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							| How can improve some fonetic problems? : I�m training as an English teacher and I want to be better at this point . Does a quick method exist ?? |  12 Mar 2010      
					
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 len.len
 
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							| Hi Noemilima
 
 I can reccomend you quite a decent coursebook to practise phonetics
 
 author: Ann Baker Sheep or Ship (new edition)
 intermediate level
 
 http://books.google.pl/books?id=ZC-kByfEiDQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Ann+Baker+ship+or+sheep&source=bl&ots=kVv4tZSqIa&sig=N2T1eRhmPFTGMhzHRvMbQ66_mo8&hl=pl&ei=NqGaS_j2NpGImgOpuaCoDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CCEQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
 
 In my opinion, nothing improves photenics and phonemic awareness better than recording short texts.
 
 You just need sombody qualified who may check your recorded mp3.
 
 Best wishes!
 
 
 
 
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 marwashehab
 
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							| Thank you len.len , it will be very useful to me too. |  12 Mar 2010     
					
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 jennybohmes
 
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							| Have you seen this? You can practise phonetics. |  12 Mar 2010     
					
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							| God - I hated phonetics on my DELTA! 
 I suggest a good advanced learner �s dictionary as a starting point. Also, I laminated the phonemic chart and put it everywhere in my flat - even the toilet! I also made little cards with terminology and examples on to revise - I colour coded and everything!
 
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 jennybohmes
 
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							| http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/# sorry I forgot to paste the site he hehe it�s friday you know.. 
 
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 len.len
 
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							| I think that it is also worth considering your L1 when you think about phonetics. I mean learners tend to make mistakes because they tranfer L1 phonetics to English.
 
 For example, Polish people have tendency to final devoicing.
 So they often say  dog =/dok/, not /dog/
 they say /swimink/ instead of /swimin/
 
 We have also only one /i/ sound in Polish, so Ls tend to pronounce:
 e.g sick=seek identically, not bothering if there �s short or long /i/ sound.
 
 
 Think of your own language, try to point differences. This should also help. Building up awareness is a big step forward :)
 
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 aliciapc
 
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							| Thanks  a  lot  jennybohmes ! |  13 Mar 2010     
					
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 teachertonyinchina
 
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							| Jolly Phonics covers all sounds, by far the best books and DVDs I have ever seen and used. |  13 Mar 2010     
					
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							| I have more info. if you are interested send me a pm. |  13 Mar 2010     
					
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							| I am working on something it that area. Stay posted ;o) I had to take a phonetics exam at university and I have to say I like it. Check my phonetic alphabet ball dice game also, it would be a starting point. 
 Regards
 
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