Monday, June 13, 2011

Intonation to express feelings

While doing my researh for my final portfolio of my Phonology module at the UNAM, I found this interesting online test.

Could you say what feelings are they expressing?

Good Luck and have fun ;)

http://www.englishmedialab.com/pronunciation/upper-intermediate%20intonation%20exercise.htm

Phonics alphabet ABC songs

Sometimes it's difficult for beginner students, to understand the difference between the letter "name" and it's phonetic correct pronunciation.

Found two videos wich I think may be useful as a tool with the little ones to show them the difference...





Sunday, June 5, 2011

Don't you really need subtitles???

And what about this funny video?


Do you need subtitles????  :)

Need to improve your english comprehension???

This is funny!
Hope we teach with good pronunciation so this never happens to our students ;)


Minimal Pairs

A useful tool to practice pronunciation is using Minimal Pairs...

I think this video can help us, and also students, to practice.

Improving Pronunciation

Learning how to pronounce properly is always a challenge for all ESL teachers.

Here is an interesting video on learning how to pronounce some words that look the same but are pronounced differently ;)