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<description>English pronunciation and accent reduction podcast lessons for ESL students and professionals who want to speak the English language with a clear and confident American accent.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>Speak English clearly with a standard American accent</itunes:subtitle>
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<item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 91- Using Contractions to Improve Your Accent-Part II.</title>
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<description>Learn how to use another important contraction to make your pronunciation flow and sound natural.</description>
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<itunes:subtitle>Using contractions is an important step for developing an American accent.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Improve your accent and the flow and rhythm of your English by using contractions. </itunes:summary>
<itunes:duration>10:05</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 90- Using Contractions to Improve Your Accent.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to use and important contraction to make your pronunciation flow and sound natural.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Using contractions is an important step for developing an American accent.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Improve your accent and the flow and rhythm of your English by using contractions. </itunes:summary>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 89- Reduced Forms-Part II- How Americans "really" speak English</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Make your English flow and sound natural with an authentic American accent by using reduced forms.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Some important and common words that are pronounced differently than the way they are spelled.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Improve your accent and the flow and rhythm of your English by learning how to use reduced forms. </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to speak with an authentic American accent using reduced forms.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Some important and common words that are pronounced differently than the way they are spelled.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Improve your accent and the flow and rhythm of your English by learning how to use reduced forms. </itunes:summary>
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<item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 87- The Vowels /a/ vs. /æ/ "hat" vs. "hot" </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>This lesson shows you how to pronounce the difference between two important vowel sounds of English which students often confuse. </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Learn how to pronounce the important difference between these two vowel sounds of English.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Improve your accent by learning how to pronounce the difference between these extremely important sounds of English. </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:01</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 86- Final /l/ as in "call" and "people"</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Learn to pronounce words that end in /l/ clearly and correctly!</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Make your English pronunciation clear by learning how to pronounce words that end in /l/ and how to avoid a common mistake.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:24</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 85- How to pronounce long words that end in the suffix -ate- as in "underestimate".</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle> Learn the rule for determining which syllable to stress in words ending with -ate-.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Make your English clear by learning how to pronounce words like "activate" and "underestimate" with the right syllable stress.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:46</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 84- "chief","chef", "chemical"-the Different Pronunciations of 'ch'</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle> One spelling pattern with three different pronunciations.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week's podcast teaches you three different and important pronunciations of the "ch" in English. </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:08</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 83- "chip" vs. "ship"- Consonants /tʃ/ vs. /ʃ/ </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Learn how to pronounce the difference between these consonants of English .</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week's podcast shows you how to pronounce these important consonants distinctly and correctly! </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:08</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 82- Silent "b" </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Learn how to recognize and how to pronounce words with silent "b".</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Make your pronunciation clear and accurate by learning when "b" is silent. </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:30</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 81- The Vowels: /i/ vs. /I/ "eat" vs. "it" </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Learn the right way to pronounce the difference between these two vowel sounds.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how to pronounce two of the most important vowels of English clearly and distinctly! </itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://englishpronunciationpod.com/pronunciationpod_graphic.jpg" />
<itunes:duration>09:26</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 80- The Rhythm of English </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Learn how to speak with the real rhythm and intonation of English.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how to speak clearly and correctly by choosing the correct words to stress when speaking English!  </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:54</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 79- "Though","thought" and "tough" -The Different Pronunciations of "ough"</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Learning the different pronunciations of this important spelling pattern of English. </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how to pronounce words with "ough" correctly ! </itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://englishpronunciationpod.com/pronunciationpod_graphic.jpg" />
<itunes:duration>10:56</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 78- The Vowels: Different pronunciations of "ou"- "county" vs. "country" </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Imporve your accent by learning how to pronounce this important spelling pattern of English. </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week we learn the two main pronunciations of "ou" as in "county" and "country"! </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:33</itunes:duration>
