American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.

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English borrows so many words from other languages, and adjusts the pronunciation to make it sound different. Today, we're looking at French words common in North America, and how to pronounce them in an American English accent

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

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We often talk about pitch, saying you need to raise it on stressed words or when your thought group goes to a higher level. Everything else? You need to use lower pitches! Let's explore American English pitches more with exercises to lower your pitch

Pitch videos:
https://youtu.be/Roo2UtajNMs

and
https://youtu.be/_Y3yWAY4zfg

and:
https://youtube.com/live/x67XM_Vj8dA

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

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