Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookSound Check · no appointment needed · $35
Two minutes of your English. An honest answer about it.
You’ve been told your English is “very good” for years, which tells you nothing. Record the passage below and I’ll tell you precisely which sounds show that English is not your first language, why, and what to do about each one.
$35 · personal video reply within 48 hours
No appointment. No time zones to think about. Nothing is scheduled. You record whenever suits you, and I reply whenever suits me. Nobody has to be awake at the same time.
How it goes
Record it once. I do the rest.
Record
Read the passage below out loud, once, at your natural speed. Your phone’s voice recorder is perfectly good enough.
Pay & paste the link
Upload it anywhere shareable, then pay the $35 and paste the link at checkout. Takes about three minutes.
I listen properly
Not skimmed. I go through it twice and note every pattern, not just the obvious slips.
You get a video
Five to ten minutes, just for you: your three biggest issues, why each happens, and exactly how to fix them.
The passage
Every sound I need to hear, in 90 seconds.
This isn’t a random paragraph. Every sentence is here to expose a specific thing: the sounds that most often show that English is not your first language.
I thought the weather here was terrible, but I was wrong — the three months I’ve spent working in this city have completely changed my mind.
My colleagues asked whether I’d walked or driven, and I realised I’d forgotten to answer. It’s the sort of thing that happens when you’re tired.
She said she’d rather live near the beach than in the middle of the world’s busiest square, and honestly, I agree with her.
We should have arranged it earlier. Now we’ll probably have to wait until Thursday, which is a bit of a nuisance.
Read it once, normally. Don’t practise it first. I need to hear how you actually speak, not how well you can rehearse.
What you get back
Specific enough to act on tomorrow.
- Your three biggest issues, ranked.Not fifteen things you can’t remember, just the three that would change how you sound the most.
- Why each one happens.Usually it’s a sound that doesn’t exist in your first language, and knowing that makes it far less frustrating.
- The fix, demonstrated.Where to put your tongue, what to listen for, and me saying it slowly so you can copy it.
- What’s already good.Most people are much better than they think, and being told what to stop worrying about is worth something too.
Send it over
Ready when you are.
Press the button, pay the $35, and paste the link to your recording on the checkout page. It asks for the link, your first language, and anything you already worry about. I’ll have your video back within 48 hours, usually much sooner.
Prices are in US dollars, and some countries add local tax at checkout. Upload your recording anywhere shareable first (Google Drive, Dropbox or a voice-note link) and check it opens for someone who isn’t signed in as you. If your recording turns out to be unusable, I’ll tell you and refund you rather than guess.