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Type:

A pronunciation activity

Level:

Starter

Time:

5-10 minutes

Skill:

Pronunciation

Work:

Drill with individual students as a whole class

Stage:

Lead-in

Focus:

/t/ and /ð/

This split handout offers basic level pronunciation of two sounds your students may or may not find easy to distinguish; /t/ and /ð/ as in tell and this respectively. A great way to inject some energy into the beginning of a starter lesson.

1. Copy one handout for each pair of students, cut the handouts in two and distribute them.

2. Get students attention as a whole group and drill the words/phrases with all students and with individual students. Model the correct pronunciation and get students to repeat multiple times.

3. This activity can be done as a lead-in or at any time in the lesson to energise lethargic students. If done at the beginning, why not revisit it at the end to see if the students remember?

Type:

A pronunciation activity

Level:

Starter

Time:

5-10 minutes

Skill:

Pronunciation

Work:

Drill with individual students as a whole class

Stage:

Lead-in

Focus:

/ʧ/ and /ʃ/

This split handout offers basic level pronunciation of two sounds your students may or may not find easy to distinguish; /ʧ/ and /ʃ/ as in church and shelf respectively. A great way to inject some energy into the beginning of a starter lesson.

1. Copy one handout for each pair of students, cut the handouts in two and distribute them.

2. Get students attention as a whole group and drill the words/phrases with all students and with individual students. Model the correct pronunciation and get students to repeat multiple times.

3. This handout can be done as a lead-in or at any time in the lesson to energise lethargic students. If done at the beginning, why not revisit it at the end to see if the students remember?

Type:

A pronunciation activity

Level:

Starter

Time:

5-10 minutes

Skill:

Pronunciation

Work:

Drill with individual students as a whole class

Stage:

Lead-in

Focus:

/w/ and /v/

This split handout offers basic level pronunciation of two sounds your students may or may not find easy to distinguish; /w/ and /v/ as in well and village respectively. A great way to inject some energy into the beginning of a starter lesson.

1. Copy one handout for each pair of students, cut the handouts in two and distribute them.

2. Get students attention as a whole group and drill the words/phrases with all students and with individual students. Model the correct pronunciation and get students to repeat multiple times.

3. This handout can be done as a lead-in or at any time in the lesson to energise lethargic students. If done at the beginning, why not revisit it at the end to see if the students remember?

Type:

A pronunciation activity

Level:

Starter

Time:

10 minutes

Skill:

Pronunciation

Work:

Drill with individual students as a whole class

Stage:

Lead-in

Focus:

Tongue Twisters

Give your students an introduction to the difficulties of English pronunciation with this low-level tongue twisters task. Students practise saying tricky sentences with the teacher modelling ideal pronunciation.

1. Copy one sheet for each pair of students, cut the worksheets in two and distribute them.

2. Get students attention as a whole group and drill the tongue twisters with all students and with individual students. Model the correct pronunciation of the tongue twisters and get students to repeat multiple times.

3. This activity can be done as a lead-in or at any time in the lesson to energise lethargic students. If done at the beginning, why not revisit it at the end to see if the students remember?

Type:

A pronunciation activity

Level:

Starter

Time:

5-10 minutes

Skill:

Pronunciation

Work:

Drill with individual students as a whole class

Stage:

Lead-in

Focus:

/i:/ and /ɪ/

This split worksheet offers basic level pronunciation of two sounds your students may or may not find easy to distinguish;/i:/ and /ɪ/ as in feet and fish respectively. A great way to inject some energy into the beginning of a starter lesson.

1. Copy one sheet for each pair of students, cut the worksheets in two and distribute them.

2. Get students attention as a whole group and drill the words/phrases with all students and with individual students. Model the correct pronunciation and get students to repeat multiple times.

3. This activity can be done as a lead-in or at any time in the lesson to energise lethargic students. If done at the beginning, why not revisit it at the end to see if the students remember?

Type:

A pronunciation activity

Level:

Elementary

Time:

10 minutes

Skill:

Pronunciation

Work:

Students work in pairs

Stage:

Pronunciation practice

Focus:

The Alphabet

Pronunciation of the alphabet is the purpose of this split speaking handout. Students practise pronouncing acronyms as well as listening for them, by matching the acronyms to their full-length meanings.

