Welcome to week 3!
Review of week 2 What a wonderful and successful week this has been! Thank you for being such vibrant, enthusiastic and observant learners. We enjoyed reading all your messages and …
Course: English Pronunciation in a Global World
Practising intonation
You can practise intonation patterns by using the NaturalReader tool. In the image of the overview of Natural Reader functions at the top of this step you see that: you …
Intonation explained
In English, we can add extra meaning to utterances that goes beyond the meaning of the words in the utterance. This extra meaning is achieved through intonation. Intonation means that …
Welcome to Week 4!
We have had an intense week 3 of working on our English Consonants! We celebrate your being such engaged and enthusiastic learners. Although it has been a challenging week in …
Welcome to week 4!
We have had an intense week 3 of working on our English Consonants! We celebrate your being such engaged and enthusiastic learners. Although it has been a challenging week in …
Welcome to week 2!
Review of week 1 What an excellent start we have had to our course! It would not have been possible without you. Thank you for all your comments and messages. …
Welcome to the course! Week 1
We are glad you are joining us for this learning journey! In this course, we will help you improve your English pronunciation skills and you will learn about speaking English …
Stress
Stress patterns in English differ from those in other languages and they can be used to convey meaning. Watch this video and learn more. Note: The video explains that in …
Introduction to week 4: suprasegmental features
Supersegmental features apply to speech units larger than sounds. They can be used to convey meaning in addition to the meaning denoted by words. Watch Laura Rupp explain more. You …
Listen and repeat: 50 items with /ʃ/ and /tʃ/
Many languages do not have the consonants /ʃ/ and /tʃ/. You can practise them here in 50 words and phrases.
Listen and repeat: minimal pairs with /s/ and /z/
Some non-native speakers of English have difficulty distinguishing between /s/ and /z/. Listen to minimal pairs with /s/ and /z/ and repeat them.
Listen and repeat: words with 1-4 final consonants
English has final word endings of up to 1-4 consonants. You can practise them here.
Listen and repeat: words and phrases with ‘th’
‘th’ is a notoriously difficult consonant to pronounce. Listen to a number of English words and phrases with ‘th’ and repeat them for practice.
Listen and repeat: 55 words with ‘ch’
In English, ‘ch’ can be silent in ‘yacht’. In addition to this, it can be pronounced in a number of different ways: /k/, /ʃ/ and /tʃ/. The way in which …
Clear and dark l
In English, the consonant ‘l’ can be pronounced two different ways, depending on the position of ‘l’ in a word. The two different pronunciations are called: clear l and dark …