English pronunciation course: lesson plan
These are the modules and lessons in Maria’s English pronunciation course:
MODULE 1 – INDIVIDUAL ENGLISH SOUNDS
A. How to improve your English pronunciation fast
- How to make the most of the pre-tests
- Learning how to produce a sound
- Becoming familiar with the spellings
- Mastering the mistakes to avoid
- Learning words with unexpected sounds
- How to play the listening drills
- Making the most of the speaking drills
- How to revise your lessons
- Understanding the tongue images
B. The phonetic alphabet
- What is it?
- Let’s learn the alphabet
- What is a consonant?
- Voiced & voiceless
- The /æ/ sound
- Pre-test your /æ/
- How to produce the /æ/
- Spellings for /æ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /æ/
- Unexpected words – /æ/
- Listening drill – /æ/
- Speaking drill – /æ/
- The /a:/ sound
- Pre-test your /a:/
- How to produce the /a:/
- Spellings for /a:/
- Mistakes to avoid with /a:/
- Unexpected words – /a:/
- Listening drill – /a:/
- Speaking drill – /a:/
- The /e/ sound
- Pre-test your /e/
- How to produce the /e/
- Spellings for /e/
- Mistakes to avoid with /e/
- Unexpected words – /e/
- Listening drill – /e/
- Speaking drill – /e/
- The /ɜ:/ sound
- Pre-test your /ɜ:/
- How to produce the /ɜ:/
- Spellings for /ɜ:/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ɜ:/
- Unexpected words – /ɜ:/
- Listening drill – /ɜ:/
- Speaking drill – /ɜ:/
- The /ɪ/ sound
- Pre-test your /ɪ/
- How to produce the /ɪ/
- Spellings for /ɪ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ɪ/
- Unexpected words – /ɪ/
- Listening drill – /ɪ/
- Speaking drill – /ɪ/
- The /i:/ sound
- Pre-test your /i:/
- How to produce the /i:/
- /i:/ versus /i/
- Spellings for /i:/
- Mistakes to avoid with /i:/
- Unexpected words – /i:/
- Listening drill – /i:/
- Speaking drill – /i:/
- The /ɒ/ sound
- Pre-test your /ɒ/
- How to produce the /ɒ/
- Spellings for /ɒ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ɒ/
- Unexpected words – /ɒ/
- Listening drill – /ɒ/
- Speaking drill – /ɒ/
- The /ɔ:/ sound
- Pre-test your /ɔ:/
- How to produce the /ɔ:/
- Spellings for /ɔ:/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ɔ:/
- Unexpected words – /ɔ:/
- Listening drill – /ɔ:/
- Speaking drill – /ɔ:/
- The /ʊ/ sound
- Pre-test your /ʊ/
- How to produce the /ʊ/
- Spellings for /ʊ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ʊ/
- Unexpected words – /ʊ/
- Listening drill – /ʊ/
- Speaking drill – /ʊ/
- The /u:/ sound
- Pre-test your /u:/
- How to produce the /u:/
- Spellings for /u:/
- Mistakes to avoid with /u:/
- Unexpected words – /u:/
- Listening drill – /u:/
- Speaking drill – /u:/
- The /ʌ/ sound
- Pre-test your /ʌ/
- How to produce the /ʌ/
- Spellings for /ʌ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ʌ/
- Unexpected words – /ʌ/
- Listening drill – /ʌ/
- Speaking drill – /ʌ/
- The /ə/ sound
- Pre-test your /ə/
- The superscript /ə/
- How to produce the /ə/
- Spellings for /ə/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ə/
- Unexpected words – /ə/
- Listening drill – /ə/
- Speaking drill – /ə/
- The /aɪ/ sound
- Pre-test your /aɪ/
- How to produce the /aɪ/
- Spellings for /aɪ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /aɪ/
- Unexpected words – /aɪ/
- Listening drill – /aɪ/
- Speaking drill – /aɪ/
