American English | Rhythm Practice

[@DawnPeacock]

I hope you love this rhythmic practice as much as I do - and that it helps you feel and fall into the rhythm of English. ❤️

[@elenak5706]

Yes!!!!! It helps a lot!

[@GeraldoSimoes-ke2he]

Have a great Monday!

[@mejoratuspeaking]

The extra video of Mileeeeees! Thanks for sharing that part of your life with us ​❤️​

[@DawnPeacock]

Ohhh yes, Ioved that moment and wanted to share it. I had forgotten I was supposed to light the candles a little sooner jaja so I had to extend the “and many more” - but it came out really fun that way 💛💛

[@vassilpapadak]

Happy birthday Dawn! What a beautiful rhythmic gift! Thank you!

[@DawnPeacock]

Ohh I'm so glad you enjoyed it, that makes me happy! 💛💛 Is rhythm something you usually think about when developing your English?

[@sotaqueingles]

Happy birthday, Dawn!! Love love love your videos!

[@DawnPeacock]

Ohh thank you so much, I love having you for a fan! 😊😊

[@7and7and7is]

Happy birthday Dawn! And thank you so much for using your KZbin channel to focus on the importance of rhythm and intonation for communication in English! I can count on one hand the teachers I've found on the internet who really stress it, no pun intended (Jill Diamond comes to mind, in her videos from 4 to 8 years ago, and, as you know, Hadar of Accent's Way). May the algorithms bless you with more and more views and subs; you're doing important work. So many learners, even at advanced levels, would intuitively pronounce bubble gum and other compound nouns with the stress on the syllable of the second word that would be stressed were it not part of a compound noun. And if a native speaker hears something like "bubble GUM" in a sentence they might not recognize it and the speaker's meaning might be missed. A few years ago while taking a class on linguistics for English teaching, I came across this video of Judy Gilbert giving a lecture at The New School, and I became a convert to the importance of prosody in English: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIHQm3p-mbBorJo I have found her practice with an elastic band (44:00-47:50) useful in helping learners, even beginners, to build muscle memory around intonation patterns while reciting sentences meaningful to them so that the meaning is clearly expressed. (Diamond uses stress balls to similar effect). Speaking is, after all, a physical act--rather like dance, as you point out, and the jump rope rhyme is a great way to practice something which, like dance, takes practice! Input and lots of it is great, but it seems to me that there are features of the soundscapes of languages that just have to be taught to learners or they're often just not noticed. And with English, often learners need the most help with noticing and practicing the prosody in order to clearly communicate meaning, while our focus is too often on segmentals which don't usually get in the way of communication when not correctly produced. So thanks for shifting the focus to where it most needs to be! Learners listen up--this is the good stuff! There are aspects of Spanish pronunciation that I was quite oblivious to, not even hearing the differences, until my teachers pointed them out to me and showed me what I had to do with my mouth to make the right sounds. But the intonation pattern as a bearer of meaning wasn't one of them; that seems to be very much an English thing. (Some of them are still difficult dance moves, so I practice them by singing along with songs.) I suggest to learners who find this video that they go back through your channel and check out anything that relates to intonation. They will not find a better use of their time on KZbin. And thanks for sharing exercises and stories that make learning fun!

[@DawnPeacock]

Thanks for that amazing comment - there's so much great observation in there. I wish I had time to respond to it all, but I'm determined to get a run in before my next class, so here's the short version: YESSSSSS! I think this would be a great topic for a Zoom chat one day. Maybe some time this summer we can set one up?

[@buddhilalchaudhary4949]

Thank you Dawn for helping us learn the English rhythm through rhyme.

[@DawnPeacock]

Hi there Buddhi, it's great to see you here! Did you practice the rhyme with me? I'd love to hear what your experience was like. Was it fun? Easy? Challenging?

[@akshatmukundam974]

Thanks for the wonderful lesson 🙂

[@DawnPeacock]

Hi Akshat, thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it! Did you do the rhyme with me? Was it fun? Easy? Challenging? I'd love to know your experience. Also - it's a great practice for you to try to match my intonation, since we know that that's the area where you can focus to take your English to the next level. 💛

[@akshatmukundam974]

@@DawnPeacock Yes, I enjoy your videos. I am so glad to be taught by you,who knows what I should improve to improve on my English. It is difficult to have a proper intonation, but I am trying my best. You are my inspiration ❤. Keep making videos and helping me .

