Pronunciation

Phonemic chart

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:54:54 +0000

Help your students hear the sounds of English by clicking on the symbols of this updated pronunciation chart - you can now install it on your own PC or Mac computer

Phonemic symbols

admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:46:39 +0000

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.

Using the chart for autonomous learning

admin — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:43:32 +0000

If learners have access to a computer outside class, they can use the chart together with a dictionary to check the pronunciation of new words they meet in their own reading. This is particularly useful for learners who are not yet fully familiar with all the sounds on the chart.

Sound and spelling correspondence

admin — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:40:11 +0000

The chart can also be used to highlight both patterns and variations in sound and spelling correspondence.

Voiced and unvoiced consonants

admin — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:33:07 +0000

Certain pairs of consonants can be problematic for some learners. In some cases, the main difference between the pair is whether the consonant is voiced or unvoiced, that is, whether or not the vocal chords vibrate when making this sound.

Vocabulary recycling and revision of phonemic symbols

admin — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:25:07 +0000

If you have an electronic Interactive Whiteboard, or a computer with a data projector, the phonemic chart can be used in class to recycle and reinforce recently learned vocabulary, at the same time as revising the phonemic symbols.