Surely you have seen a lot of movies but have you taken notice of how some characters display an interesting way on how they speak or the version of English language they use? Movies lend themselves well to use by English language teachers and learners alike. Be it in VHS or DVD, select scenes and prepare the script in which the characters you wish to model speak. A practical sequence would be:
• Play the selected scene and dialogue.
• Rewind and replay.
• Mimic the character’s speech and dialogue.
• Repeat the mimicking process as much as you need for improvement.
• Try recording your voice at the same time you’re speaking.
• Practice multiple times for at least three to five days.
• On the last day of your mimicking practice session series, record yourself again.
Listen and compare your previous efforts from your latest recordings and take notice some considerable improvement. If possible, select another scene from the same movie with a dialogue from the same character and repeat the process. After quite some time you’ll be able to acquire greater ease and fluency in speaking. Take a second leap; look for other scenes and movie clips you can use and might as well have a practice partner. Try other films by looking it up on English movie news. A variety of English language speech models will help widen your range of listening comprehension and aid in harnessing your pronunciation of connected speech elements. Some actors and actresses who are normally good in English language speech are Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, etc. You’ll many other characters excellent models of what to say or not to say.
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