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<item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 77- Connected Speech (linking)Part II  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> How to make your English sound more fluent and flowing. </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week we learn a special technique for connecting sounds of English which will give you better English pronunciation and a better accent! </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:33</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 76- Silent letters-"l"  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Learn how to identify silent "l" and practice using it!</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>In this week we learn how to handle those tricky silent "l"s of English, like in the words "should" and "half". </itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://englishpronunciationpod.com/pronunciationpod_graphic.jpg" />
<itunes:duration>08:10</itunes:duration>
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</item><item><title>English Pronunciation Pod 75- Special Holiday Offer!  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Get a copy of Best Accent Training mp3s at half price!</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>English Pronunciation Pod's one time, one week offer for our full English pronunciation course in mp3! </itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://englishpronunciationpod.com/pronunciationpod_graphic.jpg" />
<itunes:duration>03:28</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 74- The Rhythm and Intonation of English-Focus Words  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> How to make your pronunciation clear by speaking English in the correct rhythm of English !</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This lesson teaches you how to speak with the right rhythm,intonation and stress of an American accent. </itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://englishpronunciationpod.com/pronunciationpod_graphic.jpg" />
<itunes:duration>08:08</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 73- Syllable Stress in Compound Nouns like "facebook" and "laptop"  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Learn the rules of stress for pronouncing words like "laptop" and facebook"</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Make your message clear with proper syllable stress on compund nouns of English. </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:39</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 72- How Americans really pronounce "t" -Review.  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your Accent sound American by learning this important pronunciation of the consonant "t".  </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Learn the rules for when Americans pronounce "t" like a "d" and practice it in a dialog. </itunes:summary>
<itunes:duration>09:39</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 71- How to Pronounce the Sound /pr/ as in "problem" and "approve".  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to pronounce this important consonant group of English.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>The word "problem" doesn't have to be a problem. Learn how to make it easy! </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Learning and practicing this common and important  sound of English will make your speech clear and accurate!. </itunes:summary><itunes:image href="http://englishpronunciationpod.com/pronunciationpod_graphic.jpg" />
<itunes:duration>10:45</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 70- How to Pronounce the Consonant /r/ as in "rock" and "right".  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to pronounce this important consonant of English.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Clear instructions for learning how to pronounce /r/ - a challenging but common consonant of English  .</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Make your accent and pronunciation clear and correct by learning and practicing this common and important consonant sound of English. </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:30</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 69- How to Pronounce the Vowel /aɚ/ as in "car" and "start".  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to pronounce this important vowel sound of English.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> Clear instructions and practice exercises for pronouncing /aɚ/, a challenging but common vowel .</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Improve your accent and pronunciation by learning and practicing this common and important vowel sound of English. </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:39</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 68- Recognizing the Vowel /ɚ/ by its Spelling.  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to recognize this important vowel sound of English by its spelling.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle> /ɚ/ is spelled more than five different ways, so its important to learn these spelling patterns for good pronunciation.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Improve your pronunciation of English by learning and practicing the different  spelling patterns of this common and important vowel sound.. </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:33</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 67- The Vowel /ɚ/- Part II- Connecting /ɚ/ to "l"  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to pronounce words like "early" and "girl" and make your accent sound clear and native.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>This is one of the most challenging sounds in English. Learn how to master it!</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Clear instructions and exercises for this sound. Anyone who wants to speak English with a standard American accent should learn this sound !</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:48</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 66- The Vowel /ɚ/ as in "sir" or "early" </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to pronounce this very common and challenging sound to make your accent sound American.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Instuctions and exercises for clear English pronunciation</itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:summary>If you want to speak English with a standard American accent, this sound is a must!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:duration>08:50</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 65- Connected Speech-(Linking) </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to make your English sound fluent and smooth like a native speaker's.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>How to connect the sounds of English for clear and  flowing speech.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>An important technique for connecting the vowel sounds of English which will make you sound more fluent and understandable.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:48</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 64- Vowel Quiz #3 </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Can you hear and pronounce the difference between "tan" and "ten"?</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Test your knowledge of English pronunciation with a short quiz.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>It's very important to know the difference between these two vowels of English.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:18</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 63- Vowel Quiz #2 </title>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">063-05.22.2010</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Can you hear and pronounce the difference between "luck" and "lock"?