How to Speak - Pronunciation

How to speech: Pronunciation
- Speaking: I can discuss abstract subjects in English and am intelligible and convincing. (B2-level)
o I can use linking words to structure my speaking.
o I know what intonation is and I can use it in my speaking.
o I am able to pronounce most English words correctly.

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How to speech: Pronunciation
- Speaking: I can discuss abstract subjects in English and am intelligible and convincing. (B2-level)
o I can use linking words to structure my speaking.
o I know what intonation is and I can use it in my speaking.
o I am able to pronounce most English words correctly.

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Improving your pronunciation
Step 1: awareness of the difference (between vowels that look the same and between your mother tongue and English)
Step 2: PRACTISE and check what you're doing is right 
(https://dictionary.cambridge.org/) 

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

"th" sound
voiced (That/this) vs voiceless (three/third)

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Slide 5 - Video

Practice - "th" - Try:
- think, thin, thing (voiceless)
- bathtub, toothpick, birthday (voiceless)
- math, tooth, tenth (voiceless)
- that, this, the, they're (voiced)
- feather, weather, brother (voiced)
- breathe, smooth, bathe (voiced)

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

I know how to do the 'th' sound and I can now practise this on my own.
A
Yes
B
No, I need more help.

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

The most common vowel in English?

Slide 9 - Woordweb

Slide 10 - Video

What word do you always find very difficult to pronounce?

Slide 11 - Woordweb

/e/
bed
get
dead

/ɪ/
busy
England
did
/ʌ/
sun
but
money

/æ/
cat
flat
family

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

/ə/
the
arrive
popular

/i:/
sea
busy
be

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Odd one out
1. table, name, night

2. mouse, boat, house

3. bat, head, red

4. sun, up, hand

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Odd one out
1. table, name, night

2. mouse, boat, house

3. bat, head, red

4. sun, up, hand
Odd one out Answers
1.  /ˈteɪ.bəl/, /neɪm/, /naɪt/ 

2. /maʊs/, /bəʊt/,  /haʊs/

3. /bæt/, /hed/, /red/

4.  /sʌn/,  /ʌp/,  /hænd/

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

diphthongs = a sound that combines two vowel sounds.

/ai/
night
shine
prize




/ei/
today
late
date

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

diphthongs= a sound that combines two vowel sounds.

/aʊ/
mouth
south
couch



/əʊ/
show
glow
though

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

Tongue Twisters
If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

Betty Botter had some butter, “But,” she said, “this butter's bitter. If I bake this bitter butter, it would make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter – that would make my batter better.”
So she bought a bit of butter, better than her bitter butter, and she baked it in her batter, and the batter was not bitter. So 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

Improving your pronunciation
Step 1: awareness of the difference (between vowels that look the same and between your mother tongue and English)
Step 2: PRACTISE and check what you're doing is right 
(https://dictionary.cambridge.org/) 

Slide 19 - Tekstslide

I feel ready to start practising pronunciation on my own.
A
Yes
B
No, I need more help

Slide 20 - Quizvraag