English Pronunciation Practice

الإثنين يوليو 05, 2010 9:34 am

Practice with Pronunciation Using English is a stress-timed
language and, as such, good pronunciation depends a lot on the ability
to accent the correct words and successfully use intonation to make sure
you are understood. Simply put, spoken English stress the principal
elements in a sentence - content words - and quickly glides over the
less important words - function words. Nouns, principal verbs,
adjectives and adverbs are all content words. Pronouns, articles,
auxiliary verbs, prepositions, conjunctions are function words and are
pronounced quickly moving towards the more important words. This quality
of quickly gliding over less important words is also known as
'connected speech'. For more information on the basics of the
stress-timed nature of English, please refer to:intonation and stress.

This feature takes a look at how intonation and stress influence
the way English is spoken.

This "how to" focuses on improving your pronunciation through the
recognition of the "time-stressed" character of English.

I am continually surprised to see how much my students'
pronunciation improves when they focus reading sentences focusing on
only pronouncing the 'stressed' words well! This feature includes
practical exercises to improve your pronunciation skills by improving
the stress-timed character of your pronunciation when speaking in full
sentences.

Some Examples

Take a look at the following sentences and then click on the audio
symbol to listen to the examples showing the difference between the
sentences spoken:

In a plain manner, focusing on the 'correct' pronunciation of
each word - much as some students do when trying to pronounce well.
In the natural, manner with content words being stressed
and function words receiving little stress.

example

Alice was writing a letter when her friend came through the
door and told her she was going to leave on holiday.
I had studying for about an hour when the telephone rang.
Fast automobiles make dangerous friends.
If you can wait for a moment, the doctor will be with you
shortly.
I'd like a steak, please.

With these examples in mind, go through the following
exercises to improve your own pronunciation skills by improving your
understanding of the stress-timed nature of English. Believe me, if you
do these exercises, you will be amazed at how quickly your pronunciation
improves!!

الأحد مارس 18, 2012 2:56 am

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الإثنين يوليو 09, 2012 10:50 pm

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