Sounds of American English Course
By Rachel's English
Summary
## Key takeaways - **American English Sounds are Difficult**: Many advanced and fluent English students lack confidence in conversations because they haven't learned the correct pronunciation of specific sounds. [00:00], [00:10] - **Mastering Sounds with Mouth Mechanics**: This course teaches you how to produce American English sounds by studying precise tongue, lip, and jaw movements, aided by illustrations and mouth close-ups. [00:21], [00:31] - **Phonetic Symbols for Non-Phonetic English**: You will learn the phonetic symbols for each sound, which is crucial because English is not a phonetic language where letters don't always match expected sounds. [00:32], [00:39] - **Conquer Challenging Sounds**: The course specifically addresses difficult sounds like 'TH' and the American 'R', helping you overcome pronunciation hurdles. [00:46], [00:48] - **Unlock Your World Through Spoken English**: Don't let your spoken English skills limit your experiences; perfect the building blocks of American English sounds to confidently communicate with others. [00:50], [01:08]
Topics Covered
- Mastering sounds unlocks confident English conversation.
- Learn English sounds through mouth movements.
- English pronunciation is not phonetic.
- Expand your world by mastering English.
Full Transcript
Most advanced—even fluent—English students have had a shocking experience when they try
to have a conversation in English: they don’t speak with confidence.
The sounds of American English are hard.
And many people have never learned the correct pronunciation of each specific sound.
Welcome to your Sounds of American English course.
In this course you’ll learn exactly how to make each sound in American English by
studying how to move your tongue, lips, and jaw through illustrations and close-ups of
the mouth.
You’ll even learn the phonetic symbols for each sound, which is so important with English
since it’s not a phonetic language.
Letters don’t always match with the sounds you would expect to hear.
What?
This is ‘colonel’?
Where’s the R?!?
How comfortable are you making the TH?
What about the American R?
Don’t let your spoken English skills get in the way of confidently meeting and speaking
with others in English.
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”
What are your limits?
Leave them behind as you build a solid foundation for spoken English by perfecting the building
blocks – the Sounds of American English.
You can do this.
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