What you can do to get a British accent.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast1Become a Level Up Member - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://levelupenglish.school/transcripts (Members Only) How to Learn British PronunciationIntroductionThere are countless British accents in England, let alone in the whole world.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.However: Reasons to want a British accent:To be more respected at workTo stop being treated like an outsiderTo impress your friends!British accents have a few things in common which we’ll look at laterGeneral AdviceGet the foundations right when you start so you don’t cement your mistakes, but change will come over time.Watch lots of British TV shows, movies, and of course podcastsTalk with native speakers and try to mimic their pronunciationGetting a teacher would be even better because they can correct your mistakesIt 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!Specific AdviceShadowing - repeat words from phrases you hear. Pay attention to vowel sounds.Watch your mouth in a mirror Pay attention to your tongue positionL - tongue touches top teethR - tongue moves back in mouth, not touchingLearn stressI recommend https://forvo.com/ for pronunciation and https://www.merriam-webster.com/ for a dictionary.PreSENT / PREsentSUSpect / susPECTRecord yourself and listen backSpecific SoundsT sound - Very strongButter, BetterR sound - Not so strongCar, Park, Hair, Hard, EarAmerican vs BritishAdvertIZEment (USA) / AdverTISSment (UK)The ILE sound is different. MoBLE (USA) / MoBILE (UK)Words ending in "ation". OrganisationI recommend this poem called The Chaos by Gerard Nolst TrenitéThis poem shows the irregularities in English pronunciation. Try it for fun! It's very difficult though.Recap: Having an imperfect accent isn’t the end of the world. We each have our own and should be proud of it. However, there's nothing wrong with wanting to improve, so I hope this helped.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons!

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