This activity uses a text from the course book, and involves listening and pronunciation practice. This task is challenging and motivating and can be used at any level.

Author
Lucy Baylis

Procedure:

  1. Teacher reads the text aloud and students follow, marking the text for stress
  2. Teacher reads the text a second time and the students mark for linking
  3. Individual chunks that show good examples of linking or problematic pronunciation can then be drilled
  4. Students practise these aspects of pronunciation by reading the text to themselves before the teacher reads the text aloud again and they listen
  5. Then the students read the text with the teacher and they have to start and finish at the same time as the teacher, who reads the text at normal speed

This works well after some exposure to the rules of pronunciation - connected speech, stress and intonation.

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Comments

Submitted by HoaDinh on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 16:47

I'm sorry, I don't know How I learn here? 

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Tue, 04/14/2020 - 08:48

In reply to by HoaDinh

Hello HoaDinh

If you are trying to learn English, you should take a look at our learner sites here:

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/

On these sites you will find lots of resources for learning English and improving your language skills.

This website is for English language teachers, and here you can find resources for you to use in the English language classroom, and teacher training activities.

I hope that helps,

Cath

TE Team

Submitted by Umaru Garba on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 10:34

I read with interest the precise technique of shadowing in reading, how will it be if multimedia is to be used?

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