Introduction
2 lectures 12:54
Introduction
In this course you will learn the pronunciation of single English sounds. We will go over both how to make the sounds and examples of those sounds in words and phrases. This course includes exercises for making better speaking habits. At the end of the course, you should have the skills you need to sound more like a native English speaker, as well as the confidence to use the skills you learned. If you work hard and practice what you learn, you will improve.
Tips
In this first video, we will go over some basic pronunciation tips. It's important to remember the following:
- Develop your ear
- Watch mouths
- Be very aware of yourself when speaking
- Try to feel pronunciation. Don't only learn rules, because they don't always work.
Introduction
2 lectures 12:54
Introduction
In this course you will learn the pronunciation of single English sounds. We will go over both how to make the sounds and examples of those sounds in words and phrases. This course includes exercises for making better speaking habits. At the end of the course, you should have the skills you need to sound more like a native English speaker, as well as the confidence to use the skills you learned. If you work hard and practice what you learn, you will improve.
Tips
In this first video, we will go over some basic pronunciation tips. It's important to remember the following:
- Develop your ear
- Watch mouths
- Be very aware of yourself when speaking
- Try to feel pronunciation. Don't only learn rules, because they don't always work.
Introduction
In this course you will learn the pronunciation of single English sounds. We will go over both how to make the sounds and examples of those sounds in words and phrases. This course includes exercises for making better speaking habits. At the end of the course, you should have the skills you need to sound more like a native English speaker, as well as the confidence to use the skills you learned. If you work hard and practice what you learn, you will improve.
Introduction
In this course you will learn the pronunciation of single English sounds. We will go over both how to make the sounds and examples of those sounds in words and phrases. This course includes exercises for making better speaking habits. At the end of the course, you should have the skills you need to sound more like a native English speaker, as well as the confidence to use the skills you learned. If you work hard and practice what you learn, you will improve.
Introduction
In this course you will learn the pronunciation of single English sounds. We will go over both how to make the sounds and examples of those sounds in words and phrases. This course includes exercises for making better speaking habits. At the end of the course, you should have the skills you need to sound more like a native English speaker, as well as the confidence to use the skills you learned. If you work hard and practice what you learn, you will improve.
Introduction
In this course you will learn the pronunciation of single English sounds. We will go over both how to make the sounds and examples of those sounds in words and phrases. This course includes exercises for making better speaking habits. At the end of the course, you should have the skills you need to sound more like a native English speaker, as well as the confidence to use the skills you learned. If you work hard and practice what you learn, you will improve.
In this course you will learn the pronunciation of single English sounds. We will go over both how to make the sounds and examples of those sounds in words and phrases. This course includes exercises for making better speaking habits. At the end of the course, you should have the skills you need to sound more like a native English speaker, as well as the confidence to use the skills you learned. If you work hard and practice what you learn, you will improve.
In this course you will learn the pronunciation of single English sounds. We will go over both how to make the sounds and examples of those sounds in words and phrases. This course includes exercises for making better speaking habits. At the end of the course, you should have the skills you need to sound more like a native English speaker, as well as the confidence to use the skills you learned. If you work hard and practice what you learn, you will improve.
Tips
In this first video, we will go over some basic pronunciation tips. It's important to remember the following:
- Develop your ear
- Watch mouths
- Be very aware of yourself when speaking
- Try to feel pronunciation. Don't only learn rules, because they don't always work.
Tips
In this first video, we will go over some basic pronunciation tips. It's important to remember the following:
- Develop your ear
- Watch mouths
- Be very aware of yourself when speaking
- Try to feel pronunciation. Don't only learn rules, because they don't always work.
Tips
In this first video, we will go over some basic pronunciation tips. It's important to remember the following:
- Develop your ear
- Watch mouths
- Be very aware of yourself when speaking
- Try to feel pronunciation. Don't only learn rules, because they don't always work.
Tips
In this first video, we will go over some basic pronunciation tips. It's important to remember the following:
- Develop your ear
- Watch mouths
- Be very aware of yourself when speaking
- Try to feel pronunciation. Don't only learn rules, because they don't always work.
