www.pollyverbs.com
I just
started using this phrasal verb app to help my students with their English
pronunciation. I think it's a cool tip for all us English as a second language
teachers since we only get four hours a week together. I really liked the
phrasal verbs you get to pronounce. There aren't tons but enough to get started
and they feel like common daily phrases. A few of them have started using the
app privately. At the very least they think it's fun. Not sure I would
recommend Polly for core work since it only has one real function, but it's
very accurate I find so far.They practice their comprehension by listening to a
fun parrot saying very useful daily phrases and then can practice at home over
and over again. You can't go backwards in the app which is a bit annoying but I
guess that is meant to Spoken english videos are great but you aren't going to
learn nearly as fast in my opinion. The best way to improve phrasal verbs with
real meaning is finding an English speaker obviously but this kind of app and other
apps like duolingo and babbel are the second best option.
A couple
of points:
As a
teacher you need to correct your students pronunciation to improve their
conversational skills but don't forget comprehension is equally important. In
fact they work together. Once a student has a good understanding of the sound,
only then can you start correcting their accent and pronunciation.
About
phrasal verbs:
Phrasal
verbs are those crazy things in english where you mix simple words together to get a whole new
meaning like 'Get over her'. Actually that means that you no longer miss her or
want to be with her. The words 'get' and 'over' which mean nothing separately
suddenly have meaning.
I was
with my Spanish friend last year in Barcelona and she asked if I wanted to go
to the 'bitch'. Of course she meant 'beach'. Little things like this are the
biggest mistakes by foreign ESL students make trying to learn english
conversation.
I hope
this helps with your students to teach spoken English!Saturday 28 March 2015
How to improve spoken english with video-practice phrasal verbs with meaning
www.pollyverbs.com
I just
started using this phrasal verb app to help my students with their English
pronunciation. I think it's a cool tip for all us English as a second language
teachers since we only get four hours a week together. I really liked the
phrasal verbs you get to pronounce. There aren't tons but enough to get started
and they feel like common daily phrases. A few of them have started using the
app privately. At the very least they think it's fun. Not sure I would
recommend Polly for core work since it only has one real function, but it's
very accurate I find so far.They practice their comprehension by listening to a
fun parrot saying very useful daily phrases and then can practice at home over
and over again. You can't go backwards in the app which is a bit annoying but I
guess that is meant to Spoken english videos are great but you aren't going to
learn nearly as fast in my opinion. The best way to improve phrasal verbs with
real meaning is finding an English speaker obviously but this kind of app and other
apps like duolingo and babbel are the second best option.
A couple
of points:
As a
teacher you need to correct your students pronunciation to improve their
conversational skills but don't forget comprehension is equally important. In
fact they work together. Once a student has a good understanding of the sound,
only then can you start correcting their accent and pronunciation.
About
phrasal verbs:
Phrasal
verbs are those crazy things in english where you mix simple words together to get a whole new
meaning like 'Get over her'. Actually that means that you no longer miss her or
want to be with her. The words 'get' and 'over' which mean nothing separately
suddenly have meaning.
I was
with my Spanish friend last year in Barcelona and she asked if I wanted to go
to the 'bitch'. Of course she meant 'beach'. Little things like this are the
biggest mistakes by foreign ESL students make trying to learn english
conversation.
I hope
this helps with your students to teach spoken English!
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