English Pronunciation and Language Lessons by ElementalEnglish.com show

English Pronunciation and Language Lessons by ElementalEnglish.com

Summary: Elemental English is a free online resource for English language lessons, with a focus on English pronunciation, practical conversation, and of course the basic foundations of grammar and vocabulary that all English language learners need. Read the text of every audio lesson at ElementalEnglish.com. Check out the YouTube channel for videos at: http://www.youtube.com/user/elementalenglish

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 Q&A: How do you say “wanted”? | English Pronunciation | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 3:16

Practice deleted sounds in English to improve your ability to understand native English speakers.

 Connected speech here? | A Quick Question | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:18

Get a quick answer and explanation about connecting speech in English.

 Pronunciation + Listening Practice | Ep. 8 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 5:54

Practice transforming and deleting sounds in this sentence to improve your listening and pronunciation skills.

 Rhythm Practice: Stress + De-Stress | English Pronunciation Lesson | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 4:22

Practice the music and rhythm of English by playing with the words in sentences.

 Pronunciation + Listening Practice | Ep. 7 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 4:35

Practice the way a native English speaker would transform this question in casual, everyday English to improve your own listening and pronunciation skills.

 Connected Speech Practice | English Pronunciation Lesson | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 3:00

Practice connected speech as native English speakers use it to improve your own pronunciation and listening skills.

 Pronunciation + Listening Practice | Ep. 6 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 7:47

Analyze two simple sentences as spoken by a native (U.S.) English speaker to improve your pronunciation and listening skills.

 Emphasis in English | English Pronunciation Lesson | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 2:05

See how native English speakers use the music of English to express meaning or emotion that is not expressed directly through words.

 Pronunciation + Listening Practice | Ep. 5 | Taylor Swift’s Blank Space “Starbucks Lovers” | Misheard Lyrics! | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 3:50

I kept misunderstanding Taylor Swift's lyrics in "Blank Space" as "Starbucks lovers"! Let's analyze her pronunciation together to get to the bottom of it.

 Pronunciation + Listening Practice | Ep. 4 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 4:39

Analyze pronunciation changes in this sentence to improve your speaking and listening skills.

 Pronouncing “t” at the end of sentences | English Pronunciation Lessons | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 1:56

Practice the subtle way native English speakers say the "t" at the end of sentences.

 Silent Sounds in English | English Pronunciation Lesson | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 2:02

Practice the pronunciation of words in English with silent consonant sounds, so that you don't get confused by the spelling.

 -ed ending: [t], [d] or [Id] | Slow Practice | English Pronunciation Lesson | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 2:54

Practice the 3 sounds of the -ed ending, [t], [d] and [ɪd], nice and slowly with this lesson.

 Consonant Clusters | English Pronunciation Lesson | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 4:02

Practice changing the sounds of groups of consonants in words to speak with more efficiency and music, like a native English speaker.

 Consonant + Vowel Connected Speech | English Pronunciation Lesson | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 3:07

One important way in which native English speakers add musicality to their speech is to connect consonants to vowel sounds (C+V). Practice C+ V with this lesson.

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