AMERICAN ACCENT TRAINING

Practicing liaisons
Hi! My nay miz _________. I’m taking america naeccent( t)raining.
There zƏ lättƏ learn, badai hope t’maki desen joyablez possible. I
shud pi kepan thee( y)americanaccent paddern preedy eazily,
although thee(y)only way to gedidiz t’ practice zall the time. I use
thee ( y)up’n down, or peak s’n valley zintonation more than nai
used to. I’ve been payinga ttention t’ my pitch, too. Its lai kwalking
downa staircase. Ivbn talking to(w) a läddƏvA merican zla’ ley
and they tell me the daimeezier to(w) understand. Anyway, I could
go(w) onƏnon, bu’ thee(y) important thingiz t’ lisenwellen sound
good. Well , whaddyu think? Do( w) I ?
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• Hi! My name is____________________. I’m taking
American Accent Training. There’s a lot to learn but I hope to
make it as enjoyable as possible. I should pick up on the
American intonation pattern pretty easily, although
the only way to get it is to practice all the time. I use the up and
down, or peaks and valleys, intonation more than I used to.
I’ve been talking to a lot of Americans lately, and they tell me
that I’m easier to understand. Anyway, I could go on and on,
but the important thing is to listen well and sound good. Well,
what do you think? Do I ?