Pronounce this Poem
The Chaos is a poem with many pronunciation irregularities. Will any of you give it a try? Let's see your Audioboo recordings!
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Let's Practise Long Vowels Sounds
Long Vowel Sound
Vowels IPA Key word
Long a /eɪ/ cake
e /i/ keep
i /ɑɪ/ bike
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Read more…If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world.
After trying the verses, a Frenchman said he’d prefer six months of hard labour to reading six lines aloud. Who is willing to try? Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, hor
Read more…Practise Christmas Readings
Here are some Christmas stories and poems that you can listen to. You can also record your own versions for us!
1) Listen to a Christmas recording on EnglishClub.com (see below for links).
2) Listen and read the text.
3) Listen and read again.
4) Practi
Read more…Practise "Ough"
Have you seen the NEW "Power of 7" reference on EnglishClub.com? There is an excellent page called Seven Ways to say "ough". Why not check it out and try recording the seven different ways? Upload your recording in the comments and ask me to check it
Read more…Practise Minimal Pairs /n/ and /ŋ/
Here is a list of /n/ and /ŋ/ minimal pairs for you to practise. Use a recording tool such as Audioboo or Cinch to record your list, and embed it in the comments below.
Read more…Practise Minimal Pairs /m/ and /n/
Here is a list of /m/ and /n/ minimal pairs that you can practise. Many English learners have difficulty with these words. Record your voice using a program such as Audioboo or Cinch and embed it in the comments.
Read more…Tell A Spooky Story
People around the world are telling spooky stories this month as we lead up to Halloween. Some countries do not celebrate this holiday, but anyone can tell a spooky story. Maybe you can translate one from your own language. Maybe you can use one from
Read more…Minimal Pairs /æ/ and /e/
Do you have difficulty hearing or pronouncing the difference between bad and bed? Here is a list of minimal pairs you can practice: Minimal Pairs /æ/ and /e/
Record the list using a program like Audioboo and embed it in the comments below.
Read more…Practise Minimal Pairs /ɑ:/ and /ɜ:/
Do you have difficulty hearing or pronouncing the difference between fast and first? Here is a list of minimal pairs you can practice: Minimal Pairs /ɑ:/ and /ɜ:/
Record the list using a program like Audioboo and embed it in the comments below.
Read more…Common Pronunciation Errors
Let's use this forum to work on words that are commonly pronounced incorrectly. You can practise the words I share, or share your own difficult words.
Let's start with this one: "Patience". Please embed your recordings in the comments.
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Tell a Funny Story about a Pronunciation Error
I just stumbled across this funny post by a teacher who has a page here on MyEC. I think you'll appreciate it! Can you share a similar story about your name or about a pronunciation problem you had? (Using something like Vocaroo or Audio Boo)
Also, c
Read more…Practising F and V Minimal Pairs
Do you have trouble with the sounds /f/ and /h/? Some people have difficulty hearing the different sounds. Others have trouble articulating them.
Here is a resource page that offers plenty of practice for using the minimal pair sounds /f/ and /h/. W
Read more…I like the idea of using voice message to communicate.
What is a language anyway, if it's not the primary means that we speak in our communication!
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LEARN ENGLISH 5
Khaliqur Rahman
In the earlier lessons we’ve seen that quite a few rules of English grammar depend on the Sounds of English (44) rather than on Letters. We must therefore learn the Sounds of English and learn to see them and the Lett
Read more…A WORD A DAY | ALMOND
A WORD A DAY | ALMOND
Say AAMand with stressed BATH-VOWEL and follow with the first vowel as in about.
Stress Pattern: 0o DAdi
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
by: Maya Angelou
Shadows on the wall
Noises down the hall
Life doesn't frighten me at all
Bad dogs barking loud
Big ghosts in a cloud
Life doesn't frighten me at all.
Mean old Mother Goose
Lions on the loose
They don't frighten me
Read more…A WORD A DAY | INVENTORY
A WORD A DAY | INVENTORY
Say INvantree with stressed BID-VOWEL and follow with the first vowel as in about and now say tree to finish with the vowel in bee. Sress Pattern 0o DAdidi
Is there a fun way to improve speaking?
This is my first time I recorded my voice here in MyEC. Though I had a lot of recordings on my work as a reservation agent, sometimes I feel awkward listening to my voice. Have you ever felt the same experience?
Any tips could be a great help to
Read more…My shared quotes/quotations/proverb for the day
1. "Teaching kids to count is fine,but teaching them what counts is best." - Bob Talbert
2. "A master can tell you what he expects from you. A teacher,though, awakens your own expectations." - Chinese Proverb
3. "Education is the ability to liste
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