</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Test your knowledge of English pronunciation with a short quiz.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Knowing the difference between these important vowels of English is very important.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 62- Vowel Quiz </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>There is a subtle but significant difference between these vowels sounds.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Test your knowledge of English pronunciation with a short quiz.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Every English speaker needs to know the difference between these important vowels of English</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 61- Intonation Practice Continued </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Special intonation training exercising  for developing an American accent</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your accent sound more American by practicing a real American intonation pattern.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we practice the jump up, jump down intonation pattern which is one of the most essential parts of an American accent</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:47</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 60- Intonation Pattern #1-Jump Up, Jump Down </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn this key intonation Pattern for speaking with an American accent</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your accent sound more American by using a real American intonation pattern.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn and practice the jump up jump down intonation pattern which is one of the most essential parts of an American accent</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:29</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 59- Vowel Review /æ/. Using this Important Vowel in Conversation.  </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to start using this vowel of English in your everyday speech.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your accent sound more American by incorporating this vowel into your conversations.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn an exercise which can you help you develop good English pronunciation in your everyday speech and conversations.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>11:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 58- Moving the "Focus Word" in a Phrase. The rhythm and intonation of English- Part III </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn another rule for determining which word should receive the most stress in a sentence</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your accent sound American by learning the rhythm and intonation of American English </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how any word in a phrase can be the focus word and practice using this principle of English pronunciation. </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>11:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 57- The Rhythm and Intonation of English-Part II: Choosing the "Focus Word" in a Phrase</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to determine which word should receive the most stress in a sentence</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your accent sound American by learning the rhythm and intonation of American English </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how to choose the focus word in a phrase and practice using them in key English expressions</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>11:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 56- The Rhythm of English: Which words do we stress in sentence?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn which words to stress when speaking with an American accent </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your Accent sound American by learning the rhythm of American English </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn which words are stressed in a sentence or phrase and practice this rhythm in some key expressions.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>12:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 55- How Americans Really Pronounce "t" - Part IV</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">055-01.23.2010</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn When and how Americans Pronounce "t" with "the glottal stop".  </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your Accent sound American by learning and practicing this important pronunciation of the "t". </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn when "t" is pronounced with "the glottal stop" sound in American English.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>11:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 54- How to Pronounce "t" with an American Accent- Part III</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">054-12.19.2009</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn When and Why Americans Pronounce "t" with "the tap" across word boundaries. </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your Accent sound American by learning and practicing this important pronunciation of the consonant "t". </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn another case of when  "t" is pronounced with "the tap" sound in American English.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:20</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 53- How Americans Really pronounce "t"- Part II</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn How and when Americans Pronounce "t" like "d" </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your Accent sound American by learning this important pronunciation of the consonant "t". </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we continue to learn and practice the different pronunciations of "t" in American English.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 52- How to Pronounce "t" with an American Accent</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">052-11.21.2009</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn How to Pronounce "t" clearly and correctly with an American accent. </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your Accent sound American by learning the different pronunciations of this important consonant of English. </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we begin to learn and practice the different pronunciations of "t" in American English.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:34</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 51- Consonant Review </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Review and practice of the consonants/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /tʃ/ and /dʒ/. </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your Accent sound American by reviewing and practicing these important sounds of English. </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we practice the sibilant consonants so that each has a clear and distinct sound.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:20</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 50- How to Distinguish between the Consonant /dʒ/ as in "jail" and /y/ as in "Yale."</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">050-10.24.2009</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to hear and say the difference between these important consonants of English.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>This week we learn and practice the difference between these important sounds of English. Great Lesson for Spanish speakers.