10 foolproof tips to improve your English accent

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It's no secret: Spaniards have a strong English accent, we know it and, what's worse, we're ashamed of it. Being too self-conscious about your accent can lead to blocking you and making it harder to progress with your English. To avoid this from happening to you, take note of these ten tips to improve your English accent!


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1) Listen to English every day
Accent is a matter of hearing: you can't have a good accent if you cameroon phone number list internalized how English "sounds." So you have no excuse not to watch TV shows and movies in their original version . To keep practicing daily, you can also download a podcast in English and listen to it on the way to work.

2) Avoid common mistakes made by Spaniards when speaking English
We Spaniards have some "slips" in our pronunciation that give us away, such as pronouncing our R's and J's too loudly or putting an e before the initial S. If you learn to detect and correct them, you will be a long way ahead when it comes to improving your English accent.

3) Pay attention to the rhythm
One mistake we often make is trying to speak English with the rhythms of Spanish. Every language has its own musicality and the voice rises and falls in different patterns, so pay attention when you listen to English to get the rhythm. Again, you can help yourself with English podcasts, videos (like the ones you can find on the What's Up! Youtube channel ) and all kinds of English movies and series, with which you can perfect the rhythm of the language.