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Pronunciationpractice2 151123061731 Lva1 App6892 PDF
Pronunciationpractice2 151123061731 Lva1 App6892 PDF
Intermediate
PRACTICE
FOR YOU, WHAT’S THE HARDEST SOUND(S) TO
PRONOUNCE IN ENGLISH?
DO YOU RECALL A TIME WHEN YOU
MISHEARD SOMETHING IN ENGLISH?
DICTATION PRACTICE
Finger
Error Description:
Some sounds occurring in the middle of words are also
commonly omitted by Vietnamese learners simply because
it’s an unfamiliar phonetic structure.
There are times when the opposite is true but more commonly when /s/ is
located in the middle of the word as in [castle] which sounds as [cashol].
Speaking Practice
[pr] [pl] [tr] [kr] [kl] [fl] [ks] [sk] [st] [ts]
Speaking Practice
/pr/: problem; practice; printer; present
• To your boss.
• To an old friend who surprised you.
• To a baby
• To an attractive person you like.
• To someone you are angry at.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
• You don’t love anyone else. (I don’t love him, I love you!”)
• You like this person A LOT. (I don’t just like you, I love you.)
• You can’t find them anywhere… you want to know where they went.
• You’re annoyed they’re gone… and want to know where they went.
ERROR TYPE 9:Confusing /θ/ for /t/ or /s/
Three Trees
Error Description:
In order to correct this sound, speakers must place
the tip of the tongue between the teeth without biting
or moving the lips down. .
/θ/: both; Ruth; math; cloth; thick; thin; bath
• Bring me the ping pong and the other thing by the sink
• Let’s grab some grub and sit on this mat with our mutt.
Error Type 13: Confusing /ʊ/ for /uː/
Error Description:
These two vowels are frequently spelt the same
therefore, they require practice and repetition /
to create a habit.
/u:/: Room; tooth; food; mood; rude; wooed
•
Error Type 15: Confusing/eɪ/ for /e/
Cake
Wedge
Error Description:
Diphthongs are very complex sounds as they require
combining one vowel and one consonant in one sound
/
and these combinations are unfamiliar to the Vietnamese
learners who typically end up dropping consonant /j/ and
retaining vowel /e/.
/eɪ/: fade; date; wait; trained; bake; cane; wage
even-tempered
ankle
head
leg
fan
math
belt