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Viviane Talks Weekends

June 14, 2017 by teachpronunciation

Viviane L1: Portuguese Level: C1 Watch the video of Viviane talking about her weekends and think about her pronunciation. So, what do you notice about her pronunciation? It’s pretty good, right? Watch the video again and focus on these phrases. What happens to her intonation? Hi, I’m Viviane. I’m Brazilian. I’m 31 years old. I would like to talk about my typical weekend. I usually go back home and cook something. I watch something on TV, then go out for […]

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Kazuko Talks Plans

May 12, 2017 by teachpronunciation

Kazuko L1: Japanese Level: B2 Kazuko talks about her plans for the day Watch the video of Kazuko talking about her plans for the day. What aspects of her speech are clear for a listener? Watch the video again. What do you notice about the way she says the following words? Will After Friend Restaurant Drink Analysis: Kazuko is well on her way to greater intelligibility. Her pronunciation is clear in general, particularly vowel sounds, for example /ɪə/ /əʊ/ […]

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Glynn Talks Spain

April 20, 2017 by teachpronunciation

Glynn L1: English Level: C2 Glynn talks about his new life in Spain Watch the video of Glynn talking about his new life in Spain. What features of his speech might be difficult to understand for some listeners? Watch the video again. What do you notice about the way he says the following sentences. Which words or groups of words are potentially unclear for some listeners? I just bought a boat. So, we’re going to start a charter company. We’re […]

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We talk pron: IATEFL 2017 from a Pron Perspective

April 20, 2017 by teachpronunciation

Pronunciation was very well represented at Iatefl, both on the PronSIG day and in other talks both focusing on pron directly and indirectly. For example, Richard Cauldwell’s talk was a personal highlight for me as he showed us how pronunciation is key to developing listening skills with learners. More on that below, though. Myself and Mark also contributed to this pron feast at Iatefl. It was very enjoyable and you can watch the recording of the talk below. This blog […]

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My Talks Holidays

March 14, 2017 by teachpronunciation

My L1: Vietnamese Level: C1 My talks about a holiday Watch My’s video where she tells us about a recent holiday. What do you notice about her pronunciation? What might make it difficult for a listener to understand the details of her story? My does a great job in general! There are a couple of things we could pick up on. We are going to focus on one area. Watch the video again. Can you spot what is wrong […]

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Isabel Talks Downloading

February 28, 2017 by teachpronunciation

Isabel L1: Catalan/ Spanish Level: B1 Isabel talks about illegal downloading Watch Isabel talking about downloading. What features of Isabel’s speech might be difficult to understand for some listeners? Watch the video again. Can you spot what is wrong with the way she pronounces these words? the they this there about wedding restaurant What’s the problem for the listener? Isabel does not pronounce the following consonant sounds correctly: / ð/ ‘the’ / ðə/ ‘they’ / ðeɪ/ ‘this’ / ðɪs/ ‘there’ / […]

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Joan Talks Yoga

February 3, 2017 by teachpronunciation

Joan L1: Catalan and Spanish Level: C1 Joan explains the principles of yoga Watch the video of Joan explaining the principles behind yoga. What features of Joan’s speech might be difficult to understand for some listeners? Watch the video again and listen to his pronunciation of the following words. Which stress pattern does he use? together oOo or OOO body Oo or OO muscles Oo or OO temper […]

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