Download the transcript of this podcast here. In this episode of the Pronunciation Clinic, teacher Aurelia looks at a very important sound in English, the lazy sound schwa. We use this a lot in English with words like: banana, president, apple, comfortable By...
Teacher Aurelia goes through some typical errors that students make when speaking in English, from using the wrong preposition to directly translating from Spanish to English. By correcting these small mistakes, you will quickly improve your control of your...
State verbs are verbs that are related to thoughts and opinions (states of being) rather than verbs that relate to an action, also known as dynamic verbs. In general, these verbs are used to relate to elements like emotions, senses, beliefs, opinions, possessions, and...
Teacher Aurelia looks at the two basic types of the ‘U’ sound. Even though a word may be spelled with ‘oo’, it may be pronounced in different ways. For example, short – book and long – food. Pronunciation is an important aspect in gaining fluency in...
DOWNLOAD THIS BLOG AS A PDF WORKSHEET Tongue Twisters to Improve Pronunciation Tongue twisters are a fun and effective way to improve pronunciation skills. These tricky phrases consist of a sequence of words that are challenging to articulate quickly and accurately....
Teacher Aurelia talks us through how to pronounce some difficult sounds in English. Today we focus on the TH sound. We use this a lot in English with words like: There, birth, three, thunder and thanks By improving our pronunciation we also improve our listening...