33 - Easy accent reduction for English learners! - How To Get Fluent In English Faster

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here's another tip from English
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fluent faster play with accents
fluent faster play with accents hello there I'm drew badger
hello there I'm drew badger
hello there I'm drew badger co-founder of English anyone .
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and this is another edition of
and this is another edition of how to get fluent in English
how to get fluent in English
how to get fluent in English fast time today I'm going to
fast time today I'm going to
fast time today I'm going to have a little bit of fun with
have a little bit of fun with
have a little bit of fun with accents to help you improve your
accents to help you improve your
accents to help you improve your pronunciation and have a bit
pronunciation and have a bit
pronunciation and have a bit more fun when you practice your
more fun when you practice your
more fun when you practice your speaking
speaking
speaking remember to enjoy speaking you
remember to enjoy speaking you
remember to enjoy speaking you don't have to be so serious
don't have to be so serious
don't have to be so serious about it and think about one
about it and think about one
about it and think about one kind of accent that you want to
kind of accent that you want to
kind of accent that you want to master today
master today
master today let's go over some different
let's go over some different
let's go over some different kinds of accents and a little
kinds of accents and a little
kinds of accents and a little bit of interesting accent
bit of interesting accent
bit of interesting accent training that you can do to
training that you can do to
training that you can do to improve your accent in your
improve your accent in your
improve your accent in your pronunciation if you really want
pronunciation if you really want
pronunciation if you really want to have a more
to have a more
to have a more I guess a louder voice and more
I guess a louder voice and more
I guess a louder voice and more confident voice and want to be
confident voice and want to be
confident voice and want to be able to speak in English with a
able to speak in English with a
able to speak in English with a more native sounding accent
more native sounding accent
more native sounding accent let's get started first I used
let's get started first I used
let's get started first I used to work at a junior high school
to work at a junior high school
to work at a junior high school here in japan and i would spend
here in japan and i would spend
here in japan and i would spend a lot of time trying to work
a lot of time trying to work
a lot of time trying to work with students about their accent
with students about their accent
with students about their accent and I learned as I became a
and I learned as I became a
and I learned as I became a better and better teacher and I
better and better teacher and I
better and better teacher and I had done it for a longer period
had done it for a longer period
had done it for a longer period of time that one
of time that one
of time that one an accent isn't really that big
an accent isn't really that big
an accent isn't really that big of a deal and it shouldn't be
of a deal and it shouldn't be
of a deal and it shouldn't be something you want to focus on
something you want to focus on
something you want to focus on as a beginning learner or even
as a beginning learner or even
as a beginning learner or even before you're speaking
before you're speaking
before you're speaking confidently with a lot of other
confidently with a lot of other
confidently with a lot of other people remember about accents
people remember about accents
people remember about accents first you want to get confidence
first you want to get confidence
first you want to get confidence speaking just practice speaking
speaking just practice speaking
speaking just practice speaking and then your accent will
and then your accent will
and then your accent will continue to improve naturally as
continue to improve naturally as
continue to improve naturally as you're listening to more native
you're listening to more native
you're listening to more native speakers when you're spending
speakers when you're spending
speakers when you're spending time around native speakers
time around native speakers
time around native speakers your accent is not something you
your accent is not something you
your accent is not something you should worry about practicing
should worry about practicing
should worry about practicing when you're just sitting around
when you're just sitting around
when you're just sitting around in your room trying to listen to
in your room trying to listen to
in your room trying to listen to some listening practice CD and
some listening practice CD and
some listening practice CD and mimicking or practicing what the
mimicking or practicing what the
mimicking or practicing what the sounds you're hearing are so get
sounds you're hearing are so get
sounds you're hearing are so get out if you want to practice your
out if you want to practice your
out if you want to practice your accent you need to get out and
accent you need to get out and
accent you need to get out and be around more native speakers
be around more native speakers
be around more native speakers when you practice but today
when you practice but today
when you practice but today let's talk a little bit more
let's talk a little bit more
let's talk a little bit more about accent training and
about accent training and
