How To Improve Your Pronunciation

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<FONT size=4>How To Improve Your Pronunciation
（如何提高你的语音）</FONT>

Pronouncing every word correctly leads to poor pronunciation! Good pronunciation comes from stressing the right words - this is because English is a time-stressed language.

Here's How:
* English is considered a stressed language while many other languages are considered syllabic.
* English pronunciation focuses on specific stressed words while quickly gliding over the other, non-stressed, words.
* Stressed words are considered content words: Nouns e.g. kitchen, Peter - (most) principle verbs e.g. visit, construct - Adjectives e.g. beautiful, interesting - Adverbs e.g. often, carefully
* Non-stressed words are considered function words: Determiners e.g. the, a - Auxiliary verbs e.g. am, were - Prepositions e.g. before, of - Conjunctions e.g. but, and - Pronouns e.g. they, she
* First underline the stressed words, then read aloud focusing on stressing the underlined words and gliding over the non-stressed words.
* Be surprised at how quickly your pronunciation improves! By focusing on stressed words, non-stressed words and syllables take on their more muted nature.
* When listening to native speakers, focus on how those speakers stress certain words and begin to copy this.

Tips:
Remember that non-stressed words and syllables are often "swallowed" in English.
Always focus on pronouncing stressed words well, non-stressed words can be glided over.
Don't focus on pronouncing each word. Focus on the stressed words in each sentence.