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Welcome to the American English Pronunciation Guide. My name is Trevor Kafka, and I am your host.

There are many different varieties of American English. I was born and raised in New York, which has given me General American English pronunciation. The English that I speak has 15 vowel sounds. 

Please view the transcript for help while listening.

Today, we will talk about the vowel sound number 1 of 15: /æ/ black cat. The mouth must be open and wide for this sound, maybe a little more than you are used to in your native language.

Listen to me saying this sound and repeat: /æ/, /æ/, /æ/

Listen to and repeat the following single-syllable words:
black
cat
bad
can
have
laugh
sad
tax
thank

Listen to and repeat the following multiple-syllable words:
eggplant
gather
happen
master
command
family
unsatisfied
understand
imagine

Listen to and repeat the following sentences:
The mad cat had a hat.
It is bad to have a laugh when your family is sad.
I can imagine you’re unsatisfied with the master’s command.

I would like to thank Shirley Thompson and Karen Taylor for their work in developing the set of key phrases that I use with each vowel, such as /æ/ black cat, /eɪ/ grey day, etc. 

📢 American English Pronunciation Guide

Episode 1 - Vowels æ black cat (1 of 15)

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Admit it. You’ve lost your focus during a virtual meeting. But have you ever been asked a question while you were zoning out?

Whether you’re leading or participating in a meeting, you’ll likely face a wide range of difficult questions at some point in your career. 

In this episode, I give you the communication tools you need to navigate these awkward and challenging moments in meetings.

Episode originally published April 8, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

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How to Answer Difficult Questions in a Meeting

はい、こんにちは。洋平先生です。えー、今日はN５向けの練習を、作ったんですけども、それをですね、N2の生徒にも見せたんですが、 N5の生徒と同じように混乱（こんらん）していました。ですから、今日は皆さんにその問題をシェアしたいと思います。ま、問題というか練習ですね。えー、ある会話をひらがなだけで書いたんです。 漢字なしです。
えー、特に中国人、台湾人の生徒にとってはむずかしいんじゃないでしょうかね。 
はいじゃ、えーっとー、文が書いてあると思うんで、それをまず皆さん、このポットキャストをストップして読んでみてください。
 
A：ふつかかん、ふくをかえていませんから、ふくをかえたいです。
B：わかりました。じゃ、かえってかえましょう。
A：あ、かえるまえにパンをかいたいです。
 
はい、オッケーですか、じゃあ、私が読みますね。
 
はい、どうですか。えー、漢字付きの会話もえー、下に書きましたんで、見ておいてください
 
で、ここで使っている動詞が3つあります。
・替（か）えます　・帰ります　・買います 

ですねえ、この3つの動詞なんですけども、初心者、中級者、上級者みんな、混乱（こんらん）してしまいますね。
はい。じゃちょっと活用、conjugation、してみましょう。
て形ですね。まずて形。
「替えます」のて形→「替えて」　
「帰ります」のて形→「帰って」　
「買います」のて形→「買って」 
 
ですねどうですか、ちゃんとみんな覚えてますか。はい。で、この3つの可能動詞、potential verb ですね。
「替えます」が→「帰られます」
「帰ります」が→「帰れます」
「買います」が→「買えます」
 
です、 どうですか。これを会話の中で、とても早い会話の中でちゃんと使えていますか。なかなか
難しいんじゃないでしょうか。はい。上級者になっても、こういう基礎（きそ）的な 単語を忘れずに復習することはとても大切です。 
え、またくり返しになりますが、これ、上級者でもよく混乱（こんらん）しています。はい、じゃあ
えー勉強がんばってください。ご視聴（しちょう）ありがとうございました。バイ
 
 
A：2日間、服を替（か）えていませんから、服を替（か）えたいです。
B：分かりました。じゃ、帰って替えましょう。
A：あ、帰る前にパンを買いたいです。
 


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＃2　意外と ひらがなの文はむずかしい！　

Do you know the meaning of ALL of these Color IDIOMS

• to have the BLUES
• once in a BLUE moon
• out of the BLUE
• GREEN with envy
• caught RED-handed
• I saw RED

I didn't think so!

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She called me out of the BLUE! (Color Idioms)

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2023 New Year Episode

“有趣的四川话”
In this episode I'm gonna help you acquire Sichuan dialect within just 3 minutes, also I'm gonna share with you a fun story about Sichuan accent. 
Come have some fun! 

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Culture Episode1

“ I actually just finished a wonderful engrossing book just last week, which I couldn’t put down for a moment, and read from cover to cover in just two days. The book was an autobiography on a very famous musician and member of one of the most famous rock bands in history, the Rolling stones….

 

It was one of my friends who is also interested in music recommended the book to me, as he knew I am a huge fan of the Rolling Stones. That evening I checked out reviews for the book online and everyone was giving it a 5 star rating, so it was off to the bookshop for me to pick up a copy as quickly as I could. 

 

The book basically tells the life story of a music legend from his time growing up as a young child in England in the 1950s to becoming a rock legend, and a founding member of one of the biggest rock bands of all time. It really gave an incredible insight into his life, from a very humble beginning to becoming a megastar. It certainly was not heavy reading, and the author’s sense of humour actually made it light reading.

 

The reasons I really loved this book so much apart from being a lifetime fan of the central character, were firstly…. It gave me an amazing insight into the real life of a rockstar, which was actually very thought provoking…….I also found it very inspiring and uplifting….to discover how this young boy from a very normal background believed in his dreams, and stopped at nothing to achieve them….and of course the crazy journey of a rock star along the way…So….yes…..It really was one of those books that i just couldn’t put down, and would have no hesitation in recommending  to anyone.