American pronunciation coaching in Marrakech

Who this is for

Good pronunciation is not about losing who you are. It is about removing the few habits that make listeners work too hard.

• People who are asked to repeat themselves in meetings or on calls.
• Learners who read English well but cannot follow fast speech.
• Students preparing for the speaking part of IELTS or TOEFL.
• Anyone who knows the words but does not like how they sound.

What we work on

• The American R, which is not a French or Arabic R.
• The soft T: water sounds close to wadder, city close to sidy.
• TH, the sound that sits between your teeth in think and three.
• Word stress: important is im-POR-tent, not IM-por-tent.
• Connected speech and intonation, the music of a sentence.

How a session works

Your tutor starts by listening to you speak naturally, then picks two or three sounds that will make the biggest difference. In person, your tutor shows you where the tongue and lips go. Online, the camera does the same job. You repeat, adjust and repeat again until the sound comes without thinking about it.

You leave with notes and a short list to practise before the next session. Little and often works better than one long practice session a week.

Level and pace

Pronunciation work suits every level, but it pays off fastest from A2 upwards, when you already have words to practise with. Complete beginners usually combine it with American English lessons so sounds and vocabulary grow together.