short V Long

Lecture 21 Short V Long 2

Lecture 22 Homophones - Part 1

Lecture 23 Walk, Work, Wok

Lecture 24 Silent Letters I - Z

Lecture 25 Minimal Pairs - LONG VOWELS

Section 7: Short, Long and Diphthong

Lecture 26 Short, Long and Diphthong

Lecture 27 Homophones - Part 2

Lecture 28 EA sounds

Lecture 29 OUGH sounds

Lecture 30 IE sounds

Lecture 31 OUR sounds

Lecture 32 Minimal Pairs - Short, Long, and Diphthong

Section 8: Poems for Practice

Lecture 33 The Raven

Section 9: Mishaps, Misunderstandings, and Mistakes

Lecture 34 Common Mistakes with Pronunciation

Lecture 35 Common Mistakes with Pronunciation 2

Lecture 36 Common Mistakes with Pronunciation 3

Lecture 37 Common Mistakes with Pronunciation 4

Lecture 38 Common Mistakes with Pronunciation 5

Section 10: Pronunciation Peculiarities

Lecture 39 The Glottal Stop

Anyone who wants to improve their English pronunciation skills,Any student who finds pronunciation challenging - I sympathize. I do too.