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the correct way to pronounce the consonants / dʒ /and  / y / with special training exercises</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:37</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 49- How to Distinguish between the Consonant /dʒ/ as in "virgin" and /ʒ/ as in "version."</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to hear and say the difference between these important consonants of English.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your English pronounciation and accent by learning and practicing the difference between these sounds of English. </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the correct way to pronounce the consonants / dʒ /and  / ʒ / with special training exercises</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 48- How to Pronounce the Consonant /ʒ/ as in "usually" and "vision".</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">048-09.26.2009</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to pronounce this important consonant of English like a native speaker of English.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your English pronounciation by learning and practicing this consonant  </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the correct way to pronounce the consonant / ʒ / and practice it in key words and Amercian phrases and idioms.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:30</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 47- Recognizing and Using the Consonant / ʃ /</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">047-09.12.2009</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to recognize this important consonant of English by its spelling patterns.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your English pronounciation by learning the different spelling patterns of this consonant. </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the various spelling patterns of the consonant / ʃ / and practice them in accent reduction training exercises.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:11</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 46- How to Distinguish Between the Consonants /s/ and / ʃ /</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">046-08.01.2009</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to hear and say the difference between theses two important consonants of English.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your English pronounciation by learning the difference between these two consonants. </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we practice the difference between /s/ and / ʃ / with special training exercises.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 45- How to pronounce the Consonant / ʃ /</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to pronounce /ʃ/ distinctly and correctly with an American accent.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your English pronounciation by learning how this important consonant is pronounced </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the correct pronunciation of /ʃ/ and practice it in some key words and phrases.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 44- Pronouncing the Letter &quot;s&quot; as /z/.</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">044-07.18.2009</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn the rules for when to pronounce the letter &quot;s&quot; as /z/</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your English pronounciation by learning when &quot;s&quot;is pronounced as /z/</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we continue to learn the difference between /s/ and /z/ by learning to recognize when &quot;s&quot; is pronounced as /z/</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:37</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 43- How to Distinguish Between the Consonants /s/ and /z/.</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">043-07.11.2009</guid>
<description>Learn how to hear and say the difference between these important consonants of English </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Step by step instruction for pronouncing /s/ and /z/ with a real American accent</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we practice the difference between /s/ and /z/ with a special training exercise.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>09:49</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 42- How to Pronounce the Consonant /z/.</title>
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<description>Learn how to correctly pronounce this important consonant of English </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Step by step instruction for Pronouncing /z/ with a real American accent </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the correct way to pronounce /z/ and practice it in key words and expressions. </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:57</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 41- How to Pronounce and Recognize the Consonant /s/.</title>
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<description>Learn how to pronounce this important consonant of English and recognize it by its spelling</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Pronouncing and recognizing /s/ for a better American accent </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the spelling patterns of /s/ and practice it in key words and expressions. </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>10:53</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 40- How to Distinguish Between the Consonants /dʒ/ and /tʃ/ as in the words "joke" and "choke"</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Learn how to hear and say the difference between these important consonants of English </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Step by step instruction for better English pronunciation </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how to correctly pronounce the consonants /dʒ/ and /tʃ/ and practice the difference in a special training exercise. </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:58</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 39- How to Pronounce the Consonant /tʃ/as in the words "check" and "touch" correctly.</title>
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<description>Learn how to pronounce this important consonant of English with an American accent</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Step by step instruction for better English pronunciation </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how to correctly pronounce the consonant /tʃ/ and practice using it in key words and American expressions and idioms. </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>10:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 38- How to Pronounce the Consonant /dʒ/</title>
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<description>Learn how to pronounce this important consonant of English with an American accent</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Step by step instruction for better English pronunciation </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how to correctly pronpunce the consonant /dʒ/ and practice using it in key words and American expressions and idioms. </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>10:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 37- Vowel Review: Saying and Hearing the Difference Between /ə/, /a/ and / ɔ / </title>
