Should you speak quickly or slowly when speaking English? Isn't slower better, so you can be more understood? Not really -- the point is to speak with contrast of very fast words with words that are clear and fully pronounced. That's...

Learn how to pronounce MONEY in this Word of the Week Video!

MUM-OF-FOUR Rachael Reynolds spends each morning getting her children ready for the day ahead, but her severe skin condition leaves her brimming with anxiety each time she leaves the house to do the school run. Rachael, 41, from...

Learn the difference in the tongue position between the R and W consonants. Practice the R sound in consonant clusters/blends.

Is the Flap T really a D? Or is it an R? This video explains.

Start 2017 with the 30-day vocabulary challenge: learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days! Day 26: the phrasal verb WORK part 1: work up, work towards, work through, work over, work out.

Come to a farm with my and my friends --- and study American English pronunciation: T pronunciations, 'kinda', reduction of 'to' and 'because'. American English in real life!

Learn how to hear the difference between MAN and MEN, and pronounce the two words correctly. MEN has a pure EH [_] vowel, but MAN can be especially tricky!

This video looks at how the voice works, and how to lower your placement when speaking American English.

Start 2017 with the 30-day vocabulary challenge: learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days! Day 27: the phrasal verb WORK part 2: work against, work around, work at, work away, work in, work off.

Learn the pronunciation of 'vacation' in this Word of the Week video.

The Word OF will usually reduce in a sentence. You can drop the V if the next word begins with a vowel.

Don't mispronounce words that end in the Dark L -- many non-native speakers incorrectly make an 'oh' ending. Learn how to make the Dark L and the dark sound instead of the OH.

In this American English lesson, hear the difference between stressed and unstressed syllables in this video where I pick a new name for my bike!

Learn how to practice the Flap T: isolate it by holding out the sound before and the sound after.

Start 2017 with the 30-day vocabulary challenge: learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days! Day 1: crack up, crack down

Feel comfortable answering the question "How are you?" in English conversation. This video gives you several options for answering, and teaches you how to use the right answer depending on your mood.

Did you know the words YOUR and YOU'RE will both reduce in a sentence? Using this pronunciation will help you sound more natural when speaking American English.

Improve your American Accent / spoken English at Rachel's English with video-based lessons and exercises

Learn how to pronounce PRONUNCIATION in this Word of the Week video!

Word of the Week! Learn how to pronounce UNITED STATES.

How to Pronounce New York -- make sure you round your lips for the vowel in 'New' and drop your jaw for the vowel in 'York'!

Start 2017 with the 30-day vocabulary challenge: learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days! Day 6 the phrasal verb TELL: tell apart, tell from, tell off, tell on.

Start 2017 with the 30-day vocabulary challenge: learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days! Day 16: the phrasal verb HEAD: head back, head out, head for, head off, head up, head down.