Saturday, June 7, 2008
Pronunciation: a key question
Why and how to teach pronunciation?
That is a troublesome issue for many teachers who find that only repetition doesn´t help.
Try showing them examples of misunderstandings due to bad pronunciation.
Here is an example.
Provide them with the lyrics and work on /i/ and /i:/eg: give/live/leaving and on examples of assimilation as in withoutyou, letyou go and hadyou there.
That is a troublesome issue for many teachers who find that only repetition doesn´t help.
Try showing them examples of misunderstandings due to bad pronunciation.
Here is an example.
Provide them with the lyrics and work on /i/ and /i:/eg: give/live/leaving and on examples of assimilation as in withoutyou, letyou go and hadyou there.
Why do kids enjoy celebrating Halloween?
Teachers can take advantage of kids´eagerness to celebrate Halloween by organizing activities and games to revise vocabulary and grammar items.
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