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<description>Practice distinguishing between these important vowels and make your pronunciation clear and accurate</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>It's important to review these challenging but essential vowels of English for a clear American accent </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we review the vowels  /ə/, /a/ and / ɔ / of English,focusing on the subtle differences between them in pronunciation. </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>08:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 36- Front Vowel Review</title>
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<description>Practice distinguishing between these important vowels and make your pronunciation clear and accurate</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>It's important to review these challenging but essential vowels of English for a clear American accent </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we review the front vowels of English,focusing on the subtle differences between them in pronunciation. </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>10:27</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 35- How to Distinguish Between the Consonants /w/ and /v/</title>
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<description>Improve your English pronunciation by learning how to hear and say the difference between the consonants /w/ and /v/ like a native speaker </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your /w/ and /v/ clear and distinct by learning and practicing the right way to pronounce these sound with a standard American accent </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the difference between two important consonants which students often confuse /w/ and /v/ </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>10:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 34- How to Pronounce the Consonant /w/ Correctly</title>
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<description>Improve your English pronunciation by learning how to pronounce the consonant /w/ like a native speaker </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your /w/ clear and distinct by learning and practicing the right way to pronounce this sound with a standard American accent </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how to pronounce a consonant which students often have trouble with: /w/. Then we practice saying it in key words and phrases. </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>10:43</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 33- How to Distinguish Between the Consonants /b/ and /v/</title>
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<description>Improve your English pronunciation by learning the difference between /b/ and /v/ </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your /b/ and /v/  clear and distinct by learning the right way to pronounce these sounds with a standard American accent </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how to pronounce two consonants which students often confuse-/b/ and /v/. Great lesson for English students whose first language is Spanish, Japanese or Chinese.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>12:59</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 32- The Consonants of English-"Stops" vs. "Continuants"
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<description>Improve your English pronunciation by learning the difference between a "stop" consonant and a "continuant" consonant</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Make your consonants clear and distinct by learning and practicing "stops" and "continuants" </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn about two categories of consonants which will help you speak English with an American accent.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>17:47</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 31- How to Pronounce Words Ending in "ed" with an American accent
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<description>Learn the right way to pronounce verbs that end in "ed", the simple past form.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your accent by learning the three possible pronunciations of "ed" in English  </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn an interesting rule of English pronunciation for pronouncing the past tense form "ed".</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>12:28</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 30- How to Pronounce Words Ending in Voiced Consonants Like a Native Speaker
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<description>Learn the right way to pronounce words that end in a voiced consonant with a standard American accent  </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your accent by learning the effect that voiced consonants have on the vowels they come after  </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn an interesting rule of English pronunciation that will make it easier to speak Englsh clearly and correctly</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>11:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 29- Introduction to the Consonants of English
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<description>Learn how to pronounce an important difference between the consonants of English  </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your accent by learning the right way to pronounce the consonants of English .  </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the difference between voiced and voiceless consonants in English</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>12:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 28- How to Pronounce the Letter "o"
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<description>Learn the various pronunciations of this tricky and challenging letter when it occurs in stressed sylllables </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your accent by learning the right way to pronounce this letter accurately.  </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the possible ways to pronounce this difficult letter with a standard American accent</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>10:43</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 27- Distinguishing between the vowels /oʊ/ and /ɔ/ 
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<description>Learn how to pronounce these two similar sounding vowels distinctly so that you sound like an American speaker. </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your accent by learning the right way to pronounce these vowels accurately and distinctly. </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the difference between two important vowels using special training exercises</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>8:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 26- Recognizing and Using the Vowel /oʊ/
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<description>Learn how to recognize /oʊ/  by its spelling so you sound like an American speaker. </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your accent by learning the most common and exceptional spellings of this vowel. </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn the spelling patterns of this essential vowel sound and practice using it in words and phrases</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>9:01</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 25- The Vowel /oʊ/: How to pronounce this important vowel with a standard American accent.
