Unit 7: Rhythm and Reductions
How do native speakers talk so fast? You'll find out in this course! Master the rhythm and flow of American English as Julie teaches you the tricks to sounding like a native speaker through word and vowel reductions!
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The "Rhythm and Reductions" course is included as part of your low, monthly subscription to English Pro. In this course, you'll learn how to speak with the same rhythm and flow of native speakers through word and vowel reductions.
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LEARN: Introduction to Word Reductions
LEARN MORE: Content Words and Function Words
LEARN MORE: Function Word Reductions
VIDEO PRACTICE: Function Word Reductions
AUDIO PRACTICE: Function Word Reductions
MORE AUDIO PRACTICE: Function Word Reductions in Phrases and Short Sentences
LEARN: Word Reductions of Conjunctions
VIDEO PRACTICE: Word Reductions of Conjunctions in Phrases
AUDIO PRACTICE: Word Reductions of Conjunctions in Phrases
LEARN: Speak Fast English: How to Shorten Your Words
VIDEO PRACTICE: Contractions; Reductions of Contractions; Informal Contractions
AUDIO PRACTICE: Contractions; Reductions of Contractions; Informal Contractions
LEARN: Top 10 Reductions of the Word "Have"
VIDEO PRACTICE: Contractions using "have"
AUDIO PRACTICE: Contractions using "have"
LEARN: Sentence-level Rhythm
AUDIO PRACTICE: Sentence-level Rhythm
VIDEO PRACTICE: Sentence-level Rhythm using "Da-da"
AUDIO PRACTICE: Sentence-level Rhythm using "Da-da"
LEARN: Sentence Rhythm in American English
VIDEO PRACTICE: Sentence Rhythm: Clapping Exercise #1
AUDIO PRACTICE: Sentence Rhythm: Clapping Exercise #1
LEARN: Speak FAST English with my #1 FREE Practice Tool!
VIDEO PRACTICE: Rhythm in Longer Messages with Metronome
AUDIO PRACTICE: Rhythm in Longer Messages with Metronome
AUDIO PRACTICE: Rhythm in Longer Sentences
LEARN: Sentence Rhythm: Clapping Exercise Part 2
VIDEO PRACTICE: Sentence Rhythm: Clapping Exercise Part 2
AUDIO PRACTICE: Sentence Rhythm: Clapping Exercise Part 2
LEARN: 3 Rules to Using Thought Groups in American English
VIDEO PRACTICE: Thought Groups / Phrasing
AUDIO PRACTICE: Thought Groups / Phrasing
VIDEO PRACTICE: Thought Groups / Phrasing Deep Dive: Denzel Washington
AUDIO PRACTICE: Thought Groups / Phrasing Deep Dive: Denzel Washington
LEARN: Shifting Focus
VIDEO PRACTICE: Shifting Focus
AUDIO PRACTICE: Shifting Focus
MORE AUDIO PRACTICE: Additional Shifting Focus Exercises
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