[@akshatmukundam974]

I am sorry, I forgot. Happy birthday 🎂🥳🎉

[@DawnPeacock]

@@akshatmukundam974 ohhh that's such an uplifting message! ❤️❤️ I hope you can come to my live session - we'll work on your intonation in "Confessions of a Superhero" 😃😃 I have a lot going on right now, so I still haven't scheduled it, but I hope to do it in May.

[@DawnPeacock]

@@akshatmukundam974 ohh thank you so much! It was a great one 😊

[@elenak5706]

So much fun, thank you for sharing!!

[@DawnPeacock]

Wonderful, thanks for coming to my rhythm party jajaj 😃

[@lindagraeter1706]

Love this teaching fun! English💃🏻

[@DawnPeacock]

Gracias Mami ❤️ Te quiero mucho

[@mejoratuspeaking]

I love how this example is also from a real life rhyme. It's a cultural snack! Happy birthday!

[@DawnPeacock]

Jajaj cultural snack! I have a bunch more rhymes like this I might share too. Did you find it helpful for getting the rhythm of English? Next time I’d do one with more reduced words between the major beats.

[@mejoratuspeaking]

@@DawnPeacock yeah, i noticed the first time i sounded sooooo robotic 😭

[@kabe33]

Happy belated birthday, @Dawn Peacock. I've been very these weeks, travelling to my childhood place and back with my mum, plus communication work for 3 concerts to come and the creation of an English Speaking Club my place. Time-consuming, but sooo pleasant! As you already know, I like your approach to language teaching/learning, a rare one, as Andrew underlined, and I may use your rhymes to practise with the members of my group ;) Some of them being singers too, they may be seduced by this approach. Keep on your great work!

[@DawnPeacock]

Great to hear from you Brigitte, and to know all the good, soul-nourishing stuff you've been up to. I can't wait to hear more about your English Speaking Club as it develops 😃😃 Thanks for popping in with an uplifting message and fond hello! 💛💛💛

[@WilliamRodriguez-yn6qh]

Excelente video para seguir mejorando en la adquisición del idioma...

[@DawnPeacock]

Ayy gracias! Me alegra que te haya servido 😊 Por cierto, creo que es la primera vez que te conozco. Como me encontraste? 😃

[@WilliamRodriguez-yn6qh]

@@DawnPeacock Buena pregunta, pero mire uno de tus videos hace unas semanas y me gustó tu Manera de explicar y la verdad tienes un acento neutro y puedo entender casi todo lo que dices y esperó sigas haciendo mas vídeos asi para seguir adquiriendo el idioma..Mil Bendiciones.

[@DawnPeacock]

@@WilliamRodriguez-yn6qh ahhh muchísimas gracias, Supongo que me encontraste por casualidad... pues que bueno que te sirven mis videos! 💛

[@laura3619]

Happy birthday beautiful lady....enjoy your day!! ❤️💜

[@DawnPeacock]

Hi L! So good to hear from you. I published the “Have a Nice Day” video last week…but I’m not sure if I answered your question or not. If you still have questions let me know and I’ll give you an informal answer - that way I can do it quickly 😀

[@neversurrenderism]

here you are.. heyyyoooo! happy birthday! lemme check out your videos!

[@DawnPeacock]

hi there! You came looking for me 😃😃 that's great! And it's funny - "Heyyyyoooo" is the way my mom used to call me if I was out playing 🌞🌞🌞

[@neversurrenderism]

@@DawnPeacock haha lol.. well, my most kind-hearted greetings to your mom if she is with us, here..if not, my prayers for her.. and although i am not at an age of parent for you, you could consider me as an elder brother calling you with "heyyyoooo" :)

[@lakeitmusic]

:)

[@DawnPeacock]

hola Lindito, te mando besos ❤️❤️❤️

[@lakeitmusic]

@@DawnPeacock Bonjour