![1] Develop your awareness of pronunciation. Listen more
carefully to the sounds you are making and the positions you
are making with your mouth when you speak or read. Pay
more attention to the sounds other people are making and
also the positions that they make with their mouths. The first
step is AWARENESS, once you are aware then you can start
to change and improve your speech.
:
Steps to improve your
English pronunciation:](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/presentation1-130703222029-phpapp02/85/Presentation1-3-320.jpg)
![a. mouthmovement (are you opening your mouth
when you speak - see below)
b . rate or volume
c. syllable stress - word stress and sentence
stress
d. sounds - vowel sounds (eg. a, e, i ) and
consonant sounds (eg. r, sh, l)
2] Try to identify what areas of your
pronunciation require improvement:](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/presentation1-130703222029-phpapp02/85/Presentation1-4-320.jpg)
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- 1. By: Ayu Handayani Hilda Handayani Yurni Rusdiana How to learn speaking and pronounciation using media
- 3. 1] Develop your awareness of pronunciation. Listen more carefully to the sounds you are making and the positions you are making with your mouth when you speak or read. Pay more attention to the sounds other people are making and also the positions that they make with their mouths. The first step is AWARENESS, once you are aware then you can start to change and improve your speech. : Steps to improve your English pronunciation:
- 4. a. mouthmovement (are you opening your mouth when you speak - see below) b . rate or volume c. syllable stress - word stress and sentence stress d. sounds - vowel sounds (eg. a, e, i ) and consonant sounds (eg. r, sh, l) 2] Try to identify what areas of your pronunciation require improvement:
- 6. 3. The vowels are VERY important to pay attention to . For example : the long vowels are supposed to take longer to vocalize compared to the short ones. Short vowels : rat, leg, pig, Rob, bus: Don’t park on them, move on to next sound Long vowels: rate, he, side, robe, tune: Hang in there, don’t rush .
- 7. 4. Not too fast or too slow 5. Open the mouth properly while speaking 6. Syllable stress matters
- 8. 7. Practice is a must 8. Relax, look at the bigger picture
- 9. Exampels consonants sound Consonants q as in play /pler/ b as in boy / boi/ t as in tree /tri/ d as in dog /dog/ k as in cat /kaet/ g as in got / got/ t[ as in chin /t [in/ d3 as in judge /d3ud3/ f as in fine / fain/ v as in visit /vizet/ Q as in thin/Qin/ s as in sick / sik/ z as in zoo /zu/ h as inhow /hau/ Consonants m as in much / mat{/ n as in now / nau/ l as in leg / leg / r as in read /rid /or/ red/ j as in yes / jes/ w as in wet /wet/
- 10. Example of vowel sound Vovel and diphthongs i as in tree / tri/ I as in insect /insekt/ c as in bet /bet / ae as in cat/ kaet/ a as in car/ ka/british/kar/ american o as in baught/bot/ ^ as in up /^p/ u as in foot/ fut/ u as in boot /but/ Vovel and diphthongs er as in play/ pler/ au as in know/ nau/ ar as in sky / skar/ au as in how/ hau/ or as in boy/ bor/
- 11. PRONOUNCIATION
- 12. Hard and soft sound for ‘C’and ‘G’ The pronunciation of ‘C’ and G’ generally {but not always. See below} depends upon the letter following either’C’ or ‘G’. General Rules 1. If the following letter is ‘E’,’I’, or ‘Y’, the pronuncation is said to be “soft” 2. If the following letter is anything else-including a space-the pronunciation is termed “hard”. 3. A soft’C’ is pronunced’s’ as in cell,city, decision,receive,license,distance,recently,pronounce,juicly, cylinder. 4. A hard’C’ is pronounced’k’ as in call, correct,cup,cross,class,fact,public ect. 5. A soft’G’ is pronounced’j’ as in general,giant,gymnastic.
- 13. Here is a list of common letter combinations with silent letters B is not pronounced when following M at the end of a word Climb Crumb Dumb comb C is not pronounced in the ending “sele” Muscle
- 14. D is not pronounced in the following common words Handkerchief wednesday E is not pronounced at the end of words and usually makes the vowel long Hope Drive gave G is not often not pronounced when follwed by an N Champagne Foreign sign
- 15. GH is not pronounced before T and at the end of many word Thought Daughter light H is not pronounced when following W. some speakers whisper the H before the W. What When Where ect L is often not pronounced before L.D,F,M,K. Calm Half Salmon wouid
- 16. K is not pronounced when followed by N at the beginning of a word Knife Know knock N is not pronounced following M at the end of a word Autumn hymn P is not pronounced at the beginning of many words using the suffic”psych” and “pneu” Psychotherapy psychiatrist
- 17. S is not pronounced before L in the following words Island isle T is not pronounced in these common words Castle often listen U is not pronounced before after G and before a vowel Guess Guidance Guitar guest