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Practice with Pronunciation: English is a stress-timed language and, good pronunciation depends a lot on the ability to accent the correct words and successfully use intonation to make sure you are understood.
Ten Tips for Accent Reduction
•Observe the mouth movements of native speakers and try to imitate them
•When you are watching.T.V. look at the mouth movements of the speakers. Repeat what they are saying,imitating the intonation and rhythm of their speech.
•When you are watching.T.V. look at the mouth movements of the speakers. Repeat what they are saying,imitating the intonation and rhythm of their speech.
Listen to the “music”of English.
•Don’t use the music of your native language when you are speaking English. Each language has its own way of “singing”.
Make a list of frequently used words
Pronounce the ending of each word.
•Pay special attention to “s” and “ed” endings.
Record your own voice and listen for pronunciation mistakes.
•Many people hate to hear the sound of their voice and avoid having to listen to themselves speaking. However, this is a very important exercise because doing it will help you become conscious of the mistakes that you are making.
•Many people hate to hear the sound of their voice and avoid having to listen to themselves speaking. However, this is a very important exercise because doing it will help you become conscious of the mistakes that you are making.
Until you learn the correct intonation and rhythm of English, slow down your speech.
•If you speak too quickly with the wrong intonation and rhythm, native speakers will have a hard time understanding you. Don’t worry about your listener getting impatient with your slow speech – it is more important that everything you say be understood.
•If you speak too quickly with the wrong intonation and rhythm, native speakers will have a hard time understanding you. Don’t worry about your listener getting impatient with your slow speech – it is more important that everything you say be understood.
Use your dictionary
•Become familiar with the phonetic symbols of your dictionary and look up the correct pronunciation of words that are hard for you to say.
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Read aloud in English for fifteen to twenty minutes each day
•This will help you strengthen the mouth muscles that you use when you speak English. Research has shown that it takes about three months of daily practice to develop strong mouth muscles forespeaking a new language.
•This will help you strengthen the mouth muscles that you use when you speak English. Research has shown that it takes about three months of daily practice to develop strong mouth muscles forespeaking a new language.
Be patient.
•You can change the way you speak but it won’t happen overnight. People often expect instant results and give up too soon. You can change the way you sound if you are willing to put some effort into it.
Tongue Twisters
May help you to pronounce clearly •Practice these everyday…..
•Who slit the sheet,the sheet is slit. Who ever slit the sheet is a good sheet slitter.
•Red Leather Yellow Leather
•Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
•Betty Botter had some butter, "But," she said, "this butter's bitter. If I bake this bitter butter, It would make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter-- That would make my batter better." So she bought a bit of butter,Better than her bitter butter, And she baked it in her batter, And the batter was not bitter. So 'twas better Betty Botter Bought a bit of better butter.
•She sells sea shells by the sea shore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells
•A Tutor who tooted a flute Tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to their tutor, "Is it harder to toot Or to tutor two tooters to toot?"
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BPO / Call Centre :English Proficiency Tips
There are a number of ways every person can improve his/her language skills. Whether you are a professional or just a beginner, learning is a part of life.
1) Reading - Spend time in reading. Whether it is books, magazines, or newspaper, reading is an excellent way to improve your vocabulary, and understanding of the language.Choose a book that meets your level of understanding of the language.Gradually, you can move on to more difficult ones as your English improves.Also, if you need to improve your basics, there are many grammar books that teach you how to make sentences etc. If you come across some words you don't know the meaning of, be sure to look them up in the dictionary.
2) Watch TV -Watching documentaries, sitcoms can help you improve your English. Pay special attention to how they speak.
3) Speak out loud, in front of the mirror or maybe with a friend or sister. This will improve your speaking skills and boast your confidence.
4) Try writing small essays, stories, or paragraphs on a regular basis. You may want to get it checked by a trusting individual who can provide positive criticism as to where improvements can be made.
1) Reading - Spend time in reading. Whether it is books, magazines, or newspaper, reading is an excellent way to improve your vocabulary, and understanding of the language.Choose a book that meets your level of understanding of the language.Gradually, you can move on to more difficult ones as your English improves.Also, if you need to improve your basics, there are many grammar books that teach you how to make sentences etc. If you come across some words you don't know the meaning of, be sure to look them up in the dictionary.
2) Watch TV -Watching documentaries, sitcoms can help you improve your English. Pay special attention to how they speak.
3) Speak out loud, in front of the mirror or maybe with a friend or sister. This will improve your speaking skills and boast your confidence.
4) Try writing small essays, stories, or paragraphs on a regular basis. You may want to get it checked by a trusting individual who can provide positive criticism as to where improvements can be made.
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There are five language domains
Listening- process,understand, interpret, and evaluate spoken language in a variety of situations (receptive) Speaking- engage in oral communication in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences (productive) Reading- process, interpret, and evaluate written language, symbols, and text with understanding and fluency (receptive) Writing-engage in written communication in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes and audiences (productive) and the fifth: thinking.
