Connect the Dots: Connected Speech for Pronunciation
11/19/21 • 35 min
Are you working on making your English pronunciation sound more natural? When you listen to people speaking English, does it seem like they are speaking too quickly? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this episode is for you. Learn about how words in spoken English are connected. In this episode, Britta and Clémence discuss how some sounds change, appear, or even disappear when people speak English. They also share practical tips on how to understand spoken English, and how to use connected speech to improve your English pronunciation.
This episode’s guest host is Clémence Grison. Clémence is part of the teaching team at ACA, and has a bachelor’s degree in English literature along with a master's degree in English studies, and a master's degree in journalism. She’s taught ESL in France and Quebec, and has a deep understanding of the difficulties of mastering pronunciation in a second language.
Our expression this week is to speak out of turn. Listen to find out what this expression means, and some of the situations where you can use it.
Do you want to read more about connected speech? Here are a few articles for further information:
- Connected Speech (teachingenglish.org)
- 5 Features of Connected Speech (eslbase.com)
Visit us at lesbonsmots.ca to check out our blog and language learning videos, or reach out to us at ACA to discuss your language learning needs.
Are you working on making your English pronunciation sound more natural? When you listen to people speaking English, does it seem like they are speaking too quickly? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this episode is for you. Learn about how words in spoken English are connected. In this episode, Britta and Clémence discuss how some sounds change, appear, or even disappear when people speak English. They also share practical tips on how to understand spoken English, and how to use connected speech to improve your English pronunciation.
This episode’s guest host is Clémence Grison. Clémence is part of the teaching team at ACA, and has a bachelor’s degree in English literature along with a master's degree in English studies, and a master's degree in journalism. She’s taught ESL in France and Quebec, and has a deep understanding of the difficulties of mastering pronunciation in a second language.
Our expression this week is to speak out of turn. Listen to find out what this expression means, and some of the situations where you can use it.
Do you want to read more about connected speech? Here are a few articles for further information:
- Connected Speech (teachingenglish.org)
- 5 Features of Connected Speech (eslbase.com)
Visit us at lesbonsmots.ca to check out our blog and language learning videos, or reach out to us at ACA to discuss your language learning needs.
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Les Bons Mots: A Podcast about Language Learning - Connect the Dots: Connected Speech for Pronunciation
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Hi and welcome to Les Bon Mots, a podcast about language learning by ACA, a language training school based in Quebec, Canada. This podcast is designed for people who are learning languages and each episode will cover a different topic connected to language learning. Thanks for joining us today. I'm your host Britta Poschenrieder. I've been teaching English as a second language for over 10 years and I'm learning French and Spanish language is my pass
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