Phonemic chart

      Phonemic chart

      This is the new British Council phonemic chart. Help your students hear the sounds of English by clicking on the symbols below.

      Average: 3.8 (1506 votes)

      Phonemic symbols

      Help your own and your students' pronunciation with our pronunciation downloads. There are 44 A4 size classroom posters of phonemic symbols with examples to download. The posters are in Portable Document Format (pdf) and have been attached in a zipped folder.

      Average: 4 (198 votes)

      Speaking activities

      On these pages you will find ideas for classroom activities which involve speaking

      Average: 3.7 (16 votes)
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      Collocation pelmanism

      This activity follows on from the Think article Lexical exploitation of texts. It is often necessary to recycle new words several times in class before they become part of learners' active vocabulary,

      Average: 3.6 (54 votes)

      A business letter

      In this activity, learners attempt to re-write an inappropriately informal business letter in a more appropriate, formal style.

      Average: 4.2 (40 votes)

      Comparatives and superlatives through pictures

      A short but fun way to revise comparatives and superlatives is to give students a blank piece of paper and ask them to draw an easy to draw object, such as a star, a tree, a flower or a house on it.

      Average: 3.7 (47 votes)

      Getting the whole class talking

      The following activities are designed to get everyone talking. They can be used with all levels because the language required to communicate is determined by the students.

      Average: 3.9 (80 votes)

      Telephone number pronunciation

      This activity practises discrete vowel sounds. It practises both speaking and listening skills. It works well in pairs or in groups and usually generates lots of fun.

      Average: 3.1 (254 votes)