Lang~Loops Accent Training Overview

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American Accent Training
"The R.A.p. Method" Rhythmic~Accent~Practice
Speech Rhythm is Your Key to Success

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Keep Your Language Learning Simple

•The R.a.p. Method

Rhythmic~Accent~Practice

•Listen to the Rhythm.
•Mimic the pronunciation.
•Repeat with the speaker.
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What's Inside Lang~Loops Courses?

• Easy to follow lessons with a clear structure.
• Grammar presented in simple pattern groups instead of topic
focused content.
• Essentials for effective & strong conversation skills:
Question Patterns & Everyday Expressions
• Simple repetitive audio recordings for
effective accent practice.
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Overview of Lang~Loops Courses

• Lang~Loops Pattern-Courses focus on 3 kinds of patterns.
1- Question Patterns for the foundations of good conversation.
• Asking Questions is your key to good conversation, strong communication skills & self directed
learning. Lang~Loops offers a clear consistent structure covering everyday Conversation Questions.
• Developing learners, can learn how to use Language Questions to keep conversation going smoothly
while still learning.
2- Sound Patterns for the foundation of Natural Speech Rhythm.
• Audio lessons focus on a simple practice method of copying natural speech with
repetition to develop speech mechanics specific to English pronunciation.
This builds a needed "Sound Memory" for fluency.
3- Grammar Patterns are presented in groupings for easy recognition.

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• Everyday phrases are presented in simple grammar pattern groups
instead of topic focused content. This makes seeing essential
grammar super easy!


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Overview of Lang~Loops Courses.

• All Courses are structured with module sets for easy navigation.
• Each Lang~Loops Course contains many modules. Modules help us organize lots of
course content with cool colors and a consistent layout for quick reference.
We'll show you our code number system in the next slide.
• Inside each Module there are numerous Lessons and Slides.
Each course uses one main phrase pattern of that course. Each module uses this main
pattern while featuring one of the 7 Key Questions words.
(How?~What?~When?~Where?~Why?~Who?~Which?)

• Each individual audio recording is a complete Lesson.
• Each complete lesson contains one or more text Slides.

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• Each slide is the written part of the lesson with the
Phonetic-Sound-Spellings, lesson notes and practice tips.

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Overview of Lang~Loops Courses.

• Lang~Loops use a letter + number code system to organize our many lessons.
• In order to organize all that cool stuff in your Lang~Loops courses we need
a code system. Below is a snap shot of what you'll see inside each course.
• Slides are individual pages in each PDF
• Downloadable mp3 audio recordings are complete lessons.

• The simple label codes below are used in all courses.

• C1 = Course 1
• M1 = Module 1
• L1 = Lesson 1

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• S1 = Slide 1
• Ex: Sample Course Code: C1-M2-L3-S4
= Course1 - Module2 - Lesson3 - Slide4

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•Module •M1

PHONETIC
SOUND
SPELLINGS

Focus
Content

GENERAL
LANG~LOOPS
INFORMATION

•Slide 3 •S3

Course
Navigation Codes

Lesson Content &
Phonetic-Sound-Spellings

Content
Category

Practice Tips~
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Less
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Written
Sentences
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Lesson Notes:
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PHONETIC
SOUND
SPELLINGS

•Module-1 •M1
•Slide-5 •S5

CONVERSATION
QUESTIONS

You're kidding, righ t ?
Practice Tips~
•1 Statements can be turned into a
8b- Yer kid˛i n , righ t ?
question with an ending rising tone or a
ending question word.
9a- You're joking, righ t ?
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9b- Yer jo˛ki n , righ t ?
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WRITTEN SENTENCES
8a -You're

kidding, right?
8b -Yer kiddin, right?
9a -You're joking, right?
9b -Yer jokin , right?
10a -That's a joke, right?
10b - This is a joke, right?

Lesson Notes:
•1 PATTERN: Question Helper Verb + Subject + Verb.
•2 Remember, every time the helper verb is a verb "to be" the next main
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Overview of Lang~Loops course structure.

• Pattern~Courses use one main phrase lead in 8 essential question patterns.

• M1 - Main Question Pattern

Pattern~Course 2.0

• Did you...?

• M2 - How? Questions
• M3 - What? Questions
• M4 - When? Questions
• M5 - Where? Questions
• M6 - Why? Questions

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• M7 - Who? Questions
• M8 - Which? Questions
• M9 - Negatives, Slang & Strong Expressions*

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Overview of Lang~Loops course structure.

• Mini~Courses use one main expression or vocabulary set in 4 different phrase types.

Mini~Course 1.0

• Joking & Kidding

•M1 •Module1 •Conversation Questions
•M2 •Module2 •Conversation Statements
•M3 •Module3 •Expressive Interjections
•M4 •Module4 •Slang & Strong Expressions*


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What's Inside Lang~Loops Courses?

• You'll see that speech practice with Lang~Loops is really simple.
It all starts with your experience with sound.
• The best way for you to improve fast, is to start your speech practice
now & ask direct questions from your own experience with Lang-Loops.
• Check out the next slides with tips and instructions.

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•The R.a.p. Method
Rhythmic ~ Accent ~ Practice

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Basic Guide for Using Lang~Loops.

