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This week, you’ll hear from the very first guest on the Express to Impress podcast. Allyson Plumberg, Founder of Rooted Accents: Solutions for Accent Modification, joins me to discuss accent modification. 

Allyson provides speech therapy services and accent modification coaching to students and professionals worldwide. She has a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Arizona State University.

The episode is the first of two with my conversation with Allison. It’s packed full of useful information for English language learners. 

We kick off the conversation with a definition of an accent and have a quick discussion about the General American English accent and micro accents.

Then, we dive into a discussion about common beliefs about accents. Allison debunks common myths that limit people from being able to speak English effectively.

We also talk about speaking speed, word stress, content versus function words, stressed and unstressed syllables, reductions, contractions, and more! 

Episode originally published February 26, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/american-english-accent/

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Express to Impress

Want an American English Accent? Allyson Plumberg Debunks Accent Myths

True or False? Write Tor F. If the sentences are false, correct them •

1 Her nickname was The Blonde Baby ..............................................................................
2 She was an only child ................................................................................ .
3 She grew up with her parents ................................................................................................
4 She was adopted ...................................................................................................................
s She had a happy childhood ........................................................................................ .
6 She got divorced twice .................................................................................................
7 People say she had a romantic relationship with Frank Sinatra ........................................................
s She died at 36 ...............................................................................................................................

English Mini Lessons

A Family history

გამარჯობა, რამდენი ენა იცი? - Hello, How many languages do you know? 
მე ვიცი ხუთი ენა. I know five languages.
ვიცი ქართული, ინგლისური, ფრანგული, ცოტა რუსული და ცოტა პოლონური. I know georgian, english, french, a little bit of russian and a little bit of french. 
რა ენებზე ლაპარაკობ ? - what languages do you speak ?
მე ვლაპარაკობ ქართულად, ინგლისურად, ფრანგულად, ცოტა რუსულად და პოლონურად. I speak georgian, english, french, a bit of russian and polish. 
ქართული ჩემი მშობლიური ენაა. Georgian in my native language.
ინგლისური ენა ძალიან კარგად ვიცი, ფრანგული ენაც ძალიან კარგად ვიცი, რუსული ენა ცუდად ვიცი, პოლონური ენა ძალიან ცუდად ვიცი. I know the english language really well, I also know the french language really well, I know the russian language badly, the polish language also badly. (literally translation) 
კარგად ვიცი I know smth well 
ცუდად ვიცი I know smth poorly, badly. 

BlaBlaGeorgian

რამდენი ენა იცი? რამდენ ენაზე ლაპარაკობ? How many languages do you know/speak?

Here you will find some useful phrases to introduce yourself in Bulgarian!

BULGARIAN

Introduce yourself in Bulgarian

Halo semua, selamat datang di podcast hari ini
Karena di sini setiap hari hujan, ayo berbicara tentang hujan! 
Setiap negara punya cara berbeda untuk berharap supaya hujan tidak turun
Saya ingin memperkenalkan dua cara yang unik, satu dari Jepang, dan satu lagi dari Indonesia

Di Jepang, mungkin kamu pernah mendengar tentang teru-teru bōzu
Ini adalah boneka kecil berwarna putih, seperti hantu lucu, yang biasanya digantung di jendela
Anak-anak membuatnya ketika mereka ingin cuaca cerah, misalnya saat ingin pergi piknik atau ada acara olahraga. Boneka ini menjadi simbol harapan agar besok tidak hujan

Sementara itu, di Indonesia, terutama di Jawa, orang-orang juga punya cara tradisional untuk menolak hujan. Mereka tidak menggantung boneka, tapi memakai bahan-bahan yang ada di dapur, seperti cabai merah, bawang merah, hmm ini bukan resep masakan ya… haha… dan sapu lidi
Cabai merah dipercaya memiliki energi panas, yang bisa membantu mengusir hujan
Bawang merah digunakan karena aromanya yang kuat dan dipercaya bisa membantu menolak datangnya hujan
Sapu lidi juga digunakan, biasanya diarahkan ke langit sambil berdoa, dengan harapan bisa "menyapu" awan gelap
Cara ini bukan ilmu pasti ya, tapi bagian dari tradisi lokal
Biasanya, semua itu dilakukan saat ada acara penting, seperti pernikahan, supaya cuaca tetap cerah

Kedua cara ini menunjukkan bahwa manusia selalu punya harapan, dan cara sendiri untuk berkomunikasi dengan alam
Kita tidak bisa mengatur cuaca, tapi kita bisa punya harapan sederhana, semoga hari itu cerah dan berjalan lancar

Saya harap perasaan kamu cerah dan hari kamu berjalan lancar ya!
Terima kasih sudah mendengarkan, sampai jumpa di episode selanjutnya! ^^

Akhir minggu

Tradisi Menolak Hujan - Jepang vs Indonesia

Una buena forma de aprender vocabulario es crearse una imagen mental de la palabra y relacionarla con la palabra en sí. Por otro lado hablar en voz alta anque sea con uno mismo nos va ayudar también mucho a recordar cada palabra.



Practicar español con Mar

Visualiza y verbaliza

A practical mini lesson that will teach you the necessary vocabulary and expressions to buy a train or subway ticket in Spanish.

Super Basic Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish: Comprando un billete de tren (Buying a Train Ticket)

こんばんは！Atsushiです。
今日の北海道の天気は、雨です。
気温は23℃です。

今日は1つうれしいことがありました。
このポッドキャストを聞いて、レッスンを予約してくれた方がいました。

とてもうれしかったです。
自分の知らないところでも、このポッドキャストを聞いて、日本語を勉強してくれている人がいることを実感しました。

これからもがんばってポッドキャストを作ろうと思いました！

本当にありがとうございます！


さて、今日は、イントネーションについて。
イントネーションをあげたり下げたりすることで、
疑問文にしたり、感情を表すことができます。

文の最後を上げることで、疑問文になります。
例えば、
・このコーヒーはおいしいですか？
・北海道は涼しいですか？
など。質問をしたい時は、最後をあげて疑問文にしてください。ーかをつけなくても、文末を上げることで疑問文にできます。


言葉のイントネーションを変えることで感情を伝えることができます。
例えば、そうですか、という言葉を使って、やってみましょう。
・そうですか！ーおどろきの気持ち
・そうですか？ーうたがいの気持ち
・そうですか。ー不満の気持ち
・そうですか。ー怒りの気持ち
・そうですか！ーうれしい気持ち

どうですか？伝わりますか？
同じ言葉でもイントネーションが変わると、伝わり方が変わります。

よかったら、練習してみてくださいね！

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！



