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Studio Classroom

Sizwe (Caesar)

7 TIPS: SPEAK FAST ENGLISH

Keywords and phrase(s)


feedback actively
improve through
practicing cut-off

NB: The way to improve your pronunciation is by practicing it actively and regularly, and
also getting feedback and correction.
TIP 1: USE CONTRACTIONS
I would like to go. | I’d like to go. What are you doing? | What’re you doing?
He is busy. | He’s busy.
TIP 2: REDUCE VERBS
Going to >> Gonna; Want to >> Wanna; Going to >> Gotta; Have to >> Hafta
I’m going to study English. | I’m gonna study English. I want to study English. | I wanna
study English. I have to study English. | I hafta study English.
TIP 3: REDUCE ‘’YOU’’
What are you doing? | Whatcha doin’?
Where are you going? | Whereya goin’?
Would you help me? | Wouldja help me?
TIP 4: CUT OFF ‘’T’’
I go out every night. | I go ou’ every nigh’.
TIP 5: CUT OFF ‘D’
I found a blue and white card. | I foun’ a blue an’ white car’.
TIP 6: REDUCE PRONOUNS
Him; His; Her; Them
I think he’s right. | I think ‘e’s righ’. It’s his turn. | It’s ‘is turn. It’s her turn. | It’s
‘er turn. I listen to them. | I listen to ‘em.
TIP 7: CHANGE ‘T’ to ‘D’
The sweater is better. | The swead-er is bed-er.
I like water. | I like wad-er.
CHALLENGE!
‘’I am going to eat this food and it will taste great.’’
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