Unit 7
Daily lessons to enhance your American English speaking and build confidence for effective conversations.
Record for Later (2 min)
R [ɹ], UR [ɜ], [əɹ], and OR Reduction (2 min)
Introduction: R [ɹ] (3 min)
How to Make the R [ɹ] (4 min)
Play it, Say it: R Sound Matching (2 min)
Soundboard: Holding Out the R (10 min)
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A note on the IPA [ɹ]
Play it, Say it: R Sound Matching (2 min)
CHALLENGE: RECORD YOURSELF (4 min)
Soundboard: Holding Out the R (10 min)
CHALLENGE: RECORD YOURSELF (COMMUNITY) (3 min)
{a} Soundboard: Words that Begin with R (11 min)
{b} Play it, Say it: Words that Begin with R (Slow) [5x] (11 min)
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Visualization: Perfecting Your American R (10 min)
Play it, Say it: R Sound Matching (2 min)
{a} Soundboard: Clusters: Holding out the R (12 min)
{b} Looped Audio: Clusters: Holding out the R (12 min)
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Play it, Say it: Words that Begin with R [5x] (7 min)
CHALLENGE: RECORD YOURSELF (2 min)
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R [ɹ], UR [ɜ], [əɹ], and OR Reduction: Focus on [əɹ] (2 min)
{a} Soundboard: Words that End in -er (19 min)
{b} Play it, Say it: Words that End in -er [10x] (19 min)
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OR Reduction (1 min)
{a} Soundboard: OR Reduction (23 min)
{b} Play it, Say it: OR Reduction, Set 1 [10x] (23 min)
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CHALLENGE: RECORD YOURSELF (2 min)
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{a} Soundboard: Beginning R Phrases (11 min)
{b} Looped Audio: Beginning R Phrases (11 min)
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Play it, Say it: OR Reduction, Set 1 [5x] (12 min)
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