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.
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.
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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