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    IELTS SPEAKING BOOST | FASTRACK EDUCATION

    PRONUNCIATION

    Two things that matter most:

    How easy is it to understand you?

    Do you use pronunciation features correctly?


    (pronunciation of sounds and words, stress, and intonation)

    PRONUNCIATION REQUIREMENTS

    Band Requirements

    • understanding you is effortless


    9
    • you use all the pronunciation features without mistakes

    • it is always easy to understand what you are saying


    8 • you use most of the pronunciation features (correct sounds, stress,
    and intonation) with occasional inaccuracies

    • your pronunciation skills are better than Band 6 but not at the level of
    7
    Band 8 yet

    • you can be understood most of the time, but you mispronounce


    some words or sounds
    6
    • you use a number of different pronunciation features, but not every
    time

    1
    IELTS SPEAKING BOOST | FASTRACK EDUCATION

    6 STEPS TO IMPROVING YOUR PRONUNCIATION


    SCORE

    1. Your accent doesn’t matter

    2. Your pronunciation matters. Speak loud and clear in a way that would be easy to
    understand

    3. Word stress and sentence stress

    Word stress

    If a word can be used as both a noun and verb, put stress:

    - on the first syllable if it’s a noun (a present)


    - on the second syllable if it’s a verb (to present)

    Noun Verb

    a conflict to conflict
    a contract to contract
    a contrast to contrast
    a decrease to decrease
    a discount to discount
    an export to export
    an import to import
    an increase to increase
    an object to object
    a permit to permit
    a present to present
    a protest to protest
    a refund to refund
    a subject to subject
    a survey to survey
    a update to update
    a upgrade to upgrade

    Exceptions

    Noun Verb

    a report to report
    a witness to witness

    2
    IELTS SPEAKING BOOST | FASTRACK EDUCATION

    In compound nouns, put stress on the first word:

    newspaper
    baseball
    grandmother
    keyboard
    policeman

    dining room
    credit card
    swimming pool

    3. In each sentence, put stress on important words

    Stress important words: nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

    Don’t stress articles, prepositions, pronouns, and modal verbs.

    Stress words by saying them slightly louder and more slowly

    4. Use chunking. Divide words into groups and pause between them

    5. Use linking between words. Don’t separate each word

    Search “connected speech” for more information

    6. Use intonation to sound more natural

    Intonation describes how your voice rises and falls as you speak.

    Intonation falls at the end of sentences.


    I’ve been living in London for 9 years⤵️.

    Intonation falls in common wh-questions.


    When did I start university⤵️? I guess it was in 2010⤵️.
    Where can I put my coat⤵️?

    Intonation rises in yes-no questions.


    The latest smartphones cost an arm and a leg⤵️. Are they really worth the
    money⤴?
    Sorry, could you repeat the question, please ⤴?

    Intonation rises in lists.


    I love playing tennis⤴, swimming⤴ and going to the gym in general⤵️.

    3
    IELTS SPEAKING BOOST | FASTRACK EDUCATION

    PRONUNCIATION TRAINING EXERCISE


    Imitate the speaker. Listen and repeat.

    Emma Watson at UN conference

    Marie Forleo: The Belief That Can Make You Unstoppable

    Barack Obama on Education

    RESOURCES
    Sounds of English by BBC

    Oxford Learner’s Dictionary

    Cambridge Dictionary

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