What you can do to get a British accent.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast1Become a Level Up Member-- https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript-- https://levelupenglish.school/transcripts (Members Only)-How to Learn British PronunciationIntroductionThere are countless British accents in England, let alone in the whole world.Don-t worry too much about accents. Everyone has one (even native speakers) and it should be a badge of pride to show where you come from.However: Reasons to want a British accent:To be more respected at workTo stop being treated like an outsiderTo impress your friends!British accents have a few things in common which we-ll look at laterGeneral AdviceGet the foundations right when you start so you don-t cement your mistakes, but change will come over time.Watch lots of British TV shows, movies, and of course podcastsTalk with native speakers and try to mimic their pronunciationGetting a teacher would be even better because they can correct your mistakesIt takes a long time, and many people don-t begin to develop their accent fully until they reach an advanced level, don-t give up!Specific AdviceShadowing - repeat words from phrases you hear. Pay attention to vowel sounds.Watch your mouth in a mirror-Pay attention to your tongue positionL - tongue touches top teethR - tongue moves back in mouth, not touchingLearn stressI recommend https://forvo.com/ for pronunciation and https://www.merriam-webster.com/ for a dictionary.PreSENT / PREsentSUSpect / susPECTRecord yourself and listen backSpecific SoundsT sound - Very strongButter, BetterR sound - Not so strongCar, Park, Hair, Hard, EarAmerican vs BritishAdvertIZEment (USA) / AdverTISSment (UK)The ILE sound is different. MoBLE (USA) / MoBILE (UK)Words ending in -ation-. OrganisationI recommend this poem called The Chaos by Gerard Nolst Trenit-This poem shows the irregularities in English pronunciation. Try it for fun! It-s very difficult though.Recap: Having an imperfect accent isn-t the end of the world. We each have our own and should be proud of it. However, there-s nothing wrong with wanting to improve, so I hope this helped.Support the show