England accent!

Lot's of stuff on You Tube; follow this link.

Cynic wrote:

Lot's of stuff on You Tube; follow this link.

Hi, Thanks for your suggestion.
I know how to speak English but the thing i want is to study Received Pronunciation. Also, i looked up on youtube and some stuff on google, but these sources are not reliable. I meant I am not sure if they are Received Pronunciation so that i asked for help here.

I wouldn't worry that much about pronunciation, the UK is a multi-national country and there are many accents and dialects in the UK already; to the extent that many foreigners speak and spell it far more clearly than the nationals (my wife is a good example).

The worse that's going to happen to you is that some may laugh; don't worry, I went through it when I learnt Dutch; yes it's embarrassing, but it's how you learn, by speaking it and making mistakes.

If you're determined to do it, Babble has a good reputation; this link will take you to the web-site.

I'm English and my misses speaks better English than me. She is Austrian and has never lived in the UK.

You will find you will learn as you go along while you live in England. I don't think you can do any more.... I as I said I'm English and there are some accents in the UK I have trouble understanding.  lol

I like this one. It teaches you a lot about English idioms, something that most non native speakers find hard to grasp.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9z … /downloads

By the way, forget standard English accents, you'll find out why when you get there.
Work on clarity of your pronunciation, not trying to be perfectly in line with 'the queen's English' because not all that many people speak it.

Thanks a lot for your useful advice!
On getting home, I will have a look at them. Basically, i do not want to be a fish out of water when i do an exchange in England. So the best way is to make a preparation by studying local accent )
But anyway, i will try my best to do it.

I would like to add a few points to what is said above.

a) Pure English, " Queens" English has no accent, in the UK , an accent represents a touch of a particular geographical area  which is a lot of fun and of a lot of interest,  but for all practical purposes is unimportant.

b) It is more useful to build up appropriate vocabulary and continue improving upon it.

c) Correct pronunciation helps but as Cynic has rightfully pointed, UK is a multicultural place and all that's  important is to make your self understood.

d) There are certain foreign accents which have associations, eg French= sexy, Italian= Macho , Arabic= Wealthy, Indian/ Pakistani= funny.

Nevertheless , when you walk into an office or an airline counter and speak with a flawless "educated" accent, people around you get impressed.

riazcdki wrote:

..... Nevertheless , when you walk into an office or an airline counter and speak with a flawless "educated" accent, people around you get impressed.

Unless of course, you're speaking to a local, who will be definitely uninterested.