PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

Ana Fernández Guerra

1. Practice pronunciation repeating these phrases:

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2. Practice pronunciation with these minimal pairs:

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m08.html

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m25.html

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m30.html

3. Listen and compare minimal pairs, then try a dictation exercise:

http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/

4. Try the following tongue-twisters to improve speech and pronunciation of difficult sounds:

§ She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore.

§ We surely shall see the sun shine soon.

§ Which witch wished which wicked wish?

§ The two-twenty-two train tore through the tunnel

§ A big black bug bit a big black bear.

§ I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought.

§ How many cookies could a good cook cook If a good cook could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.

5. More tongue Twisters for Pronunciation Practice:

http://www.download-esl.com/tonguetwisters/easy/easytongue.html

6. Write down 5 words in English you think are difficult to pronounce. Check the correct pronunciation (http://www.howjsay.com/) and exchange your words with your peer.