about accent training and how I came to understand accent
how I came to understand accent
how I came to understand accent training myself again when i was
training myself again when i was
training myself again when i was working at a junior high school
working at a junior high school
working at a junior high school I had lots of practice teaching
I had lots of practice teaching
I had lots of practice teaching students about accent training
students about accent training
students about accent training but i noticed a lot of it didn't
but i noticed a lot of it didn't
but i noticed a lot of it didn't work very well
work very well
work very well a lot of students were
a lot of students were
a lot of students were interested in improving their
interested in improving their
interested in improving their English because the Japanese
English because the Japanese
English because the Japanese pronunciation of English is
pronunciation of English is
pronunciation of English is often quite bad but one thing I
often quite bad but one thing I
often quite bad but one thing I did notice is that some of the
did notice is that some of the
did notice is that some of the students were really good at
students were really good at
students were really good at making fun of me and trying to
making fun of me and trying to
making fun of me and trying to pronounce English like i
pronounce English like i
pronounce English like i pronounced it by over
pronounced it by over
pronounced it by over pronouncing and mimicking what I
pronouncing and mimicking what I
pronouncing and mimicking what I say
say
say so what I want you to do and
so what I want you to do and
so what I want you to do and what I want to help you do in
what I want to help you do in
what I want to help you do in this edition of how to get
this edition of how to get
this edition of how to get fluent in English faster is to
fluent in English faster is to
fluent in English faster is to practice over pronouncing and
practice over pronouncing and
practice over pronouncing and mimicking or copying lots of
mimicking or copying lots of
mimicking or copying lots of other accents around the world
other accents around the world
other accents around the world and you can do this by watching
and you can do this by watching
and you can do this by watching movies or listening to other
movies or listening to other
movies or listening to other speakers and just enjoy over
speakers and just enjoy over
speakers and just enjoy over pronouncing and speaking badly
pronouncing and speaking badly
pronouncing and speaking badly and this will get you more
and this will get you more
and this will get you more confident to speak and because
confident to speak and because
confident to speak and because you are over pronouncing it will
you are over pronouncing it will
you are over pronouncing it will help you bring your natural
help you bring your natural
help you bring your natural accent up to where it should be
accent up to where it should be
accent up to where it should be if you want to become a more
if you want to become a more
if you want to become a more native sounding speaker without
native sounding speaker without
native sounding speaker without an accent from a different
an accent from a different
an accent from a different country so i'm going to do a few
country so i'm going to do a few
country so i'm going to do a few accents right now these are not
accents right now these are not
accents right now these are not perfect accent but you will
perfect accent but you will
perfect accent but you will notice that there are lots of
notice that there are lots of
notice that there are lots of different kinds of English
different kinds of English
different kinds of English accents and these are the things
accents and these are the things
accents and these are the things that you should be practicing
that you should be practicing
that you should be practicing yourself if you want to improve
yourself if you want to improve
yourself if you want to improve your own accent
your own accent
your own accent so here I go this is an
so here I go this is an
so here I go this is an Australian English accent and
Australian English accent and
Australian English accent and it's not going to be very good
it's not going to be very good
it's not going to be very good but i'll show you anyway what
but i'll show you anyway what
but i'll show you anyway what you should be doing good I might
you should be doing good I might
you should be doing good I might throw a few shrimp on the barbie
throw a few shrimp on the barbie
throw a few shrimp on the barbie it sheilo there
it sheilo there
it sheilo there it's not a perfect Australian
it's not a perfect Australian
it's not a perfect Australian accent and my friends who are
accent and my friends who are
accent and my friends who are Australian would probably think
Australian would probably think
Australian would probably think that was pretty funny if I was
that was pretty funny if I was
that was pretty funny if I was saying that in front of them but
saying that in front of them but
saying that in front of them but it's something that because i
it's something that because i
it's something that because i want to explain to you how to
want to explain to you how to
want to explain to you how to improve your accent I'm just
improve your accent I'm just
improve your accent I'm just giving you a little taste of
giving you a little taste of
giving you a little taste of that
that
that now I'll move over to Britain
now I'll move over to Britain
now I'll move over to Britain and give you two different
and give you two different
and give you two different British accidents up
