British Accent Training Course (Modern RP)

Hello lovely students and welcome back to English with Lucy for your modern RP English course. I'm going to share with

English course. I'm going to share with you my secret recipe to help you speak English with my modern RP accent. We are

going to examine six key ingredients to cook up a more British sounding modern RP accent. And of course, I always say

RP accent. And of course, I always say it, you do not need to speak English with my accent to feel confident and be widely understood. But I know that many

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to love it. Now, let's get started with the lesson. To help guide you through

the lesson. To help guide you through the key features of my accent, we are going to prepare a simple pizza. Let's

begin with our base ingredient, the schwa. Now, this sound is very relaxed

schwa. Now, this sound is very relaxed and requires very little effort to make.

Here are some common foods that all have the schwa sound. Listen and repeat.

Butter, pepper, vinegar, pasta, onion,

carrot, yogurt, and lemon.

Did you identify the sound? Okay, here

are the pizza base instructions.

Pause the video now and read it out loud. How many schwas do you use? Uh uh

loud. How many schwas do you use? Uh uh

is thewah sound.

Okay. Now read out loud along with me. I

will mark the schwars to help. Combine

lukewarm water, a pinch of sugar and yeast, and leave for about 5 minutes.

Add the mixture to the flour along with a pinch of salt and olive oil. Knead

thoroughly until a smooth elastic dough forms. Now, can you believe that I used

21 schwas in such a short text? Did you

notice that I pronounced the article a with a schwah uh instead of a? I also

used the weak forms and of and t instead of and of and to. Using these

pronunciations here can help you maintain a good rhythm in English. Let's

move on to our next key ingredient, the O vowel as in do. This vowel sound can sound very different depending on where

you're from. In my modern RP accent, I

you're from. In my modern RP accent, I begin with the schwa and then glide to the uh u o.

This is also the sound I make when I'm surprised or confused. O. Let's practice

with some common food words. Listen and

repeat. Oats.

Toast, cocoa, roast potatoes.

Are you gliding smoothly between the two vowel sounds? We generally give more

vowel sounds? We generally give more energy to the first sound. And make sure you only round the lips at the end of

the sound, not the beginning. O.

So, let's look at the next part of the recipe. Try it yourself first and then

recipe. Try it yourself first and then you can compare it with my version.

Pause the video now.

Now, speak along with me. Take the dough from the bowl and roll it on a lightly flowered pizza stone. Open a jar of

homemade tomato sauce and mix in some oregano or pesto if that floats your

boat. Okay, now it's time for our third

boat. Okay, now it's time for our third key ingredient. The O vowel sound as in

key ingredient. The O vowel sound as in topping. Now, in my accent, modern RP,

topping. Now, in my accent, modern RP, this vowel sound is short and is made

with an open mouth and rounded lips. O

Let's practice. Listen and repeat.

Olive, orange, stock, chocolate, sausage, popcorn.

Okay, ready for the next stage of the recipe? Speak along with me now. I like

recipe? Speak along with me now. I like

a lot of toppings on my pizza.

Obviously, cheese is a must. You can opt for mozzarella, ricotta, provalone,

or whatever you've got in the fridge.

Our final vowel sound is the long r sound. Why is this sound important?

sound. Why is this sound important?

Well, in my British English accent, I use it a lot. But in many North American accents and some other British accents,

it's sometimes shortened to an a with the R sound. Open your mouth nice and wide. A

wide. A Listen and repeat.

Almond.

Artichoke.

Garlic.

Marmalade.

Banana.

Avocado.

Is your jaw open and your mouth wide?

Try pulling the tongue a little back in the mouth, too. A. A. Let's read the next part of the recipe. Shadow me

again. Speak along with me. After you've

artfully arranged your chosen toppings, garnish the pizza crust with a little grated parmesan and marvel at the

masterpiece you've crafted. Here the

words with the R sound that are not spelled a R after masterpiece and crafted.

They can all be pronounced with the short a sound in many North American accents and some British accents. Would

you say after masterpiece and crafted like me or after masterpiece and crafted

with the short a whatever feels best for you? Let's move on now to consonant

you? Let's move on now to consonant sounds. One of the most noticeable

sounds. One of the most noticeable features of my accent is how I pronounce t. I usually annunciate this sound very

t. I usually annunciate this sound very clearly and expel quite a lot of air. T.

Let's practice. Listen and repeat. Tofu.

Butter.

Risotto.

Latte.

coconut.

In North American English, this t sound sometimes becomes a very soft d sound called the flap t. So, a word like

lettuce can sound more like lettuce. Are

you ready to practice those lovely crisp te's with me? Now, speak along with me.

Shadow me. Put the pizza in a preheated oven at a temperature of around 210°.

Set a timer for 10 minutes. Wait until

the crust turns crispy. Take it out of the oven and let it sit to cool slightly. Now, I have a couple of top

slightly. Now, I have a couple of top tips for you here. One, when you have a t- sound at the end of a word and the

next word begins with a vowel sound, move the t to the beginning of the following word. For example, at a

following word. For example, at a temperature, set a timer.

Wait until now. Top tip number two.

That's a mini tongue twister for you there. When you have two T sounds

there. When you have two T sounds together, twin the T's. There is no need to pronounce both. Just one is enough.

For example, cross turns.

Sit to. Okay. Now for our last consonant sound, the sound. Now, this is a bit of a trick really because one of the key

features of my accent is that we don't pronounce the letter R unless it's followed by a vowel sound. Listen and

repeat. I've marked the silent Rs in red. rice,

red. rice, curry, red pepper, strawberry,

mustard.

Okay, speak along with me again.

Transfer your pizza onto a cutting board and slice it into eight portions.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Will likes

to open a jar of strong mustard to dip his crusts in, but I prefer some garlic mayonnaise. Controversial, I know. The

mayonnaise. Controversial, I know. The

hard work is over. It's time to settle on the sofa and tuck in. Now, did you notice an extra couple of R sounds

appeared in there? I added an R sound between pizza and soferand.

Amazing job if you spotted that intrusive R. Many speakers of modern RP

intrusive R. Many speakers of modern RP do this when a word ends with a schwah and the next word starts with a vowel sound. As I've shown you, we sometimes

sound. As I've shown you, we sometimes do it even when the word doesn't end in an R. It's just awah. Okay, the pizzeria

an R. It's just awah. Okay, the pizzeria is nearly closed. I just wanted to share one final tip for speaking English with a modern RP accent and it has nothing to

do with pronunciation. You don't have to use the intrusive R, but I think it's cool that you know about it. The final

key ingredient is to make sure you're using the British English word, not the North American equivalent.

So many different words and phrases are used on both sides of the Atlantic. I

wanted to end with a little vocabulary quiz. Can you identify the British

quiz. Can you identify the British English words in these pairs of food words? Pause the lesson now and have a

words? Pause the lesson now and have a think.

Ready for the answers? So I'd use corette, oergene, rocket, porridge, and minced

beef. In North American English, they

beef. In North American English, they tend to use zucchini, eggplant, arugula, oatmeal, and ground beef. And that's it

for today's miniourse on the modern RP accent. I really hope you enjoyed it.

accent. I really hope you enjoyed it.

Why not repeat this video and record yourself reading the words and recipe instructions? Listening to yourself can

instructions? Listening to yourself can help you notice things you don't always hear as you're speaking. I hope you enjoyed this lesson. I hope you learned something. I will see you in the next

something. I will see you in the next one.

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