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How can I practice my English accent at home?

How can I practice my English accent at home?

Improve Your Accent With These 5 Simple Tricks

  1. Learn The Phonetic Alphabet.
  2. Get Familiar With The Spoken Language.
  3. Identify What’s ‘Weird’ About The Pronunciation.
  4. Listen, Listen, Listen!
  5. Practice Makes Perfect.

How do you develop a British accent?

5 Tips to Nailing a British RP Accent

  1. Get the period right. British accents have changed a lot through the decades.
  2. Drop the R. Listen to what Brits do with the letter ‘r’; it gets dropped, but not all the time.
  3. Add the R.
  4. Practice those vowels.
  5. Lean into it.

How to pick up a British accent?

1) Divvy the UK up by region. Just like America, Britain has no one single accent, but several scattered across the land. 2) Listen to samples of each regional accent. Use sources that clearly identify where the speaker comes from, such as person-on-the-street features on the BBC news or even game shows 3) Find samples of Received Pronunciation. Learn the difference between regional accents and the RP, otherwise known as the Queen’s English. 4) Test yourself. Once you feel like you have a grasp on recognizing various British accents, see how well your ear can pick them out.

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Do you prefer British accent or American accent?

Not sure the “many people” you are referring to including Chinese or not…. Speaking from my experiences, I do see many Chinese prefer “British accent” but ‘sadly’ end up in either “American accent” or their own accent. They prefer “British accent” because it sounds somehow more elegant, classy, royal.

How do I get my British accent back?

Pick a book to read out loud, preferably by a British author. Start reading small passages in your British accent. Work your way up to entire chapters. Strengthen your ability to maintain your accent for longer and longer stretches. Record yourself as you read to play back later on and find where you’ve slipped.

How can I acquire British accent?

Part 4 of 4: Reinforcing Your Performance Download Article Practice, practice, practice. Devote significant time each day to “being British.” Stay in character despite any and all distractions. Practice with a native Brit. If you know anyone who’s British, use your accent in conversation with them, the sooner, the better. Test your accent on the unsuspecting. Keep up with the lingo.