In this first video, we will go over some basic pronunciation tips. It's important to remember the following:
- Develop your ear
- Watch mouths
- Be very aware of yourself when speaking
- Try to feel pronunciation. Don't only learn rules, because they don't always work.
In this first video, we will go over some basic pronunciation tips. It's important to remember the following:
- Develop your ear
- Watch mouths
- Be very aware of yourself when speaking
- Try to feel pronunciation. Don't only learn rules, because they don't always work.
Vowel Sounds and Rules
5 lectures 54:16
Long Vowel Sounds
There are two kinds of letters: vowels and consonants. There are 21 consonants (b, c, d, f, g, etc) and five vowels, in the alphabet. Vowels (aeiou) generally make two kinds of sounds, long sounds and short sounds. Long sounds sound like the name of the letter, while short sounds are different. Remember that long doesn't mean the sound will really last longer--it's just a name.
Short Vowel Sounds
We will cover many examples of words with short sounds. The tough thing about short sounds is that they can often sound very alike. In order to be able to pronounce these sounds correctly, you have to be able to hear the differences. Once you can begin to do that, you can start making the sounds correctly each time. Once you've mastered all the short sounds, it's important to practice again and again until you can do them naturally, without thinking (a habit).
The Silent 'e'
While rules don't always work for English pronunciation, one general rule which usually does is called the silent 'e'. When a vowel is in a word or a syllable (a syllable is a beat in a word, like bas-ket-ball or un-cle) that ends with an 'e', the vowel will be long. It's like the 'e' does something, changes the earlier vowel sound, so it needs to lay down and rest--it can't make a sound.
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Vowels in syllables or words without a silent 'e' at the end will usually be short.
Vowels Together
When vowels are put together, like 'ai', the pronunciation is usually the long sound of the first vowel. This isn't always true. We will talk about another kind of sound made when two vowels are put together in the next lesson.
Diphthongs
Diphthongs are special sounds made when two vowels are put together. These sounds are special because they are complex sounds--they require you to move your mouth as you say them, instead of being a single long or short sound. - The diphthongs are: OU (OW) AU (AW) OI (OY)
Vowel Sounds and Rules.
5 lectures 54:16
Long Vowel Sounds
There are two kinds of letters: vowels and consonants. There are 21 consonants (b, c, d, f, g, etc) and five vowels, in the alphabet. Vowels (aeiou) generally make two kinds of sounds, long sounds and short sounds. Long sounds sound like the name of the letter, while short sounds are different. Remember that long doesn't mean the sound will really last longer--it's just a name.
Short Vowel Sounds
We will cover many examples of words with short sounds. The tough thing about short sounds is that they can often sound very alike. In order to be able to pronounce these sounds correctly, you have to be able to hear the differences. Once you can begin to do that, you can start making the sounds correctly each time. Once you've mastered all the short sounds, it's important to practice again and again until you can do them naturally, without thinking (a habit).
The Silent 'e'
While rules don't always work for English pronunciation, one general rule which usually does is called the silent 'e'. When a vowel is in a word or a syllable (a syllable is a beat in a word, like bas-ket-ball or un-cle) that ends with an 'e', the vowel will be long. It's like the 'e' does something, changes the earlier vowel sound, so it needs to lay down and rest--it can't make a sound.
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Vowels in syllables or words without a silent 'e' at the end will usually be short.
Vowels Together
When vowels are put together, like 'ai', the pronunciation is usually the long sound of the first vowel. This isn't always true. We will talk about another kind of sound made when two vowels are put together in the next lesson.
Diphthongs
Diphthongs are special sounds made when two vowels are put together. These sounds are special because they are complex sounds--they require you to move your mouth as you say them, instead of being a single long or short sound. - The diphthongs are: OU (OW) AU (AW) OI (OY)
Long Vowel Sounds
There are two kinds of letters: vowels and consonants. There are 21 consonants (b, c, d, f, g, etc) and five vowels, in the alphabet. Vowels (aeiou) generally make two kinds of sounds, long sounds and short sounds. Long sounds sound like the name of the letter, while short sounds are different. Remember that long doesn't mean the sound will really last longer--it's just a name.
