Check you do not move your lips towards each other when making the Dark L. Keep them relaxed.
Notice how Chinese usually has pitch changes (=tones) on single-syllable words, whereas English uses pitch changes across words and phrases.
TR L J BT 350 Voice Quality 253 DRESS /ɛ/ vowel vs TRAP /a/ vowel 70
258 260 262
T The TH Sounds /θ/ and /ð/
NORTH /ɔː/ vowel vs LOT /ɒ/ vowel NORTH /ɔː/ vowel vs GOAT /əʊ/ vowel LOT /ɒ/ vowel vs GOAT /əʊ/ vowel
245 Vowel + Nasal Consonant
For Chinese, the resonance is usually further back near the soft palate and there is usually more nasality compared to English.
You may not make a difference between set (DRESS) and sat (TRAP). You probably pronounce both with the DRESS vowel.
Ensure you can pronounce these sounds in English. You may not make a distinction between caught (NORTH), cot (LOT), and coat (GOAT).
You may nasalise the vowel too much before a nasal consonant. Look through this worksheet to understand how to reduce the nasalisation.
Re-record yourself reading “A Perfect Match”. Can you notice improvements? After doing these lessons, go to the contents page and explore the DRESS /ɛ/ and FACE /eɪ/ vowels, the FOOT /ʊ/ and GOOSE /uː/ vowels, and the RhythmExtras section.