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On a scale of 1-10 (with 10
being a standard American accent) using this program, what level do you
think you can achieve?
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2.
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Read the following sentence
aloud in a clear voice.
There was a time when
people really had a way with words.
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3.
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Listen
to me say the sentence, and imitate exactly how it sounds to you. Relax
your throat, and speak from your chest. Use a deep, full voice to
repeat the sentence.
There was a time when people really had
a way with words.
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4.
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Read the following sentence out
loud.
Betty wanted to get a
better water heater in the later meeting on
Saturday.
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5.
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Next, read the sentence again,
replacing the letter T with a D sound. For instance, little would sound like liddle.
Betty wanted to get a better water
heater in the later meeting on
Saturday.
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6.
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Read the following sentence out
loud.
Bob brought a tall
bottle of water all along the long wall of Holland.
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7.
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Read the sentence again,
pronouncing all underlined vowels as an AH sound. For instance, hop on pop would sound like hahp ahn pahp.
Bob brought a tall bottle of water all along the long wall of Holland.
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8.
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Read the following paragraph
out loud, stopping at each period and comma.
Hello, my name is
______. I’m taking American Accent Training. There’s
a lot to learn, but I hope to make it as enjoyable as possible. I
should pick up on the American intonation pattern pretty easily,
although the only way to get it is to practice all of the time. |
Read the following groups of
words out loud.
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all, long, caught |
5. |
ice, I’ll, sky |
9. |
come, front, indicate |
13. |
out, house, round |
2.
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cat, matter, laugh |
6.
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cat, matter, laugh |
10.
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smooth, too, shoe |
14.
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boy, oil, toy |
3.
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take, say, fail |
7.
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eat, me, seen |
11.
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took, full, would |
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4.
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get, egg, any |
8.
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work, girl, bird |
12.
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told, so, roll |
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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1.
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pit
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bit
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stable
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stable
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cap
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cab
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2.
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fear |
veer |
refers
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reverse
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half
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have
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3.
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sue
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zoo
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faces
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phases
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race
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raise
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4.
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sheer
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din
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cashew
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casual
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rush
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rouge
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5.
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tin
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gin
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metal
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medal
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hat
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had
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6.
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chin
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then
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catcher
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cadger
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rich
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ridge
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7.
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thin
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gut
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ether
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either
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bath
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bathe
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8.
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cut
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race
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bicker
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bigger
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tack
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tag
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9.
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yellow
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breed
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million
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correction
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say
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sore
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10.
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would
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man
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coward
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surprise
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how
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peeper
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11.
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him
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name
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reheat
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summer
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soul
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palm
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12.
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lace
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collection
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runner
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people
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can
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13.
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bleed
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supplies
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kingdom
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sing
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| 1. |
Betty bought a bit of better
butter.
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2.
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Make him get it. |
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Beddy bada bida bedder budder.
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3.
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Let her get your keys. |
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4.
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You’ve got to work on it, don’t
you? |
| 5. |
Maykim geddit. |
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| 6. |
Ledder getcher keez. |
8. |
bet |
| 7. |
Yoov gädda wr kä nit,
doan choo? |
9. |
bed |
| 1. |
Italian |
Italy
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| 2. |
attack
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attic |
| 3. |
atomic |
atom |
| 4. |
photography |
photograph |
Remember the sentence you imitated at the beginning of the analysis?
Let’s try it again. Try to sound as much like me as you did the first
time.
There was a time when people
really had a way with words.
You’ve now completed the American Accent Training diagnostic analysis.
Your results will be sent to you in a comprehensive report by email.
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