The Received Pronunciation Curriculum VIP
Unique Curriculum
The lessons in this course are quite intensive and are aimed for those who strive to achieve outstanding results in improving their accents within a short period of time.
Practice On WhatsApp
Feedback, counselling, guidance, and conversation with voice messaging on WhatsApp. Throughout our journey, you will be able to ask me any question, anytime.
One-to-one Lessons
Each introducing a new sound, or another aspect of pronunciation. Every lesson contains explanations and exercises. You will learn to create each sound, and then you will practise each sound in context.
One-to-one Support
The course is divided into multiple parts. After completing each part, you can schedule a private lesson with me to assess your progress or seek clarification on any questions you may have.
Downloads & Homework
Access downloadable files accompanying each lesson, packed with a variety of exercises for you to complete independently. These materials empower you to actively engage in your learning process.
Frequently Updated
I am continuously enhancing the program by adding new lessons and updating the course content. You are always welcome to request specific lessons at any time, ensuring a tailored learning experience.
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Curriculum
Part 1
Introduction
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Method of learning
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The Phonemic Alphabet
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The Speech Organs
Long vowels
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The [ɑː] sound as in “art”
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The [uː] sound as in “move”
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The [ɔ:] sound as in “walk”
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The [i:] sound as in “see”
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The [ɜː] sound as in “work”
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The [ə] neutral vowel (schwa) as in “teacher”
Part 4
Semi-Vowels
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Semi-vowel [j] as in “yes”
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Semi-vowel [w] as in “water”
Plosive Consonants
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Plosive consonants unvoiced [p] as in “pat” and voiced [b] as in “bat”
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Plosive consonants unvoiced [t] as in “test” and voiced [d] as in “did”
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Plosive consonants unvoiced [k] as in “key” and voiced [g] as in “glue”
Part 7
Difficult Speech Patterns
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Consonant clusters
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Voiced and unvoiced endings for plurals and third person singular
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Past tense verbs ending with “ed”.
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Glottal Stops /ʔ/
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Neutral vowel (schwa) /ə/
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Strong and weak forms of words
Part 10
Additional Speech Exercises
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Maintaining correct pronunciation
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Difficulties in pronunciation of the speakers of world languages
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Warm-up exercises
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Vowel comparison chart
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Consonant comparison
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Pronunciation of London Underground stations and place names
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Pronunciation of British place names
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Strong and weak forms chart
Part 2
Short vowels
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The [ɪ] sound as in “sit”
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Comparison [ə] - [ɪ] and [ɪ] – [i:]
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The [ʌ] sound as in “must”
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The [ɒ] sound as in “hot”
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Comparison [ɒ] - [ɔ:] and [ɒ] - [ʌ]
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The [e] sound as in “set”
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The [ʊ] sound as in “wood”
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Comparison [ʊ] and [u:]
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The [æ] sound as in “flat”
Part 5
Nasal Consonants and Nasal Plosions
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Nasal consonant [m] as in “smoke”
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Nasal consonant [n] as in “nine”
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Nasal consonant [ŋ] as in “sing”
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Nasal plosion [tn] as in “button” and [dn] as in “suddenly”
Lateral Consonants and Lateral Plosions
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Lateral consonant [l] as in “alone”
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Lateral consonant [ɫ] as in “cold”
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Lateral consonant [tl] as in “gentle” and [dl] as in “middle”
Part 8
Connected Speech Patterns
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Consonant elision
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Liaisons – Compound nouns
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Liaisons – Phrasal verbs with adverbial particles and prepositions
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Liaisons – Continuous verbs with adverbs or nouns
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Liaisons – Words with prepositions
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Liaison of vowel to vowel
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Linking /r/
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Intrusive /r/
Congratulation
A free private lesson with me personally and a certificate of completion of the course.
Part 3
Diphthongs
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Diphthong [əʊ] as in “coat”
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Diphthong [eɪ] as in “late”
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Diphthong [ɔɪ] as in “toy”
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Diphthong [ɪə] as in “nuclear”
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Diphthong [aɪ] as in “fly”
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Diphthong [ʊə] as in “tour” and triphthong [jʊə] as in “fuel”
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Diphthong [eə] as in “pear”
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Diphthong [aʊ] as in “loud”
Part 6
Fricative Consonants
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Fricative consonants unvoiced [f] as in “flower” and voiced [v] as in “very”
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Unvoiced consonant [θ] as in “three”
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Voiced consonant [ð] as in “this”
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Unvoiced [s] as in “sweet” and voiced [z] as in “zebra”
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Unvoiced [ʃ] as in “shirt” and voiced [ʒ] as in “vision”
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Unvoiced consonant [h] as in “hello”
Affricates
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The [r] sound as in “red”
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Affricates unvoiced [tʃ] as in “cheap” and voiced [dʒ] as in “jeep”
Part 9
Flow of Speech
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Neutral flow of speech
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Sentence stress
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Intonation and inflection
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Onomatopoeia
Ps (Power, Pause, Pace and Pitch)
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Power
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Pause
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Pace
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Pitch
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Summary of the 4 Ps
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