For Arabic speakers

American English pronunciation for Arabic speakers

Arabic has three vowels; American English has many more. The work is building the new ones until they are automatic.

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Mini-Lesson: English Pronunciation for Arabic Speakers, the Horseshoe U

Her mini-lesson for Arabic speakers follows a native Arabic-speaking student mastering the horseshoe U in “book”, the sound that separates look from Luke.

Sounds every learner works on

Three Vowel Sounds: Short I, Long U, Horseshoe U

Short i before ll, as in hill and still; long u, as in you and shoe, closing all the way to a w; and the horseshoe u.

Er, Final L, Long O, W, Final N and Short I

How to form six American-English sounds: ER, final L, long O, W, final N and short I.

Speech Athletes Accent Reduction: Short I, E, A

Techniques for the short I, E and A, with exercises from the book English Pronunciation Made Simple.

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