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<description>Special training exercises will help you master this essential sound so that you sound like an American speaker.  </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your accent by learning how Americans really pronounce this vowel. </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn this essential vowel sounds and practice using it in words and phrases</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>8:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 24- Vowel Review: Hearing and Saying the Difference Between /ə/, /a/ and / ɔ / </title>
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<description>How to distinguish between these important vowels of English </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your accent by learning how Americans pronounce these vowels </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we review these essential vowel sounds and practice using them in words and phrases</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>8:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 23- Recognizing and Using the Vowel / ɔ / </title>
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<description>How to recognize this important vowel of English by its spelling </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Improve your accent ny learning how this vowel is spelled</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how to recognize this essential vowel sound by its spelling patterns and we practice using it in useful words and phrases</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>9:22</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 22- How to Correctly  Pronounce the Vowel Sound /ɔ/ as in the Words "call", "talk" and "dog". </title>
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<description>Instructions and practice exercises for pronouncing this vowel with a standard American accent</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Learn how to pronounce this important vowel correctly</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn a how to pronounce this essential vowel sound like a native speaker. </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>6:58</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 21- How to Pronounce Long Words of Three or More Syllables </title>
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<description>Learn a method for pronouncing long words in English correctly</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Using suffixes to determine the pronunciation of long English words</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn a method for pronouncing long words to sound more like a native speaker. </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>11:30</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 20- Vowel Reduction in Unstressed Syllables</title>
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<description>Learn how to improve the rhythm of your English pronunciation by reducing vowels like an American speaker</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Lesson for learning the vowel reduction rules in English</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn how to reduce the vowels of unstressed syllables so that we begin to sound more like a native speaker. </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>16:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 19- Syllable Stress In English Words of Three or More Syllables (Part III)</title>
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<description>Another useful rule with practice exercises for determining where the stress falls in English words of three or more syllables</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Lesson for learning the syllable stress rules in English</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn another pronunciation rule for determining where stress falls on English words of three or more syllables</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>09:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>English, English pronunciation, accent reduction, American accent, ESL, English lessons, pronounce, English pronounciation, vocabulary, idioms</itunes:keywords>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 18- Syllable Stress In English Words of Three or More Syllables (Part II)</title>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">018-01.10.2009</guid>
<description>Instruction and practice for determining where the stress falls in English words of three or more syllables</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Lesson for learning the syllable stress rules in English</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn another pronunciation rule for determining where stress falls on English words of three or more syllables</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 17- Syllable Stress In English Words of Three or More Syllables</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>Instruction and practice for determining where the stress falls in English words of three or more syllables</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>An introductory lesson to the syllable stress rules in English</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we learn a pronunciation rule for determining where stress falls on English words of three or more syllables</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>09:00</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 16- Holiday Greetings</title>
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<description>A holiday greeting from English Pronunciation Pod!</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This week, we take a break and I wish you happy holidays and a happy new year! </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>01:05</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 15- Syllable Stress in English Continued</title>
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<description>This podcast teaches you how to pronounce words which may have two diffeent stress patterns </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>The rules for syllable stress in 2 syllable words of the English language.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you which syllable to stress in words that have two different stress patterns</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>09:42</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 14- Syllable Stress in English</title>
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<description>This podcast teaches you the right way to stress a syllable in English and how to determine which syllable of a word is stressed</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>The rules for syllable stress in 2 syllable words of the English language.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson teaches the right way to stress a syllable in English and how to determine which syllable of a word in English is stressed.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>15:08</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 13- Using the vowel "schwa" in unstressed syllables</title>
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<description>Learn how to use the "schwa" in unstressed syllables so you can sound like an American speaker.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Instruction and training exercises for this extremely important vowel.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to use the schwa in unstresed syllables(vowel reduction) to improve your rhythm of speaking  </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>13:02</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 12- The Vowel "schwa" (Part III): Recognizing this vowel by its spelling.</title>