Long Vowel Sounds
There are two kinds of letters: vowels and consonants. There are 21 consonants (b, c, d, f, g, etc) and five vowels, in the alphabet. Vowels (aeiou) generally make two kinds of sounds, long sounds and short sounds. Long sounds sound like the name of the letter, while short sounds are different. Remember that long doesn't mean the sound will really last longer--it's just a name.
Long Vowel Sounds
There are two kinds of letters: vowels and consonants. There are 21 consonants (b, c, d, f, g, etc) and five vowels, in the alphabet. Vowels (aeiou) generally make two kinds of sounds, long sounds and short sounds. Long sounds sound like the name of the letter, while short sounds are different. Remember that long doesn't mean the sound will really last longer--it's just a name.
Long Vowel Sounds
There are two kinds of letters: vowels and consonants. There are 21 consonants (b, c, d, f, g, etc) and five vowels, in the alphabet. Vowels (aeiou) generally make two kinds of sounds, long sounds and short sounds. Long sounds sound like the name of the letter, while short sounds are different. Remember that long doesn't mean the sound will really last longer--it's just a name.
There are two kinds of letters: vowels and consonants. There are 21 consonants (b, c, d, f, g, etc) and five vowels, in the alphabet. Vowels (aeiou) generally make two kinds of sounds, long sounds and short sounds. Long sounds sound like the name of the letter, while short sounds are different. Remember that long doesn't mean the sound will really last longer--it's just a name.
There are two kinds of letters: vowels and consonants. There are 21 consonants (b, c, d, f, g, etc) and five vowels, in the alphabet. Vowels (aeiou) generally make two kinds of sounds, long sounds and short sounds. Long sounds sound like the name of the letter, while short sounds are different. Remember that long doesn't mean the sound will really last longer--it's just a name.
Short Vowel Sounds
We will cover many examples of words with short sounds. The tough thing about short sounds is that they can often sound very alike. In order to be able to pronounce these sounds correctly, you have to be able to hear the differences. Once you can begin to do that, you can start making the sounds correctly each time. Once you've mastered all the short sounds, it's important to practice again and again until you can do them naturally, without thinking (a habit).
Short Vowel Sounds
We will cover many examples of words with short sounds. The tough thing about short sounds is that they can often sound very alike. In order to be able to pronounce these sounds correctly, you have to be able to hear the differences. Once you can begin to do that, you can start making the sounds correctly each time. Once you've mastered all the short sounds, it's important to practice again and again until you can do them naturally, without thinking (a habit).
Short Vowel Sounds
We will cover many examples of words with short sounds. The tough thing about short sounds is that they can often sound very alike. In order to be able to pronounce these sounds correctly, you have to be able to hear the differences. Once you can begin to do that, you can start making the sounds correctly each time. Once you've mastered all the short sounds, it's important to practice again and again until you can do them naturally, without thinking (a habit).
Short Vowel Sounds
We will cover many examples of words with short sounds. The tough thing about short sounds is that they can often sound very alike. In order to be able to pronounce these sounds correctly, you have to be able to hear the differences. Once you can begin to do that, you can start making the sounds correctly each time. Once you've mastered all the short sounds, it's important to practice again and again until you can do them naturally, without thinking (a habit).
We will cover many examples of words with short sounds. The tough thing about short sounds is that they can often sound very alike. In order to be able to pronounce these sounds correctly, you have to be able to hear the differences. Once you can begin to do that, you can start making the sounds correctly each time. Once you've mastered all the short sounds, it's important to practice again and again until you can do them naturally, without thinking (a habit).
We will cover many examples of words with short sounds. The tough thing about short sounds is that they can often sound very alike. In order to be able to pronounce these sounds correctly, you have to be able to hear the differences. Once you can begin to do that, you can start making the sounds correctly each time. Once you've mastered all the short sounds, it's important to practice again and again until you can do them naturally, without thinking (a habit).
The Silent 'e'
While rules don't always work for English pronunciation, one general rule which usually does is called the silent 'e'. When a vowel is in a word or a syllable (a syllable is a beat in a word, like bas-ket-ball or un-cle) that ends with an 'e', the vowel will be long. It's like the 'e' does something, changes the earlier vowel sound, so it needs to lay down and rest--it can't make a sound.
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Vowels in syllables or words without a silent 'e' at the end will usually be short
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