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Pronunciation Doctor: Sounds
Be understood. Understand others.
Description
Do you find it difficult to understand English speakers?
Do you want others to be more easily understood?These classes covers PHONEMES.
PHONEMES are the smallest sounds in the English language. In English we have 44 PHONEMES.
Many English phonemes especially consonants don't exist in other languages. Some tricky phonemes for Japanese and Korean learners are:
- /l/ /r/
- th /θ/ /ð/
- /ə/ (the unstressed vowel)
- /f/ /v/
- all vowels i ɪ e æ ɜ ʌ ɑ u ʊ ɔ ɒ
- /w/
- adding an extra /ə/ to final consonant sounds
- Consonant clusters (two consonant that blend) e.g. /tr/ /bl/
- /g/ and /k/
Lesson Topics
Focus on consonants
Thick, they
/θ/ /ð/
Gate, Kate
/g/ /k/
Rice, rise
/s/ /z/
Few, view
/f/ /v/
Lent, rent
/l/ /r/
Focus on vowels
Plane, plan
/eɪ/ /æ/
Meet, met
/ɪː/ /e/
Kite, kit
/ɑɪ/ /ɪ/
Note, not
/əʊ/ /ɒ/
Bread and jam
/e/ /æ/
Father, mother
/ɑː/ /ʌ/
Old town
/ɒ/ /ɑʊ/
Toy, town
/ɔɪ/ /ɑʊ/
Shirt, shorts
/ɜː/ /ɔː/
Teaching Methodology
Pronunciation is multisensory so expect to learn the manner of articulation (how to move your mouth and tongue!), clapping. clicking, and gestures to support you in improving your pronunciation.
Pronunciation is multisensory so expect to learn the manner of articulation (how to move your mouth and tongue!), clapping. clicking, and gestures to support you in improving your pronunciation.
Upper-Intermediate or Advanced Learner?
If you're an Upper-Intermediate or Advanced Student, please check out my 'Listening Skills for Advanced Learners'.
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