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I need a British speaker to help me with pronunciation. Hi, I have a B2 English level and I'm working on improving it. I participate in a marathon where I have to learn a language by myself. This week we have a task to work on our pronunciation and intonation. That's why I need a British to check my mistakes in it.
 It will be great if you are be able to meet me twice: in the beginning of the week and in the end to check my progress. I'll read you a text and your task is to point out my mistakes and week points. I need a written report but I'll be glad if you tell me about it aloud too. 
I'm waiting for my hero who will help in improving my English :) If you need any help in Russian I'll be happy to help you. 

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I didn't say anything about Ulyana being rude.  Nor do I see the relevance of signs berating tourists for their inability to speak Thai.

What kind of a world is this? I offer to help a young girl, free of charge, and someone compares my behaviour to an ignorant monoglot Western tourist in a Thai bar??  I just don't get it.

So, moving swiftly on....

Ulyana, would you like me to help you?


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This looks like a 'big ask' for someone who isn't being paid for their time: "Your task is...." ?  "I'll need a written report..." ?

Hmmm. 

Here's an offer:

You send me a sound file. I'll write you a few notes giving you some tips. Send me another one in a week's time if you like, and I'll comment again.

No meetings.  No 'written report'.  But I should be able to help.

How does that sound?


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Your request is optimistic for unpaid help and your wording is not the polite wording expected for requests.


For pronunciation, native speakers can identify what sounds wrong, but they can't normally show you how to make the right sounds.  Some language teachers and all speech therapists can show you how to make the right sounds.


There are some online resources such as Rachel's English that show how to pronounce English sounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zash7H0eMQ4


Good luck to you.

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Ulyana: Welcome to italki and congratulations! With so many posts every day about how hard it is to find a language partner, it is absolutely awe-inspiring that you so quickly managed to find anyone, let alone a native speaker (or speakers) of RP English, to provide the amount of help requested. What are all those others doing wrong?

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I'm sooo sorry for being that rude. I just don't know more appropriate words to express my thoughts but I will try hard to change it. 

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