Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice

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Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice

Lessons to help you understand and speak normal-speed American English.

  1. 6D AGO

    Verb tenses review lesson 2: the simple past

    Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Verb tense review: the simple past. The simple past is used for actions that took place in the past and are finished. For example: “Yesterday I went to the gym after work.” “Last week I met a woman who is a yoga instructor.” Here are some sentences to practice with: 1 - I lived in Los Angeles for three years. (Then I moved to Miami.) 2 - She studied Turkish when she was living in Ankara. (Then she moved to...

    27 min

  2. MAR 22

    Past tense of regular verbs AGAIN!

    Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! In writing, regular English verbs add “ed” to the infinitive to show past tense. So hope becomes hoped, grab becomes grabbed, and wait becomes waited. Now close your eyes and listen to the ending sound of these three verbs. Hoped, hoped, hoped. Grabbed, grabbed, grabbed. Waited, waited, waited. The past tense of hope ends with a T sound. The past tense of grab ends with a D sound. The past tense of waite...

    20 min

  3. MAR 10

    Poem: I've lost my mind

    Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! I wrote this poem this morning to use for reading and pronunciation practice in my class on Tandem. I didn't write it deliberately to be good for teaching English, but it turned out that it was. Hope you like it. I’VE LOST MY MIND I’ve lost my mind. I asked my wife. “Look in your jacket pocket,” she said, Like my mind was a wallet or keys to the house. No dice. I asked my son: “Check in the freezer,” he sa...

    3 min

  4. MAR 8

    simple present tense with 'to be'

    Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! More simple present: the verb “to be” 1- I am from Costa Rica. He is from Cuba. 2- This is my brother. His name is Jack. 3- This is my adopted cat. Her name is Nefertiti. 4- How old are you? I’m twenty-seven. 5- Are you hungry? No, not yet. Well, actually I am a little bit hungry. 6- Are you my new teacher? Yes, I am. My name is Mr. Johnson. 7- The sky is blue, except when it’s cloudy. Then it is white or ...

    15 min

  5. MAR 4

    Verb tenses review lesson 1: the simple present

    Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Another quickie podcast. Over the next week or two or three, I will record short podcasts going through the most commonly used English verb tenses. In this one the examples are from the simple present. This tense is used to describe habits and states of being: I get up early every morning. I go to the gym after work. I like to read after dinner. I have a small dog and two cats. I live in Los Angeles. Verb ...

    9 min

  6. MAR 3

    Do you know where my keys are?

    Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! (This podcast is for Irma who reminded me about this construction.) Note: this podcast has fewer repetitions than usual. That DOES NOT mean you shouldn't play it and practice is many times. It just means my time is limited. In English we can take two questions: a) Do you know….? b) Where are my keys? And combine them into one question: Do you know where my keys are? Let’s practice: 1- Do you know where m...

    6 min

  7. JAN 30

    Practice with 5-syllable words.

    Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! 1- I have never seen or met an abominable snowman, also known as a Yeti. 2- I.R.S. is the abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service. 3- My uncle is an aeronautical engineer. 4- I put the books in alphabetical order. 5- My son doesn’t like to bathe, and as a result, dirt is accumulating in his ears. 6- The doctor told me to take an antidepressant, but I was too depressed to follow his advice. ...

    50 min

  8. JAN 18

    More practice with intonation, rhythm, and word stress.

    Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Suggestion: Read the sentences first and then put them away. Do NOT try to read the words while you listen and repeat. Reading will NOT help your pronunciation. Train your ears. Repeat: train your ears. 1- The fires in Los Angeles are out of control. 2- She came to my birthday party and ate too much cake. 3- My mother is flying from Miami to New York. 4- My sister got married at the age ...

    36 min
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