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D Focus on theInternational PhoneticAlphabet (IPA)
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Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
 
18.
Why Bother Learning the International Phonetic Alphabet? 18.1Learn the Sounds of English with the IPA – Sample Lesson Plan 18.3The 48 Sounds of English with the International Phonetic Alphabet 18.6Flashcards – Instructions 18.7Flashcards 18.9Rhyming Words – Vowel Sounds 18.19Rhyming Words – Diphthongs 18.25Discussion Words from Elementary Book 1 (with the IPA) 18.29Discussion Words from Elementary Book 2 (with the IPA) 18.34
IPA Practice Worksheets and Tests
 
19.
Translate Animal Names
from
the IPA 1 19.1Translate Animal Names
into
the IPA 1 19.2Translate Animal Names
from
the IPA 2 19.3Translate Animal Names
into
the IPA 2 19.4Translate Irregular Verbs
from
the IPA 1 19.5Translate Irregular Verbs
into
the IPA 1 19.6Translate Irregular Verbs
from
the IPA 2 19.7Translate Irregular Verbs
into
the IPA 2 19.8Translate Signs and Notices
from
the IPA 1 19.9Translate Signs and Notices
into
the IPA 1 19.10Translate Signs and Notices
from
the IPA 2 19.11Translate Signs and Notices
into
the IPA 2 19.12Translate Slang Phrases (Adjectives)
into
the IPA 19.13Translate Slang Phrases (Adjectives)
into
the IPA
– Answers 
19.14Translate Slang Phrases (Nouns)
into
the IPA 19.15Translate Slang Phrases (Nouns)
into
the IPA
– Answers 
19.16IPA Test 1 19.17IPA Test 1
– Answers 
19.18IPA Test 2 19.19IPA Test 2
– Answers 
19.20IPA Test 3 19.21IPA Test 3
– Answers 
19.22IPA Test 4 19.23IPA Test 4
– Answers 
19.24
(Note: the worksheets on pp.19.1-19.12 act as pairs, with each providing the answers for the other)
 
 
 
Learn the InternationalPhonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Contents
Why Bother Learning the International Phonetic Alphabet? 18.1Learn the Sounds of English with the IPA – Sample Lesson Plan 18.3
The 48 Sounds of English with the International Phonetic Alphabet
18.6Flashcards – Instructions 18.7Flashcards 18.9Rhyming Words – Vowel Sounds 18.19Rhyming Words – Diphthongs 18.25Discussion Words from Elementary Book 1 (with the IPA) 18.29Discussion Words from Elementary Book 2 (with the IPA) 18.34
 
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a
Lot
Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Why Bother Learning the International Phonetic Alphabet?
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18.1
It’s simple…
…if you can read the sounds of English with the International Phonetic Alphabet, youwill be able to correctly pronounce every single word in an English dictionary.
You willbecome a more independent learner, because you won’t need to rely on asking your friendsor teacher – or native speakers – “How do you say this word?” It may seem like a dauntingchallenge when you first look at the chart on p.18.6, and learning the IPA will take a bit ofeffort – like just about every other worthwhile activity in life – but once you’ve learned torecognise the symbols, and which sounds they represent, you’ll remember them and be ableto use this valuable skill as you continue learning English throughout the rest of your life.You don’t have to learn the entire IPA anyway – that’s not necessary. Just the sounds ofEnglish, and sounds that your language has but which English does not have. The IPA coversall of the languages of the world, but you need only focus on learning the 48 sounds ofEnglish.As you learn, you will better understand the differences between pronunciation in yourlanguage and English. For example, I teach English in Poland, where all of my studentsspeak Polish (as you would expect). In Polish there are only 8 vowel sounds, while in Englishthere are 23. In Polish there are no long vowel sounds, like
LìWL
or
L^WL
and no diphthongs,like
LÉfL
or
L]rL
. Before I began to teach the IPA in my classes, one of the most commoncauses of pronunciation mistakes used to be when students tried to speak English using onlythe 8 vowel sounds of Polish, instead of the 23 vowel sounds of English. Their words soundedclipped and unnatural, without any long vowel sounds or diphthongs. They spoke like thatbecause that was how they understand language to be
: “If it’s like that in my language, it must be like that in English too.” 
 You will also be able to focus in on problem areas in your spoken English by identifying whichspecific sounds you are having problems with. For example, my Polish students find the twoconsonant sounds
LqL
and
LaL
really difficult, because they don’t have these sounds inPolish. They didn’t learn to make these sounds when they first learned to speak. Furthermore,they don’t want to stick their tongues out between their teeth when they speak, as
LqL
and
LaL
demand! Other sounds that are difficult for them include the vowel sounds
L‰WL
and
L¾L
,so we always spend more time practising words with these sounds.A note about the schwa This sound,
L]L
, which is called a schwa, is worth spending extra time studying, because it isthe most common sound in English. It’s the weak stress sound of the articles “a”
L]L
and “the”
La]L
and appears in the unstressed syllables of the majority of English words with more thanone syllable. (If you don’t believe me, have a look at the Discussion Words from Books 1 and2, from pp.18.29-18.38, and see how many schwas you can count!)So, how do I go about learning the IPA?If you’re learning on your own, you could use the flashcards (starting on p.18.9) to memorisethe sounds, and test yourself, as well as using the worksheets (starting on p.19.1) and tests(starting on p.19.17) that are included in this handbook. Look online on the Talk a Lot pages
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