Requesting feedback on my recordings - new recording added after 8 years

[Flickserve]

Very good work. There’s a non native English accent but it’s not so strong and doesn’t prevent communication.

 

As for the older style accent, it’s comfortable to listen to. Not a problem at all. 

[amytheorangutan]

Wow that’s a big improvement! Do you mind sharing your actual shadowing routines and set up? 

[abcdefg]

@Kenny -- Some English words are typically stumbling blocks for native Chinese speakers who otherwise have a high-level mastery of English as a second language. I was reminded of one of these this morning by this Steve Kaufman video: (at about the 4 minute mark, discussing the word "usually.") He talks about English words that are not written the way they are pronounced. Words that don't follow the usual rules of English pronunciation.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rMQhWgacs

 

I don't know whether anyone has a list of such "tricky" words, words that usually trip up even advanced Chinese speakers of English as a second language. If there is a collection of those words somewhere, it might be helpful to seek it out and review them to try and correct any deficiencies that might be lurking out of sight, fixing problems that are not in plain view. 

[Kenny同志]

On 1/9/2022 at 1:05 AM, Flickserve said:

Very good work. There’s a non native English accent but it’s not so strong and doesn’t prevent communication.

 

As for the older style accent, it’s comfortable to listen to. Not a problem at all. 

Great to hear that, Flickserve. Thank you very much for your feedback. Much appreciated. ?

 

 

 

On 1/9/2022 at 2:18 AM, amytheorangutan said:

Wow that’s a big improvement! Do you mind sharing your actual shadowing routines and set up? 

Thanks for your comment, Amy. Well, I did have kind of a routine for a few months when I started but then I met my girlfriend, who is American; as a result, that routine was scraped. 

 

It was very intensive--I shadowed for at least three hours each day. The key is you've got to keep practising. I feel I haven't made much progress since I stopped shadowing, although I speak English with my girlfriend every day. So now I'm thinking about doing it again.  ?

 

On 1/10/2022 at 11:35 PM, abcdefg said:

@Kenny -- Some English words are typically stumbling blocks for native Chinese speakers who otherwise have a high-level mastery of English as a second language. I was reminded of one of these this morning by this Steve Kaufman video: (at about the 4 minute mark, discussing the word "usually.") He talks about English words that are not written the way they are pronounced. Words that don't follow the usual rules of English pronunciation.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rMQhWgacs

 

I don't know whether anyone has a list of such "tricky" words, words that usually trip up even advanced Chinese speakers of English as a second language. If there is a collection of those words somewhere, it might be helpful to seek it out and review them to try and correct any deficiencies that might be lurking out of sight, fixing problems that are not in plain view. 

Very good point, abcdefg. I do have a number of words that I struggle with. I will start compiling a list and seek help so I can pronounce them all correctly. ?

 

 

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I am really sorry for the delay in replying to you, folks. I've been extremely busy attending to my mother who has been recovering from a serious head injury, plus many other things...