In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to study American English by looking at a short text. Topic: what I ate for breakfast.
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I call this a Ben Franklin exercise.
This is when you take very good notes, very detailed notes, on what you're hearing. And then go back and try to record yourself based on what you've written down, the notes.
Did you write down a flap T, or the way two words link together?
After you've recorded yourself, compare it to the original. Did you do everything that you wanted to do?
In this video, we're going to take notes together.
This morning for breakfast, I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk. This is my favorite breakfast. But sometimes, I do have eggs.
So let's take a look at what's happening here.
" This morning for breakfast." One of the first things I notice is how much this S and M were connected.
