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Personalizing Pronunciation

Personalizing Pronunciation. www.ef.com/teacher. Main topics. Why do we teach pronunciation? How can we use the International Phonetic Chart in lessons? Techniques and activities for the classroom . Neglect. Complexity Model Books It is less important than the words you use.

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Personalizing Pronunciation

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  1. Personalizing Pronunciation www.ef.com/teacher

  2. Main topics • Why do we teach pronunciation? • How can we use the International Phonetic Chart in lessons? • Techniques and activities for the classroom

  3. Neglect • Complexity • Model • Books • It is less important than the words you use

  4. Features of pronunciation

  5. International Phonetic Alphabet - IPA

  6. Voiced consonants

  7. Unvoiced consonants

  8. /p/ and /b/

  9. Manner and place of articulation

  10. Tongue twisters Greg’s gran begged Greg to take Doc the dog for a long walk. The travel agent advised Vivian to renew her visa before leaving. The fleece’s fleas cause Denise’s sneezes. She sells sea shells by the seashore.

  11. Pure vowel sounds

  12. Sound names

  13. Diphthongs – sound glides

  14. Techniques and activities • Drilling • Minimal pairs • Pronunciation, spelling and reading activities • Listening activities and taping students

  15. Drilling • Choral and individual drills • Back-chain • Front chain • Open-pair drilling • Substitution drilling

  16. Minimal pairs • road / wrote • coat / caught • peas / peace • jeep / cheap Odd one out: heart heard cart smart

  17. Pronunciation, spelling and reading activities • Greater exploitation of course book reading passages. • Discovery exercises hat hate mad made cat Kate

  18. Summary • Why we teach pronunciation • Using the International Phonetic Chart in lessons • Techniques and activities for the classroom • Q & A

  19. www.ef.com/teacher

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