PHONETICS and
PRONUNCIATION
PHONETICS
Here you will find some suggestions to improve your pronunciation.
Watch a video by Mr. Duncan to understand Phonetics.
Watch a video by Mr. Duncan to understand Phonetics.
Mr. Duncan has a list of videos to learn English http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?gl=ES&hl=es&p=F467B6C12B713A03 and a channel in Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/duncaninchina?gl=ES&hl=es
Enjoy them!
Thanks Mr. Duncan!
Enjoy them!
Thanks Mr. Duncan!
Mac Millan's Pronunciation Skills
Videos on pronunciation by Adrian Underhill http://www.macmillanenglish.com/pronunciation-skills/
Agenda Web. Phonetic exercises
One of the best summaries I have found on the internet to study Phonetics. Agenda web includes, theory exercises, tables and even listening activities on Phonetics. http://www.agendaweb.org/phonetic.html or http://www.edu.xunta.es/espazoAbalar/sites/espazoAbalar/files/datos/1292489360/contido/axendaweb/phonetic.html
Cambridge Phonetic Focus
Learn Phonetics playing interactive games, recording yourself or using the phonemic reader http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/. Available on the itunes App store as well...
Transcription Practice by David Bretthttp://davidbrett.uniss.it/phonology/transcription%20exercises/index_of_transcription_exercises.htm
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IPA Typewriter
On this website you can type the phonetic symbols on the net, copy and paste them onto any doc file, and so on. By IPA Typewriter
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PRONUNCIATION
YOUENGLISH
You don´t know how to pronounce that difficult word, do you? Why don´t you watch a Youtube video in which is pronounced? That is precisely YouEnglish. You type a word in English and watch a video of somebody pronouncing it in context, Enjoy it!
PODOMATIC
On Podomatic you can create an account on this podcasting website and record yourself on your Smartphone or PC and then upload the sound file to the site for you and your classmates to hear.
TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR PRONUNCIATION
Get some tips, a podcast, an ebook, and more on http://reallifebh.com/7-tips-to-drastically-improve-your-pronunciation-in-english
Basic words pronunciation
Learn how to pronounce difficult words on http://www.manythings.org/audio/sentences/
Accents
Youtube videoclips explaining different accents by Gareth Jameson
Howjsay.com
Listen to how to pronounce words on www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=temporary&submit=Submit is a website where you can listen to words. Just type the word you want to hear and listen to it passing your pointer over it.
Videos on Pronunciation. Specially difficult features of speech
BBC learning English has a website where you can practise all the phonetics downloading or just watching videos and downloading some examples. Let's start with the schwa:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_1.shtml
The list of links below are specially difficult features of speech, and they are taken from http://eltgeek.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/more-grammar-with-films-and-songs-videos/
You can find some activities
You should watch them all and repeat them if you find understanding English difficult.
List of links:
am/is/are 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_611ulscCrw
am/is/are 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSB58F7_LZM
am/is/are 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0G1zfi2jP0
am/is/are 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcTwiZwe-RM
was/were http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NalGvK1c95M
present simple voscreen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbEpQ_nLmJM
songs with present simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scjALd4iIaE
imperatives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFFRLI6o3tw
present continuous in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVuVrVr4dvI
simple continuous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dUkFgFb448
past simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1y_v2wev20
songs with past simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKBys9Pd-6w
present perfect in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NimnvJSwfs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt7O2w1Fpxc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fOkb2ZTuAQ
past perfect in desperate housewives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84f2MLXcmx8
in desperate housewives (careful!!! sex) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAIAiBTuqpg
why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnKyOqznDJ8 (ALL question types)
what http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ev9nuPWEW0
future simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dUkFgFb448
will and going to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY8HarwqHFc
in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybdMPAlKoQk
0 and 1st conditional: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-3B8h-DnWw
2nd conditional in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd5cIbsefvE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvY_xFxais0
all conditionals in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIN34vvRk24
can http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7BMZrvTF6E
modals in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP5J5i1LSEE
modal verbs of obligation in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOsFTuAysnk
songs with superlatives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS6ZeYt-98Q
the passive in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzeI93MszMk
the passive with modals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YkLHh3CqW0
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_1.shtml
The list of links below are specially difficult features of speech, and they are taken from http://eltgeek.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/more-grammar-with-films-and-songs-videos/
You can find some activities
You should watch them all and repeat them if you find understanding English difficult.
List of links:
am/is/are 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_611ulscCrw
am/is/are 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSB58F7_LZM
am/is/are 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0G1zfi2jP0
am/is/are 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcTwiZwe-RM
was/were http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NalGvK1c95M
present simple voscreen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbEpQ_nLmJM
songs with present simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scjALd4iIaE
imperatives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFFRLI6o3tw
present continuous in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVuVrVr4dvI
simple continuous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dUkFgFb448
past simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1y_v2wev20
songs with past simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKBys9Pd-6w
present perfect in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NimnvJSwfs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt7O2w1Fpxc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fOkb2ZTuAQ
past perfect in desperate housewives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84f2MLXcmx8
in desperate housewives (careful!!! sex) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAIAiBTuqpg
why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnKyOqznDJ8 (ALL question types)
what http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ev9nuPWEW0
future simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dUkFgFb448
will and going to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY8HarwqHFc
in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybdMPAlKoQk
0 and 1st conditional: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-3B8h-DnWw
2nd conditional in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd5cIbsefvE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvY_xFxais0
all conditionals in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIN34vvRk24
can http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7BMZrvTF6E
modals in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP5J5i1LSEE
modal verbs of obligation in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOsFTuAysnk
songs with superlatives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS6ZeYt-98Q
the passive in films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzeI93MszMk
the passive with modals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YkLHh3CqW0
