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Internet resources – pronunciation

IELTS Speaking Test: Passport to English

IELTS Speaking Test: Passport to English is a very good modelling and analysis of the pronunciation of

students answering questions in an IELTS interview situation. Use the other links on the Australia Network

learning English site to practise listening to Australian English.

http://australianetwork.com/learningenglish/

BBC World Service

The BBC World Service has excellent videos, recordings and quizzes to help you learn about and practise

English pronunciation. There are tips for learning about and improving pronunciation as a communication

skill in British English. Access the BBC World Services information on:

Better Speaking -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/webcast/tae_betterspeaking_archive.shtml

Pronunciation Tips -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/webcast/tae_betterspeaking_archive.shtml

Sounds of American English

This is a great website from the University of Iowa with audio and dynamic diagrams showing the

pronunciation of English sounds:

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

Vowels of the International Phonetic Alphabet

Another excellent site from Liz Sandler with 3 dimensional dynamic models showing the pronunciation ofvowels:

http://lizsandler.co.uk/articulation/articulation_homepage.html

American English Pronunciation Practice

A good website for practising pairs of problem sounds (e.g. /l/ and /r/), final consonants and consonant

cluster's:

http://www.manythings.org/pp/

There are also links to YouTube videos on pronunciation. It is part of the Interesting things for ESL

students site.

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Sounds of English

An easy to use reference from the British Council and BBC with quizzes to help you learn the phonetic

alphabet, British English:

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart

Pronouncing dictionary

You can use this Cambridge Learner's Dictionary to check stress and sounds of English words:

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/

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