Category Archives: Pronunciation
Pronunciation: /dʒ/ jazz
/dʒ/ sound is similar to/tʃ/ as in chocolate, but imitating the Italian sound in Giuseppo or the Argentinian sound in llave. Now watch this video to copy its pronunciation
Posted in NEF beginners, Pronunciation, Unit 3
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Pronunciation: shower /∫/
/s/, /z/ y sh /ʃ/ are three difficult sounds for Spanish students. In this chapter, we are going to emphasize the difference among them. Remember /ʃ/ is the sound you make when you want someone to hush, for example, in a library: … Continue reading
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Pronunciation: fish /i/ – tree /i:/
Let’s go on with our pronunciation practice Sigamos con nuestra práctica de pronunciación In these activities- exercise 1 and exercise 2- you have to work out how to pronounce words with the sounds /i/, as in fish and /i:/, as in tree. En las … Continue reading
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Pronunciation: clock/o/ – horse /o:/
horse /ho:rs/ clock / klok/ phone /fəʊn/ Check exercise 1 to distinguish how to pronounce words with the sounds /o/, as in clock and /o:/, as in horse and exercise 2 to distinguish among the sounds /o/, as in … Continue reading
Posted in NEF beginners, Pronunciation, Unit 2
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Pronunciation: cat /æ/, up /ʌ/, car /a:/
In Spanish, we only have one a sound . English has three different sounds. Let’s study them: En español, sólo tenemos una letra para la a. el inglés tiene tres sonidos diferentes. Vamos a estudiarlos: /æ/ as in cat is a new difficult sound for Spanish students. Make you … Continue reading
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Past Simple: -ed pronunciation.
In the Simple Past, we add -ed to regular verbs. But the question is: How do we pronounce the -ed? The answer is: In 3 ways – / id/ or / t/ or / d/ * note that it is … Continue reading
Posted in Listening, NEF beginners, Pronunciation, Unit 5
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Pronunciation: schwa /ə/
Schwa: The schwa is the most common sound in English. It is a weak, unstressed sound and it occurs in many words. If you have never seen it before – this is an important moment for your English pronunciation! … Continue reading
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Pronunciation: vowel revision
http://www.esltower.com/PRONUNCIATION/videos/vowelvideos.html Choose the odd sound
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Learning English with songs: lyrics training
I know you all love singing and especially in English! Listening to songs in English is a great way to learn the language. but be careful because sometimes the lyrics are not always gramatically correct!! I’d like to tell you about a … Continue reading
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Countries and Nationalities
LISTEN and PRACTISE the pronunciation of these countries and nationalities. Click on play to listen. Then watch this VIDEO called ‘Countries and Nationalities’.
Posted in Pronunciation, Unit 1, Vocabulary
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