American accent training focuses on using intonation patterns like "staircase intonation" where words are connected in groups and ending sounds are quick, unlike speaking word by word. The mouth, jaws, throat and tongue are used more actively in American English compared to British English. New or important information in a sentence is emphasized with stress.
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American accent training focuses on using intonation patterns like "staircase intonation" where words are connected in groups and ending sounds are quick, unlike speaking word by word. The mouth, jaws, throat and tongue are used more actively in American English compared to British English. New or important information in a sentence is emphasized with stress.
American accent training focuses on using intonation patterns like "staircase intonation" where words are connected in groups and ending sounds are quick, unlike speaking word by word. The mouth, jaws, throat and tongue are used more actively in American English compared to British English. New or important information in a sentence is emphasized with stress.
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American accent training focuses on using intonation patterns like "staircase intonation" where words are connected in groups and ending sounds are quick, unlike speaking word by word. The mouth, jaws, throat and tongue are used more actively in American English compared to British English. New or important information in a sentence is emphasized with stress.
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AMERICAN ACCENT TRAINING
1. Chapter 1: American intonation
American is sounded music than British How your mouth and jaws Using mostly by throat and tongue actively Do not speak word by word Connect word by group Use staircase intonation Word ending with unvoiced sound (t,k,p,sh,s,x,ch) speak quite quickly New information - stress now