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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  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 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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