My Pronunciation Hendrik SUK3 Part1

Hey :) Let's discuss pronunciation, shall we?

"Why can't the English teach their children how to speak? This verbal class distinction by now should be antique!" - says a famous character from the movie "My Fair Lady" (you can enjoy his song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAYUuspQ6BY)

How can I improve my pronunciation? Firstly, I'd like to mention that British pronunciation is my ultimate dream. It hard to acquire it, though! I really hope, it all boils down to practice...

For now, my "weak points" are:

• intonation (try to imitate the narators here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/ and here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk/ ).
• BrE vs AmE (sometimes it's hard for me to see the difference in pronunciation. It seems subtle, but still!) For instance:
  research [rɪ'sɜːʧ] - BrE
  research ['rēˌsərch] - AmE

There is a useful link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nAnT3PASak
These women step by step explain the peculiarities of both pronunciation variants and give useful recommendations.

Thanks for your attention!