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Practice Natural Intonation with the Read-Aloud Guide: Look at Prompts, Catch the Stress, and Speak in 3 Steps
When shadowing, do you always find that "the words are right, but it just doesn't sound quite right"? The problem often lies in not understanding the sentence's stress and intonation before you speak. This article will teach you how to use the Read-Aloud Guide in Loopy's shadowing mode to look at the prompts before speaking, transforming stiff, word-by-word reading into natural, fluent English.
How to Use the Prosody Guide: Listen to Examples, Record Yourself, and Compare by Ear
You know how to pronounce every word, but your full sentences still don't sound quite like a native speaker? The problem often lies in "prosody"—stress, intonation, and rhythm. This article teaches you how to use Loopy's prosody guide to listen to native speaker examples, record your own version, and compare them by ear to fine-tune your pronunciation.
Compare Waveforms: Spot the Difference Between Your Pronunciation and a Native Speaker's at a Glance
Do you ever finish shadowing and feel like your pronunciation sounds a bit "off," but you can't quite put your finger on why? Loopy's shadowing mode displays your voice waveform stacked vertically with the native speaker's model audio, turning abstract rhythm, stress, and pauses into visible shapes. This article will teach you how to read these two waveforms, spot the differences, and close the gap by re-recording.