LISTEN
USE A DICTIONARY
Listening to examples of authentic speech.
Watch a film in its original version. In addition to printed dictionaries that will give
Listen to podcasts about a topic that interests. you a phonetic transcription of a word, there are
Listening to music. many online dictionaries where with one click you
Try to notice the intonation that people use, then can hear how it is pronounced.
repeating it afterwards, imitate the sounds, A very good option is "howjsay", this website is a
intonation and noticing how they move their mouth useful guide on how to pronounce correctly
and tongue when speaking. naturally.
By: Génesis García By: Génesis García
GET TO KNOW THE PHONEMIC CHART
Tips for improving DO SOME EXERCISE!
1. Get familiar with the IPA: Take the time to study and understand the symbols of the IPA. This
your English
will help you identify and reproduce the sounds correctly.
pronunciation For learn a new language, it is important to train the
2. Use dictionaries with phonetic transcription: When searching for words in a dictionary, pay parts of our body that produce sounds, like the
attention to phonetic transcription to learn the correct pronunciation from the beginning.
Good pronunciation is not just mouth, lips, and tongue to reproduce new sounds
3. Hear and repeat: Use applications such as Sounds Right or online resources such as the
British Council phonemic table to listen to the phonemes and practice repeating them.
"how words and letters sound"; that probably don't exist in our native languages.
4. **Practice with difficult words**: Focus on words whose spelling does not match their
There are other important features For this reason, need a lot of practice to master
pronunciation. Practice with examples such as 'though', 'through', 'tough', and 'ought'. to consider; intonation, accent these new sounds. Can use online resources to learn
5. **Record your pronunciation**: Record your voice while pronouncing different words and and connected speech. the correct pronunciation.
compare it with the correct pronunciation to identify areas of improvement.
By: David Estrella These are six important tips to By: Diana Eras
practice and perfect your
pronunciation.
RECORD YOURSELF GET TO KNOW YOUR MINIMAL PAIRS
After we have practiced the shadowing,
Knowledge of minimal pairs improves effective
we can record ourselves speaking a little communication by allowing language learners to distinguish
phrase or describing a picture. Then, we between similar sounds, thus avoiding confusion.
listen our recording and make some notes Differentiating these sounds improves clarity of pronunciation
and facilitates more accurate communication. This sound
of each sound that we have problems with. recognition and correct pronunciation exercise helps reduce
Finally, we record ourselves again and we common speech errors. Therefore, continuous practice of this
advice is essential to achieve success in communicating
are going to see the improvements.
effectively in the language being learned.
By: Steven Ichina By: Johanna Guancha
