Pronunciation Studio

A HOMOPHONE is a word that shares its pronunciation with another word. Which of these is NOT a homophone?

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Can you make one word from the phonemes?

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Use the key to work out the 2 word compound!

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After a little break, the Pogcast is back!

In this episode I explore the 6 English plosive sounds /p,t,k,b,d,g/. Although they look quite straightforward and have strong spelling to sound relationships, they actually contain many variations.

Aspiration, affrication, glottalisation and assimilation are some of the processes that these sounds have in connected speech.

It's all in there, along with an explanation of how I pronounce the word ORANGE.

Listen on your favourite podcast platform or via the bio.

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Which adjective is made if you fill in the missing sounds in the boxes?

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Saturday quiz is back! How many countries can you find on the grid?

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Match the categories to the IPA transcriptions!

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What's the odd word out? And why?

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Teach Pronunciation! is a practical course for ESL teachers who would like to incorporate teaching sounds, intonation and accents into their classes.

It's in 5 parts:

I VOWELS
II CONSONANTS
III STRESS
IV TONE
V ACCENTS

Each part has a lesson on the relevant theory, and a lesson on how to teach it in a practical and engaging way.

The Teach Pronunciation! course also includes full access to the Pronunciation Studio online group classes (4 Levels) so teachers can watch or join in with our regular classes.

FULL SYLLABUS:

Class 1: Vowel Theory
– Articulation
– Vowel length
– Vowel charts & IPA
– GB sounds

Class 2: Vowel Teaching
– Drills
– Describing vowels
– Error recognition
– Using IPA

Class 3: Consonant Theory
– Articulation
– Voicing
– Phonetics
– Joining consonants

Class 4: Consonant Teaching
– Drills
– Describing consonants
– Correcting errors
– Incorporating IPA & Diacritics

Class 5: Stress Theory
– Producing stress
– Placing stress
– Tone units
– Weak vowels

Class 6: Teaching Stress
– Crescendo technique
– Visually explaining stress
– Rapping weak vowels
– Teaching sentence stress
– Shadowing stress patterns

Class 7: Tone Theory
– 4 Patterns
– How tones behave
– Statements & questions
– Tone & meaning

Class 8: Teaching Tone
– Pitch diagrams
– How to describe tone
– Ear training
– Teaching tones in dialogue

Class 9: Accent Theory
– Defining accents
– UK & Ireland accents
– International accents
– Phonetic analysis

Class 10: Teaching Accents
– Modelling accents
– Shadowing
– Using phonetics to teach variations
– Describing accents

Included with the group course is a pre and post course 121 assessment and certificate of completion.

Next group dates: January 15th - March 19th 10:00-11:00 (UK time)

Also available as a 121 course.

Full details: https://pronunciationstudio.com/teach-pronunciation/

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How many names of colours can you find in the IPA grid?

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Which sound is found in ALL of these London Underground station names?

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Level 1 | Pronunciation
Learn how to pronounce the 44 sounds of GB English.

Level 2 | Intonation
Learn how to use an English stress and tone in your speech.

Level 3 | Phonetics
Learn sound variations, tools for mapping sounds, and connected speech.

Level 4 | Accents
Learn how to do different English accents using phonetics.

All courses are 10 weeks with 1 x 45 minute class every week.

Visit https://pronunciationstudio.com/online-group-course/ or contact us for details and booking.

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Use the code to work out the phrase!

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What's the odd word out?

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New episode of the Pog: FRICTION.

This week I delve into the world of fricative consonant sounds exploring some strange symbols, some strange voicing and some interesting assimilations.

It's the biggest group of consonant sounds in English, but that's nothing compared to the full list on the IPA chart (22 in total).

Listen on your favourite pogcasting platform!

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This week's challenge: match the /ɔː/ words to their categories!