How To Sound Like an American on Vacation | English Pronunciation & Phrases

The video is a mash-up of past vacation clips where the instructor teaches English pronunciation, focusing on reductions and linking in American English. Through conversations with family and friends, viewers learn how to reduce and link words for smoother speech. The video emphasizes the importance of these techniques in achieving natural-sounding English.

What is a common reduction for the word 'that' in American English?

• Thuh

• The

• Tha

• Tat

How is the phrase 'going to' often reduced in American English?

• Gonna

• Goin

• Gon

• Gon't

What is the linking technique used in the phrase 'love it'?

• Linking consonant to vowel

• Linking vowel to consonant

• Linking consonant to consonant

• Linking vowel to vowel

Which of the following is a reduction of 'want to'?

• Wanna

• Wanto

• Wont

• Wanta

How is 'kind of' often reduced in American English?

• Kindo'

• Kindo

• Kinda

• Kind

What is the American English pronunciation of 'pretty'?

• Preetee

• Prety

• Preddy

• Preddy

In the phrase 'easy on him', what happens to the 'h' in 'him'?

• It is doubled

• It is replaced with 'j'

• It is emphasized

• It is dropped

What is the reduction of 'can' when it is a helping verb?

• Kin

• Cun

• Can

• Kan

What is the importance of reductions and linking in American English?

• They make speech faster

• They improve clarity

• They add rhythm and smoothness

• They are not important

What is the reduced form of 'except for' in casual speech?

• Ept for

• Ex for

• Sep for

• Set for