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Reader Submissions: Teachers Share Pronunciation Lesson Plans for the ESL / EFL Classroom

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Helping learners with pronunciation skills is an essential in any English learning situation. We all have books that provide lesson plans, exercises and practice pages. As any experienced teacher will tell you, sometimes that is not enough. Most teachers have favorite pronunciation activities and lesson plans that they use that are not directly out of the book. This is the chance to share one of your favorite, and, more importantly, effective pronunciation activities with your fellow English teachers around the world. You can also browse other teachers' pronunciation plans to get some quick help in a pinch!

Pronunciation Lessons

Intonation Practice - Rise and Fall

Presentation.1. Say: We’ve learnt a lot about students in different countries. Now we’re going to listen to a conversation about another student, Laura. Please close your books and listen…More

Introducing New Sounds

First, I introduce new sounds; then show them how to make the correct sound of an English sound. Next I read and ask students to read after me. Finally I give them some exercises to do by listening a…More

Introducing New Sounds

First, I introduce new sounds; then show them how to make the correct sound of an English sound. Next I read and ask students to read after me. Finally I give them some exercises to do by listening a…More

Daily Conversation

I give a topic to discuss to my ESL students. The student should explain her or his ideas about the topic. He or she should have a new vocabulary words every meeting that should be discuss either. Gi…More

P/F and R/L sounds for Korean English language learners

I begin the lesson with a funny video of Groucho and Harpo Marx doing their famous mirror scene. Then sts in pairs take turns mimicking/mirroring each others physical moves. It makes the kids laugh a…More

Student Suggestion

In in-house training I would like to teach a teacher how to speak english with correct pronunciation. So please show me a lesson plan on how to teach correct pronunciation to teachers.Like I would li…More

Past Tense Usage

Lesson Plan Objective: By the end of the class the students will be able to know how to use, when to use, and how to form past tense sentences. Anticipated Problems: You have to mention what you thi…More

Using Activities to Keep Lessons Student Centered

Introduce the lesson by asking the question about the previous lesson, this will help you with their previous relavant knowledge of the topic or words you about to teach. Then use the above activitie…More

Pronouncing "th" Correctly

Have all the students bite on their tongues and blow out. Walk around and make sure they are making the correct "th" sound. Then have them blow out in breaths (make sound for two seconds--pause--make…More

Composing Poems Rhyming with E

Facilitative Questions:1. Is there anyone here who wants to give us a possible goal for today’s lesson? 2. Does everyone agree?3. After knowing the proper production of the sound /ε/, what…More

Pronunciation Lessons

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