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      4 Pronunciation - stress and intonation
      Submitted by TE Editor on 21 February, 2008 - 09:28

      Helping your students learn English rhythms

      How intonation works in English and how to help your students learn it.

      Before you watch
      Here are some things teachers say about teaching stress and intonation:

      • The difficult thing is intonation because the students’ L1 and English are very different.
      • I don’t like to teach stress and intonation because I am not a native speaker and can not give a good model

      Do you agree with any of these comments? Watch the video to get some tips on how to teach stress and intonation.



      Reflection
      Did you pick up any new ideas from the video?

      Do you want to learn more? Read this Think article on integrating pronunciation into classroom activities.

      Do you find it difficult to integrate pronunciation into your lessons or have you got a great idea you can share with other teachers? Add a comment below.

       

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      Mohammadbelayet's picture
      Mohammadbelayet
      English learning
      Submitted on 15 May, 2011 - 13:35
      I am a student of intermediate level,want to speak in fluent english.what should i do?
      qeyam's picture
      qeyam
      Speaking fluent English
      Submitted on 12 September, 2011 - 16:08

      Very good.

      I recommend you

      1. Watch BBC and CNN for both listening and Speaking,

      2. Download and study some speaking techniques from bbc site,

      3. Use English in your workplace, with your friends, and in your daily activities.

      4. Also read some short stories for fluent and fixed real English expressions.

      Don't worry practice and practice and practice don't feel that you make mistakes even if you make mistakes. Finally, let me tell you that sometimes read some topics aloud it also helps you in speaking.  

      Sama33's picture
      Sama33
      Thank you
      Submitted on 12 September, 2011 - 20:41

       

      Really VALUABLE .. many thanks.

      aminehoh's picture
      aminehoh
      Thanks
      Submitted on 6 October, 2011 - 16:03

      thank you for you advice i will try do it for learn this language which fun whith it

      thanks again

      Maria-de-Amor's picture
      Maria-de-Amor
      Awsome!)))
      Submitted on 24 January, 2012 - 14:27

      This video helped a lot cuz I always have some problems with stress and intonation. It's so hard to explain to students. The teacher trainer is so great. With his help I understood a lot! Thank you so much! Appreciate what you do!!!

      Aldosa's picture
      Aldosa
      No access
      Submitted on 3 February, 2012 - 15:03

      Hi

             I cannot gain access to this video. What problem could it be?

      Greg_82's picture
      Greg_82
      Pronunciation
      Submitted on 25 February, 2012 - 15:42

      Helo,

      I am strongly motivated to learning english. This page is very helpfull for me.
      Many thanks.

      Mrs. Sidorova's picture
      Mrs. Sidorova
      Thanks for refreshing!
      Submitted on 30 March, 2012 - 09:51

      This material is really useful, we were given some tips at the university and some facts were fading away...But after watching the video I realized again the importance of intonation in teaching  the English   language. Thanks a lot!