{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695f66d5313b8080650f58ae/695f66fc24334d023488784d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#1 How to Get a British Accent","description":"<p>What you can do to get a British accent.<br/><br/><a href='https://levelupenglish.school/podcast1'><b>Show notes page - </b>https://levelupenglish.school/podcast1</a><br/><br/><a href='https://levelupenglish.school/'><b>Become a Level Up Member</b> - https://levelupenglish.school</a></p><p><a href='https://levelupenglish.school/transcripts'><b>Transcript</b> - https://levelupenglish.school/transcripts</a> (Members Only)<br/><br/></p><p> <b>How to Learn British Pronunciation<br/></b><br/></p><p><b>Introduction<br/></b><br/></p><ul><li>There are countless British accents in England, let alone in the whole world.</li><li>Don’t worry too much about accents. Everyone has one (even native speakers) and it should be a badge of pride to show where you come from.</li><li>However: Reasons to want a British accent:<ul><li>To be more respected at work</li><li>To stop being treated like an outsider</li><li>To impress your friends!</li></ul></li></ul><p>British accents have a few things in common which we’ll look at later<br/><br/></p><p><b>General Advice<br/></b><br/></p><ul><li>Get the foundations right when you start so you don’t cement your mistakes, but change will come over time.</li><li>Watch lots of British TV shows, movies, and of course podcasts</li><li>Talk with native speakers and try to mimic their pronunciation</li><li>Getting a teacher would be even better because they can correct your mistakes</li><li>It takes a long time, and many people don’t begin to develop their accent fully until they reach an advanced level, don’t give up!</li></ul><p><br/><b>Specific Advice<br/></b><br/></p><ul><li>Shadowing - repeat words from phrases you hear. Pay attention to vowel sounds.</li><li>Watch your mouth in a mirror </li><li>Pay attention to your tongue position<ul><li>L - tongue touches top teeth</li><li>R - tongue moves back in mouth, not touching</li></ul></li></ul><p><b>Learn stress<br/></b><br/></p><p>I recommend <a href='https://forvo.com/'>https://forvo.com/</a> for pronunciation and <a href='https://www.merriam-webster.com/'>https://www.merriam-webster.com/</a> for a dictionary.<br/><br/></p><ul><li>Pre<em>SENT</em> / <em>PRE</em>sent</li><li><em>SUS</em>pect / sus<em>PECT</em></li><li>Record yourself and listen back</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><b>Specific Sounds<br/></b><br/></p><ul><li>T sound - Very strong<ul><li>Butter, Better</li></ul></li><li>R sound - Not so strong<ul><li>Car, Park, Hair, Hard, Ear</li></ul></li></ul><p><br/></p><p><b>American vs British<br/></b><br/></p><ul><li>AdvertIZEment (USA) / AdverTISSment (UK)</li><li>The ILE sound is different. MoBLE (USA) / MoBILE (UK)</li><li>Words ending in &quot;ation&quot;. Organisation</li></ul><p><br/></p><p>I recommend this poem called <a href='http://ncf.idallen.com/english.html'><b>The Chaos by Gerard Nolst Trenité<br/></b></a><br/></p><p>This poem shows the irregularities in English pronunciation. Try it for fun! It&apos;s very difficult though.<br/><br/></p><p><br/><b>Recap</b>: Having an imperfect accent isn’t the end of the world. We each have our own and should be proud of it. However, there&apos;s nothing wrong with wanting to improve, so I hope this helped.</p><p>➡️ <a href='https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini'><b>Join the Free Mini Course</b> - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini</a><br/><br/>⭐️ <a href='https://www.levelupenglish.school/'><b>Join Level Up English</b> - https://www.levelupenglish.school</a><br/><br/></p> <p><b>Become a member and get:</b></p> <ul> <li>Podcast Transcripts</li> <li>Private Podcast</li> <li>Group Classes</li> <li>Private Coaching</li> <li>And over 500 online lessons!</li> </ul>","author_name":"Michael Lavers"}