Sound familiar? You have a solid vocabulary, you understand verb tenses, but when you start speaking, something goes wrong. People ask you to repeat yourself, you mix up words, and you feel like you don't sound “English” despite all your efforts. This is one of the most common problems for adults learning English, and you are not alone.
The good news is that it's not a lack of talent for languages. It's a matter of physical habit. Your speech apparatus has been trained for years to pronounce the sounds of your native language, and now it needs a little “reprogramming.”
And you don't need hours of boring exercises to do that. Just 15 minutes a day is your investment in the confidence, clarity, and naturalness of your English. This article is your personal fitness plan for your facial muscles, which will help you not only speak, but sound so that you are heard and understood the first time.
If you've ever tried to say “three” and it came out as ‘sree’ or “tree,” know that it's not your fault. It's a scientific phenomenon called fossilization. Your brain and muscles are so accustomed to the sounds of Ukrainian that they automatically try to “simplify” unfamiliar English sounds by replacing them with familiar equivalents.
To break this code, you need to understand three main differences between the sounds of our languages:
Our 4-week plan is built on these three pillars so that you can master the new “mechanics” of speech step by step.
Ready for transformation? Each day is a micro-training session consisting of three parts: 5 minutes of warm-up, 7 minutes of main task, and 3 minutes of practice and reinforcement.
Your mission: Prepare your articulatory apparatus for new, unfamiliar movements.
What we do: We start with a
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