- The /aʊ/ sound
- Pre-test your /aʊ/
- How to produce the /aʊ/
- Spellings for /aʊ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /aʊ/
- Unexpected words – /aʊ/
- Listening drill – /aʊ/
- Speaking drill – /aʊ/
- The /eə/ sound
- Pre-test your /eə/
- How to produce the /eə/
- Spellings for /eə/
- Mistakes to avoid with /eə/
- Unexpected words – /eə/
- Listening drill – /eə/
- Speaking drill – /eə/
- The /eɪ/ sound
- Pre-test your /eɪ/
- How to produce the /eɪ/
- Spellings for /eɪ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /eɪ/
- Unexpected words – /eɪ/
- Listening drill – /eɪ/
- Speaking drill – /eɪ/
- The /ɪə/ sound
- Pre-test your /ɪə/
- How to produce the /ɪə/
- Spellings for /ɪə/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ɪə/
- Unexpected words – /ɪə/
- Listening drill – /ɪə/
- Speaking drill – /ɪə/
- The /ɔɪ/ sound
- Pre-test your /ɔɪ/
- How to produce the /ɔɪ/
- Spellings for /ɔɪ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ɔɪ/
- Unexpected words – /ɔɪ/
- Listening drill – /ɔɪ/
- Speaking drill – /ɔɪ/
- The /əʊ/ sound
- Pre-test your /əʊ/
- How to produce the /əʊ/
- Spellings for /əʊ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /əʊ/
- Unexpected words – /əʊ/
- Listening drill – /əʊ/
- Speaking drill – /əʊ/
- The /ʊə/ sound
- Pre-test your /ʊə/
- How to produce the /ʊə/
- Spellings for /ʊə/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ʊə/
- Unexpected words – /ʊə/
- Listening drill – /ʊə/
- Speaking drill – /ʊə/
- The /b/ sound
- Pre-test your /b/
- How to produce the /b/
- Spellings for /b/
- Mistakes to avoid with /b/
- Unexpected words – /b/
- Listening drill – /b/
- Speaking drill – /b/
- The /d/ sound
- Pre-test your /d/
- How to produce the /d/
- Spellings for /d/
- Mistakes to avoid with /d/
- Unexpected words – /d/
- Listening drill – /d/
- Speaking drill – /d/
- The /f/ sound
- Pre-test your /f/
- How to produce the /f/
- Spellings for /f/
- Mistakes to avoid with /f/
- Unexpected words – /f/
- Listening drill – /f/
- Speaking drill – /f/
- The /g/ sound
- Pre-test your /g/
- How to produce the /g/
- Spellings for /g/
- Mistakes to avoid with /g/
- Unexpected words – /g/
- Listening drill – /g/
- Speaking drill – /g/
- The /h/ sound
- Pre-test your /h/
- How to produce the /h/
- Spellings for /h/
- Mistakes to avoid with /h/
- Unexpected words – /h/
- Listening drill – /h/
- Speaking drill – /h/
- The /k/ sound
- Pre-test your /k/
- How to produce the /k/
- Spellings for /k/
- Mistakes to avoid with /k/
- Unexpected words – /k/
- Listening drill – /k/
- Speaking drill – /k/
- The light L sound
- Pre-test your light L
- How to produce the light L
- Spellings for the light L
- Mistakes to avoid with the light L
- Unexpected words – light L
- Listening drill – light L
- Speaking drill – light L
- The dark L sound
- Pre-test your dark L
- How to produce the dark L
- Spellings for the dark L
- Mistakes to avoid with the dark L
- Unexpected words – dark L
- Listening drill – dark L
- Speaking drill – dark L
- The /m/ sound
- Pre-test your /m/
- How to produce the /m/
- Spellings for /m/
- Mistakes to avoid with /m/
- Unexpected words – /m/
- Listening drill – /m/
- Speaking drill – /m/
- The /n/ sound
- Pre-test your /n/
- How to produce the /n/
- Spellings for /n/
- Mistakes to avoid with /n/
