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Pronunciation - Speaking Skills for Beginning Level English Learners

English Beginner level pronunciation help designed to help improve Beginner level English pronunciation including an introduction to the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)for ESL EFL learners and teachers.
Dialogue: What's in your office?
Dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on the use have got, office vocabulary, the use of there is and there are.
Dialogue: Interview with a Famous Actor
Dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on speaking about daily routines with the simple present
Dialogue: The City and The Country
Dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on the use of the comparative form.
Pronunciation - Silent Letters
A guide to when not to pronounce silent letters in English for English language students and ESL EFL classes.
Word Stress Patterns in English
This page introduces the eight most common word stress patterns in English with listening examples.
Travel Greetings - Social Language
How to wish someone well before they leave to travel or return from travel in English for ESL learners.
Speaking to Strangers - Social Language
How to make special greetings in English on holidays, birthdays and on other special occasions for ESL learners.
Special Days - Social Language
How to make special greetings in English on holidays, birthdays and on other special occasions for ESL learners.
Greetings - Social Language
How to greet in English for ESL learners.
Introductions - Social Language
How to make introductions in English for ESL learners.
Ask and Answer Questions - 50 Basic English Questions
50 basic English questions used to ask and answer questions about most daily tasks.
Past Tense Regular Verb Pronunciation
Past Tense Regular Verb Pronunciation exhaustive list for beginning level ESL English learners.
Accent Neutralization - Accent Reduction
A look at accent neutralization / reduction which strives to help proficient English speakers speak with a more North American or British accent.
Dialogue: A Busy Day
Beginner level reading comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on the busy schedules of two friends who meet jogging in the park.
Dialogue: A Great Workout
Beginner level reading comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on daily sports and hobbies.
Dialogue: Weekend Sports
Beginner level reading comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on making arrangements to do some weekend sports together.
English Pronunciation Exercises
The following series of pronunciation exercises combines words beginning with the same diphthong or vowel sound followed by similar vowel sounds. Voiced and voiceless consonants are paired by sounds.
Introduction to Phonetics - Pronunciation Help
An introduction and reference guide to the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet).
Practice Dialogue: A New Office
Beginner level reading comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on making offers and speaking about objects in an office.
Practice Dialogue: Cooking
Beginner level reading comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on daily routines including cooking, and getting to work.
Practice Dialogue: Filling in a Form
Beginning level dialogue with follow up reading comprehension quiz focusing on basic personal information.
Practice Dialogue: Introductions
Beginning level English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Practice Dialogue: The Meeting
Beginner level reading comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on times of the day and using the present continuous for future plans.
Pronunciation - Consonants
A simple audio guide to the correct pronunciation of consonants with the respective IPA symbols.
Pronunciation - Vowels
A simple audio guide to the correct pronunciation of vowels with the respective IPA symbols.
Word Pronunciation - Hard and Soft C and G Sounds
ESL word pronunciation help focusing on hard and soft c and g sounds.

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