30-Day American Accent Challenge: Day 3

Today's practice:  first, decide which are the important words in these sentences. Then, say the sentences, lengthening the important words.  Use the photo below and page 2 of the PDF to see which words to stretch.

Need Help? Hear the Sentences

Next, try some sentences of your own.  Then, go back to Day 1 of the challenge and repeat your sentence using the intonation pattern (use the recording above to help you):

It’s the f i r s t  d a y of the  t h i r t y day   a ccent  c h a llenge, and I sound really g r e a t.

Record yourself again, and compare it to your day one recording.  Can you hear the difference when you use the American Intonation?  Which recording sounds better?