British accidents up
British accidents up british accents the first one is
british accents the first one is
british accents the first one is the kind of the high street the
the kind of the high street the
the kind of the high street the more the more proper the more
more the more proper the more
more the more proper the more proper english action and
proper english action and
proper english action and remember that when you speak you
remember that when you speak you
remember that when you speak you can even you know change the
can even you know change the
can even you know change the expressions on your face a
expressions on your face a
expressions on your face a little bit like this
little bit like this
little bit like this so you're speaking and maybe
so you're speaking and maybe
so you're speaking and maybe you're thinking about the war
you're thinking about the war
you're thinking about the war and you really can't understand
and you really can't understand
and you really can't understand what I'm saying right now but
what I'm saying right now but
what I'm saying right now but their part in things that you
their part in things that you
their part in things that you you not only speak but use the
you not only speak but use the
you not only speak but use the expressions on your face
expressions on your face
expressions on your face now that was a kind of old
now that was a kind of old
now that was a kind of old proper old man speaking English
proper old man speaking English
proper old man speaking English and he's maybe Wellborn and now
and he's maybe Wellborn and now
and he's maybe Wellborn and now i'm going to go down to the the
i'm going to go down to the the
i'm going to go down to the the lower rungs of kind of British
lower rungs of kind of British
lower rungs of kind of British pronunciation this is called a
pronunciation this is called a
pronunciation this is called a cockney accent again it won't be
cockney accent again it won't be
cockney accent again it won't be very bad a very good but it's
very bad a very good but it's
very bad a very good but it's fun to try to speak this way
fun to try to speak this way
fun to try to speak this way not because you want to make fun
not because you want to make fun
not because you want to make fun of people but because it helps
of people but because it helps
of people but because it helps you improve your English accent
you improve your English accent
you improve your English accent here we go well good i might how
here we go well good i might how
here we go well good i might how are you doing today well I was
are you doing today well I was
are you doing today well I was you know I actually you know my
you know I actually you know my
you know I actually you know my cockney accent sucks i'm sorry i
cockney accent sucks i'm sorry i
cockney accent sucks i'm sorry i can't really do that one very
can't really do that one very
can't really do that one very well but the point is I tried
well but the point is I tried
well but the point is I tried and you should think about doing
and you should think about doing
and you should think about doing the same thing
the same thing
the same thing now we'll move over to Canada
now we'll move over to Canada
now we'll move over to Canada americans love to talk about
americans love to talk about
americans love to talk about Canadians because their accent
Canadians because their accent
Canadians because their accent is a little bit different but
is a little bit different but
is a little bit different but because they are so nice
because they are so nice
because they are so nice it makes them seem so innocent
it makes them seem so innocent
it makes them seem so innocent and it's more fun to try to try
and it's more fun to try to try
and it's more fun to try to try to copy their accent and try to
to copy their accent and try to
to copy their accent and try to make them sound the way you know
make them sound the way you know
make them sound the way you know we're trying to figure out the
we're trying to figure out the
we're trying to figure out the way they sound a Canadian uses
way they sound a Canadian uses
way they sound a Canadian uses lots of things like a when they
lots of things like a when they
lots of things like a when they speak
speak
speak hey how are you doing it or
hey how are you doing it or
hey how are you doing it or maybe something like that and
maybe something like that and
maybe something like that and the Canadian accent it's very
the Canadian accent it's very
the Canadian accent it's very similar to America but they just
similar to America but they just
similar to America but they just use a a lot if you want to
use a a lot if you want to
use a a lot if you want to listen to more Canadian people
listen to more Canadian people
listen to more Canadian people you should find some good
you should find some good
you should find some good Canadian speakers of English and
Canadian speakers of English and
Canadian speakers of English and then they will be able to help
then they will be able to help
then they will be able to help you with all of your accent
you with all of your accent
you with all of your accent training now we will come back
training now we will come back
training now we will come back to America because even in
to America because even in
to America because even in America there is not one kind of
America there is not one kind of
America there is not one kind of way to pronounce American
way to pronounce American
way to pronounce American English America is a huge
English America is a huge
English America is a huge country it's about the size of
