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Syllable Stress
Return to Main Page Syllable Stress In every lesson, you will practice syllable stress as you repeat words. Remember that a syllable is a beat. The words learn, stress, main and page have one syllable. The words business, perfect, order and minute have two syllables. The words confident and diagram have three syllables. The word explanation has four syllables. Pronunciation has five syllables. How to Speak with Syllable Stress To speak…
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Who Benefits
Return to Main Page Who Benefits from This Course This course is designed for both international professionals as well as Americans. By focusing on one sound group at a time, but including work on stress in each lesson, the course benefits speakers at many levels. International Professionals Many international professionals need to lessen their accents…
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Standard American English
Return to Main Page What is Standard American English ? If you are in America, you know that there are many American dialects. Which one is standard and why? Standard American English originated in the midwest and was adopted by Hollywood. Those who enjoy old movies can remember the days of Cary Grant when a…
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Understand the Lessons
Return to Main Page IThe Daily Lessons Thank you for your subscription to the 750 Business Words course. This class is designed to give you clearer speech, a solid understanding of American English pronunciation and the ability to speak confidently in both formal and informal situations. These are practical, everyday business words. Over 60% are…
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Pronunciation of Vowels
Return to Main Page The vowels include the letters A, E, I, O and U. Here, they are listed according to the position within the mouth.Click on the letters to view a video with each pronunciation group.Click on the lessons to return to the class. Letters Position Lessons Short A Short O/Open A Long I For all of these…
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Pronunciation of Consonants
Return to Main Page The consonants include all the letters except A, E, I, O, and U. Here, they are listed according to the position within the mouth.Click on the letters to watch videos and practice the sounds.Click on the lessons to return to the class. Letters Position Lessons T D L N The tip of the tongue is on the ridge behind the…
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Pronunciation Practice
Return to Main Page Here are a few tips: Speak aloud Use repetition Read aloud Listen to videos and audio books Speak aloud This sounds obvious, but I know that life can be busy and it is not always easy to find a quiet, private room for practicing. However, it is definitely necessary to speak…
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Lessons in the Course
Understanding the Lessons in the Course Return to Main Page In every lesson, you will find four parts:DiagramWord listsWord Stress FormalWord Stress Casual If you want to pre and post-test yourself on every lesson, start by clicking on the Word Stress Formal page. This will provide you with a set of sentences, and you can…
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