• BASIC PRACTICE GUIDE

• Listen closely to the speakers Pronunciation, Intonation, new Sounds
& Speech Rhythm.
• Mimic the speaker. Match your voice with the speakers.
~try to copy it exactly as you hear it.
• Repeat each looped phrase immediately as you hear it.

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• Read the “Phonetic~Sound~Spellings” to
study important sound details of spoken English.
• Ask direct questions on any lesson
at Sound Cloud to receive personal help
and feed back.

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• SIMPLE LISTENING TIPS
1 • Use earphones to get the best sound details for faster learning.
2 • Listen with only one ear or cover one ear to hear your own voice.
3 • Hearing new pronunciation sounds clearly
takes time and concentration. Focus on
producing the Rhythm of speech and sound
even if accurate pronunciation takes a little
longer. Speech Rhythm Practice is a
physical exercise.


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• TIPS ABOUT REPETITION SPEED
1 • If a loop seems too fast to repeat with the speaker, try to practice only half the phrase
until you can match the pronunciation. Then work on the 2nd half of the phrase in the
same way –then repeat the full phrase together. It will only take a few attempts to speak
it all together.

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repeat it 2-3 times for rhythm practice before the
next phrase. The more you repeat the faster you'll

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develop more natural English Speech Rhythm.

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2 • If a lesson section seems too slow or easy, then

Repetition is the simple secret to fluency.

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Next: A Complete Overview of Lang~Loops

Phonetic~Sound~Spellings & Definitions.

Language~Loops
American Accent Training


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Overview of Phonetic~Sound~Spellings

• Lang-Loops special Phonetic-Sound-Spellings are an important tool to help break down
the Natural Speech Rhythms of English into visual Sound Patterns to read and practice with.

• Matching Audio lessons with "Sound Spellings" in the lesson slides let's you
see the Sounds you hear as you practice Your Natural English Speech
Rhythm. The phrases in each lesson slide focus on one simple grammar pattern.
• Matching audio with phonetic spellings and
simple grammar allows you to learn real
Pronunciation patterns while also reinforcing
the essentials of English grammar.
This simplified approach allows you to
concentrate on building sound awareness while
still learning fundamentals.

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• Let's Start by Looking at some Lang~Loops Language Definitions.
• Pronunciation: is the spoken sound of single isolated words or syllables.
• Speech Rhythm: is the tempo & flow of natural speech. Speech Rhythm is
the unique way each language connects word sounds in speech.
• Intonation & Voice Pitch: These are both
basically fluctuation of voice tone.
(i.e.: higher, lower, rising, falling, longer)
• Word & Syllable Stress: These work closely
with intonation to add emotional emphasis
to words & syllables with stronger more
clear pronunciation.

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Speech
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"All language fluency begins with understanding sound"
• Syllable Shifting*: is a Lang-Loops term describing how ending word
sounds shift into the next word causing a much different pronunciation
than the written form when spoken naturally in common everyday speech.
• Reduced Pronunciation: is a common simplified pronunciation of a word
or syllable, sometimes making is difficult to hear clearly.
• Stop Sound Endings: are words where
the ending letter sound is cut very
short also sometimes making is difficult
to hear clearly.


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• Phonetic spellings showing changes in pronunciation.
1- Phonetic Grey Words • Pronunciation & Sound Changes are the main changes in speech with
linking words - function words & informal contractions. See examples below
(wuh.nuh = want to / haf.tuh = have to / gah.duh = got to / yuh = you
/ tuh = to / duh = do / uhv = of / djyuh = did you / chyuh = are you / fer = for)
2- Small Grey Words - (the - you - and - to - at - it - of )
• Reduced Sounds, are small, quick pronunciations usually
as a result of common everyday words called
Function and Linking Words.
3- Small Grey Ending Letters - (p - t - k - d - b - n - g - ck)
• Sound Stops, are where a full letter sound at the end of
a word is cut in half or “stopped”.

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• These marks show combined sounds spoken close together.
4- Small Hook Dot [ ˛ ˛ ˛ ] = A Syllable Shift forward into the next word.
• 2 words joined in sound by the last letter of the first word shifting forward into
the next word. Ex: (Like it = Li˛k’it) or (Get it = Ge˛d´it)

5- Apostrophe Mark [ ‘ ‘ ‘] between two phonetic words.
• Shows where a Syllable Shift connects two words with sound.
Ex: (Like it = Li˛k’it) or (Get it = Ge˛d´it)
6- Slash Mark [ ` ` `] at the end of a word with a cut sound.
• Indicates a Shortened Ending Sound with “ing” or
“en” ending words.
Ex: (Walking = Walk`n) or (Talking = Talk`n)


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• These marks show combined sounds spoken close together.
7- Small Dot [ . . . ] Shows Informal Word Contractions.
• 2-3 words joined in sound with a significant change in pronunciation, creating an
entire new word sound. Ex: (Want to = Wuhn.tuh)
8- Short Dash [ - - - ]
• Placed between full words spoken very close together and often fast but not
necessarily a common contraction.
9- Other Marks ˆ ˇ ´
( ˆ falling -ˇ rising -´ high ) Ex: (Reǎlly?)
• Intonation and voice pitch changes, in speech to
emphasize or change meaning of expressions.


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