country it's about the size of
country it's about the size of China
China
China we've got even many different
we've got even many different
we've got even many different time zones and areas in America
time zones and areas in America
time zones and areas in America and these are all different
and these are all different
and these are all different places that have lots of
places that have lots of
places that have lots of different unique accents and
different unique accents and
different unique accents and pronunciations and even the
pronunciations and even the
pronunciations and even the words are a little bit different
words are a little bit different
words are a little bit different for all of these areas in
for all of these areas in
for all of these areas in America
America
America so I'm from Chicago and maybe my
so I'm from Chicago and maybe my
so I'm from Chicago and maybe my voice has a little bit more
voice has a little bit more
voice has a little bit more nasal sound so I speak with my
nasal sound so I speak with my
nasal sound so I speak with my nose a little bit but maybe
nose a little bit but maybe
nose a little bit but maybe other people in different parts
other people in different parts
other people in different parts of America like the people in
of America like the people in
of America like the people in the South they have we call this
the South they have we call this
the South they have we call this a country accent so a country
a country accent so a country
a country accent so a country accent what they say
accent what they say
accent what they say y'all come back now you hear
y'all come back now you hear
y'all come back now you hear you're here you're here means
you're here you're here means
you're here you're here means you here
you here
you here I pronounce my are very very
I pronounce my are very very
I pronounce my are very very strongly you here
strongly you here
strongly you here but a person in the South in
but a person in the South in
but a person in the South in America would say ya hear y'all
America would say ya hear y'all
America would say ya hear y'all come back now you hear you all
come back now you hear you all
come back now you hear you all come back now you hear
come back now you hear
come back now you hear remember that you should just be
remember that you should just be
remember that you should just be having fun trying to mimic
having fun trying to mimic
having fun trying to mimic accents
accents
accents if you have actors that you like
if you have actors that you like
if you have actors that you like watching on TV and you enjoy
watching on TV and you enjoy
watching on TV and you enjoy their performances and you
their performances and you
their performances and you really want to practice sounding
really want to practice sounding
really want to practice sounding like them then practice that in
like them then practice that in
like them then practice that in front of a mirror and practice
front of a mirror and practice
front of a mirror and practice that in front of other people
that in front of other people
that in front of other people because you don't want to worry
because you don't want to worry
because you don't want to worry about having just one accent
about having just one accent
about having just one accent that you can do practice lots of
that you can do practice lots of
that you can do practice lots of different things and it will
different things and it will
different things and it will help you improve your accent or
help you improve your accent or
help you improve your accent or at least get you closer to
at least get you closer to
at least get you closer to whatever kind of accent you'd
whatever kind of accent you'd
whatever kind of accent you'd like to have and you'll have
like to have and you'll have
like to have and you'll have more fun speaking
more fun speaking
more fun speaking well I hope it's been an
well I hope it's been an
well I hope it's been an interesting episode for you of
interesting episode for you of
interesting episode for you of how to get fluent in English
how to get fluent in English
how to get fluent in English faster
faster
faster I love to do different kinds of
I love to do different kinds of
I love to do different kinds of accents and talk to different
accents and talk to different
accents and talk to different people and see how you know
people and see how you know
people and see how you know maybe they can copy my accent
maybe they can copy my accent
maybe they can copy my accent just like my students were doing
just like my students were doing
just like my students were doing here
here
here back in japan so get out find
back in japan so get out find
back in japan so get out find some accents that you enjoy and
some accents that you enjoy and
some accents that you enjoy and copy copy copy them have fun go
copy copy copy them have fun go
copy copy copy them have fun go over the top
over the top
over the top use your face and try to match
use your face and try to match
use your face and try to match their facial expressions and how
their facial expressions and how
their facial expressions and how they speak and you will enjoy
they speak and you will enjoy
they speak and you will enjoy speaking in English improve your
speaking in English improve your
speaking in English improve your accent and you will get fluent
accent and you will get fluent
accent and you will get fluent in English faster
in English faster
in English faster have an excellent day and we'll
have an excellent day and we'll
have an excellent day and we'll see you next time bye bye
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