1. Copy one handout per pair of students, and cut the handouts up into A and B.

2. Put the students into pairs with an A and B student, and distribute the handouts.

3. Focus students' attention on the instructions and make sure students aren't looking at each other's sheets. Students take it in turns to read out their acronyms. The listening student must match the heard acronym with its full meaning in their box. Ensure students understand they have their partner's acronym meaning in their boxes.

4. Monitor the students, providing language input or error correction when necessary.

5. Finally, drill with the students a range of the acronyms multiple times to ensure students are pronouncing the difficult sounds correctly.

Type:

A pronunciation activity

Level:

Elementary

Time:

10 minutes

Skill:

Pronunciation

Work:

Students work individually then as a whole group

Stage:

Pronunciation practice

Focus:

/3:/ Pronunciation

Finally, a pronunciation maze at Handout Hub! This basic-level one forces students to guide themselves through an intoxicating maze of dozens of words, carefully following the /3:/ route. A nice platform for later drilling.

1. Copy one handout for each individual student and distribute them.

2. Focus students' attention on the instructions and the start square. Drill with students the start word 'third' and the sound /ɜ:/ compared to words such as 'then' or 'thorn' necessary for them to complete the maze. Explain to students that they must find their way through the maze by using words only with the /ɜ:/ sound.

3. When most students have finished, get them to guide you through it, using the opportunity as a chance to practise pronunciation through drilling.

Type:

A pronunciation activity

Level:

Starter

Time:

10 minutes

Skill:

Pronunciation

Work:

Students work in pairs

Stage:

Pronunciation practice

Focus:

English Names

Give your students pronunciation practice of basic vowel sounds through this entertaining handout that also gets them familiar with how to pronounce some common English names.

1. Copy one handout for each pair of students, cut the handouts in two, and distribute them.

2. Refer students to the selection of names and model the pronunciation sounds contained in the containers at the bottom. Explain that there are two names for each sound and students must identify the underlined sounds in the names with those in the containers.

3. Once students have completed this individually, get their attention as a whole group and drill the words/phrases with all students and with individual students. Model the correct pronunciation and get students to repeat multiple times.

4. This activity can be done as a lead-in or at any time in the lesson to energise lethargic students. If done at the beginning, why not revisit it at the end to see if the students remember?

Type:

A pronunciation activity

Level:

Starter

Time:

10 minutes

Skill:

Pronunciation

Work:

Students work in pairs

Stage:

Pronunciation practice

Focus:

Rhyming Diphthongs

Diphthongs may be tricky for beginner students who are baffled by the plethora of spellings for same sounds. This handout deals with eight sounds, which students must pronounce and match in pairs. A great springboard for drilling.

1. Copy one handout per pair of students, and cut the handouts up into A and B.

2. Put the students into pairs with an A and B student, and distribute the handouts.

3. Focus students' attention on the instructions and make sure students aren't looking at each other's sheets.

4. Explain that this is a pronunciation game of two parts. In game 1, student A says a word from 1, which B must respond to using a rhyming word from their section 1. When B has responded correctly with all rhyming words, students swap and move on to game 2.

5. Monitor the students, providing pronunciation correction or advice when necessary.

6. Finally, get students attention as a whole group and drill the words with all students and with individual students. Model the correct pronunciation and get students to repeat multiple times.

Type:

A pronunciation activity

Level:

Starter

Time:

10 minutes

Skill:

Pronunciation

Work:

Students work in pairs

Stage:

Pronunciation practice

Focus:

Rhyming Sounds

Individual vowel sounds can be the blight of very low level students. Better get things right from the start! This nifty pair work pronunciation handout gives students valuable practice annunciating sounds through rhyming. Ideal for some drilling to follow.

1. Copy one handout per pair of students, and cut the handouts up into A and B.

2. Put the students into pairs with an A and B student, and distribute the handouts.

3. Focus students' attention on the instructions and make sure students aren't looking at each other's sheets.

4. Explain that this is a pronunciation game of two parts. In game 1, student A says a word from 1, which B must respond to using a rhyming word from their section 1. When B has responded correctly with all rhyming words, students swap and move on to game 2.

5. Monitor the students, providing pronunciation correction or advice when necessary.

6. Finally, get students attention as a whole group and drill the words with all students and with individual students. Model the correct pronunciation and get students to repeat multiple times.

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