- Unexpected words – /n/
- Listening drill – /n/
- Speaking drill – /n/
- The /ŋ/ sound
- Pre-test your /ŋ/
- How to produce the /ŋ/
- Spellings for /ŋ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ŋ/
- Unexpected words – /ŋ/
- Listening drill – /ŋ/
- Speaking drill – /ŋ/
- The /p/ sound
- Pre-test your /p/
- How to produce the /p/
- Spellings for /p/
- Mistakes to avoid with /p/
- Unexpected words – /p/
- Listening drill – /p/
- Speaking drill – /p/
- The /r/ sound
- Pre-test your /r/
- How to produce the /r/
- Spellings for /r/
- Mistakes to avoid with /r/
- Unexpected words – /r/
- Listening drill – /r/
- Speaking drill – /r/
- The /s/ sound
- Pre-test your /s/
- How to produce the /s/
- Spellings for /s/
- Mistakes to avoid with /s/
- Unexpected words – /s/
- Listening drill – /s/
- Speaking drill – /s/
- The /ʃ/ sound
- Pre-test your /ʃ/
- How to produce the /ʃ/
- Spellings for /ʃ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ʃ/
- Unexpected words – /ʃ/
- Listening drill – /ʃ/
- Speaking drill – /ʃ/
- The /ʒ/ sound
- Pre-test your /ʒ/
- How to produce the /ʒ/
- Spellings for /ʒ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ʒ/
- Unexpected words – /ʒ/
- Listening drill – /ʒ/
- Speaking drill – /ʒ/
- The /dʒ/ sound
- Pre-test your /dʒ/
- How to produce the /dʒ/
- Spellings for /dʒ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /dʒ/
- Unexpected words – /dʒ/
- Listening drill – /dʒ/
- Speaking drill – /dʒ/
- The /t/ sound
- Pre-test your /t/
- How to produce the /t/
- Spellings for /t/
- Mistakes to avoid with /t/
- Unexpected words – /t/
- Listening drill – /t/
- Speaking drill – /t/
- The /tʃ/ sound
- Pre-test your /tʃ/
- How to produce the /tʃ/
- Spellings for /tʃ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /tʃ/
- Unexpected words – /tʃ/
- Listening drill – /tʃ/
- Speaking drill – /tʃ/
- The /θ/ sound
- Pre-test your /θ/
- How to produce the /θ/
- Spellings for /θ/
- Mistakes to avoid with /θ/
- Unexpected words – /θ/
- Listening drill – /θ/
- Speaking drill – /θ/
- The /ð/ sound
- Pre-test your /ð/
- How to produce the /ð/
- Spellings for /ð/
- Mistakes to avoid with /ð/
- Unexpected words – /ð/
- Listening drill – /ð/
- Speaking drill – /ð/
- The /v/ sound
- Pre-test your /v/
- How to produce the /v/
- Spellings for /v/
- Mistakes to avoid with /v/
- Unexpected words – /v/
- Listening drill – /v/
- Speaking drill – /v/
- The /w/ sound
- Pre-test your /w/
- How to produce the /w/
- Spellings for /w/
- Mistakes to avoid with /w/
- Unexpected words – /w/
- Listening drill – /w/
- Speaking drill – /w/
- The /j/ sound
- Pre-test your /j/
- How to produce the /j/
- Spellings for /j/
- Mistakes to avoid with /j/
- Unexpected words – /j/
- Listening drill – /j/
- Speaking drill – /j/
- The /z/ sound
- Pre-test your /z/
- How to produce the /z/
- Spellings for /z/
- Mistakes to avoid with /z/
- Unexpected words – /z/
- Listening drill – /z/
- Speaking drill – /z/
Module 2 – Common mistakes by language – Coming soon
Module 3 – Comparing sounds – Coming soon
Module 4 – Silent letters – Coming soon
Module 5 – Consonant clusters – Coming soon
Module 6 – Stress – Coming soon
Module 7 – Word linking – Coming soon
Module 8 – Intonation – Coming soon
Module 9 – Rhythm – Coming soon
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