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I'm feeling nostalgic a little bit and grateful at the same time, because of the picture below.
I can say I'm living a important and, very special moment in this journey. I have the best Instructors, the best encouraging coordinator, the best classmates!
I want to say thank you guys!
And thank you Nicole for studying together as always, my journey wouldn't be so happy and so motivated without you with me.

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I'll like to show emotions and enthusiasm while speaking like actors does.  I tried to repeat the same as posible. 

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I'll like to show emotions and enthusiasm while speaking like actors does.  I tried to repeat the same as posible. 

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BEHIND THE VOICES - CELEBRITIES COLLECTION - YouTube

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Reduced Speech (cuny.edu)
Keep in mind that reducing function words is not considered informal or impolite; on the contrary, reduced speech is appropriate in all contexts, be they professional, academic, or social.

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Dr Seuss - Wes Tank Raps Fox in Socks - YouTube
This was a really enjoyable way to practice rhymthm and speed.
This were the lyrics:

Please, Sir. I don't like this trick, sir.
My tongue isn't quick or slick, sir, mixed up with the chicks and tocks, sir. I can't do it, Mr. Fox, sir. I'm so sorry, Mr. Knox, sir. I'm so sorry, Mr. Knox, sir.

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Dr Seuss - Wes Tank Raps Fox in Socks - YouTube
Practice 2, getting better!

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Introduction to Rhythm (cuny.edu)
Dr Seuss - Wes Tank Raps Fox in Socks - YouTube
Fox in Socks - YouTube

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Can versus Can’t (cuny.edu)

The final /t/ sound in can’t isn’t always pronounced, English speakers use stress to create a difference between can and can’t.

I was so insecure when pronuncing can and can't and now, I'm not Isecure with those words anymore! I realized that  when pronuncing "can't" we should use stress. Right?

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Nouns & Verbs (cuny.edu)

Now will be easy for me to identify nouns and verbs when I'm listening. I realized that when we pronunce nouns, the strong intonation is at the begining of the word, and when we are pronuncing verbs the strong intonation is at the end.

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R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɝ / as in "first" - American English Pronunciation - YouTube

Burst, clerk, curl, curve, dirt, earth, firm, fur, heard, learn, nurse, pearl, purse, serve, shirt, sir, turn, work, world.

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Consonant Sound / r / as in "run"- American English Pronunciation - YouTube

Race, rack, raft, rag, rail, rain, rake, ram, ran, rang, rank, rap, rash, rat, rate, raw, rey, read, real, reap, red, rent, rest.
I not gonna lie, it sound is difficult for me somethimes, so I need to work more to excel this consonat sound. I'll be practicing this sound more until I get it.

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Vowel Sound / æ / as in "cat" - American English Pronunciation - YouTube

Abstract, act, add, alps, am, an, and, angle, ankle, ant, apple, as, ash, ask, asks, at, babble, back, backed, backpack, backs, bad, badge, bag, band, bang, bank, bass, bat, batch.

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Consonant Sound Flap 'T' / t̬ / as in "water" – American English Pronunciation - YouTube

Auto, artist, beauty, data, duty,  party, petty, forty, later, editor, motor, graffiti, liberty, visitor, daughter, dramatic, authority, computer, attic, pretty, matter, better, butter, cottage, committe, little, battle, bottle, cattle, turtle.

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'TH': Consonant Sound / ð / as in "this"- American English Pronunciation - YouTube

That, The, Their, Them, Then, There, These, They, This, Those, Though, Thus, Another, Bathe.

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'TH': Consonant Sound / θ / as in "think"- American English Pronunciation - YouTube

Bath, Birth, Both, Cloth, Death, Depth, Earth, Faith, Fifth, Forth, Math, Month, Mouth, Ninth, North, Teeth.

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English pronunciation: Sound, Stress, Intonation, Speed. 

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English pronunciation: Sound, Stress, Intonation, Speed. 

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Working on American pronunciation
Online resources: About Tools To-Go (cuny.edu) , Sounds American - YouTube , Pretend It's a city, Netflix.

The more we practice, the better we get.

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Just share it with classmates or for future reference.