Of course both those books have CD's. Without CD's those books would be worthless... Both books are especially about intonation, linking words, reduced sounds and something about pronunciation you can hardly find in books on American

hmm, the problem is that your native phonology is acting as filter. Work with some accent reduction coach first; after that, try to grasp the phology of spoken American English. Work on stress, rhythm, connected speech and intonation.

Yes Avangi, there are a great many differences between the two. They even use searate dictionaries; Oxford English & Websters American Dictionaries. Some of the most common differences are tap/faucet, pavement/sidewalk & the boot of

Am really struggling with my accent...English people can't really understand some words what am saying...So any body advice me how to change my accent? You might need an accent reduction course. Learn the sounds, learn how to connect words,

Hi, yes, I remember you asked about him. I'm not an expert at all, but I can tell you my opinion, as a learner. I agree it's a good accent for those who are interested in British English. I don't find any annoying features in his

Hi Anon, what Jim said makes a lot of sense, and we discussed it a little in another thread, I think. The point was that teaching completely descriptively is impossible. The teacher would have to say: Mr X says this, Mr Y says that, and Mr Z says

Hi, In the first sentence, I'd use "I've an idea", even with American English, because I'm picturing the person saying it very quickly , she has just thought about it, and she's saying it with a particular intonation. In the second sentence, i've

Cvilla wrote: Anonymous wrote: I believe that I haven't missed anything. I think that you don't understand the concept clearly.I agree that (nothing new here) an intonation is one of the most important part of any accent. But in your example

Anonymous wrote: I believe that I haven't missed anything. I think that you don't understand the concept clearly.I agree that (nothing new here) an intonation is one of the most important part of any accent. But in your example it is related to

Cvilla wrote: SillyMe wrote: "You knew your brother did a bad thing, did you?" "You knew your brother did a bad thing, did you ?" Is the difference between those two an accent matter, or a pronunciation matter?