Pronounciation+(B1)


 * 1) __ LEARN PHONETIC SYMBOLS __ : to improve your pronunciation is a good idea to learn phonetic symbols__.__ This will help you recognize the different sounds and realise which ones you have to pronounce and how to do it. Here you are some ideas to get started:


 * Revise the phonetic symbols : get familiar with the English sounds and their transcriptions. To do this you can use this page. You will find phonetic symbols with pictures of words that include the sound. You can listen to them and repeat them.

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/intermediate/c_pronunciation/ [] (new)


 * You can also use on-line dictionaries to listen to the word pronunciation and read the phonetic transcription.

http://www.wordreference.com/es/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJG0uErf8WY
 * You can watch this video to understand why learning phonetics is important

2. __ PRACTISE SOME DIFFICULT SOUNDS :__ You can also practise some difficult sounds that cause you trouble. Some of them are:

- "s" for third person singular present simple and plurals

http://www.english-zone.com/convo/pron-s1.html http://www.better-english.com/easier/thirdpers.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ricUkVFfck&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUy3f4FImbY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJPS2d25urc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERSLYWuwX_c&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxlNOwSp06M&feature=related

- Irregular plurals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yoOyYLdLlU

- /ed/ for past regular tenses : Watch the following videos to learn the rules and listen to examples.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/simple_past_pronunciation_ed.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e_O8Gu5ICo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M7xIwAqy9I&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aixBIfo0SWE&feature=related

- Irregular past tenses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh7dyQB5SRk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHEjTKRRbrs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAmznNEwbOo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKiO6xIsRjk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTKPrMuCpTc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRsLLGnYhJ0

- Other difficult sounds can be practised with the following material

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/preint/c_pronunciation/ef_5050/ http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/c_pronunciation/ef_5050/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/ http://www.englishmedialab.com/pronunciation.html http://www.esl-lab.com/pron4.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/aussprache.htm

3. __ STRESS AND INTONATION __:stress and intonation are very important too. If you want to sound English you have to imitate their intonation. Try to repeat sentences imitating Mrduncan in the following video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPcBJfBTlNo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbs5aoqFtVQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N86BsL3l5ZQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzDPWMT5raQ&playnext=1&list=PL620BDC61BEB210F5&index=56 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNu3q5ODgqs&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUg9sS9IDRI&feature=related


 * Extreme examples (listen for fun)**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INOL2zVv7mw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP65V4AoFyA&feature=related