Pronunciation

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How to optimise your pronunciation

How to optimise your pronunciation

At the outset let’s understand the difference between accent and mispronunciation. Accent is the sounds of your mother tongue in your new language. As adult learners we all have traces of our mother tongue in our second, third languages. This is completely normal....

Don’t confuse Live and Leave (Big smile please !)

Don’t confuse Live and Leave (Big smile please !)

Don't confuse the sounds of "i" and "ea". Remember to have a big smile when you pronounce the "ea" and the "ee". Practice saying these words.              i                  ea      Have a big smile            Practice Live Leave I have to leave at 6pm. Sit Seat...

How to pronounce H in English

How to pronounce H in English

Imagine you are running and breathe in the same way        With H Without aspiration Hair Air     Hungry Angry Hello, how are you ? It’s very hot in here today. He’s in hospital. I don’t like hamburgers or hotdogs. My husband works in a hospital. How did you get home...

Pronunciation Practice : were / weren’t

Pronunciation Practice : were / weren’t

Pronunciation practice for WERE  First a little grammar revision We/they/you were late for the meeting. We/they were the only people who turned up on time. We/they were so please to receive positive feedback.   Where were: Notice the different pronunciation...

Simple Past “ed” pronunciation practice

Simple Past “ed” pronunciation practice

Pronunciation tips for the Simple Past tense and practice Practice reading these texts. Text 1  We prepared designs and discussed them with the clients before we started the implementation. We looked at the drawings together and they liked them. We provided detailed...

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