BRITISH PRONUNCIATION VS. AMERICAN PRONUNCIATION

  


This video shows some consonant pronunciation differences between British and American English. This tool is useful to practice pronunciation with your students, exposing them to the variations between these two languages. Moreover, the use of videos is motivating. Using them you can carry on many activities that provide learners with visual and audio material. We strongly believe that videos are one of the essential tools that can complement your teaching.
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PHONETICS THE SOUND OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE





This is a tool that contains the American English, Spanish and German sounds. Firstly, you have to determine the language you want to work with. Secondly, you decide on a variety of options available in the site. Once you made your choice, the tool gives you an explanation step-by-step. Finally, you can see an animated video which shows you how the vocal organ works in the production of a consonant or vowel sounds. The video also provides audio, allowing your students to listen to the correct pronunciation of the sound in isolation or in context.This tool can help you when you are teaching the first concepts of phonetics. As regarding advantages, we can mention that all the sounds are available; each one with its own video and examples. However, you must have Flash 7 or higher plug-in and a good connection to use it.
We think that this tool is very functional to be used in your classes as well as at home. It gives your students the opportunity to appreciate in a visual way what they read in theory. 
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VOCAROO: RECORD AND SHARE YOUR AUDIOS

Vocaroo is a program that works very easily; you only have to click where it says “click to record” and start speaking on the microphone while Vocaroo records your message. Once you finished, you click on “click to stop” and the program starts processing your audio.Finally, the audio can be sent to someone via mail or you can copy a link which reproduces the audio you have already recorded.
This is an excellent tool that can be used to practice pronunciation. Regarding advantages we can mention that it is free, easy to use and allows you to share information. Moreover, the message length is not a problem and your personal information is not share. However, you need to have a good quality microphone, some accidents may and do happen and sometimes messages may get lost or corrupted. Moreover, Vocaroo does not provide a permanent storage. We will recommend this tool because it allows us to do many things. It is easy to use and a funny way to practice pronunciation and also speaking. 
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CAMBRIDGE ONLINE DICTIONARY




This tool is very useful for vocabulary and pronunciation. This online dictionary has many advantages. First, it includes variety such as business dictionary, essential British dictionary and learners' dictionary. Second, each word has its definition, an example, its synonyms or related words and its British and American pronunciation. Last but not least, the site includes different links like words of the day, a blog about English language behave and new words in English. The only disadvantage is that you need connection to Internet to use it because it cannot be downloaded. We think that this tool will help your students in the acquisition of new vocabulary.









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SPEECH ACCENT



This is a fantastic tool to practice pronunciation. It presents a large set of speech samples from a variety of language backgrounds. Native and non-native speakers of English read the same paragraph and are carefully transcribed. The archive is used to compare and analyze the accents of different English speakers. The tool has some advantages such as listening of different English speakers and analyses of different accents in deep. Moreover, there is a specific place to search what they want to listen to carefully. The only disadvantage is that you need to get the QuickTime plug-in program to play the sound clips. It is an excellent tool to work with your students. Your students can record their voices reading the paragraphs that appear in the program and they compare with the sound clips of the program finding mistakes and making improvements in their pronunciation.
Here is an example.



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PERFECT PRONUNCIATION





This tool allows your students to work with the English sounds. You can teach your students some features about the sounds and them ask them to receive more input from audios. The exercises are divided into sections, and each one has the sound in context, in isolation, the practice and a quiz to evaluate themselves. To use it visit this site
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ESL VOCABULARY BUILDING EXERCISES



This tool includes a variety of quizzes about vocabulary of different topics. Each exercise focuses on one topic and uses only useful English words and expressions. The main advantage is that your students can check their answers by testing themselves. If you are going to work with new vocabulary you can pre -teach it using this practical tool. It is a very helpful tool to make the vocabulary learning easier. Access the tool here

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DO YOU NEED A DICTIONARY? MINIATURE VERSION OF WORDREFERENCE

Using this tool your students can learn a lot of vocabulary. One of its advantages is the forums where your students can learn a lot about the specific use of some words.

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LISTENING AND WRITING. COM


The main objective of this tool is to improve listening skills. Moreover, this tool also increases vocabulary because it includes different types of listening for each level including a variety of topics. The listening are audios or videos.Besides, they are organized in different levels, videos have a specific site; the tool also includes a practice on numbers, games and test level. Moreover, students can practice daily dictation and play online saving their scores. The only disadvantage of this program is that you have to create an account to use it. Furthermore, after you sign up you can submit audios in you want to practice specific vocabulary.
As a teacher you can use it by finding appropriates listening taking into consideration the vocabulary you want to work on.
This program is an interesting way to work with an important area of language like vocabulary and improve also different skills such as listening and writing.
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LET'S PLAY





Many teachers find games to be a strong classroom tool for foreign language students. Students can often get bored with books and worksheets. Using online games and interactive tools you can keep students focused and learning for extended periods. The tool allows not only practicing vocabulary but also pronunciation because it provides the audio. I recommend it to engage students with their learning at home, using their computers.Access the tool here
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EDUCATINA-VIDEOS DE INGLES
In this site you have a lot of useful videos that deal with grammar contents.
As an example, the following video is about Conditionals



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OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR



This is a tool where your students will enrich by a variety of exercises not only focused on grammar but also reading speaking and writing. The exercises are organized by levels: basic, intermediate or advanced. Moreover, your students can do a test to find out which grammar exercises they need to practice.


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LEARNING FROM VIDEOS


Learnerstv.com is a tool which provides thousands of free downloadable videos lectures and Live Online Tests, with instant feedback and explanations. The main advantage of this tool is the wide range of grammar contents you can work with your students. Moreover, each video has a clear explanation. Besides, these videos can be used as a presentation for new grammar content. They are useful for catching student' attention.
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LEARNING ENGLISH







In this page you will find a complete set of resources and tools to develop your English. Quizzes, an area for teachers, download, videos, audios and of course a section dedicated to Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation among others. Hope you enjoy the site and get lot of useful material, ideas and knowledge. Access the tool here

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FIND WHAT EVER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR




"English writing online" is a tool that not only allows students to practice writing but also provides many free interactive pages that are very useful. This tool takes into account the three areas of language: pronunciation grammar and vocabulary. Moreover, using it you can improve the reading, writing and speaking skills of your students. It is like an ocean of information, which is divided into the different levels. You can use it to practice many topics or engage your students to use it at home. I really think it is very useful and well organized.Access the tool here
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ENGLISCH-HILFEN.de






This tool has plenty of online grammar and vocabulary exercises with their keys; and their theoretical explanation. Moreover, it contains grammar explanations with their corresponding exercises. What are more the tools has got useful daily lessons, games and exams. As a teacher, you do not have to spend a lot of time searching for specific exercises everything is well organized by the topic and the level of your students. Personally, I believe that this tool will be useful in your classes, you have plenty of exercises and your students will enjoy the variety.Access the tool here


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