Name: Idioms of Spoken English
Uploaded: 2021-11-27T19:42:13.000Z
Duration: 1 min 48 s

Improve your English language skills by using idioms, or figures of speech, in your conversations. This is something that they don't teach in English class, but it's the way people speak. It will improve your conversation skills immensely. For example, the idiom , "It's raining cats and dogs" doesn't mean that it's literally raining cats and dogs. A non-English speaker might have a hard time understanding this because the meaning is not deducible from the individual words. It simply means  it's raining hard, said in a colorful way..

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My name is Prudence Holmes and I have been coaching students for over 30 years.  I have taught Accent Reduction and ESL at Carnegie Mellon University, NYU and The New School, The Neighborhood Playhouse, The Strasberg Institute. I am the author of MONOLOGUE MASTERY and VOICES OF THINKING JEWISH WOMEN. I'm also a working actor. I have been in 4 Broadway shows and 12 movies, including Sister Act with Whoopi Goldberg.



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Idioms of Spoken English

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Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 49,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.

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Ms. Prudence's all classes are full of knowledge, emotional understanding, and wisdom of personal and professional experience.

I recommend you take as many classes as possible in order to improve your understanding of the English language in its all nuances.

Real-life conversations with her and her kind guidance in accent reduction are going to be a part of your success story's pillars.


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She is a great teacher. she is patient and supportive. she is great at building confidence and keeping lessons fun and engaging through a variety of activities tat improve conversation and reading skills.

She is a great teacher. She is attentive, detailed oriented, patient, and provides customized curriculum for my need. Thank you!

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Get advice from how to start from a professional actor who has been in 4 Broadway shows and 10 movies. She will guide you in the right direction.

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In this video, you will learn the mid vowels of spoken English. You will also learn where to place your lips, tongue and jaw to make them correctly. And you will be given exercises for practice.

The English Mid Vowels

In this video, you will learn the back vowels of spoken English. You will learn where to place your lips, tongue and jaw. And you will be given exercises for practice.

The English Back Vowels

Students will learn the correct placement for lips, tongue an jaw to pronounce the front vowels of spoken English. They will be given exercises for practice and receive coaching from the teacher

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Improve Your Consonants - In this video you will learn the consonants of spoken English. You will learn where to place your lips , tongue and lower jaw. You will also be given exercises for practice.

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Idioms of Spoken English

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