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Good pronunciation to one’s speech is like pretty clothing to one’s body. If you have good pronunciation, you’ll be able to communicate with ease; as a result, people can understand you with little effort. Good pronunciation is the first impression one makes in communication. Although many people have spent years working hard on English, pronunciation has remained a challenge. No matter how large a vocabulary you acquire and how sophisticated grammar skills you obtain, people won’t compliment you on your English if you can’t speak clearly. Pronunciation, a critical element of one’s English skills, has long been underestimated.
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Over years, we’ve noticed that many speakers, who have excellent vocabulary and grammar, project themselves as weak English speakers due to poor pronunciation. The speakers themselves also lose confidence in spoken English and even admit, “My English is broken.” Pronunciation has unfortunately become a bottleneck for many talented Chinese people.
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Luckily, pronunciation is not that difficult to improve. With proper training and practice, you can greatly improve your accent in a short period of time. In this series of sessions, you’ll learn how to properly position your tongue, move your lips, and use your teeth to pronounce typically difficult sounds. You’ll realize that clear pronunciation is essentially good coordination between your tongue, teeth, lips, and facial muscles. With principled training and adequate repetition, you’ll gradually improve your pronunciation and eventually become a proficient English speaker.
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, |0 V6 h4 Z1 c f- r, f6 b# eEvery act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot learn at all.
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