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!