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Phonetic Chart Interactive Phonemic ChartCreated by Adrian UnderhillThis excellent teaching tool gives audio examples of the English phoneme set. Click on the phonemes to hear the sound and a sample word. Find out more about how the chart works and how it can help you in the classroom in a series of exclusive videos with Adrian dedicated to teaching pronunciation skills.Adrian Underhill is the series editor for the Macmillan Books for Teachers and author of Sounds Foundations, the inspiration behind the award-winning Sounds: Pronunciation App.

Acapela Box : create your text to speech messages 1. Your Acceptance of Terms Welcome to the Acapela-Box Website. The following Terms of Service (“TOS”) are between you and Acapela Group and constitute a legal agreement that governs your use of the Acapela-Box Website (referred to as the “Service”). English Pronunciation We use Cisco wireless in all our buildings for convenient and immediate online access. You will need the following for the files below: English Pronunciation/Listening We use the popular Can8 VirtuaLab for all our digital language lab programs. Unit One: TH, as in THINK, BATHROOM, and TEETH.

5 Minute English: Pronunciation Pronunciation Lessons Intonation - Intonation is the rising and falling sounds of the voice when speaking. Intonation (Part 2) - Phrasing - In addition to the intonation of a statement, there is another aspect of speech that indicates meaning -- phrasing. ESL Pronunciation Guide - Learn the English Language Non-native pronunciations of English Non-native pronunciations of English result from the common linguistic phenomenon in which non-native users of any language tend to carry the intonation, phonological processes and pronunciation rules from their mother tongue into their English speech. They may also create innovative pronunciations for English sounds not found in the speaker's first language. Overview The speech of non-native English speakers may exhibit pronunciation characteristics that result from such speakers imperfectly learning the pronunciation of English, either by transferring the phonological rules from their mother tongue into their English speech ("interference") or through implementing strategies similar to those used in primary language acquisition.[1] They may also create innovative pronunciations for English sounds not found in the speaker's first language.[1] English is unusual in that speakers rarely produce an audible release between consonant clusters and often overlap constriction times.

BBC Learning English ESL Lounge: Pronunciation Exercises Page 1 Below, you can find exercises relating to English pronunciation. Many of these exercises relate to phonetics. It's a good idea to learn the Phonetic Alphabet first before doing these quizzes. How to pronounce Bradford in English - Definition of Bradford in English Bradford pronunciation Pronunciation by mooncow (Male from United Kingdom) 1 votes Good Bad Add to favorites Download MP3 Bradford pronunciation Pronunciation by Pancakes (Female from United States) -2 votes Good Bad Add to favorites Download MP3 Can you pronounce it better? Or with a different accent? Pronounce Bradford in English

Spelling games Choose a game to play using the Word List of the Day: Food, snacks Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check - This is the Spellzone version of 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' which is one of the best ways to learn spellings. Look out for the eye icon throughout the site. Listen and Spell - This is a testing activity so only choose it when you are sure you can spell all the words in the word list! Click on the ear icon to test yourself! Against the Clock - Spell a list of words 'against the clock'.

Spelling lists Vocabulary word list of the day View all vocabulary word lists Free spelling course unit: 13. Spelling choices for /oo/ sound: oo, ou word lists: Free spelling course unit: 21.

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