Academic English skills for international students
If you want to have better pronunciation you could try using some free software called Audacity. Audacity is a free open source programme which is perfect for recording your voice, listening to yourself and comparing yourself with a native speaker. Here I am giving details about exactly how to do it! 1. Go and download … Read more
I’ve been listening to student talks in my classes over the past few weeks and guys – a lot of you need to improve your pronunciation. The good thing for you is that speaking English is not like writing English! When people are listening to you they are a lot more forgiving than when they … Read more
Brrr! (Again!) We are just not used to this much snow in the UK so when it happens the country grinds to a halt (you can imagine a big machine grinding to a stop when it can’t manage anymore. When this happens people jump up and down, saying “Look at Sweden! They get lots of … Read more
I don’t think I have ever written a post about pronunciation! It’s a difficult area to focus on in class because different students from different language backgrounds have different problems. Students often get self-conscious about their pronunciation and in class if a student can’t get the sound right then he or she loses even more … Read more