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3 Pronunciation - individual sounds
Submitted by TE Editor on 21 February, 2008 - 08:28
Teaching students to form sounds
Which sounds are difficult for your students and how can you help them improve their pronunciation?
Before you watch
Which sounds in English do your students have problems pronouncing correctly? Look at the common problem words below and check if these are difficult for your learners to say:
- Clothes
- Girl
- Walk/work
- Rice/rise
- Hit/heat
- Think
- Can’t
Now watch the video and listen to some advice from other teachers.
Reflection
Which of the techniques mentioned in the video do you use?
For more information on how to teach individual sounds, read this Think article on the phonemic symbols.
Do you want more ideas about how to teach individual sounds or have you got a great idea you can share with other teachers? Add a comment below.
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Many thanks for this video. After watching it yesterday I found myself immediately using the techniques in my classes. My Czech students are really improving 'the' pronunciation as a result.
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