Accent is not that cute - Ep8 - Losing Accent
10/03/20 • 15 min
I'm always looking for ways to get rid of my thick accent. Not because I think it's horrible, but, as I always say, an accent is not that cute if you can't be understood. Doing some research on the internet, I found some tips from native speakers that can improve the way we speak, letting us more fluent as second language learners, and I figure out even a way that science can explain why we speak the way we speak. Just hit the play button!
Videos you should watch:
4 Secrets to Having an American English Accent: Advanced Pronunciation Lesson
How To Lose Your Native Accent | 5 TIPS
BBC Article: Can technology help you lose an accent?
Free Stuff:
Book: Sapiens - A Brief History of Humankind
I hope you enjoy the ride with me and don't forget to participate leaving me a message on +1 (503) 893-2105 or at [email protected]! See y'all! ;)
Hosted by Gabi Freitas, just a Brazillian girl learning English.
I'm always looking for ways to get rid of my thick accent. Not because I think it's horrible, but, as I always say, an accent is not that cute if you can't be understood. Doing some research on the internet, I found some tips from native speakers that can improve the way we speak, letting us more fluent as second language learners, and I figure out even a way that science can explain why we speak the way we speak. Just hit the play button!
Videos you should watch:
4 Secrets to Having an American English Accent: Advanced Pronunciation Lesson
How To Lose Your Native Accent | 5 TIPS
BBC Article: Can technology help you lose an accent?
Free Stuff:
Book: Sapiens - A Brief History of Humankind
I hope you enjoy the ride with me and don't forget to participate leaving me a message on +1 (503) 893-2105 or at [email protected]! See y'all! ;)
Hosted by Gabi Freitas, just a Brazillian girl learning English.
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Accent is not that cute - Ep7 - Double Letters
English has a lot of words with double letters and when you wanna use gerunds or superlatives it becomes worse. But do you know when you double the letter when you add some ing on it? And how can you tell that a word has a double letter or not? Is it the sound or there's some grammar involved too? I tried to clarify this enigma a little bit and this what I got. Just hit the play button right now and let's figure this out together!
And these are the stand-up comedy shows that I mentioned in this episode:
I hope you enjoy the ride with me and don't forget to participate leaving me a message on +1 (503) 893-2105 or at [email protected]! See y'all! ;)
Hosted by Gabi Freitas, just a Brazillian girl learning English.
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Accent is not that cute - Ep9 - Do or Make
When do we use to do and to make in a sentence? Can we know the difference between them when we're talking or writing? For me, this a frequent mistake because Portuguese just have one verb to use in both cases. If you have some problems with delexical verbs too, press the play button and let's learn together!!!
Free Stuff:
Youglish - a website that helps with pronounciation and listen in an awesome way!
I hope you enjoy the ride with me and don't forget to participate leaving me a message on +1 (503) 893-2105 or at [email protected]! See y'all! ;)
Hosted by Gabi Freitas, just a Brazillian girl learning English.
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