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<description>Learn how to recognize the "schwa" by its spelling so you  can sound like an American speaker.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Instruction and training exercises for this extremely important vowel.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you the main spelling patterns of the vowel "schwa", including exceptions and practice American expressions.  </itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>10:21</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 11- The Vowel "schwa" (Part II): How to distinguish between this vowel and /a/ with a standard American accent.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the "schwa" correctly so that you can sound like an American speaker.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Instruction and training exercises for this extremely important vowel.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson provides an introduction to the vowel "schwa" providing training exercises and instruction that will develop a clear distinction between this vowel and the vowel /a/.  </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:18</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 10- The Vowel "schwa" (Part I): How to pronounce this common and essential vowel of the English language correctly.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the "schwa" correctly so that you can sound like an American speaker.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Instruction and training exercises for this extremely important vowel.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson provides an introduction to the vowel "schwa" providing training exercises and instruction that will develop an American pronunciation of this vowel. </itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:37</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 9- Front Vowel Review: Exercises to make your  pronunciation of these important vowels clear and correct!</title>
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<description>This English pronunciation lesson provides a review of the vowels we have learned so far:The front vowels.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Reviewing past lessons is an essential part of accent reduction.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson provides a review of the vowels we have learned so far:The front vowels.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Sat,08 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>10:03</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 8- How Americans Pronounce "Can" vs. "Can't". Hearing and Saying the Difference like a Native Speaker.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce "can" vs. "can't" just like an American. </description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>It's not as easy as it seems. Here are some solutions for getting it right.</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce "can" vs. "can't" just like an American.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>11:53</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 7- The Vowels /ae/, /E/ and /a/: How to distinguish between these essential vowels.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to distinguish between the vowels /ae/, /E/ and /a/ and offers training exercises for practice.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Learning the difference between the Vowels /ae/, /E/ and /a/</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to distinguish between the vowels /ae/, /E/ and /a/ and offers training exercises for practice.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>8:34</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 6- The Vowel /ae/: How to pronounce /ae/ with a standard American accent</title>
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<pubDate>Thurs, 09 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the vowel /ae/ and offers practice expressions, idioms and words that contain this vowel.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Pronouncing and Using the Vowel /ae/ </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the vowel /ae/ and offers practice expressions, idioms and words that contain this vowel.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>5:50</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 5- Recognizing and Using the Vowel /E/</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to recognize the vowel /E/ by its spelling and offers practice exercises for using this vowel in your everyday speech.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Recognizing and Using the Vowel /E/ </itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the vowel /E/ by its spelling and offers practice exercises for using this vowel in your everyday speech.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>6:19</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 4- Vowels /E/ and /eI/</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the vowels /E/ and /eI/ and how to develop a clear distinction between them.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>The vowels /E/ and /eI/</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the vowels /E/ and /eI/ and how to develop a clear distinction between them.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>11:49</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 3- Recognizing and Using the Vowel /I/</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to recognize the vowel /I/ by its spelling and how to use this vowel to make your accent sound more like an American's.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Recognizing and using the vowel /I/</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to recognize the vowel /I/ by its spelling and how to use this vowel to make your accent sound more like an American's.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>13:24</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 2- The Vowels /i/ and /I/</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the important vowels /i/ and/I/ correctly with special instruction on how to distinguish between them.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Developing clear and accurate vowels /i/ and /I/</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>This English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the important vowels /i/ and /I/ correctly with special instruction on how to distinguish between them.</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>12:19</itunes:duration>
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<title>English Pronunciation Pod 1- Introduction to English Pronunciation Pod</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>This introductory lesson gives important background information about English Pronunciation and accent reduction and an overview of what you will learn using this podcast.</description>
<itunes:author>Charles Becker</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Getting started with this podcast</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Today&apos;s lesson gives you important background information about this podcast and an overview of English pronunciation and accent reduction. Speaking with an American accent starts right here!</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>3:58</itunes:duration>
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