Pronunciation

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The following websites can help you with your pronunciation:

English Pronunciation Podcast

1) BASIC ENGLISH SOUNDS: VOWELS & CONSONANTS

Accent Coach
This free website let’s you play a game to practice hearing the difference between English consonants and vowels. I strongly recommend you practice on this website every night for 10 minutes if you have problems hearing any English sound.
You can sign up for free to do more practice tests. You need to create a user name, password, and give your age and country.

Jennifer’s English – Vowel Sounds
Click on “Pronunciation of English Vowels”. This video series explains in-depth the different main English vowel sounds and how to say them.
Click on “English Pronunciation Lessons” to get more information about common problems ESL students have.
You can also check out the many grammar videos that Jennifer has.

2) WORDS

English Club – Word Stress
An excellent article that teaches you about word stress and why it is so important in English.

English Club – Pronouncing Contractions
Need work on pronouncing your contractions, like I’d, it’ll, he’s? Then come here and practice!

3) SENTENCES

English Club – Sentence Stress
Teaches you all about the importance of sentence stress.

English Club – Linking
A short introduction article about linking C + V and V + V. (C = Consonant, V = Vowel)

Pronuncian – Linking
This website also has information about linking in English

4) SHADOWING PRACTICE

Shadowing (repeating what you hear a native speaker say, trying to copy it exactly) can be a great way to improve your pronunciation.
You can practice shadowing with ANY recording of a native speaker. I have recommended two sites below to get you started:

TED Talks
Really, you can practice shadowing with ANY recording of a native speaker. The important thing is to listen, paying attention to the sounds and NOT the written words/spelling. However, TED Talks can be a great way to practice shadowing, however, because you can listen to a sentence, see its translation in your native language, see the English subtitles, and then practice imitating without any subtitles. Give it a try!

5) LEARNING TIPS & TRICKS

English Pronunciation Podcast
Podcasts lessons to help you improve your English pronunciation and reduce your accent.

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