Overview and Objectives

There are many reference materials, study books, and courses available on the market that feature the British Received Pronunciation (RP) accent. This course is not strictly RP but rather a genuine and relevant reference to the MSBE accent, as it is spoken today by people across Britain and specifically by people in the Southeast of England.

This course is for anyone who wants to work on British English pronunciation and accent. It will greatly benefit actors, laymen, and English speakers from outside England as well as speakers of other languages. There will be no excessive use of theoretical terminology, but it offers a hands-on, refreshing approach that cuts through all the theory and gives real, practical tips and comprehensive tuition. It is a short and intensive, yet comprehensive course that covers the important key sounds of the MSBE accent.

When reading through this online course, please note the following :

tə/ti This Course uses phonetic symbols as well as an alternative “respelling” method to demonstrate the key sounds and pronunciations covered in this course. Please refer to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for an interpretation of the symbols, or visit the International Phonetic Association’s official website at www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/for further study.

It is highly recommended for readers to listen to the Audio Recording to this course WHILE YOU READ the content. The audio icon indicates areas where listening would be particularly beneficial.
Please also stop and repeat the audio after trying to mimic the recording yourself and carrying out the exercises.

It is the combination of listening, reading and repetition which will give you immediate improvements in your English pronunciation.

Practice makes perfect, and the written words reinforce the key sounds and pronunciation skills taught in this course. Further exercises will also be made available for practice.

Your progress depends on your hard work in repetition of key topics to make your new pronunciation habits completely intuitive and natural.

Good luck and you know you can do this 🙂

This Exercise is the third component of the ABC ACCENTS course on the Modern Standard British English (MSBE) accent. It serves to reinforce and lock the sounds and pronunciation rules covered in the Audio Recordings  on the MSBE accent into your speech memory.

This special Exercise efficiently covers all the sounds of the MSBE accent that need to be practised regularly for maximum results. For rules and detailed explanations, please refer to the Audio Recordings.

Practise the sections as often as possible, one by one, until you have mastered the different principles and sounds. It is very important to begin practising as slowly as possible to ‘burn’ the sounds into your speech and mouth muscle memory: speed will come by itself after plenty of slow practice.

Most important of all: Have fun with it!