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Fluency vs. accuracy

Some teachers are keen to make sure their students’ language is accurate above all else. Other teachers tend to focus on communicative activities only, in order to build up fluency, …

What is linking?

One of the reasons why learners of English have a hard time understanding normal speech is that native speakers don’t say every word individually. It’s normal that words are linked …

How to teach word stress

It’s really important to help English learners to clearly recognise and pronounce word stress in English. By producing accurate stress patterns, learners are much more likely to be understood. The …

Sounds are not concrete things!

Let’s discover an important principle Where do you think ‘blue’ finishes and ‘purple’ starts? Feedback: There is possibly no ‘right’ answer where one colour stops and the other begins. The …