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

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fluent faster play with accents hello there I'm drew badger

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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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