{"id":6703,"date":"2013-05-23T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/ingles\/?p=6703"},"modified":"2013-05-23T13:54:40","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T13:54:40","slug":"how-to-improve-spoken-american-english-sound-like-a-native-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/ingles\/2013\/05\/23\/how-to-improve-spoken-american-english-sound-like-a-native-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve Spoken American English &#8211; Sound like a Native Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Hello, there!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I have given a lot of thought to the &#8220;sound like a native speaker&#8221; concept when speaking another language, so I decided to look for materials and resources to share with you guys here on the blog.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I came across this very cool video by teacher Rachel where she uses the Ben Franklin technique to improve pronunciation and I really think it&#8217;s worth a try!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Check it out!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Improve Spoken American English - Sound like a Native Speaker\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m3g51xfopIE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You can read the transcript of the video by <a href=\"http:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/sound_native\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Take care, have a good time and improve your fluency!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, there! 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