Reduced Forms

Here's a great list of reduced forms. Some folks might consider these lazy English, but just about everyone does this to some extent in natural interactions.

Check it out.

English Phonology and Phonetics: Materials for Assimilation in English Phonemic or Phonetic Transcription. Effects of other Phonemes on Alveolar Conso

Here are quite a few rules and examples for Assimilation in English. Assimilation is when a sound changes based on the following sound.

See this site for a large number of examples.

Common phrases

Here is a short, yet helpful list of common phrases and their pronunciation.

This could be very useful.

AUE: The Audio Archive

This is another website that has audio samples that you can compare across different types of English speakers. There are more samples, but it is a little more difficult to compare.

See how you like it.

EEAWW: Sound Clips

This is very interesting. This site allows you to hear a passage read by 8 different English speakers. One male speaker and one female speaker from New Zealand, Australia, North America, and England.

Check it out.

Pronunciation Lessons

This is an interesting site that has audio to accompany the lessons. The audio isn't great, but it is ok. Also, the speaker is British, so you will likely hear some differences between their pronunciation and your teacher's.

Please take a look and let me know what you think.