Placement and Intonation Exercise Hows it going

In this American English pronunciation video,
we’re going to focus on placement in American English.

Topic: How’s it going?

This video is a placement exercise, and it’s
going to get a little weird,

The fun thing about this is we’re totally
playing with language.

-Yeah!
-I mean like, this is cracking us up.

Absolutely, yeah!

But stick with me.

Placement refers to where in your body the
vibrations of your voice are happening.

Sometimes the difference in the sound of the
voice is subtle, and sometimes more obvious.

I’m going to say a phrase with three different placements:

That’s so weird.

That’s so weird.

That’s so weird.

That’s so weird.

That’s so weird.

For American English, I always try to get
my students to bring the resonance down.

Very low, very relaxed.

Uhhhh is the feeling of placement where I
want them to imitate.

In this video, Tom and I are going to have
a short conversation.

Then we’ll go back over it, phrase by phrase,
and copy the intonation, but just on uh.

This seems silly, but it is literally something we do with our students to bring the focus on placement.

When you take out the actual words, it’s easier to focus on placement and other qualities of the voice.

Do it out loud with us.

The sound we’re using is the UH as in BUTTER
vowel.

Everything in the mouth and face is relaxed.

Uh-uh.

First, the conversation.

Hey Tom! How’s it goin?

Good! I just got back from a long weekend upstate.

Oh cool! Where were you?

Up in Beacon, we were visiting friends.

That sounds really nice!

It was really great.

Now let’s break it down, phrase by phrase.

We’ll listen to each phrase, and repeat
it back with the same placement and intonation,

but on ‘uh’.

This first time through, just listen.

Hey Tom! How’s it goin?
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh

Good!
Uh!

I just got back from a long weekend upstate.

Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh

Oh cool!

Uh-uh

Where were you?
Uh-uh-uh?

Up in Beacon,
Uh-uh-uh-uh-

we were visiting friends.
uh-uh-uh-uh-uh.

That sounds really nice!
Uh-uh-uh-uh!

It was really great.
Uh-uh-uh-uh.

Now we’ll hear the conversation phrase by phrase, with the UH imitation three times.

Repeat the third time, just on UH, copying
what you hear.

Think about everything in the face and neck
being relaxed, and the placement low.

Maybe even put your hand here.

Uh—

Hey Tom! How’s it goin?

Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh?

Good!

Uh!

I just got back from a long weekend upstate.

Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh.

Oh cool!

Uh-uh
Uh-uh

Uh-uh
Where were you?

Uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh
Up in Beacon,

Uh-uh-uh-uh-
Uh-uh-uh-uh-

Uh-uh-uh-uh-
we were visiting friends.

uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
uh-uh-uh-uh-uh

uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
That sounds really nice!

Uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh-uh
It was really great.

Uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh-uh
Now we’ll put the text back in.

But, to stay focused on the placement, we’re
going to slow the speech down.

Yeah, I think it’s awesome to think about
like we’re under anesthesia a little bit

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, totally.

I just got back from a long— pause.

And you know, who knows, it may be the most
worthless video ever.

First, the conversation.

Hey Tom!

How’s it goin?

Hey Tom!

How’s it goin?

Good!

Good!

I just got back from a long weekend upstate.

I just got back from a long weekend upstate.

Oh cool!

Oh cool!

Where were you?

Where were you?

Up in Beacon,
Up in Beacon,

we were visiting friends.

we were visiting friends.

That sounds really nice!

That sounds really nice!

It was really great.

It was really great.

We’re almost there.

Now, we’ll hear the UH phrase once at regular
pace,

Repeat it at regular pace.

Then we’ll hear the phrase at regular pace.

Repeat it at regular pace.

Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Hey Tom!

How’s it goin?

Hey Tom!

How’s it goin?

Hey Tom!

How’s it goin?

Uh—
Uh—

Uh—
Good!

Good!

Good!

Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
I just got back from a long weekend upstate.

I just got back from a long weekend upstate.

I just got back from a long weekend upstate.

Uh-uh
Uh-uh

Uh-uh
Oh cool!

Oh cool!

Oh cool!

Uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh
Where were you?

Where were you?

Where were you?

Uh-uh-uh-uh-
Uh-uh-uh-uh-

Uh-uh-uh-uh-
Up in Beacon,

Up in Beacon,
Up in Beacon,

uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
uh-uh-uh-uh-uh

uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
we were visiting friends.

we were visiting friends.

we were visiting friends.

Uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh-uh
That sounds really nice!

That sounds really nice!

That sounds really nice!

Uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh-uh
It was really great.

It was really great.

It was really great.

Tom sounds like he’s uh- uh- uh- uh—
But that’s the whole point, I mean that’s

what we do at the end of phrases you know?

Morning…

Exactly!

We bring it down!

Once you get the feel for this, think about
placement every time you speak English.

It can truly transform your American Accent.

