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Improving your English pronunciation
Here are some tips to help you improve your English pronunciation. First of all, don't worry about not having a native-English accent. It's important to be able to speak clearly, so that people can understand you. However, it's almost impossible to sound exactly like a native English speaker if you are learning English as an adult in a non-English speaking country. However, there are many things that you can do to improve your pronunciation and your speaking skills. 1. Listen to how speakers pronounce various words and phrases and "model" your pronunciation on what you hear. 2. Use the phonetic alphabet page (at the beginning of most good dictionaries) as a guide to pronouncing new words. 3. Every English word has its own stress, or intonation. Word stress is important. 4. Depending on what your first language is, you may have problems with certain sounds. 5. A useful exercise is a "minimal pair" exercise. For example, "pair" and "bear"; "pond" and "bond"; "pie" and "buy" etc. 6. Intonation
Free online Dictionary of English Pronunciation - How to Pronounce English words
Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension
1. Monitoring comprehension Students who are good at monitoring their comprehension know when they understand what they read and when they do not. They have strategies to "fix" problems in their understanding as the problems arise. Comprehension monitoring instruction teaches students to: Be aware of what they do understand Identify what they do not understand Use appropriate strategies to resolve problems in comprehension 2. Metacognition can be defined as "thinking about thinking." Students may use several comprehension monitoring strategies: Identify where the difficulty occurs "I don't understand the second paragraph on page 76." 3. Graphic organizers illustrate concepts and relationships between concepts in a text or using diagrams. Regardless of the label, graphic organizers can help readers focus on concepts and how they are related to other concepts. Graphic organizers can: Here are some examples of graphic organizers: 4. Questions can be effective because they: 5. 6. 7.
La presse et les médias en FLE
Si comme nous, vos apprenants vous disent “Je veux lire des journaux en français mais c’est trop difficile et je ne comprends rien !”, il existe un outil gratuit, que vous connaissez sûrement et qui s’avère pédagogiquement très pratique : Google News ! Les avantages pour les enseignants et les apprenants sont nombreux. Pour nous, les profs, si vous avez un compte Google, il est possible de : – Modifier/créer des catégories et ajouter des mots-clés pour personnaliser les recherches – Trouver facilement des articles en fonction de l’âge, des intérêts de nos apprenants ou de la méthode utilisée – Trouver des articles en français parlant de l’actualité du pays d’origine de nos apprenants – Choisir des sources francophones variées – Renouveler, mettre à jour (comparer ?)
How to Improve Your English Pronunciation
One of the most important aspects of learning English is pronunciation. Without clear pronunciation, it is difficult to make yourself understood. However, you might be surprised by the following statement: Pronouncing every word correctly leads to poor pronunciation! Good pronunciation comes from stressing the right words - this is because English is a time-stressed language. In other words, some words - the content words - receive more focus, whereas other words - function words - are less important. Learn more below. Difficulty: Hard Time Required: Varies Here's How: Learn the following rules concerning pronunciation. Tips: Remember that non-stressed words and syllables are often 'swallowed' in English.
10 Steps to Improving Your English Language and Pronunciation Skills | Part 2 | Elemental English
This post is the second in a series on How to Improve Your English Language and Pronunciation Skills. Part 1: Lessons. Check out pronunciation lessons here.Part 2: Practice. Tips on How to Improve Your English Pronunciation and SpeakingPart 3: How to Improve Your Pronunciation | Mouth Movements My students come from all around the world, and they all ask me the same question: “How can I improve my pronunciation?” Here is a list of practical tips I’ve come up with for my students to improve their pronunciation. Remember, your improvement will come from addressing your linguistic issues outside of class. Re-training your muscles and mind takes awareness, practice and perseverance. 10 Steps to Improving Your English Pronunciation and Language Skills 1. After learning the various rules of English, you must become aware of the errors that you make in your speech. Keep an organized list of your corrections that have come from being monitored by other speakers, preferably native English speakers.
CONAN DOYLE, Arthur et GILLETTE, William – Sherlock Holmes
Donneurs de voix : Projet collectif | Durée : 2h 30min | Genre : Théâtre Pour le grand plaisir des audio lecteurs, notre Sherlock Holmes est de retour parmi nous, avec le docteur Watson et le professeur Moriarty, entouré de ses amis, et de ses ennemis, toujours plus nombreux. Vous qui avez aimé les romans de Conan Doyle, consacrés à son plus célèbre héros, vous le retrouverez avec un plaisir toujours renouvelé, d’autant plus savoureux que cette pièce de théâtre était inespérée. Selon Jean-Pierre Croquet : « Dans la mesure où elle joue un rôle important dans l’élaboration du mythe de Sherlock Holmes, la pièce de Gillette s’impose comme partie intégrante de l’œuvre. » L’accueil critique de Sherlock Holmes est très favorable et la pièce est représentée à de nombreuses reprises dans différents pays pendant plusieurs décennies. Traduction et adaptation : Pierre Decourcelles (1856-1926). Accéder à la liste complète des Aventures de Sherlock Holmes… > Écouter un extrait :Acte 1. Narration : Domia,
