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How to Improve How to Improve Your English Pronunciation Your English Pronunciation Five Five Questions Questions 1 What is good English pronunciation? 2 Why is good pronunciation so important? 3 What impede or enhance the acquisition of a reasonable pronunciation? 4 What are the priorities for Chinese learners? 5 What are the tips on good English pronunciation? 1 What is good English pronunciation? to develop a clear, understandable pronunciation with appropriate intonation and stress A lofty goal A modest , realistic goal sound like native speakers 2 Why is good pronunciation so important? is being understood by a listener in a given situation Intelligibility is the most sensible goal. Poor, unintelligible speech will make your attempts at conversing frustrating and unpleasant both for yourself and for your listeners. Intelligibility 3 What impede or enhance the acquisition of a reasonable pronunciation? 1. The learner ’ s native language 2. The learner ’ s age 3. The learner ’ s exposure 4. The learner ’ s innate ic ability 5. The learner ’ s attitude and motivation. 6. The learner ’ s speech habit. 4 What are the priorities for Chinese learners? weak forms stress intonation rhythm Priority aspects for Chinese learners 5 What are the tips on good English pronunciation? Be aware of the major differences between Chinese and English pronunciations Be aware of the special features of English that are most difficult for the Chinese learners — 5 What are the tips on good English pronunciation? Chinese is a tone language while English is a highly stressed language. Apart from the vowel qualities and consonant qualities, stresses play a very important role in conveying the meaning of a sentence in English. Example: The girl gave the money to her father. 5 What are the tips on good English pronunciation? Example: coming letter beautiful report myself forget remember explosion modern