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在这个美式英语发音视频中,
我们将重点关注美式英语的位置。

主题:进展如何?

这个视频是一个放置练习,它
会变得有点奇怪

,有趣的是我们完全
在玩语言。

-是的!
-我的意思是,这让我们很生气。

绝对,是的!

但坚持我。

位置是指您的声音振动发生在您身体的哪个位置

有时声音的差异
是微妙的,有时更明显。

我要说三个不同位置的短语:

太奇怪了。

这太奇怪了。

这太奇怪了。

这太奇怪了。

这太奇怪了。

对于美式英语,我总是
试图让我的学生降低共鸣。

很低,很放松。

Uhhhh 是我
希望他们模仿的位置感。

在这段视频中,汤姆和我将进行
一次简短的交谈。

然后我们会逐句回顾它,
并复制语调,但只是在呃。

这似乎很愚蠢,但这确实是我们与学生一起做的事情,以将重点放在安置上。

当您取出实际单词时,更容易专注于声音的位置和其他品质。

和我们一起大声说出来。

我们使用的声音是 BUTTER
元音中的 UH。

嘴里和脸上的一切都放松了。

嗯嗯。

首先,对话。

嘿汤姆! 近况如何?

好的! 我刚从北部的一个长周末回来。

哦酷! 当时你在哪里?

在灯塔,我们正在拜访朋友。

听起来真的很不错!

真的很棒。

现在让我们逐句分解。

我们将聆听每个短语,并
以相同的位置和语调重复它,

但要使用“uh”。

这是第一次,只是听。

嘿汤姆! 近况如何?
呃呃呃呃呃呃

好!
呃!

我刚从北部的一个长周末回来。

啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊

啊好酷!

呃呃

你在哪里?
呃呃呃?

在灯塔上,
呃-呃-呃-呃-

我们正在拜访朋友。
呃-呃-呃-呃-呃。

听起来真的很不错!
嗯嗯嗯嗯!

真的很棒。
呃呃呃呃。

现在我们将逐句听到对话,用 UH 模仿三遍。

重复第三次,就在 UH 上,复制
你听到的内容。

想想面部和颈部的一切
都放松,并且位置低。

也许甚至把手放在这里。

呃——

嘿,汤姆! 近况如何?

呃呃呃呃呃呃呃?

好的!

呃!

我刚从北部的一个长周末回来。

呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃

哦酷!

呃呃呃呃
呃呃

你在哪里?

Uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh
Up in Beacon,

Uh-uh-uh-uh-
Uh-uh-uh-uh-

Uh-uh-uh-uh-
我们正在拜访朋友。

呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃
呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃

呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃
呃呃呃呃

呃呃
呃真的很棒。

Uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh-uh
现在我们将文本放回原处。

但是,为了专注于放置,我们
将放慢讲话速度。

是的,我觉得
想想我们有点麻醉状态真是太棒了

是的,完全正确。

是的,完全。

我刚刚从长时间的——停顿中回来。

你知道,谁知道呢,这可能是
有史以来最没有价值的视频。

首先,对话。

嘿汤姆!

近况如何?

嘿汤姆!

近况如何?

好的!

好的!

我刚从北部的一个长周末回来。

我刚从北部的一个长周末回来。

哦酷!

哦酷!

当时你在哪里?

当时你在哪里?

在灯塔,在灯塔,

我们正在拜访朋友。

我们正在拜访朋友。

听起来真的很不错!

听起来真的很不错!

真的很棒。

真的很棒。

我们快要到了。

现在,我们将以固定的速度听到一次 UH 短语,以固定的

速度重复它。

然后我们会以正常的节奏听到这个短语。

以正常速度重复。

嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯
嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯

嗯嗯哼

近况如何?

嘿汤姆!

近况如何?

嘿汤姆!

近况如何?

呃——
呃——

呃——
好!

好的!

好的!

嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯 呃呃呃呃
我刚从北部的一个长周末回来。

我刚从北部的一个长周末回来。

我刚从北部的一个长周末回来。

嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯

哦酷!

哦酷!

呃呃呃呃呃呃
呃呃

你在哪里?

当时你在哪里?

当时你在哪里?

嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯

嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯 -uh-uh

uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
我们正在拜访朋友。

我们正在拜访朋友。

我们正在拜访朋友。

呃呃呃呃呃呃

呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃
听起来真好!

听起来真的很不错!

听起来真的很不错!

呃呃呃呃呃呃呃呃
呃呃呃呃

呃呃
呃真的很棒。

真的很棒。

真的很棒。

汤姆听起来像是呃 - 呃 - 呃 - 呃 -
但这就是重点,我的意思是这

就是我们在短语末尾所做的你知道吗?

早上……

没错!

我们把它拿下来!

一旦您对此有所了解,请考虑
每次说英语时的位置。

它可以真正改变你的美国口音。

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