My students and community members are truly inspiring. In these What’s Possible episodes, I’ll have a conversation with them about their journey, and in particular what has worked for them and led them to change the circumstances in their lives (for the better!). In this episode, Tomasz will share with us how consistent practice (15 min a day) has helped him do business in English, broadcast live in English for 60 consecutive days, and entertain international diplomats at weddings. Watch the video version of the interview here. Join the waitlist to be the first to know when we open doors to New Sound (Hadar’s signature program): https://hadarshemesh.com/join/ Download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/ Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/

Do you feel exhausted after speaking in English? Do you feel fake? Almost like – it’s not really YOU who’s doing the talking? The reason for that could be simpler than you think. In this episode I share with you one thing my students do that makes them feel incredibly uncomfortable and self-conscious in English, and they don’t even know they’re doing it! Best part – it’s super easy to fix! If you often feel tired after speaking in English…maybe you’re doing it too? Check out today’s episode for this one simple tip that can change how you communicate in English forever! Watch the video version here: https://bit.ly/3IRj1PG Here are more videos to skyrocket your speaking and communication skills: Speak English Like A Native Speaker – THE MYTH https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/speak-english-like-a-native-speaker-myth/ Improve Your Speaking Voice in ENGLISH with These Vocal Exercises https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/improve-your-speaking-voice-in-english/ This will skyrocket your English communication skills [with only 2 minutes a day] https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/how-to-speak-english/

English words can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names. This week we’re going to talk about the words ‘low’ and ‘law’ and focus on other words that are spelled with AW. Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode: law: laa [IPA: lɑː] or law [IPA: lɔː] low: low [IPA: loʊ] awful: aa-f’l [IPA: ɑːfəl ] or aw-f’l [IPA: ɔːfəl] awesome: aa-s’m [IPA: ɑːsəm] or aw-s’m [IPA: ɔːsəm] draw: draa [IPA: drɑː] or draw [IPA: drɔː] dawn: daan [IPA: dɑːn] or dawn [IPA: dɔːn] crawl: kraal [IPA: krɑːl] or krawl [IPA: krɔːl] lawn: laan [IPA: lɑːn] or lawn [IPA: lɔːn] If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://hadarshemesh.com/audio-accent-course/ You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/ Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/

Free Download: Clear&Easy English consonants chart https://bit.ly/3lLC2Jy English consonants can be confusing! Whether it’s understanding the difference between the different consonants, or producing them. In this consonant masterclass, I’ll teach you the three elements that you need to take into consideration when pronouncing consonants (hint: it’s all about place of articulation, manner of articulation, and voicing), and how the consonant chart represents all of that. It’s easier than you think! I will also teach you how to read the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) and discuss some tricky cases that you should look out for when it comes to the pronunciation of consonants. Do you merge B and P in English? Or maybe you confuse W and V? Do you struggle with the TH or the R? Or do you simply want to understand the IPA consonant chart? This episode is for you! Watch the video version to get the most of the lesson here. Liked this episode? Don’t miss out on my vowel masterclass – understanding the vowel sounds of English: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/english-vowels/  

My students and community members are truly inspiring. In these What’s Possible episodes, I’ll have a conversation with them about their journey, and in particular what has worked for them and led them to change the circumstances in their lives (for the better!). In this episode, Lucrécia will tell you how to let go of the impostor syndrome and harness the power of the compound effect, and transform the way you think, feel, and use English. Watch the video version of the interview here. Join the waitlist to be the first to know when we open doors to New Sound (Hadar’s signature program): https://hadarshemesh.com/join/ Download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/ Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/

Download the PDF with the script here https://hadarshemesh.com/freebie-ferrera Being good at telling a story is a skill. And that skill can be learned. In this episode, we’ll watch America Ferrera as she masterfully builds her speech, and learn how emphasizing operative words is key to a good speech. We’ll also pay attention to the way she uses her pitch and tone of voice to convey her feelings, and how the rhythm and the pauses she takes support her message and make her speech more compelling and engaging. Click here to watch the video version of the episode: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/america-ferrera-ted-talk-analysis/ To listen to the entire TED talk, click here: https://bit.ly/3d11CFO Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/

English words can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names. This week we’re going to talk about the words ‘want’ vs. ‘won’t’. Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode: want: waant [IPA: wɑːnt] or wawnt [IPA: wɔːnt] or whunt [IPA: wʌnt ] won’t: wownt [IPA: woʊnt] If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://hadarshemesh.com/audio-accent-course/ You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/ Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/

How do you feel about grammar? For some of us, grammar can sometimes be pretty overwhelming. It has been for me, but in my years of using and teaching English, I’ve realized something crucial about it. We can’t build grammar just by learning grammar rules. We have to build ‘Grammar muscles’, and in order to do that, we need to have the right strategy and focus on what matters. That’s always the case, isn’t it? In this episode, you’re going to learn how to do just that – how to learn and understand grammar so you can become more fluent and confident in English. Here are more episodes on how to improve grammar: Tired Of Making The SAME Grammar Mistakes Again And Again? TRY THIS Boost your PRONUNCIATION, GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY with this 10-min daily exercise A new way to Learn CONDITIONAL SENTENCES + drills How to remember when to use ON, IN and AT correctly | English prepositions of time: Part 1 and Part 2. My favorite ?tools: Grammarly Wordtune ? A list of decent resources for learning English Grammar: Britishcouncil.org Cambridge dictionary Purdue University Grammar Girl Merriam Webster dictionary

My students and community members are truly inspiring. In these What’s Possible episodes, I’ll have a conversation with them about their journey, and in particular what has worked for them and led them to change the circumstances in their lives (for the better!). In this episode, Rosaline will share a bunch of incredible insights about mindset and language, cultural differences, building habits, and the fastest way to become confident (it worked for her). Watch the video version of the interview here. Join the waitlist to be the first to know when we open doors to New Sound (Hadar’s signature program): https://hadarshemesh.com/join/ Download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/ Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/

Has it ever happened to you that you wanted to say ‘body’ but it came out as ‘buddy’ instead? Or maybe you never noticed that these two words should be pronounced differently because they sound the same to you? If you sometimes confuse vowel pairs in English, this episode is for you! In this episode, I’ll go over some of the key vowel distinctions in English and will help you perceive the difference between each two vowels, and then – how to pronounce and practice them. Here are separate videos on some of the vowel pairs you might want to watch: Sheep vs. Ship vowels https://youtu.be/Y3OKnbAaWSs Bed vs. Bad https://youtu.be/8wEuD-k-qdo Cap-Cup-Cop vowels https://youtu.be/f3xmPl34lso POOL vs. PULL vowels https://youtu.be/c9V4JqRhPdo a full Pronunciation Masterclass on all English Vowels + PDF of IPA CHART FREE Download https://youtu.be/9E6F57s-V7U Finally, use Sprints with Free PDFs to practice vowel pairs and other English sounds: Sprint #1 https://hadarshemesh.com/spr1 Sprint #2 https://hadarshemesh.com/spr2 Sprint #3 https://hadarshemesh.com/spr3 Morning Pronunciation Routine https://youtu.be/l69yZ5xabbo