Learning English Phrases To Use When Traveling At The Airport Or In The Plane

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Rachel's English


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We’re training English phrases today. Phrases you  might use at the airport or on a flight. I really  
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want you to focus on the smoothness of the phrases  linking word to word. You’re going to see and you  
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were going to see and hear a phrase and I’ve  written the shape of the melody like this:
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You’ll see a little curve up and down, that’s  a stressed syllable. And you’ll also see that  
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in general, the trend for a statement in American  English or a question that’s not a yes no question  
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is that the pitch, volume and vocal energy  go down across the statement. Focus on that  
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as you’re listening not the  black and white of the words.
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I’m looking for the Delta counter.
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When you hear it in slow motion, it helps you  focus even more on that linking and smoothness on  
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the melody on the red line. I want you to repeat  in slow motion feeling that too, that sloppiness.
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I’m looking for the Delta counter.
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I’ll also show you the phonetic symbols on screen  
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to help notice things like reductions or  when the T sounds is dropped in counter.
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I’m looking for the Delta counter.
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A training video like this isn’t really learning  about a concept. It’s about asking your body to  
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practice a new language, a new way of speaking.  Leave your ideas about English behind and respond  
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to the visual of what you see on screen,  that smooth red line. Get your body to relax  
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and have fun with this. And as always, if you  like this video or you learn something new,  
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please give it a thumbs up and subscribe with  notifications, I’d love you to study with me.
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We’re giving you lots to train with. Over 40  phrases and you may even learn new ways to  
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say things or to use a word. Let’s get started.  You’ll hear each phrase once at regular pace,  
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twice in slow motion and once at regular pace.  Each time after you hear it, there will be a pause  
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for you to repeat. Let your body relax and feel  that red line. All words are linked and connected.
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For the first time in the video, I’ll be  using this symbol which you’ll see in the  
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next sentence. That’s the symbol for an unreleased  stop consonant like t, d or p. In the next slide,  
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you’ll see it in the name JetBlue. There’s  no T release in that phrase. It’s just  
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Jet..Blue. That stop of air, the unreleased  T, very quick lift in the line, JetBlue,  
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JetBlue. So when you see this symbol, you know  you won’t hear t, d, or p. You won't hear the   
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release. The mouth goes into position, stops  the air and then moves on to the next sound.
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Are you feeling that smooth  connection between words?  
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Now is a great time to pause the video  and for just ten or fifteen seconds,  
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describe your day in English and try to keep the  same feeling. The red line flowing from word to  
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word, the linking. And if you’re ready now to  keep your studies going, check out this video.
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Be sure to subscribe with notifications and if you  want to train your American voice even more, check  
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out my online courses at Rachel’s English Academy.  We have an extremely supportive community there  
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of people just like you. That’s it and thanks  so much for using Rachel’s English.
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