A Few Suggestions About English Baby Lessons

First of all, I have to say that English, Baby! has the best English lessons that I’ve ever had. It’s not because your lessons are not good that I got a little bit disappointed after becoming a super member. 

I chose to become a super member because after I listened to the dialogs, which are free to everybody, I decided these kind of dialogs can help me learn REAL English that I can’t possibly learn from any textbook. I can hear cast members constantly stutter, and insert filler words, and they often run their words together, which is how English is really NATURALLY spoken. I’ve been learning English for years and I’ve heard enough of “English-teacher English”, which is to pronounce every syllable slowly and carefully. However, this kind of perfectly slow English doesn’t improve my understanding of real authentical English, because people don’t actually speak that way. When I talk to an Ameirican for example, I can’t understand when he speaks fast and runs his words together. Last time I talked to an American and I was asked “How was your day?” I didn’t even understand because he pronounced “day” a little bit shorter than I expected! This frustrating fact let me realize how important it is to get used to the way English is really spoken, which contains natural pause and filler words and with a normal speed.

So here is what I think English, Baby! needs to improve. The introduction, vocabulary, grammar and discussion are all read in ”English-teacher English” where everything is slowly and perfectly pronounced without having to listen too carefully. However, that kind of English doesn’t do me any good! I have to use software to adjust the speed to make it sound more normal! I hope the way those sections are read can be with a normal speed. I remember a long time ago some lessons are recorded by a man and they sound super good. At least the speed was more comfortable. I liked it when I heard he ran his words together because that could definately help me with my listening skills.

I hope you can consider my suggestions and make the recordings with a normal speed. 

Thanks.

Best wishes.

Thanks :)

Yeah, I’ve noticed that a tiny little change have been made in these weeks lessons but still they sound not as normal. I do know that you want to care for those whose English level are not as high, but this doesn’t mean you have to lower your speed and sound like a robot, quite stiff and stilted. 

I uploaded a clip from The American Accent Training, which I think is a perfect example of good-sounding and educated speaker.

audioboo.fm/boos/2012354-ac

Best,

CharmYou 

I noticed some improvement in recent recordings of these sections. It sounds much more natural than before. 

Thanks

I’m sorry for bringing this old thread up, but I just want to say that lessons released in the year 2013 actually sound really good in sections like introduction and discussions, etc.

For example, in the lesson Frank Ocean 

http://www.englishbaby.com/lessons/6216/real_life/frank_ocean

The introduction section sounds really natural, and the pace is really good.

I’m not sure if this helps but I just want to give my feedback.

Hope English, Baby! becomes better and better.