Pronunciation

An Introduction in Learning the Basics of Pronunciation

Introduction
There are 3 level of English pronunciation:

• Level 1: People often don’t understand what you want to say. You
use the wrong sounds in English words.
• Level 2: People understand what you want to say, but it is
unpleasant to listen to you
• Level 3: People understand what you say, and your English is
pleasant to listen to
Why is teaching pronunciation important?
• Pronunciation applies to all four skills
• Pronunciation improves listening
• Pronunciation is the physical aspect of language
• Pronunciation affects self esteem
Accent
• It is a way of speaking
• A process by which a speaker substitutes a sound from their native
language for a sound from English
• This transference occurs mainly because the speaker is not aware that
a specific sound exists in English
• Hence they use the closest sound from their native language instead.
For example: as in the word big or chip
Phonetics
• It is a study of speech sound
• It aims to provide the set of features or properties that can be used to
describe and distinguish all the sounds used in human language
 rise mail force though writer cut room
/raɪz/ /meɪl/ /fɔːs/ /ðəʊ/ /ˈraɪ.tə r / /kʌt/ /ruːm/

rose male forest thought water cat broom

/rəʊz/ /meɪl/ /ˈfɒr.ɪst/ /θɔːt/ /ˈwɔː.tə r / /kæt/ /bruːm/

row milk florist caught waitress cup groom

/rəʊ/ /mɪlk/ /ˈflɒr.ɪst/ /kɔːt/ /ˈweɪ.trəs/ /kʌp/ /gruːm/

round mild flower taught actress can grew

/raʊnd/ /maɪld/ /ˈflaʊ.ə r / /tɔːt/ /ˈæk.trəs/ /kæn/ /gruː/

rinse mind floor author matters cop drew

/rɪnt s/ /maɪnd/ /flɔː r / /ˈɔː.θə r / /ˈmæt.rəs/ /kɒp/ /druː/