Please note for this program: Words in English are
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1. Please note for this program Words in English are often pronounced differently when said alone than when said in a sentence Listen to the difference carefully It is important to learn to hear the different pronunciations of words Some words are not linked from the sentences to the dictionary because they have many uses and not all of the uses are covered in our dictionary The following words are not linked at away back by of out on up about in for to down into off over along with that board call caught clear dash few fill fine flying give hang high last late leave like lost material old one only patch Penny pick photograph play pole printed punch pupil quarter row set short skip smoke sprouts strong take there time turned type wedding and work In the Sentences exercises the word don t is linked to the word do in the dictionary Don t means do not 1 Language Choice The user can choose to change the language at any time 2 Help Bar This area shows translated instructions for using the program The instructions appear in this bar when the user places the cursor over a button or functional area The user can also see a translation of a word here by placing the cursor over a word in a sentence from one of the linked exercises The words in the following exercises Sample Words Comparative Words Level 1 Sentences and Level 2 Sentences are linked to the dictionary 6 Go back to t2. he previous page 7 Record Stop 8 Play 9 Instructor 10 Cursor 12 Print 13 Exit 14 Lessons Click here to go to the Lessons area 15 Exercises Click here to go to the Exercise section Choose any of the 7 practice exercises 16 Dictionary Click here to go to the dictionary 17 Games Click here to go to the 4 available games Choose a listening game to practice your listening skills Choose a recording game to practice your speaking skills Lessons Select a sound from the sound list 18 This sound will be the sound used for the exercises unless you choose a new sound You can hear the sounds by placing the cursor over each sound symbol Select Side amp Front View or Speech Analysis by clicking on the drop down menu 19 The Side View shows the tongue and mouth movement necessary to make each of the 52 sounds Click on the play button 20 to show the movement and hear the sound Click continuously on the slow motion button 21 to see the movement frame by frame The user can stop clicking to see points in the mouth where the tongue touches A flow of air through the mouth is necessary to make sound Legend for airflow and voice box A Full Air flow is not blocked A Released The air is stopped then released B Obstructed Flow of air through a small space The voice box is used to make some sounds It vibrates if you are using it to make a sound You can feel when you are using your voice box to make sound b
3. his is shown with a curved line above the words I Intonation and pitch These voice changes are shown with arrows R Rhythm Watch the highlights as with timing Listen to each sentence and watch the moving highlights and the symbols Record along with the highlights Level 1 Sentences Choose this exercise to practice listening and speaking Level 2 Sentences Choose this exercise to practice listening and speaking These sentences are more difficult than the sentences in Level 1
4. xercises Sample words Choose this exercise to practice words that have the sound you have chosen Listen to the instructor 9 Record yourself 7 Listen and compare yourself to the instructor 8 Click on the toggle button 23 to highlight the sound in the word that you are working on Remember that there are many ways to spell some of the sounds in English This toggle button will help you see the different ways of spelling the same sound Click on the disc 24 to save your recording Comparative words Choose this exercise to practice words that have different but similar sounds Listening Discrimination A Choose this exercise to practice hearing different sounds in words Listening Discrimination B Choose this exercise to improve your listening skills Test your ability to recognize a word in speech Listen to the instructor 9 and choose which word he said by clicking on it If you are correct a green check mark 25 will appear If you are incorrect a red cross 26 will appear Click on the instructor s recording of the two words 27 if you want to hear both words S T A I R Choose this exercise to practice several speaking skills S Stress in words Large dot shows strong stress Small dot shows weak or no stress T Timing Watch the highlights on the words move with the instructor s voice Record your voice along with the moving highlights A Articulation Words are often shortened when they are linked to other words T
5. y placing your finger on the bottom of your throat The side view shows you when to use your voice box to make a sound and when not to use your voice box C Voice box is used D Voice box is not used The Front View shows the lip movement necessary to make the chosen sound Click the play button 22 to show the movement Speech Analysis is used as a visual aid for learning how to pronounce a sound correctly The picture that you see is called a waveform Click on the Instructor 9 button to hear the instructor s recording Click on the Record button 7 to record your voice and then again to stop the recording Click on the Play button 8 to hear your recording Listen to the instructor and then record yourself saying the same sound Compare your recording and your waveform to that of the instructor s Remember that each person s voice is unique due to differences in intonation volume and pitch A waveform is therefore similar to a person s thumbprint in the sense that no two waveforms will ever be the same This means that it is impossible for you to completely match the instructor s waveform The key is to make your waveform match as closely as possible by fitting it into the shaded area on the screen If your waveform is not aligned directly under the instructor s move your mouse over top of your waveform you will notice that the cursor 10 changes from an arrow to a hand and then click and drag your waveform until it is aligned properly E
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